Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.92/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$128.92

339 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$9.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

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	758	129.24	980	328
Medium and Large 2-3	763	119.27	910	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.97/cwt here — about $70 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 sale339 hd

128.92

—

KY average27 barns · 4,905 hd

133.64

−4.72

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	1,445	87.40	1,263	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	59.08	968	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	56.55	743	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	122.07/cwt	121.50–122.50	1,003	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.00/cwt	132.50–135.00	840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	134.60/cwt	133.50–135.75	900	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.90/cwt	135.00–138.00	789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	751	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	117.99/cwt	116.50–118.50	863	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	118.70/cwt	118.70–118.70	956	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	122.90/cwt	122.90–122.90	1,122	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.75/cwt	135.50–140.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	55.87/cwt	54.00–60.00	717	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,658	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	87.40/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,263	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,507	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	959	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	928.74/cwt	850.00–1,020.00	10,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	125.49/cwt	125.25–126.00	965	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	113.20/cwt	108.00–115.50	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	107.92/cwt	90.00–111.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.61/cwt	130.00–136.50	636	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.09/cwt	118.50–122.50	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	133.29/cwt	133.00–134.25	901	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.34/cwt	118.50–121.50	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	124.15/cwt	123.75–125.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	122.07/cwt	120.50–124.50	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	846	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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 220Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	822	121.50–122.50	122.07
18	—	627	132.50–135.00	134.00
19	—	576	135.00–138.00	136.90
2	—	400	158.00	158.00
11	—	519	135.50–140.00	136.75
3	—	330	159.00	159.00
2	—	470	143.00	143.00
36	—	769	125.25–126.00	125.49
17	—	676	133.00–134.25	133.29
9	—	734	123.75–125.00	124.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	669	133.50–135.75	134.60
11	—	702	133.25	133.25
11	—	466	159.00	159.00
114	—	913	122.90	122.90
6	—	620	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	117.50	117.50
4	—	610	126.00	126.00
3	—	858	118.50	118.50
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	121.00	121.00
3	—	780	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	117.00	117.00
5	—	530	124.00	124.00
3	—	333	158.00	158.00
2	—	468	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	606	124.00	124.00
61	—	805	118.70	118.70
10	—	460	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	731	116.50–118.50	117.99
4	—	426	140.00	140.00
21	—	476	130.00–136.50	133.61
3	—	352	132.00	132.00
14	—	677	118.50–122.50	121.09
15	—	628	118.50–121.50	120.34
13	—	537	120.50–124.50	122.07
4	—	556	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	82.00	82.00
10	—	614	108.00–115.50	113.20
6	—	375	121.00	121.00
8	—	760	114.50	114.50
7	—	862	90.00–111.00	107.92
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
2	—	410	123.00	123.00
4	—	660	105.00	105.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,350	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,161	850.00–1,020.00	928.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,283	54.00–60.00	55.87
1	—	1,658	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,610	58.50	58.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	85.00–90.00	87.40

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

Steers · 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