Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls 600lbs to 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.13/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$137.13

240 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$38.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

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	568	138.65	788	179
Medium and Large 2-3	511	133.77	683	59
Large 1-2	704	100.00	704	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.65/cwt here — about $84 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 sale240 hd

137.13

—

KY average26 barns · 7,686 hd

139.32

−2.19

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	1,992	98.36	1,959	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	67.39	1,001	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	61.14	776	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	45.13	431	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	618	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	117.45/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,157	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.10/cwt	125.00–131.50	864	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	850	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	152.75/cwt	152.00–155.00	858	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	169.03/cwt	168.50–170.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,075	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	167.35/cwt	166.50–176.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	160.25/cwt	160.00–160.50	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	942	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.12/cwt	160.00–169.00	632	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	80.14/cwt	70.00–90.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	948	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.24/cwt	143.00–146.00	756	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	836.29/cwt	720.00–950.00	9,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	544	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	63.42/cwt	55.00–67.75	817	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	52.03/cwt	45.00–54.50	629	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	46.70/cwt	42.00–53.00	465	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	67.39/cwt	67.00–69.50	1,001	15
Bulls	—	—	1,908	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,960	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	94.01/cwt	93.50–94.50	1,951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	910	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,372	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	869	759.38/cwt	730.00–850.00	6,599	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	704	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	142.68/cwt	133.00–146.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	71.29/cwt	70.00–72.50	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	247	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	804.93/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	991.91/cwt	810.00–1,040.00	10,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	138.77/cwt	131.00–142.50	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	124.48/cwt	117.00–132.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.13/cwt	133.00–136.50	773	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	124.38/cwt	124.00–127.00	767	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,027	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	141.76/cwt	138.50–143.50	972	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.80/cwt	115.00–129.50	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	701	22

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 423Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 67Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 80Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	618	132.00	132.00
7	—	709	119.00	119.00
4	—	360	150.00	150.00
28	—	669	125.00–131.50	129.10
33	—	524	143.00–146.00	144.24
39	—	572	133.00–136.50	135.13
8	—	420	152.00	152.00
22	—	463	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	615	137.50–139.00	138.26
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	704	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	133.00–146.00	142.68
4	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
9	—	523	131.00	131.00
3	—	475	146.00	146.00
4	—	310	145.00–150.00	147.58
16	—	617	124.00–127.00	124.38
10	—	580	115.00–129.50	124.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	170.00	170.00
12	—	461	169.00	169.00
11	—	510	163.00	163.00
5	—	378	160.00–169.00	167.12
6	—	570	149.00	149.00
6	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.48
10	—	615	134.00	134.00
6	—	712	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
5	—	566	117.00–132.00	124.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	744	140.00	140.00
9	—	985	117.00–117.50	117.45
16	—	562	152.00–155.00	152.75
11	—	464	168.50–170.00	169.03
24	—	819	130.00–132.50	131.27
9	—	902	123.50	123.50
10	—	540	160.00–160.50	160.25
6	—	366	175.00–180.00	177.44
4	—	630	142.50	142.50
20	—	686	138.50–143.50	141.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	166.50–176.00	167.35
13	—	559	168.50	168.50
14	—	624	152.00	152.00
9	—	766	138.50	138.50
2	—	667	144.50	144.50
25	—	739	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	163.00	163.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
6	—	568	131.00–142.50	138.77
1	—	515	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	70.00–90.00	80.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	720.00–950.00	836.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	810.00–1,040.00	991.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	869	730.00–850.00	759.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	920.00	920.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	800.00–810.00	804.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,288	55.00–67.75	63.42
9	—	1,208	45.00–54.50	52.03
2	—	1,301	70.00–72.50	71.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	42.00–53.00	46.70
1	—	900	55.00	55.00
1	—	850	29.00	29.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,486	67.00–69.50	67.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	100.00–105.50	102.70
2	—	2,075	93.50–94.50	94.01

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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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