Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls 500 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls 600 lbs and over sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 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 $132.21/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$132.21

161 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$6.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

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	556	134.27	746	113
Medium and Large 2-3	602	127.37	766	48

One grade step is worth $6.89/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale161 hd

132.21

—

KY average26 barns · 5,712 hd

138.10

−5.90

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	1,618	88.66	1,434	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	60.80	805	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	42.26	385	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	428	137.91/cwt	137.00–138.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.93/cwt	133.00–135.00	708	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	142.08/cwt	141.50–145.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	126.06/cwt	125.00–127.00	798	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	136.71/cwt	136.50–137.00	659	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	124.04/cwt	123.00–127.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	152.46/cwt	150.00–154.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	46.50/cwt	44.00–48.00	424	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	38.01/cwt	37.00–39.00	347	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	51.99/cwt	48.00–54.50	663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	91.61/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,525	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	61.55/cwt	59.00–64.00	818	35
Bulls	—	—	1,412	76.03/cwt	69.00–79.50	1,074	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,055	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	800.21/cwt	790.00–810.00	6,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	846.88/cwt	800.00–890.00	10,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,140.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,190.00	12,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	883.34/cwt	700.00–990.00	11,077	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	984.86/cwt	980.00–990.00	9,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	174.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,023	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	135.30/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 557Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 90Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	137.00–138.00	137.91
14	—	590	136.00	136.00
29	—	529	133.00–135.00	133.93
8	—	625	130.50	130.50
19	—	482	136.50–137.00	136.71
6	—	290	145.00	145.00
6	—	356	143.00	143.00
9	—	761	131.50	131.50
3	—	748	134.00	134.00
8	—	918	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	758	125.00	125.00
13	—	633	125.00–127.00	126.06
8	—	522	125.25	125.25
12	—	672	132.00	132.00
6	—	707	124.00	124.00
8	—	426	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	141.50–145.00	142.08
3	—	671	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	509	150.00	150.00
3	—	671	143.00	143.00
3	—	727	139.50	139.50
8	—	401	170.00–175.00	174.37
4	—	560	153.00	153.00
3	—	888	133.00	133.00
2	—	628	142.00	142.00
7	—	812	135.00–136.00	135.30
7	—	775	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	682	150.00	150.00
10	—	769	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	130.75	130.75
5	—	364	150.00–154.00	152.46
6	—	559	138.00	138.00
5	—	267	165.00	165.00
6	—	454	143.00	143.00
6	—	410	145.00	145.00
5	—	525	138.00	138.00
4	—	723	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	123.00–127.00	124.04
2	—	533	130.25	130.25
2	—	685	110.00	110.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	800.00–890.00	846.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	980.00–990.00	984.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,090.00–1,190.00	1,140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,254	700.00–990.00	883.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	830.00	830.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	790.00–810.00	800.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	911	44.00–48.00	46.50
3	—	913	37.00–39.00	38.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,276	48.00–54.50	51.99
35	—	1,329	59.00–64.00	61.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	103.00	103.00
8	—	1,665	87.00–96.00	91.61
3	—	1,412	69.00–79.50	76.03

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