Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 $134.66/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$134.66

156 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

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	592	137.00	811	137
Medium and Large 2-3	620	117.84	730	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $81 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 sale156 hd

134.66

—

KY average23 barns · 4,327 hd

138.19

−3.53

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	1,832	103.12	1,890	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	70.63	1,041	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	63.10	784	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	59.58	539	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	145.59/cwt	133.00–147.75	743	12
Bulls	—	—	1,998	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,111	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.25/cwt	71.00–71.50	908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	55.06/cwt	52.00–56.00	647	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	66.01/cwt	63.00–70.00	840	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	71.39/cwt	70.00–71.50	1,051	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.30/cwt	136.00–143.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,190	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	146.39/cwt	140.00–152.00	921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	991	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	725	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	147.29/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,077	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	157.69/cwt	150.00–163.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.37/cwt	122.50–130.00	795	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	139.92/cwt	131.50–142.00	719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	148.60/cwt	144.00–150.50	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.65/cwt	141.00–150.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	152.61/cwt	147.00–154.50	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.41/cwt	124.00–135.50	998	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	147.21/cwt	140.00–148.50	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	146.41/cwt	146.00–150.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	162.98/cwt	151.00–165.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.50	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.13/cwt	125.00–132.00	939	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	753	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	94.61/cwt	90.00–99.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.62/cwt	155.00–157.00	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	130.16/cwt	129.00–132.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	716.30/cwt	460.00–840.00	7,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	126.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	101.22/cwt	96.50–104.00	1,729	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	55.37/cwt	54.00–57.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 324Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 54Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 25Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	133.00–147.75	145.59
12	—	715	123.00	123.00
15	—	630	136.00	136.00
16	—	459	140.00–148.50	147.21
7	—	362	151.00–165.00	162.98
7	—	574	127.00–129.50	128.04
2	—	923	90.00–99.00	94.61
10	—	425	155.00–157.00	155.62
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	143.25	143.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	677	111.00	111.00
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
1	—	400	142.50	142.50
2	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	161.00	161.00
6	—	570	160.00	160.00
3	—	466	152.00	152.00
5	—	680	136.00–143.00	140.30
5	—	843	134.00	134.00
10	—	878	135.50	135.50
12	—	629	140.00–152.00	146.39
25	—	731	144.00–148.00	147.29
1	—	385	151.00	151.00
3	—	313	150.00–163.00	157.69
4	—	521	141.00–150.00	147.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	604	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
3	—	565	129.00–132.00	130.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	463	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	619	122.50–130.00	128.37
2	—	995	107.00	107.00
15	—	514	131.50–142.00	139.92
11	—	414	144.00–150.50	148.60
2	—	652	126.00	126.00
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
3	—	306	145.50	145.50
7	—	1,060	106.00	106.00
8	—	356	147.00–154.50	152.61
8	—	810	116.00	116.00
11	—	765	124.00–135.50	130.41
10	—	463	146.00–150.00	146.41
12	—	727	125.00–132.00	129.13
13	—	556	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,165	93.00	93.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
2	—	618	114.00–118.00	115.98
3	—	448	130.00	130.00
3	—	479	125.00–127.00	126.36
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,998	105.00–107.00	105.66
4	—	1,708	96.50–104.00	101.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	71.00–71.50	71.25
6	—	1,175	52.00–56.00	55.06
11	—	1,273	63.00–70.00	66.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,472	70.00–71.50	71.39
1	—	1,500	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	68.00	68.00
2	—	933	54.00–57.00	55.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	460.00–840.00	716.30

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

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