Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.93/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$154.93

189 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

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	628	155.95	980	178
Medium and Large 2-3	587	138.47	813	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $167 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 sale189 hd

154.93

—

KY average24 barns · 4,435 hd

153.91

+1.02

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	1,740	99.33	1,728	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	67.85	839	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	60.00	615	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	132.55/cwt	121.00–136.00	964	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	146.00/cwt	142.00–149.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	126.25/cwt	124.00–129.00	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	791	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	728	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	139.53/cwt	135.00–141.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	927	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	155.44/cwt	154.50–157.50	869	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,139	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	149.33/cwt	148.00–151.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	127.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,012	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	137.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	916	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	855	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,038.02/cwt	990.00–1,120.00	11,522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	97.59/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	67.39/cwt	59.00–70.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	155.01/cwt	152.00–155.60	1,102	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	175.35/cwt	171.00–180.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	164.40/cwt	161.00–165.00	623	7

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 378Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 55Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	727	121.00–136.00	132.55
8	—	600	138.00	138.00
5	—	317	142.00–149.00	146.00
22	—	569	139.00	139.00
17	—	650	135.00	135.00
17	—	516	141.00	141.00
13	—	412	143.00	143.00
9	—	351	148.00–151.00	149.33
9	—	471	145.00	145.00
11	—	794	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	124.00–129.00	126.25
3	—	452	129.00	129.00
6	—	520	125.00–133.00	127.67
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
2	—	803	110.00	110.00
4	—	588	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	658	156.50	156.50
10	—	443	165.50	165.50
3	—	500	158.00	158.00
1	—	250	183.00	183.00
19	—	559	154.50–157.50	155.44
1	—	820	121.00	121.00
7	—	386	170.00	170.00
7	—	606	151.50	151.50
4	—	745	145.00	145.00
4	—	310	171.00–180.00	175.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	135.00–141.00	139.53
2	—	549	141.00	141.00
1	—	760	131.00	131.00
2	—	458	158.00	158.00
1	—	920	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	600	154.50	154.50
15	—	780	146.00	146.00
67	—	711	152.00–155.60	155.01
7	—	447	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	135.00–141.00	137.90
2	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
2	—	515	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	123.00	123.00
12	—	623	147.00	147.00
13	—	559	153.00	153.00
6	—	521	152.00	152.00
4	—	415	160.00	160.00
3	—	288	170.00	170.00
4	—	334	180.00	180.00
6	—	468	159.00	159.00
7	—	379	161.00–165.00	164.40

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,110	990.00–1,120.00	1,038.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,788	95.00–101.50	97.59
1	—	1,500	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	72.50	72.50
10	—	1,240	59.00–70.00	67.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	60.00	60.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle