Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder steers and feeder bulls. 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 $142.35/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$142.35

127 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

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	465	146.22	680	89
Medium and Large 2-3	493	133.28	657	38

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $23 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 sale127 hd

142.35

—

KY average27 barns · 4,247 hd

140.79

+1.56

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	1,852	100.77	1,866	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	67.23	841	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	63.50	1,076	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	53.83	565	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,358	110.00	1,494	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	562	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.60/cwt	158.00–160.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	144.29/cwt	136.00–153.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	145.60/cwt	145.00–146.00	894	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	156.26/cwt	154.00–160.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.59/cwt	154.75–158.75	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.04/cwt	161.00–162.75	766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	174.58/cwt	173.00–180.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	134.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	713	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.99/cwt	151.00–156.25	538	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	163.22/cwt	157.00–166.00	447	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	660	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	139.25/cwt	136.50–142.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	828	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,411.43/cwt	1,240.00–1,600.00	14,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,003.87/cwt	980.00–1,030.00	9,466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,377	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	15,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,094.60/cwt	850.00–1,155.00	13,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,348	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,079.97/cwt	1,010.00–1,125.00	11,232	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	622	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	97.08/cwt	91.50–100.00	1,722	4
Bulls	—	—	1,929	104.46/cwt	103.00–105.00	2,015	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	75.46/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,082	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	55.05/cwt	54.00–56.00	602	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	53.83/cwt	44.00–57.00	565	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	67.21/cwt	61.00–70.00	833	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,494	10

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 0Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	148.00	148.00
13	—	468	158.00–160.00	158.60
18	—	614	145.00–146.00	145.60
2	—	268	178.00	178.00
6	—	371	168.00	168.00
13	—	519	159.50	159.50
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
14	—	415	163.50	163.50
2	—	705	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	136.00–153.00	144.29
3	—	613	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
8	—	529	136.50–142.00	139.25
3	—	808	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	175.00	175.00
8	—	585	154.00–160.00	156.26
2	—	266	178.00	178.00
1	—	219	170.00	170.00
4	—	620	151.00	151.00
21	—	533	154.75–158.75	156.59
12	—	473	161.00–162.75	162.04
5	—	794	140.00	140.00
4	—	333	173.00–180.00	174.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
7	—	736	124.00	124.00
2	—	835	126.00	126.00
2	—	795	125.00	125.00
6	—	580	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	132.00	132.00
15	—	509	139.00–140.00	139.33
9	—	421	150.50	150.50
9	—	761	132.00	132.00
18	—	345	151.00–156.25	155.99
10	—	274	157.00–166.00	163.22
18	—	459	143.75	143.75
7	—	572	135.00–137.50	136.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
28	—	532	126.00–136.00	134.09
4	—	420	133.00	133.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	1,240.00–1,600.00	1,411.43
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	943	980.00–1,030.00	1,003.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,390.00	1,390.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	850.00–1,155.00	1,094.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	980.00	980.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	1,010.00–1,125.00	1,079.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	91.50–100.00	97.08
4	—	1,929	103.00–105.00	104.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,434	75.00–76.50	75.46
2	—	1,093	54.00–56.00	55.05
20	—	1,240	61.00–70.00	67.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	63.50	63.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	44.00–57.00	53.83
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	110.00	110.00

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