Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.22/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$134.22

302 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

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	577	135.26	781	276
Medium and Large 2-3	537	123.23	662	26

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $119 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 sale302 hd

134.22

—

KY average25 barns · 7,477 hd

137.37

−3.14

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	1,668	90.61	1,512	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	62.56	788	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	60.32	844	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	49.98	493	18

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,056	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,126	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	587	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	53.17/cwt	52.00–54.50	555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	101.83/cwt	100.50–103.00	1,902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	91.39/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,606	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.88/cwt	45.00–48.50	450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	40.46/cwt	37.00–44.50	363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	65.06/cwt	65.00–66.00	872	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.28/cwt	50.00–55.50	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	115.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	147.11/cwt	143.50–148.00	680	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	102.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	121.30/cwt	117.00–124.00	894	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	135.22/cwt	131.00–136.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.30/cwt	138.00–140.50	733	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.96/cwt	142.00–146.00	823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.70/cwt	123.50–133.00	804	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	113.84/cwt	107.00–118.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	151.33/cwt	149.50–152.25	623	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	117.91/cwt	113.00–118.50	850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	834	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	164.03/cwt	156.00–166.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	118.40/cwt	116.00–119.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	896	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	132.78/cwt	132.25–134.00	1,034	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	140.87/cwt	140.00–142.50	940	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.50	846	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,014.72/cwt	990.00–1,040.00	13,547	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,782	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	129.65/cwt	124.00–132.50	857	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	836.91/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,691	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,094.04/cwt	1,030.00–1,200.00	13,194	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	74.02/cwt	68.00–87.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	839.90/cwt	730.00–950.00	9,222	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,865	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	60.92/cwt	60.00–61.50	864	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	61.72/cwt	55.00–64.00	749	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,044.67/cwt	1,040.00–1,050.00	11,753	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,840	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	875.92/cwt	660.00–980.00	11,282	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,123.88/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	14,476	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	880.16/cwt	840.00–970.00	10,395	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	84.03/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	142.35/cwt	130.00–146.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	133.70/cwt	131.50–143.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	676	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 580Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 65Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 22Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,150	108.00	108.00
9	—	848	124.50	124.50
7	—	890	124.50	124.50
19	—	912	123.50	123.50
3	—	720	135.00–137.00	135.68
16	—	572	142.00–146.00	143.96
7	—	437	155.00	155.00
4	—	368	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,030	116.00	116.00
36	—	616	140.00–147.00	145.50
58	—	779	132.25–134.00	132.78
26	—	667	140.00–142.50	140.87
20	—	534	155.00–160.50	158.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
6	—	705	107.00–118.00	113.84
2	—	668	119.00–120.00	119.49
5	—	532	131.50–143.00	133.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	482	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
2	—	820	108.00–109.00	108.49
13	—	312	172.00	172.00
3	—	628	130.00	130.00
9	—	721	113.00–118.50	117.91
3	—	375	156.00	156.00
2	—	858	106.00–108.00	107.00
5	—	456	156.00–166.00	164.03
9	—	548	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	503	167.00	167.00
7	—	417	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	115.00–118.00	115.51
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
6	—	402	130.00–146.00	142.35
3	—	476	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	156.00	156.00
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
2	—	292	147.00	147.00
35	—	462	143.50–148.00	147.11
34	—	574	130.00–135.00	131.79
19	—	737	117.00–124.00	121.30
48	—	526	138.00–140.50	139.30
49	—	620	123.50–133.00	129.70
26	—	412	149.50–152.25	151.33
1	—	1,010	95.00	95.00
11	—	759	123.50	123.50
5	—	836	116.00–119.00	118.40
40	—	661	124.00–132.50	129.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	128.50	128.50
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
5	—	672	100.00–110.00	102.05
6	—	431	131.00–136.00	135.22
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	52.00–54.50	53.17
16	—	1,340	65.00–66.00	65.06
14	—	1,214	55.00–64.00	61.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	45.00–48.50	46.88
4	—	896	37.00–44.50	40.46
11	—	1,025	50.00–55.50	54.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,418	60.00–61.50	60.92
1	—	1,245	55.50	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	100.50–103.00	101.83
5	—	1,757	86.00–95.00	91.39
4	—	1,458	80.00–85.50	84.03

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	990.00–1,040.00	1,014.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	1,030.00–1,200.00	1,094.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,044.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	700.00–910.00	836.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	730.00–950.00	839.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,288	660.00–980.00	875.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,123.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,181	840.00–970.00	880.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	959	68.00–87.00	74.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	980.00	980.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	740.00	740.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	800	730.00	730.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle