Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Christmas Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.22/cwt on 544 head.

Average price

$119.22

544 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$6.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	658	120.20	791	458
Medium and Large 2-3	601	114.01	685	86

One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about $106 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 sale544 hd

119.22

—

KY average14 barns · 2,572 hd

121.22

−1.99

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	1,862	92.77	1,728	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,751	52.77	924	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	50.62	673	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	36.65	362	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	940	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	957	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.73/cwt	130.00–131.25	744	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,067	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	67.59/cwt	57.00–82.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	128.29/cwt	125.50–131.00	919	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	600	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	728	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	134.69/cwt	134.00–135.75	970	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	128.24/cwt	128.00–129.25	1,011	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.53/cwt	123.50–128.50	606	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	107.45/cwt	107.00–108.25	780	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	118.28/cwt	117.50–120.00	867	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	114.50/cwt	114.25–114.75	927	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,072	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.24/cwt	150.00–151.00	541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	35.89/cwt	32.00–38.00	353	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	51.04/cwt	44.00–55.00	685	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	36.05/cwt	35.00–38.00	413	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	52.77/cwt	52.00–54.50	924	8
Bulls	—	—	1,947	101.68/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,980	3
Bulls	—	—	1,834	89.80/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	134.62/cwt	133.50–136.25	917	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	842	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.18/cwt	119.50–123.00	693	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	138.51/cwt	137.50–140.00	705	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	815	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	105.04/cwt	102.00–105.50	747	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.78/cwt	122.00–129.25	655	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.50	750	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.11/cwt	131.00–132.00	865	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,017.09/cwt	1,010.00–1,020.00	11,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	839	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	118.09/cwt	117.00–118.75	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,360	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	112.84/cwt	108.00–116.00	696	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	651	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	724	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	493	9
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,145	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,449.66/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	18,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	825.69/cwt	760.00–910.00	8,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,167Last week 375Year ago 1,166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 55Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 16

No trends available due to Christmas Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	824	112.00–115.00	114.02
10	—	423	126.50	126.50
9	—	375	130.00	130.00
27	—	483	123.50–128.50	125.53
52	—	572	119.50–123.00	121.18
37	—	525	122.00–129.25	124.78
42	—	622	119.00–122.50	120.52
35	—	720	116.50	116.50
8	—	659	117.00–118.75	118.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	600	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	538	130.00	130.00
109	—	733	117.50–120.00	118.28
54	—	810	114.25–114.75	114.50
34	—	689	122.25	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	652	97.00	97.00
15	—	711	102.00–105.50	105.04
11	—	577	121.00	121.00
2	—	900	103.00	103.00
7	—	490	111.00	111.00
24	—	617	108.00–116.00	112.84
9	—	423	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	780	122.75	122.75
17	—	569	130.00–131.25	130.73
2	—	413	155.00	155.00
12	—	800	125.75	125.75
20	—	716	125.50–131.00	128.29
4	—	364	150.00	150.00
14	—	923	119.25	119.25
22	—	509	137.50–140.00	138.51
56	—	618	130.00–134.00	131.92
27	—	660	131.00–132.00	131.11
6	—	460	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	855	124.75	124.75
96	—	720	134.00–135.75	134.69
69	—	788	128.00–129.25	128.24
11	—	828	129.50	129.50
45	—	681	133.50–136.25	134.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	127.00	127.00
2	—	825	110.00–118.00	114.00
5	—	591	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	137.00	137.00
6	—	421	145.00	145.00
1	—	664	115.00	115.00
10	—	620	119.00	119.00
31	—	726	107.00–108.25	107.45
6	—	524	125.00	125.00
4	—	360	150.00–151.00	150.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
8	—	513	115.00	115.00
2	—	823	95.00	95.00
2	—	645	100.00	100.00
2	—	651	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	730.00	730.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,449.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	917	57.00–82.00	67.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,010.00–1,020.00	1,017.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	760.00–910.00	825.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	983	32.00–38.00	35.89
1	—	1,050	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,343	44.00–55.00	51.04
3	—	1,147	35.00–38.00	36.05
3	—	1,270	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,751	52.00–54.50	52.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,947	99.00–106.00	101.68
9	—	1,834	83.00–96.00	89.80

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.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle