Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.64/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$140.64

243 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	597	142.18	849	214
Medium and Large 2-3	540	129.26	698	29

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $151 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 sale243 hd

140.64

—

KY average19 barns · 2,932 hd

140.65

−0.01

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	1,581	91.24	1,442	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	61.18	834	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	45.95	476	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.73/cwt	143.00–147.50	892	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.08/cwt	138.00–140.50	725	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	132.75/cwt	122.00–136.00	685	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	673	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	133.25/cwt	131.50–134.50	1,034	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	108.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	144.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	804	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.58/cwt	123.00–144.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	173.23/cwt	173.00–174.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	733	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	11,770	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,460	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	93.63/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,606	9
Bulls	—	—	1,505	101.72/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	62.20/cwt	53.00–65.00	837	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	51.47/cwt	51.00–52.00	792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,336	77.99/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,042	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	44.94/cwt	43.50–46.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	144.35/cwt	140.25–146.00	911	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	851	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	141.82/cwt	130.00–147.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,130	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	154.50/cwt	153.50–155.50	785	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	141.88/cwt	140.00–143.00	966	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	137.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	168.80/cwt	165.00–171.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	716	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	163.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	721	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.23/cwt	139.00–143.00	897	30

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 479Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 29Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	173.00	173.00
25	—	612	143.00–147.50	145.73
6	—	830	133.00	133.00
19	—	571	148.00–150.00	148.98
17	—	786	143.75	143.75
34	—	508	153.50–155.50	154.50
17	—	681	140.00–143.00	141.88
2	—	440	156.00	156.00
1	—	310	176.00	176.00
8	—	362	165.00–171.00	168.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	130.00–147.00	141.82
4	—	504	130.00–140.00	137.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	614	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	521	138.00–140.50	139.08
42	—	640	146.00	146.00
6	—	700	127.00	127.00
23	—	466	144.00–145.00	144.34
22	—	776	131.50–134.50	133.25
6	—	670	137.00	137.00
12	—	563	141.50	141.50
8	—	370	147.50	147.50
9	—	432	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	116.00–118.00	117.00
15	—	516	122.00–136.00	132.75
2	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
3	—	628	105.00–115.00	108.26
6	—	425	123.00–144.00	140.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	631	140.25–146.00	144.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	556	140.00–145.00	144.65
4	—	270	173.00–174.00	173.23
18	—	459	156.00	156.00
8	—	354	160.00–165.00	163.73
7	—	700	131.50	131.50
5	—	417	157.00	157.00
40	—	508	140.00–145.00	141.84
30	—	631	139.00–143.00	142.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	167.00	167.00
3	—	870	98.00	98.00
4	—	528	120.00	120.00
6	—	415	151.00	151.00
9	—	551	133.00	133.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	760.00	760.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,715	89.00–97.00	93.63
3	—	1,505	100.00–103.00	101.72
4	—	1,336	65.00–85.00	77.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,345	53.00–65.00	62.20
2	—	1,538	51.00–52.00	51.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	50.00	50.00
4	—	989	43.50–46.00	44.94

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