Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.74/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$123.74

301 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

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	595	125.07	744	257
Medium and Large 2-3	558	115.93	647	44

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $97 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 sale301 hd

123.74

—

KY average27 barns · 4,979 hd

128.00

−4.26

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	—	Average	1,654	93.39	1,545	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	61.98	765	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	42.82	417	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	487	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.06/cwt	132.50–137.00	633	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.18/cwt	126.00–127.00	665	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	122.46/cwt	122.00–126.50	685	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.65/cwt	125.00–127.50	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	129.63/cwt	127.00–131.50	957	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,055	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	118.70/cwt	118.70–118.70	933	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.24/cwt	146.50–157.00	848	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.43/cwt	135.00–142.75	876	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	147.81/cwt	145.75–150.00	888	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.23/cwt	118.00–120.00	733	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.26/cwt	151.00–153.50	653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	829	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,262	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	65.80/cwt	60.00–75.00	632	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	62.43/cwt	57.50–68.00	774	78
Bulls	—	—	1,790	93.16/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,668	5
Bulls	—	—	1,368	79.61/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,089	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	33.03/cwt	27.00–39.00	302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	45.27/cwt	40.00–49.00	447	8
Bulls	—	—	1,732	102.78/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,780	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	872.41/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,590	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,318	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	820.59/cwt	720.00–910.00	6,975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	46.62/cwt	42.50–51.00	493	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	70.85/cwt	70.50–71.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	734	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	923.10/cwt	740.00–1,050.00	11,631	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	128.53/cwt	128.00–130.00	541	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	137.57/cwt	136.00–139.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	138.91/cwt	136.00–142.00	599	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	151.12/cwt	150.00–153.50	777	30

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 576Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 70Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 15Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	142.00	142.00
4	—	353	153.00	153.00
7	—	693	115.00	115.00
10	—	575	129.50	129.50
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
20	—	443	145.00	145.00
6	—	506	143.00	143.00
8	—	643	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
4	—	610	113.00–121.00	119.00
3	—	865	92.50	92.50
3	—	275	152.00	152.00
6	—	420	136.00–139.00	137.57
5	—	508	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	135.00	135.00
23	—	472	132.50–137.00	134.06
38	—	527	126.00–127.00	126.18
29	—	559	122.00–126.50	122.46
4	—	694	117.00	117.00
8	—	300	147.00	147.00
26	—	620	118.00–120.00	118.23
6	—	721	115.00	115.00
3	—	917	95.00	95.00
29	—	431	136.00–142.00	138.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	130.00	130.00
63	—	786	118.70	118.70
16	—	605	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	108.50	108.50
12	—	513	115.00	115.00
12	—	421	128.00–130.00	128.53
2	—	570	116.00	116.00
6	—	722	109.50	109.50
2	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	134.00	134.00
9	—	775	125.00–127.50	126.65
12	—	738	127.00–131.50	129.63
12	—	870	121.25	121.25
44	—	568	146.50–157.00	149.24
37	—	624	135.00–142.75	140.43
11	—	429	151.00–153.50	152.26
6	—	462	150.00	150.00
30	—	514	150.00–153.50	151.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	601	145.75–150.00	147.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	132.00	132.00
2	—	500	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,020	810.00	810.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	720.00	720.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	720.00–910.00	820.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	60.00–75.00	65.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	870	700.00–950.00	872.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,260	740.00–1,050.00	923.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,239	57.50–68.00	62.43
4	—	1,057	42.50–51.00	46.62
3	—	1,360	70.50–71.00	70.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	27.00–39.00	33.03
8	—	988	40.00–49.00	45.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,790	90.00–95.50	93.16
4	—	1,368	75.00–84.00	79.61
6	—	1,732	100.00–109.00	102.78

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