Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady to 2.00 higher on a lite test. Moderate to good demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.18/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$124.18

91 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

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	512	125.45	642	80
Medium and Large 2-3	522	114.92	600	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $43 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 sale91 hd

124.18

—

KY average25 barns · 4,254 hd

122.52

+1.66

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	—	Average	1,510	84.45	1,275	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	53.86	770	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,376	52.34	720	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	41.57	413	17

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,645	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	100.66/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,643	3
Bulls	—	—	1,298	70.21/cwt	61.50–77.00	911	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	472	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	39.18/cwt	31.00–45.50	393	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	129.43/cwt	128.00–132.50	765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	131.85/cwt	129.00–133.00	550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.21/cwt	124.00–125.50	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	115.86/cwt	114.00–117.50	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	138.27/cwt	133.00–146.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	174.73/cwt	161.00–179.00	571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	54.13/cwt	51.00–55.75	757	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,558	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.58/cwt	117.00–121.00	687	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	53.86/cwt	51.00–57.00	770	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	46.52/cwt	43.50–50.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	114.85/cwt	109.00–116.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.95/cwt	127.50–132.50	606	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,040	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.51/cwt	143.00–146.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.86/cwt	120.00–128.50	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	499	6

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 595Year ago 1,152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 51Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	81.50	81.50
3	—	1,632	98.00–102.00	100.66
3	—	1,298	61.50–77.00	70.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	46.00	46.00
1	—	840	53.00	53.00
9	—	1,002	31.00–45.50	39.18
1	—	870	25.00	25.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,398	51.00–55.75	54.13
4	—	1,306	43.50–50.00	46.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,429	51.00–57.00	53.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	780.00	780.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	105.00	105.00
7	—	641	114.00	114.00
4	—	468	141.00	141.00
6	—	522	129.00	129.00
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
4	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	275	176.00	176.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	591	128.00–132.50	129.43
20	—	750	127.00	127.00
5	—	681	124.00–125.50	125.21
4	—	451	133.00–146.00	138.27
4	—	327	161.00–179.00	174.73
1	—	365	166.00	166.00
11	—	648	131.00	131.00
2	—	413	143.00–146.00	144.51
5	—	520	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	129.00–133.00	131.85
1	—	245	142.00	142.00
3	—	680	115.50	115.50
17	—	616	114.00–117.50	115.86
4	—	739	113.50	113.50
5	—	579	117.00–121.00	118.58
27	—	470	127.50–132.50	128.95
1	—	280	131.00	131.00
5	—	530	120.00–128.50	126.86
6	—	359	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
2	—	455	118.00	118.00
6	—	545	109.00–116.00	114.85
2	—	603	106.00	106.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle