Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lbs to 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.80/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$133.80

191 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$17.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

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	517	136.93	708	157
Medium and Large 2-3	576	119.35	687	34

One grade step is worth $17.58/cwt here — about $21 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 sale191 hd

133.80

—

KY average25 barns · 4,992 hd

131.82

+1.98

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	1,619	94.87	1,536	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	70.00	942	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	68.44	879	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	51.74	535	5thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	665	121.01/cwt	120.00–121.50	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	142.40/cwt	140.50–143.50	728	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	150.44/cwt	150.00–151.00	707	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	142.00/cwt	136.00–147.50	686	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	137.74/cwt	137.00–140.00	910	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	155.60/cwt	153.00–167.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	157.92/cwt	157.00–158.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	139.62/cwt	135.00–141.00	892	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	142.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	731	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	942	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	75.13/cwt	72.50–81.50	1,026	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	65.70/cwt	62.50–72.00	813	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	595	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	81.11/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,374	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	49.92/cwt	48.00–52.00	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	98.72/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	886	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,037	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,395	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	74.02/cwt	68.00–81.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	805	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	119.99/cwt	116.00–129.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	142.47/cwt	141.00–147.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.17/cwt	118.50–126.50	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	131.01/cwt	129.00–137.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.26/cwt	150.00–153.00	793	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.83/cwt	139.50–142.00	801	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	149.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.96/cwt	144.00–146.00	533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	2

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 445Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 58Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	120.00–121.50	121.01
2	—	730	114.00	114.00
27	—	511	140.50–143.50	142.40
57	—	483	136.00–147.50	142.00
7	—	410	140.00–144.00	140.71
4	—	980	93.50	93.50
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
12	—	616	118.50–126.50	123.17
13	—	368	144.00–146.00	144.96
2	—	570	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	148.50	148.50
4	—	515	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	128.00	128.00
9	—	602	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	117.00–122.00	119.50
10	—	482	116.00–129.00	119.99
3	—	850	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
5	—	583	117.00	117.00
4	—	364	129.00–137.00	131.01
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	125.00	125.00
7	—	407	147.50	147.50
6	—	482	145.00	145.00
5	—	339	153.00–167.00	155.60
8	—	514	141.00–150.00	142.19
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
10	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	162.00	162.00
22	—	568	130.00–135.00	133.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	470	150.00–151.00	150.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	885	87.00	87.00
4	—	432	141.00–142.00	141.75
4	—	500	123.00	123.00
12	—	618	108.00	108.00
5	—	363	145.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	661	137.00–140.00	137.74
2	—	468	150.00	150.00
2	—	315	160.00–170.00	164.84
2	—	225	163.00	163.00
12	—	407	157.00–158.00	157.92
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
13	—	639	135.00–141.00	139.62
3	—	795	125.00	125.00
20	—	521	150.00–153.00	152.26
15	—	573	139.50–142.00	139.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	886	117.00	117.00
7	—	662	134.00	134.00
7	—	407	141.00	141.00
4	—	938	112.50	112.50
4	—	460	141.00–147.00	142.47
1	—	370	155.00	155.00

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)	1	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	68.00–81.00	74.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	72.50–81.50	75.13
17	—	1,238	62.50–72.00	65.70
1	—	1,240	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	48.00–52.00	49.92
1	—	1,235	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	77.00–85.50	81.11
1	—	1,750	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,670	95.00–100.50	98.72

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