Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower except for 700 lb. heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.08/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$146.08

129 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

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	725	146.60	1,064	124
Medium and Large 2-3	537	133.20	715	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $348 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 sale129 hd

146.08

—

KY average24 barns · 6,281 hd

148.71

−2.63

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	1,706	96.00	1,638	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	65.86	996	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	62.24	754	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	879	61.24	538	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	95.54	1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,363	81.09/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	97.66/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,774	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	66.72/cwt	63.50–70.00	1,011	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.98/cwt	54.50–55.50	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	150.67/cwt	144.00–153.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.60/cwt	148.00–155.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	129.27/cwt	127.25–132.50	820	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.63/cwt	130.50–138.00	709	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	144.99/cwt	141.50–149.00	984	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	674	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,353	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,055.80/cwt	685.00–1,440.00	12,406	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	67.25/cwt	64.00–70.50	831	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	540	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,308	95.54/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.53/cwt	141.00–157.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	122.94/cwt	120.00–123.50	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	2
Bulls	—	—	1,752	103.18/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	56.81/cwt	54.50–61.50	672	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	139.87/cwt	133.00–140.50	648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	899.84/cwt	770.00–940.00	10,735	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	754	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	924.33/cwt	610.00–1,050.00	10,445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	141.49/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,030	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	132.52/cwt	131.50–134.50	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	127.51/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	153.46/cwt	153.00–153.50	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	904	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.56/cwt	133.50–140.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	147.20/cwt	147.20–147.20	1,166	65

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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 516Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 81Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	80.00–82.00	81.09
5	—	1,816	94.00–100.00	97.66
3	—	1,752	102.00–105.00	103.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,516	63.50–70.00	66.72
1	—	1,475	55.50	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,005	54.50–55.50	54.98
1	—	830	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,235	64.00–70.50	67.25
9	—	1,183	54.50–61.50	56.81
1	—	1,275	71.00	71.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	94.00–97.00	95.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	144.00–153.00	150.67
2	—	467	160.00	160.00
10	—	679	141.50–149.00	144.99
11	—	728	132.00–145.00	141.49
4	—	834	126.00–128.00	127.51
4	—	418	158.00	158.00
14	—	562	153.00–153.50	153.46
1	—	925	113.00	113.00
9	—	760	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	792	147.20	147.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	148.00–155.00	152.60
19	—	634	127.25–132.50	129.27
22	—	519	130.50–138.00	136.63
6	—	682	120.00–123.50	122.94
12	—	463	133.00–140.50	139.87
2	—	815	114.50	114.50
12	—	716	131.50–134.50	132.52
1	—	310	144.00	144.00
8	—	371	159.00	159.00
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
14	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
3	—	373	138.00	138.00
5	—	521	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	511	143.00	143.00
3	—	411	164.00	164.00
11	—	481	141.00–157.00	149.53
2	—	832	101.00	101.00
2	—	342	165.00	165.00
9	—	560	140.50	140.50
8	—	706	128.00	128.00
6	—	615	133.50–140.00	134.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	117.00	117.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,193	770.00–940.00	899.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,130	610.00–1,050.00	924.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	685.00–1,440.00	1,055.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	79.00	79.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle