Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold Unevenly steady. Steady increases in CME corn futures has pressured cattle market down. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.10/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$123.10

182 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$0.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	504	123.12	621	31
Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.09	762	151

One grade step is worth $0.02/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale182 hd

123.10

—

KY average26 barns · 5,383 hd

133.05

−9.95

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	1,664	88.68	1,476	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	62.48	956	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	61.49	785	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	43.25	405	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	—	488	134.09/cwt	132.50–137.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.52/cwt	128.00–132.00	735	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.47/cwt	117.00–120.50	735	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	115.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	844	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	76.42/cwt	70.00–85.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.39/cwt	120.00–122.50	981	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	838	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	109.36/cwt	109.00–110.00	914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	12,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	127.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	947	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	143.07/cwt	142.50–143.50	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	90.36/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,612	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	48.65/cwt	48.00–50.00	448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	40.93/cwt	35.00–47.00	386	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	62.48/cwt	61.00–64.00	956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	65.67/cwt	65.00–70.00	897	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	541	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,954	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	57.61/cwt	52.50–63.00	687	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	72.81/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,071.80/cwt	1,040.00–1,100.00	11,629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,213	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	918.72/cwt	790.00–1,050.00	11,282	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	805.89/cwt	710.00–890.00	8,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	122.47/cwt	121.00–123.50	648	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	115.66/cwt	113.00–119.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	117.61/cwt	116.00–118.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	101.73/cwt	101.00–103.50	888	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.38/cwt	131.00–135.50	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	896	23

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 687Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 82Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 25

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold Unevenly steady. Steady increases in CME corn futures has pressured cattle market down. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	488	132.50–137.00	134.09
5	—	376	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
3	—	345	147.00	147.00
9	—	601	113.00–119.00	115.66
10	—	873	101.00–103.50	101.73
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	466	145.00	145.00
9	—	711	114.50	114.50
8	—	524	138.00	138.00
2	—	315	170.00	170.00
6	—	352	160.00	160.00
11	—	626	126.00	126.00
11	—	562	135.00	135.00
8	—	408	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	563	128.00–132.00	130.52
10	—	519	128.00	128.00
10	—	461	132.00	132.00
20	—	615	117.00–120.50	119.47
4	—	355	133.00	133.00
25	—	729	114.00–118.00	115.71
11	—	836	109.00–110.00	109.36
9	—	424	131.00–135.50	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	123.00	123.00
2	—	815	105.00	105.00
14	—	529	121.00–123.50	122.47
9	—	393	130.00	130.00
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	700	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	142.00	142.00
4	—	515	155.00	155.00
5	—	425	167.00	167.00
4	—	314	170.00	170.00
19	—	815	120.00–122.50	120.39
10	—	742	127.00–129.00	127.60
6	—	455	160.00	160.00
4	—	611	138.00	138.00
23	—	679	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	146.25	146.25
9	—	622	142.50–143.50	143.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	838	116.00–118.00	117.61
1	—	425	156.00	156.00

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	4	—	979	70.00–85.00	76.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,124	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,071.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,228	790.00–1,050.00	918.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,101	710.00–890.00	805.89
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	790.00	790.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	930.00	930.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	99.00–100.00	99.49
6	—	1,784	84.00–94.00	90.36
2	—	1,430	70.00–75.00	72.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	921	48.00–50.00	48.65
7	—	944	35.00–47.00	40.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	61.00–64.00	62.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,366	65.00–70.00	65.67
27	—	1,193	52.50–63.00	57.61

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