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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 25

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 392▼ 297 vs year ago 655 · −45.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 60▼ 6 vs year ago 71 · −8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 19 · −26.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeders under 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.53/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$131.53

143 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	135.09	762	106
Medium and Large 2-3	593	121.35	720	37

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale143 hd

131.53

—

KY average27 barns · 4,698 hd

131.74

−0.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,659	97.18	1,612	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	64.17	882	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	59.70	726	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	42.59	395	7thin

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	670	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	143.10/cwt	142.00–147.00	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	916	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	139.28/cwt	137.50–143.00	865	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	881	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,052	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	142.07/cwt	135.00–144.00	483	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	657	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	124.25/cwt	121.00–127.00	642	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	124.86/cwt	114.00–127.00	702	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	785	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	119.28/cwt	114.00–122.00	732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	807	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	857	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	503	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	139.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	518	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	705	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	123.09/cwt	119.00–127.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	121.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	787	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	864	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	811	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	283	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	317	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	85.47/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	95.48/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,574	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	105.16/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,907	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	282	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	41.23/cwt	37.50–47.00	380	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	51.49/cwt	49.00–53.00	539	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	610	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	60.34/cwt	55.00–65.00	744	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	845	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	976	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	64.25/cwt	64.25–64.25	885	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	518	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	825	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,569	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,343	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,213	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	608.67/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,957	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	853.18/cwt	830.00–910.00	11,117	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,088	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Aug 25, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 392Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 60Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeders under 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	922	37.50–47.00	41.23
1	—	1,070	57.00	57.00
1	—	805	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,377	64.25	64.25
1	—	1,342	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	71.00	71.00
21	—	1,233	55.00–65.00	60.34
3	—	1,047	49.00–53.00	51.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,649	92.00–99.00	95.48
4	—	1,813	103.00–108.00	105.16
2	—	1,375	82.00–88.00	85.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	134.00	134.00
15	—	669	130.00	130.00
12	—	473	139.00	139.00
10	—	340	135.00–144.00	142.07
8	—	628	128.50	128.50
7	—	586	134.00	134.00
7	—	414	140.00	140.00
5	—	720	123.00	123.00
5	—	279	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
9	—	517	121.00–127.00	124.25
6	—	614	114.00–122.00	119.28
6	—	562	114.00–127.00	124.86
5	—	710	117.00	117.00
4	—	758	115.00	115.00
3	—	393	131.00	131.00
2	—	660	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	745	130.00	130.00
9	—	637	134.50	134.50
5	—	505	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	119.00–124.00	121.98
5	—	372	135.00–143.00	139.27
4	—	811	108.00	108.00
2	—	512	119.00–127.00	123.09
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
1	—	330	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	503	140.25	140.25
5	—	579	136.00	136.00
5	—	347	161.00	161.00
4	—	708	122.00	122.00
4	—	291	173.00	173.00
3	—	645	130.00	130.00
3	—	463	141.00	141.00
3	—	407	146.00	146.00
1	—	235	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	112.00	112.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	135.00	135.00
1	—	950	108.00	108.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	685	140.00	140.00
6	—	617	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	730	136.00	136.00
21	—	621	137.50–143.00	139.28
10	—	557	142.00–147.00	143.10
8	—	444	151.00	151.00
6	—	859	122.50	122.50
5	—	660	133.50	133.50
2	—	795	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	73.00	73.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,303	830.00–910.00	853.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,143	600.00–625.00	608.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.