Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.78/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$132.78

119 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.61

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	612	133.61	818	114
Medium and Large 2-3	533	113.80	607	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $212 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 sale119 hd

132.78

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

140.40

−7.61

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	1,782	98.39	1,753	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	65.87	851	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	860	57.37	494	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,940	86.00	1,668	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	70.00	812	1thin

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	Select and Choice	—	1,160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,100	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	100.18/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,864	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,189	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,940	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,668	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	758.01/cwt	475.00–840.00	6,981	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	999.57/cwt	940.00–1,060.00	11,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	149.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	905	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	135.78/cwt	125.00–138.50	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	140.82/cwt	133.50–145.00	714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	132.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.26/cwt	115.00–123.50	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.31/cwt	122.50–131.00	860	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.25/cwt	143.00–145.75	688	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	107.58/cwt	106.00–108.00	961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.32/cwt	132.00–142.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.46/cwt	115.00–131.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,065.96/cwt	880.00–1,260.00	10,915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	44.99/cwt	43.00–47.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	817.03/cwt	630.00–920.00	8,048	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,982	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	631	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	517	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	79.44/cwt	79.00–80.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	64.46/cwt	62.50–66.00	813	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	71.33/cwt	71.00–72.50	946	5

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 515Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 121Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 94Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,861	98.00–102.50	100.18
1	—	1,990	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,940	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	72.00	72.00
2	—	863	43.00–47.00	44.99
1	—	935	67.50	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	47.00	47.00
6	—	1,261	62.50–66.00	64.46
5	—	1,326	71.00–72.50	71.33

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	921	475.00–840.00	758.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	940.00–1,060.00	999.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	985	630.00–920.00	817.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,024	880.00–1,260.00	1,065.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	79.00–80.00	79.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	930.00	930.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	148.00	148.00
3	—	583	141.00	141.00
5	—	417	140.00–155.00	149.00
11	—	507	133.50–145.00	140.82
2	—	320	174.00	174.00
9	—	613	115.00–131.00	120.46
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
3	—	723	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	121.00	121.00
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	130.00–138.00	137.30
10	—	578	136.00	136.00
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
2	—	788	122.00	122.00
7	—	633	115.00–123.50	122.26
14	—	670	122.50–131.00	128.31
18	—	477	143.00–145.75	144.25
7	—	893	106.00–108.00	107.58
2	—	908	102.00	102.00
3	—	348	155.00	155.00
6	—	434	132.00–142.00	136.32
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	658	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	145.00	145.00
5	—	716	125.00–138.50	135.78
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
5	—	757	120.00–135.00	132.01
7	—	586	150.50	150.50
7	—	811	135.25	135.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	83.00	83.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle