Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.44/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$133.44

171 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

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	562	137.20	770	111
Medium and Large 2-3	519	126.48	657	60

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $114 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 sale171 hd

133.44

—

KY average25 barns · 5,204 hd

135.49

−2.05

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	1,635	91.30	1,493	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	63.37	1,021	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	61.54	868	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	51.42	547	15

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.89/cwt	169.00–177.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.32/cwt	143.00–150.00	756	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.91/cwt	148.00–153.50	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	203.02/cwt	201.00–205.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	613	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	949	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,194	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	940	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,280.15/cwt	1,050.00–1,575.00	14,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	955	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	832.20/cwt	780.00–960.00	8,022	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,212.18/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	14,304	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	15,323	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	957.63/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	10,611	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	61.74/cwt	61.00–62.50	942	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	66.83/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,020	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	55.09/cwt	54.00–62.00	703	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,043	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	945	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.23/cwt	129.00–139.00	497	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,845	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	57.55/cwt	50.00–58.50	642	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	44.41/cwt	41.00–47.00	445	7
Bulls	—	—	1,885	102.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	90.66/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,571	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,121.72/cwt	1,075.00–1,160.00	12,709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,740	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	793	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	853.53/cwt	740.00–950.00	7,545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	921	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	132.19/cwt	124.00–135.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	681	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	133.32/cwt	132.00–135.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	676	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	771	7

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 564Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 84Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 19Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	126.00	126.00
3	—	850	108.00	108.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
16	—	513	150.00	150.00
16	—	695	122.00	122.00
1	—	265	205.00	205.00
12	—	423	161.00	161.00
8	—	466	157.00	157.00
5	—	364	168.00	168.00
7	—	559	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	121.50	121.50
2	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	921	86.00	86.00
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
4	—	421	145.00	145.00
8	—	534	124.00–135.00	132.19
4	—	335	145.00	145.00
5	—	766	119.00	119.00
5	—	615	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	120.00	120.00
4	—	375	169.00–177.00	172.89
7	—	736	133.50	133.50
16	—	575	148.00–153.50	151.91
2	—	263	201.00–205.00	203.02
4	—	620	152.50	152.50
4	—	460	163.00	163.00
2	—	510	154.00	154.00
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
10	—	1,016	117.50	117.50
9	—	652	146.50	146.50
2	—	810	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	619	153.25	153.25
8	—	524	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
9	—	573	145.50	145.50
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	166.00	166.00
2	—	613	121.00	121.00
27	—	517	143.00–150.00	146.32
5	—	721	116.50	116.50
4	—	673	120.50	120.50
20	—	417	147.00	147.00
13	—	832	113.00	113.00
13	—	469	151.50	151.50
8	—	567	135.00	135.00
6	—	362	146.00	146.00
5	—	895	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	129.00–139.00	134.23
2	—	455	124.00	124.00
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
4	—	681	109.00–113.00	111.01
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
1	—	850	109.00	109.00
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
6	—	631	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
9	—	427	132.00–135.00	133.32
8	—	574	123.50	123.50
15	—	514	131.50	131.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,159	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,280.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,124	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,075.00–1,160.00	1,121.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	964	780.00–960.00	832.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	925.00–1,025.00	957.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	975	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,135	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	945	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	570.00	570.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	920.00	920.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	884	740.00–950.00	853.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	922	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	61.00–62.50	61.74
2	—	1,697	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,527	65.00–70.00	66.83
12	—	1,276	54.00–62.00	55.09
1	—	1,020	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	50.00–58.50	57.55
7	—	1,003	41.00–47.00	44.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	82.00–83.00	82.50
2	—	1,885	100.00–105.00	102.32
7	—	1,733	87.00–97.00	90.66

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