Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a high quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.80/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$134.80

242 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

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	589	135.99	800	221
Medium and Large 2-3	554	122.33	677	21

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $123 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 sale242 hd

134.80

—

KY average27 barns · 6,079 hd

132.93

+1.87

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	1,659	99.39	1,649	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,322	75.00	992	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	64.20	749	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	48.15	431	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	844.93/cwt	830.00–860.00	8,492	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,879	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	875	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	52.22/cwt	47.50–57.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	63.63/cwt	59.00–67.50	739	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	87.66/cwt	70.00–110.00	828	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	913.78/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	11,971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	780.42/cwt	760.00–800.00	10,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	686	5
Bulls	—	—	1,669	100.14/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,671	7
Bulls	—	—	2,050	111.34/cwt	107.00–117.00	2,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	86.13/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,077	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	992	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	138.85/cwt	135.00–142.00	876	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	935	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.23/cwt	123.00–125.00	773	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,006	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	164.70/cwt	163.00–165.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	144.27/cwt	144.00–145.00	760	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	739	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,077	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	142.99/cwt	139.00–147.00	592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	126.40/cwt	126.00–127.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.57/cwt	146.00–149.00	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	877	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	138.07/cwt	133.00–143.00	700	16

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 494Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 35Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a high quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
11	—	515	125.00–133.00	130.71
5	—	632	108.50	108.50
2	—	365	146.00	146.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
5	—	433	131.00	131.00
3	—	823	92.00	92.00
3	—	693	114.00	114.00
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	615	125.00	125.00
6	—	452	157.00	157.00
7	—	559	138.00	138.00
6	—	411	155.50	155.50
4	—	353	160.00	160.00
6	—	289	163.00–165.00	164.70
6	—	500	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	134.00–135.00	134.51
4	—	443	133.00	133.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
5	—	739	114.00	114.00
3	—	693	114.00	114.00
1	—	235	131.00	131.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
4	—	563	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	668	136.00	136.00
32	—	527	144.00–145.00	144.27
20	—	638	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	622	123.00–125.00	124.23
3	—	303	145.00	145.00
3	—	838	113.00	113.00
9	—	365	152.50	152.50
8	—	758	125.50	125.50
4	—	966	103.00	103.00
12	—	414	139.00–147.00	142.99
17	—	581	126.00–127.00	126.40
14	—	475	146.00–149.00	148.57
16	—	507	133.00–143.00	138.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
7	—	400	150.00	150.00
5	—	565	142.00	142.00
6	—	709	119.00	119.00
6	—	863	124.75	124.75
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	631	135.00–142.00	138.85
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
8	—	570	158.00	158.00
7	—	762	132.00	132.00
4	—	929	116.00	116.00
9	—	517	159.00	159.00
1	—	270	163.00	163.00
8	—	825	126.50	126.50
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	632	148.00	148.00
11	—	524	165.50	165.50
12	—	700	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	830.00–860.00	844.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	800.00–1,020.00	913.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	760.00–800.00	780.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	945	70.00–110.00	87.66
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	47.50–57.00	52.22
1	—	875	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	59.00–67.50	63.63
1	—	1,312	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,100	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,322	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,669	90.00–104.50	100.14
4	—	2,050	107.00–117.00	111.34
4	—	1,250	80.00–89.00	86.13

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

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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