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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

286 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 351▼ 325 vs year ago 611 · −53.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 60▼ 93 vs year ago 138 · −67.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 38▲ 8 vs year ago 23 · +34.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly with gains and losses. CME futures traded lower this week causing demand to be less stable. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $113.65/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$113.65

95 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$12.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.66

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	586	115.32	676	82
Medium and Large 2-3	584	103.12	603	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.20/cwt here — about $73 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 sale95 hd

113.65

—

KY average25 barns · 4,917 hd

121.31

−7.66

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	—	High	1,873	81.83	1,532	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	53.00	729	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	52.31	695	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	43.59	465	3thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	539	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	128.58/cwt	128.50–130.00	887	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	871	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	945	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	978	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	465	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	506	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	112.72/cwt	111.00–116.00	588	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	109.91/cwt	108.00–114.00	620	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	792	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	107.14/cwt	106.00–108.50	805	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	612	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	611	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	657	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	764	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	77.07/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	85.00/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,647	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	43.59/cwt	40.50–45.00	465	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	45.26/cwt	45.00–46.00	546	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	51.00/cwt	45.00–55.00	619	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	729	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,526	56.25/cwt	56.25–56.25	858	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	16,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	12,420	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,158	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,408	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	780.38/cwt	550.00–875.00	9,645	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	888.39/cwt	770.00–980.00	11,185	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	775	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,658	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,690	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	57.98/cwt	55.00–63.00	522	3

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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 351Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	40.50–45.00	43.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,206	45.00–46.00	45.26
10	—	1,526	56.25	56.25
14	—	1,213	45.00–55.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,938	84.50–85.50	85.00
2	—	1,775	76.00–78.50	77.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	116.00	116.00
25	—	518	118.00	118.00
9	—	469	130.50	130.50
8	—	571	115.00	115.00
2	—	413	133.00	133.00
6	—	707	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
2	—	677	102.00	102.00
1	—	945	84.00	84.00
2	—	440	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	330	148.00	148.00
4	—	756	125.00	125.00
37	—	690	128.50–130.00	128.58
8	—	377	143.00	143.00
5	—	873	112.00	112.00
2	—	600	124.00	124.00
2	—	557	126.00	126.00
7	—	717	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	124.50	124.50
3	—	855	107.00	107.00
1	—	955	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	111.00–116.00	112.72
6	—	411	123.00	123.00
3	—	850	96.00	96.00
2	—	325	125.00	125.00
6	—	366	127.00	127.00
7	—	452	120.00	120.00
13	—	564	108.00–114.00	109.91
25	—	670	118.25	118.25
11	—	751	106.00–108.50	107.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	101.00	101.00
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
2	—	653	108.50	108.50
3	—	593	106.50	106.50
2	—	733	85.00	85.00
3	—	428	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,280.00	1,280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,259	770.00–980.00	888.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,236	550.00–875.00	780.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00

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)	4	—	775	730.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	790.00	790.00

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	3	—	900	55.00–63.00	57.98

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.