Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while limited classes of feeders sold steady. The CME corn futures continue to increase ,increasing feed cost and lowering demand for cattle.. 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 $123.73/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$123.73

118 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

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	550	125.38	689	92
Medium and Large 2-3	521	117.88	614	26

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $75 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 sale118 hd

123.73

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

129.06

−5.33

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	1,406	81.19	1,141	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	63.48	875	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	58.11	684	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	42.30	391	8thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,720	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.45/cwt	112.00–123.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	128.93/cwt	124.00–131.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	679.31/cwt	630.00–690.00	7,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.59/cwt	115.00–116.00	769	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	165.69/cwt	160.00–174.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	935	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	65.25/cwt	65.25–65.25	927	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	41.45/cwt	36.00–44.00	448	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	60.61/cwt	52.00–63.00	722	20
Bulls	—	—	1,154	72.31/cwt	71.00–75.00	834	7
Bulls	—	—	2,020	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	89.17/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	114.87/cwt	111.00–121.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,639	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	63.13/cwt	57.00–67.00	648	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	863.64/cwt	830.00–960.00	9,871	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	41.20/cwt	36.00–44.00	383	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	58.17/cwt	55.00–60.50	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	867	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.05/cwt	143.00–150.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	621	10

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 493Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 79Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 35Year ago 12

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,120	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,037	630.00–690.00	679.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,134	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,143	830.00–960.00	863.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	57.00–67.00	63.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	112.00–123.00	117.45
10	—	472	131.00	131.00
15	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.59
10	—	784	110.00	110.00
5	—	304	145.00	145.00
4	—	416	137.00	137.00
4	—	362	122.00	122.00
3	—	737	107.00	107.00
21	—	518	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	136.00	136.00
3	—	468	120.00	120.00
8	—	519	111.00–121.00	114.87
4	—	355	135.00	135.00
4	—	715	104.00	104.00
4	—	645	111.00	111.00
2	—	420	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	411	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	141.00	141.00
4	—	715	125.50	125.50
13	—	575	141.00	141.00
9	—	379	160.00–174.00	165.69
17	—	688	126.00	126.00
7	—	473	143.00–150.00	147.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	124.00–131.00	128.93
1	—	313	133.00	133.00
2	—	440	138.00	138.00
1	—	578	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	706	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	160.00	160.00
12	—	467	138.00	138.00
3	—	290	155.00	155.00
11	—	816	106.00	106.00
6	—	635	121.00	121.00
6	—	567	134.50	134.50
4	—	426	140.00	140.00
3	—	518	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	148.00	148.00
4	—	517	125.00	125.00
2	—	670	106.00	106.00
6	—	373	130.00–140.00	136.60
8	—	823	90.00	90.00
5	—	632	114.00	114.00
5	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,420	65.25	65.25
2	—	1,253	55.00–60.50	58.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	36.00–44.00	41.45
20	—	1,192	52.00–63.00	60.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	929	36.00–44.00	41.20
1	—	900	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	71.00–75.00	72.31
1	—	2,020	95.50	95.50
6	—	1,597	85.00–94.00	89.17

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle