Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $136.21/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$136.21

199 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	703	138.04	970	157
Medium and Large 2-3	691	129.40	894	42

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $76 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 sale199 hd

136.21

—

KY average18 barns · 3,511 hd

139.47

−3.26

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	—	High	1,525	97.48	1,486	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	65.53	1,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	63.28	812	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	46.30	424	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.76/cwt	156.50–160.00	820	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	142.33/cwt	141.50–143.50	885	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	136.68/cwt	134.50–137.00	942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	117.86/cwt	117.00–120.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	128.20/cwt	128.20–128.20	1,099	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	941	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	105.50/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,666	9
Bulls	—	—	1,683	92.37/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	46.30/cwt	41.00–55.50	424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	65.53/cwt	60.50–67.00	1,042	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	50.70/cwt	48.50–53.00	559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	64.02/cwt	55.50–67.75	828	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	942.56/cwt	790.00–1,120.00	11,056	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	91.28/cwt	76.00–103.00	792	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	11,970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	9
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,257	76.83/cwt	76.00–78.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	789	116.72/cwt	109.00–118.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	143.33/cwt	120.00–145.00	793	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	124.60/cwt	123.50–126.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	926	92.24/cwt	90.00–97.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	92.56/cwt	88.00–97.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	121.42/cwt	115.00–122.50	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.16/cwt	125.50–130.00	744	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 224Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 30

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	156.50–160.00	157.76
1	—	995	105.00	105.00
6	—	605	134.00	134.00
23	—	689	134.50–137.00	136.68
10	—	740	128.50	128.50
8	—	464	159.00	159.00
56	—	857	128.20	128.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	622	141.50–143.50	142.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	835	122.00	122.00
7	—	789	109.00–118.00	116.72
1	—	895	106.00	106.00
15	—	553	120.00–145.00	143.33
7	—	734	115.00–122.50	121.42
3	—	547	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	135.00	135.00
1	—	855	91.00	91.00
2	—	627	120.00	120.00
4	—	523	127.00	127.00
5	—	926	90.00–97.00	92.24
2	—	968	88.00–97.00	92.56
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	130.00	130.00
2	—	627	124.00	124.00
9	—	703	115.00	115.00
5	—	467	158.00	158.00
2	—	525	152.00	152.00
2	—	400	150.00	150.00
3	—	800	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	552	136.50	136.50
3	—	643	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	117.00–120.00	117.86
4	—	436	135.00	135.00
3	—	923	92.00	92.00
9	—	527	123.50–126.00	124.60
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
7	—	725	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	137.00	137.00
9	—	621	125.50	125.50
4	—	369	137.50	137.50
54	—	576	125.50–130.00	129.16
4	—	427	140.50	140.50
7	—	479	144.00	144.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,374	68.50	68.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	868	76.00–103.00	91.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,173	790.00–1,120.00	942.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,579	102.00–110.00	105.50
2	—	1,683	85.00–96.00	92.37
3	—	1,257	76.00–78.00	76.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	41.00–55.50	46.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	60.50–67.00	65.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	48.50–53.00	50.70
34	—	1,294	55.50–67.75	64.02

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