Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.41/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$133.41

135 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$10.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

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	629	134.83	848	116
Medium and Large 2-3	530	124.72	661	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.11/cwt here — about $187 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 sale135 hd

133.41

—

KY average25 barns · 4,301 hd

134.12

−0.71

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	1,703	99.30	1,691	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	68.68	913	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	56.01	506	3thin

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	—	322	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.78/cwt	153.00–162.00	458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	142.86/cwt	142.00–143.00	966	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	116.19/cwt	115.50–116.50	1,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	126.38/cwt	126.00–128.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	134.17/cwt	134.00–135.00	946	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,089	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,041	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	857	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,020	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	56.01/cwt	50.00–60.00	506	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	72.25/cwt	72.25–72.25	1,038	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	65.10/cwt	60.00–71.00	796	11
Bulls	—	—	1,955	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	2,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	98.27/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,332	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	777	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	117.47/cwt	110.00–125.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	924	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.68/cwt	134.00–138.50	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	107.25/cwt	96.00–113.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 568Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	175.00	175.00
14	—	676	142.00–143.00	142.86
1	—	415	164.00	164.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
4	—	620	137.50	137.50
4	—	729	129.00	129.00
4	—	512	155.00	155.00
8	—	583	146.00–147.00	146.49
5	—	804	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	155.00	155.00
14	—	775	140.50	140.50
28	—	749	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	124.50	124.50
1	—	320	166.00	166.00
2	—	478	142.00	142.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	771	124.50	124.50
9	—	731	131.50	131.50
7	—	285	153.00–162.00	160.78
13	—	884	115.50–116.50	116.19
6	—	524	137.00	137.00
10	—	634	126.00–128.00	126.38
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
16	—	567	134.00–138.50	135.68
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	705	134.00–135.00	134.17
14	—	519	142.00	142.00
6	—	353	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	136.00	136.00
4	—	434	127.00	127.00
6	—	503	131.00	131.00
2	—	570	127.00	127.00
3	—	609	96.00–113.00	107.25
2	—	788	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	144.00	144.00
7	—	609	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
2	—	563	138.00	138.00
3	—	670	125.00	125.00
7	—	362	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
2	—	418	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	87.00	87.00
2	—	812	92.00	92.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
2	—	638	110.00–125.00	117.47
2	—	425	144.00	144.00
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
2	—	924	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	50.00–60.00	56.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,437	72.25	72.25
11	—	1,223	60.00–71.00	65.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	105.50	105.50
6	—	1,661	95.00–101.50	98.27

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