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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 15

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 615 vs last sale 990▲ 33 vs year ago 342 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 89▲ 5 vs year ago 50 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 58▼ 27 vs year ago 67 · −40.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with strong demand. Feeders steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.34/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.34 against this barn's trailing median of $215.69.

Average price

$126.34

110 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$26.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

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	550	130.42	717	93
Medium and Large 2-3	691	104.06	719	17thin

One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale110 hd

126.34

—

KY average27 barns · 3,400 hd

124.16

+2.19

This barn, trailing median28 sales

215.69

−89.34

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

28 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $241.25, low $175.87, median $215.69 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,632	82.01	1,339	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	50.50	810	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	47.84	626	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	33.12	332	9thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	134.28/cwt	134.00–135.00	682	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	842	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	856	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	965	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	529	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	627	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	655	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	715	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	95.32/cwt	92.00–102.00	648	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	789	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	153.92/cwt	153.00–155.00	636	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	709	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	115.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	724	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	106.44/cwt	106.00–110.00	750	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	839	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	755	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	322	92.93/cwt	92.00–95.00	299	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	80.72/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,274	11
Bulls	—	—	1,930	89.10/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,720	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	24.85/cwt	22.00–27.00	249	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	37.26/cwt	32.00–42.00	373	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	40.51/cwt	33.00–42.50	474	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	49.67/cwt	43.00–55.00	667	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	50.50/cwt	50.00–52.50	810	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	71.29/cwt	70.00–72.00	741	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,994	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,830	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,000	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	825.37/cwt	810.00–840.00	8,460	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	634.26/cwt	610.00–660.00	7,250	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	1,007.17/cwt	830.00–1,050.00	12,952	14

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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 990Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 89Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 58Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	33.00–42.50	40.51
28	—	1,342	43.00–55.00	49.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	50.00–52.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	22.00–27.00	24.85
6	—	1,002	32.00–42.00	37.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,578	74.00–86.00	80.72
2	—	1,930	88.00–90.00	89.10

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	3	—	1,040	70.00–72.00	71.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	910.00	910.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	600.00–650.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,286	830.00–1,050.00	1,007.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,143	610.00–660.00	634.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	810.00–840.00	825.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	705	106.00–110.00	106.44
4	—	521	133.00	133.00
32	—	626	114.00–120.00	115.62
11	—	413	153.00–155.00	153.92
1	—	210	202.00	202.00
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
21	—	567	125.00	125.00
8	—	377	178.00	178.00
6	—	459	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	114.00	114.00
6	—	839	90.00	90.00
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
1	—	250	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
15	—	619	136.00	136.00
12	—	730	132.25	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	463	140.00	140.00
3	—	710	124.00	124.00
6	—	682	125.50	125.50
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
7	—	508	134.00–135.00	134.28
3	—	575	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	132.00	132.00
5	—	455	127.00	127.00
5	—	751	105.00	105.00
7	—	404	131.00	131.00
12	—	633	113.00	113.00
19	—	514	122.00	122.00
3	—	555	123.50	123.50
2	—	301	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00	135.00
3	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	92.00–102.00	95.32
2	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	815	88.00	88.00
11	—	572	114.50	114.50
5	—	429	124.00	124.00
1	—	975	82.00	82.00
2	—	630	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	92.00–95.00	92.93

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.