Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.11/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$136.11

217 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

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	647	137.11	888	195
Medium and Large 2-3	630	127.25	802	22

One grade step is worth $9.87/cwt here — about $86 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 sale217 hd

136.11

—

KY average27 barns · 3,991 hd

135.28

+0.83

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	1,734	87.51	1,518	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	66.25	977	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	60.34	744	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	40.50	400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2-3	—	726	99.89/cwt	96.00–104.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	133.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	157.35/cwt	157.00–160.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.45/cwt	134.00–142.50	724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.80/cwt	141.00–142.50	824	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.08/cwt	117.50–120.00	744	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.44/cwt	133.00–138.00	855	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	128.93/cwt	127.00–130.00	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	162.50/cwt	162.00–164.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	137.92/cwt	137.75–141.00	891	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	157.43/cwt	157.00–160.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	858.50/cwt	800.00–930.00	9,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.51/cwt	130.50–135.50	897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	813	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	66.25/cwt	66.25–66.25	977	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	60.41/cwt	52.50–65.25	747	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,368	79.66/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,090	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	90.65/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	750	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,198.14/cwt	1,125.00–1,270.00	13,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	134.05/cwt	132.50–138.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	727	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	564	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	649	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	40.50/cwt	36.00–44.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	122.56/cwt	120.00–124.50	715	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	138.14/cwt	130.00–146.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	107.28/cwt	107.00–108.00	769	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	113.17/cwt	113.00–114.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	156.42/cwt	154.00–157.00	799	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	120.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	978	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	116.86/cwt	116.00–118.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	134.56/cwt	133.00–145.00	562	8

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 386Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 46Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	726	96.00–104.00	99.89
6	—	766	102.00	102.00
4	—	627	116.00	116.00
8	—	431	125.00	125.00
7	—	551	119.00	119.00
2	—	990	94.00	94.00
6	—	518	113.00–114.00	113.17
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	110.00	110.00
5	—	470	131.00	131.00
21	—	630	117.50–120.00	118.08
8	—	323	149.00	149.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
46	—	583	120.00–124.50	122.56
21	—	717	107.00–108.00	107.28
25	—	515	125.00	125.00
11	—	687	116.00–118.00	116.86
8	—	418	133.00–145.00	134.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	134.00	134.00
17	—	669	121.50	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	130.00–135.00	133.75
6	—	634	113.00	113.00
2	—	525	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	134.00–142.50	137.45
11	—	700	108.50	108.50
8	—	629	116.00	116.00
7	—	464	140.00	140.00
5	—	694	108.00	108.00
5	—	388	148.00	148.00
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
4	—	425	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	157.00–160.00	157.35
5	—	700	130.00	130.00
27	—	581	141.00–142.50	141.80
36	—	636	133.00–138.00	134.44
17	—	764	127.00–130.00	128.93
7	—	411	157.00–160.00	157.43
7	—	904	115.00	115.00
13	—	677	130.50–135.50	132.51
1	—	390	164.00	164.00
16	—	511	154.00–157.00	156.42
31	—	809	120.00–124.00	120.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	402	162.00–164.00	162.50
18	—	646	137.75–141.00	137.92
3	—	519	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	132.50–138.00	134.05
3	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
6	—	532	130.00–146.00	138.14
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	558	160.00	160.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	800.00–930.00	858.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,125.00–1,270.00	1,198.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,210	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,474	66.25	66.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,237	52.50–65.25	60.41
1	—	1,120	50.50	50.50
1	—	1,235	67.50	67.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	36.00–44.00	40.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	78.00–81.00	79.66
5	—	1,881	84.50–95.00	90.65

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

Steers · 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