Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to 4 th of July Holiday

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.72/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$148.72

253 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$3.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	721	149.12	1,075	226
Medium and Large 2-3	546	145.38	794	27

One grade step is worth $3.74/cwt here — about $281 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 sale253 hd

148.72

—

KY average26 barns · 6,098 hd

148.65

+0.07

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	1,536	91.75	1,410	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	74.23	1,170	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	68.69	845	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	51.52	486	5thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Value Added	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	150.22/cwt	147.00–151.00	619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,141	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	148.80/cwt	148.80–148.80	1,190	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,032	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,185	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	142.89/cwt	142.00–143.00	734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	137.84/cwt	135.50–142.00	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	131.77/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,070	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.88/cwt	137.50–138.50	877	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	154.86/cwt	153.00–155.00	977	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	141.54/cwt	130.00–143.50	1,093	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	77.92/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,147	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	67.15/cwt	60.00–70.00	799	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	51.52/cwt	47.00–54.50	486	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,176	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	930	4
Bulls	—	—	2,120	106.68/cwt	104.50–109.00	2,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	94.28/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,505	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	86.06/cwt	80.00–90.00	781	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,017.18/cwt	920.00–1,090.00	12,074	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	908	932.66/cwt	860.00–970.00	8,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	842	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	140.30/cwt	140.30–140.30	964	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	124.66/cwt	124.50–125.50	1,077	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	132.29/cwt	130.00–133.25	1,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	143.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	800	28

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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 446Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 69Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 45

No trends available due to 4 th of July Holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	590	160.00	160.00
31	—	772	147.75	147.75
62	—	800	148.80	148.80
6	—	400	167.00	167.00
20	—	650	158.75	158.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	151.00	151.00
10	—	412	147.00–151.00	150.22
1	—	890	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	141.00	141.00
1	—	960	115.00	115.00
5	—	567	146.50	146.50
5	—	657	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	150.00	150.00
4	—	463	158.00	158.00
7	—	446	157.50	157.50
11	—	735	143.00	143.00
2	—	533	160.00	160.00
11	—	829	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,053	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	181.00	181.00
11	—	686	135.50–142.00	137.84
3	—	868	130.00	130.00
14	—	631	153.00–155.00	154.86
21	—	772	130.00–143.50	141.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	165.00–166.00	165.50
3	—	700	120.00	120.00
9	—	514	142.00–143.00	142.89
4	—	451	148.00	148.00
23	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
13	—	606	139.00	139.00
6	—	348	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	145.50	145.50
3	—	781	101.00	101.00
1	—	900	99.00	99.00
6	—	353	155.00	155.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
3	—	857	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	812	130.00–133.00	131.77
18	—	636	137.50–138.50	137.88
6	—	419	153.00	153.00
11	—	461	151.00	151.00
1	—	245	161.00	161.00
13	—	864	124.50–125.50	124.66
10	—	781	130.00–133.25	132.29
9	—	376	160.50	160.50
28	—	558	140.00–146.00	143.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	151.00	151.00
7	—	494	133.00	133.00
4	—	338	151.00	151.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
6	—	527	138.00	138.00
5	—	405	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	687	140.30	140.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	75.00–80.00	77.92
23	—	1,190	60.00–70.00	67.15
1	—	955	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	47.00–54.50	51.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,568	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,670	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	80.50	80.50
2	—	2,120	104.50–109.00	106.68
6	—	1,596	90.00–100.00	94.28

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	908	80.00–90.00	86.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,187	920.00–1,090.00	1,017.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	908	860.00–970.00	932.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,210.00	1,210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle