Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher on a high quality offering of slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.62/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$126.62

65 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$15.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

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	543	129.48	702	53
Medium and Large 2-3	702	113.96	800	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.52/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale65 hd

126.62

—

KY average26 barns · 4,647 hd

131.33

−4.71

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	1,824	98.03	1,788	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	70.75	1,036	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	64.90	828	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	53.22	533	7thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	63.55/cwt	56.50–68.00	784	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	70.75/cwt	70.75–70.75	1,036	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	53.22/cwt	46.00–57.00	533	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	106.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,039	10
Bulls	—	—	1,799	91.93/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,654	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	154.63/cwt	151.00–158.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	154.49/cwt	153.00–156.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	141.56/cwt	137.00–143.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.83/cwt	125.50–126.50	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	143.15/cwt	143.00–145.00	799	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	964	8
Bulls	—	—	1,438	77.96/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	631	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	919.83/cwt	875.00–970.00	10,238	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	842	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	84.16/cwt	78.00–90.00	874	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.67/cwt	151.00–155.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.95/cwt	134.00–138.00	715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.87/cwt	129.00–132.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	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 May 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 637Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 109Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 41Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,234	56.50–68.00	63.55
1	—	1,285	51.00	51.00
8	—	1,377	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,465	70.75	70.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	46.00–57.00	53.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,918	100.00–110.00	106.32
7	—	1,799	87.00–96.00	91.93
2	—	1,438	75.00–81.00	77.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	875.00–970.00	919.83
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	780.00	780.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	65.00	65.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	78.00–90.00	84.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	118.50	118.50
3	—	680	117.00	117.00
3	—	367	136.00	136.00
8	—	434	137.00–143.00	141.56
12	—	565	125.50–126.50	125.83
7	—	472	146.00	146.00
7	—	526	129.00–132.00	129.87
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	113.50	113.50
3	—	570	120.00	120.00
4	—	765	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	151.00–158.00	154.63
2	—	343	153.00–156.00	154.49
5	—	460	144.00	144.00
6	—	620	123.00	123.00
4	—	700	114.00	114.00
3	—	418	151.00	151.00
12	—	522	134.00–138.00	136.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
5	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
2	—	575	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	129.00	129.00
3	—	341	168.00	168.00
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
4	—	958	117.00	117.00
13	—	558	143.00–145.00	143.15
11	—	612	137.50	137.50
7	—	429	151.00–155.00	152.67
10	—	470	150.00	150.00
5	—	667	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
2	—	775	119.00	119.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle