Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $135.06/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$135.06

185 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

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	551	136.40	752	162
Medium and Large 2-3	545	125.61	685	23

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $67 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 sale185 hd

135.06

—

KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd

138.44

−3.38

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	1,532	92.62	1,419	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	60.71	738	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	44.27	450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	131.01/cwt	126.00–136.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	13,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	845.61/cwt	780.00–900.00	10,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,018.79/cwt	970.00–1,110.00	12,470	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,900	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	912	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,110	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	101.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,617	4
Bulls	—	—	1,150	81.50/cwt	81.00–82.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	90.80/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,458	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	65.35/cwt	65.00–67.00	894	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	560	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	42.19/cwt	40.50–43.00	440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	60.63/cwt	53.00–64.00	727	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	762	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	695	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	847	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.14/cwt	130.00–134.75	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	140.19/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.83/cwt	155.00–160.00	735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	133.42/cwt	132.50–134.50	1,257	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	802	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	756	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	128.42/cwt	125.00–129.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	897	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	132.19/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,065	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.14/cwt	135.00–135.50	699	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	727	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	872	6

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 596Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 57Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 41

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

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	1	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,210.00	1,210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	780.00–900.00	845.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,224	970.00–1,110.00	1,018.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	912	670.00	670.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	127.00	127.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
4	—	580	120.00	120.00
6	—	692	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	612	130.00–134.75	134.14
24	—	562	134.50	134.50
22	—	463	137.50	137.50
26	—	806	132.00–132.50	132.19
31	—	517	135.00–135.50	135.14
5	—	293	151.00	151.00
6	—	761	128.50	128.50
17	—	425	140.00	140.00
15	—	375	140.00–145.00	144.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	91.00	91.00
5	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	139.00	139.00
4	—	511	126.00–136.00	131.01
8	—	430	142.00–143.00	142.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	150.00	150.00
11	—	552	138.00	138.00
12	—	356	169.00	169.00
23	—	468	148.50	148.50
5	—	275	171.00	171.00
9	—	706	120.00	120.00
20	—	630	135.00	135.00
14	—	512	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	274	174.00	174.00
8	—	553	150.00	150.00
7	—	629	150.00	150.00
8	—	822	132.00–138.00	135.00
8	—	765	140.00–140.50	140.19
12	—	466	155.00–160.00	157.83
13	—	942	132.50–134.50	133.42
33	—	522	150.00–160.00	153.69
2	—	300	174.00	174.00
3	—	667	140.00	140.00
4	—	895	130.50	130.50
5	—	428	162.50	162.50
7	—	383	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	138.00	138.00
4	—	675	137.00	137.00
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
7	—	710	125.00–129.00	128.42
2	—	897	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	100.00–105.00	101.38
2	—	1,150	81.00–82.00	81.50
7	—	1,606	85.00–97.00	90.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	65.00–67.00	65.35
2	—	1,155	48.00–49.00	48.50
45	—	1,199	53.00–64.00	60.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	50.50	50.50
3	—	1,043	40.50–43.00	42.19

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle