Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lightweight feeders sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. All other feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.15/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$126.15

260 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$1.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

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	717	126.36	906	208
Medium and Large 2-3	602	125.32	755	52

One grade step is worth $1.03/cwt here — about $152 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 sale260 hd

126.15

—

KY average29 barns · 8,036 hd

131.32

−5.17

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	—	Low	1,531	88.92	1,361	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	54.00	788	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	45.31	552	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	31.48	322	5thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	788	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	841	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	117.14/cwt	116.50–118.00	852	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	885.09/cwt	870.00–900.00	8,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	112.20/cwt	111.00–114.00	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	748	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	978	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	171.96/cwt	169.00–175.00	653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	113.98/cwt	110.00–114.75	814	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	153.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.81/cwt	129.50–131.50	756	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	117.78/cwt	115.50–118.50	912	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.25/cwt	125.50–128.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	811	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	123.30/cwt	123.30–123.30	1,026	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,013	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	46.13/cwt	44.50–51.00	559	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	41.57/cwt	40.00–43.00	507	7
Bulls	—	—	1,400	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,064	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	32.85/cwt	31.00–35.00	340	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	91.07/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	636	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	66.86/cwt	55.00–82.00	674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	791.11/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,794	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	100.40/cwt	95.00–101.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	118.78/cwt	118.00–120.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	509	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	114.67/cwt	114.50–115.00	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	852	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	112.54/cwt	109.00–115.00	584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	127.16/cwt	127.00–127.50	902	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	148.13/cwt	147.00–150.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	123.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	118.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	118.21/cwt	110.00–126.50	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 739Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 68Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Lightweight feeders sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. All other feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,460	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	56.00	56.00
19	—	1,212	44.50–51.00	46.13
7	—	1,219	40.00–43.00	41.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	26.00	26.00
4	—	1,034	31.00–35.00	32.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,553	86.00–96.00	91.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	110.00	110.00
4	—	841	90.00	90.00
6	—	529	110.00	110.00
4	—	418	134.00	134.00
2	—	457	110.00	110.00
2	—	622	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	726	103.00	103.00
3	—	415	140.00	140.00
11	—	570	116.50	116.50
5	—	459	137.50	137.50
12	—	643	113.00	113.00
3	—	303	169.00	169.00
5	—	360	155.00	155.00
12	—	505	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	727	116.50–118.00	117.14
5	—	362	155.00	155.00
11	—	760	117.00	117.00
6	—	458	140.00	140.00
4	—	417	134.00	134.00
2	—	500	124.00	124.00
9	—	666	115.00–121.00	118.36
8	—	581	110.00–126.50	118.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	108.00	108.00
2	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	380	169.00–175.00	171.96
1	—	255	182.50	182.50
36	—	578	129.50–131.50	130.81
17	—	774	115.50–118.50	117.78
10	—	624	125.50–128.00	126.25
9	—	881	115.00	115.00
8	—	459	147.00–150.00	148.13
9	—	720	120.50	120.50
3	—	660	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	832	123.30	123.30
46	—	709	127.00–127.50	127.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	636	111.00–114.00	112.20
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
5	—	792	114.00	114.00
7	—	366	139.50	139.50
6	—	473	122.50	122.50
26	—	714	110.00–114.75	113.98
5	—	400	129.00	129.00
9	—	659	114.50–115.00	114.67
5	—	304	147.50	147.50
10	—	564	113.00	113.00
13	—	533	120.00–126.00	123.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	107.00	107.00
7	—	624	102.00	102.00
10	—	706	95.00–101.00	100.40
8	—	428	118.00–120.00	118.78
6	—	390	130.50	130.50
3	—	852	104.00	104.00
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
12	—	519	109.00–115.00	112.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	854	114.50	114.50
28	—	690	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	338	150.00–160.00	153.79
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	890	80.50	80.50

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)	2	—	994	870.00–900.00	885.09
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,238	600.00–875.00	791.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	55.00–82.00	66.86

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Slaughter Cattle

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