Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers a feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $136.29/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$136.29

166 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$7.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

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	566	137.20	776	147
Medium and Large 2-3	504	129.31	651	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about $125 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 sale166 hd

136.29

—

KY average26 barns · 5,258 hd

136.68

−0.39

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	1,676	96.51	1,618	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	69.78	940	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	69.50	1,110	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	52.49	541	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	563	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	825	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	139.74/cwt	139.00–140.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	141.76/cwt	140.00–142.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	123.63/cwt	123.00–125.00	873	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.69/cwt	128.00–131.00	798	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	134.79/cwt	134.50–135.00	836	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	143.80/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,018	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	143.53/cwt	143.00–144.00	731	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.37/cwt	149.00–151.00	779	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	152.69/cwt	152.00–153.50	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	132.94/cwt	130.50–138.00	891	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	711	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	636	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	95.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,555	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	73.11/cwt	72.00–73.25	991	14
Bulls	—	—	1,879	103.68/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,948	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	68.44/cwt	65.00–70.00	923	22
Bulls	—	—	1,400	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	865	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	791	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	945.51/cwt	900.00–990.00	10,524	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	15,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	132.56/cwt	117.00–135.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	52.49/cwt	46.50–55.50	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.04/cwt	137.00–140.00	734	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,017	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	989	6

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers a feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
11	—	563	146.50	146.50
8	—	650	148.00	148.00
4	—	456	152.50	152.50
3	—	783	136.00	136.00
10	—	518	149.00–151.00	150.37
8	—	612	141.00	141.00
7	—	406	157.00	157.00
6	—	730	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	551	131.00	131.00
2	—	753	127.00	127.00
2	—	530	117.00	117.00
4	—	801	127.00	127.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
4	—	669	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	708	142.00–145.00	143.80
15	—	613	152.00–153.50	152.69
4	—	595	160.00	160.00
7	—	510	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	611	114.50	114.50
3	—	521	139.00	139.00
8	—	426	140.00–142.00	141.76
2	—	330	146.00	146.00
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	150.00	150.00
8	—	640	130.50	130.50
11	—	724	117.00	117.00
1	—	265	171.00	171.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
5	—	372	155.00	155.00
4	—	474	149.00–151.00	150.00
2	—	553	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	139.00–140.00	139.74
7	—	609	120.00	120.00
7	—	437	117.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	706	123.00–125.00	123.63
18	—	620	128.00–131.00	128.69
5	—	422	147.50	147.50
11	—	570	135.50	135.50
5	—	359	159.00	159.00
8	—	306	159.00	159.00
2	—	285	151.00	151.00
21	—	528	137.00–140.00	139.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	620	134.50–135.00	134.79
23	—	509	143.00–144.00	143.53
18	—	670	130.50–138.00	132.94

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	900.00–990.00	945.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	1,220.00	1,220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,212	52.50	52.50
14	—	1,355	72.00–73.25	73.11
22	—	1,348	65.00–70.00	68.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	66.50	66.50
1	—	1,895	72.50	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	46.50–55.50	52.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,633	90.00–100.00	95.24
4	—	1,879	101.00–106.00	103.68
2	—	1,400	86.00	86.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle