Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, with instances of 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.74/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$127.74

157 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

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	572	130.93	749	101
Medium and Large 2-3	566	121.99	691	56

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $58 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 sale157 hd

127.74

—

KY average25 barns · 5,272 hd

133.19

−5.45

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	1,710	87.35	1,493	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	63.75	936	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	57.87	743	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	49.42	552	7thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	41.97/cwt	37.00–45.00	414	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	63.75/cwt	63.75–63.75	936	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	53.14/cwt	51.00–54.00	648	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	60.54/cwt	55.00–65.00	799	23
Bulls	—	—	1,866	90.38/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,686	6
Bulls	—	—	1,240	78.26/cwt	74.00–82.00	970	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	68.18/cwt	61.00–94.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	794	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439	885.50/cwt	770.00–940.00	12,742	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,004	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	660.12/cwt	600.00–710.00	6,918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	9,702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,159	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	836	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	127.55/cwt	123.50–130.00	987	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.32/cwt	126.00–132.00	802	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	135.89/cwt	133.00–137.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	138.89/cwt	137.75–139.75	1,153	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	136.70/cwt	136.00–137.25	990	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	132.74/cwt	132.00–133.00	678	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	134.84/cwt	134.00–135.00	770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	142.37/cwt	141.00–143.00	863	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	838	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	600	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	750	17

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 400Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 65Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	55.00	55.00
3	—	987	37.00–45.00	41.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,469	63.75	63.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,220	51.00–54.00	53.14
23	—	1,320	55.00–65.00	60.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,866	87.00–97.00	90.38
2	—	1,240	74.00–82.00	78.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	989	61.00–94.00	68.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	930.00	930.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,439	770.00–940.00	885.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,235	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	600.00–710.00	660.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	980	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	920.00	920.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	623	127.50	127.50
7	—	509	130.00	130.00
13	—	477	139.00	139.00
7	—	383	151.50	151.50
9	—	716	117.00	117.00
9	—	417	144.00	144.00
6	—	300	161.00	161.00
17	—	563	133.25	133.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
8	—	589	123.00	123.00
4	—	658	109.00	109.00
8	—	524	121.00–124.00	122.50
6	—	455	131.00	131.00
5	—	409	134.00	134.00
4	—	836	86.00	86.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	513	120.00–125.00	123.41
2	—	820	104.00–107.00	105.50
2	—	770	105.00	105.00
2	—	580	102.00	102.00
3	—	290	147.00	147.00
14	—	728	118.50	118.50
7	—	341	133.00–137.00	135.89
4	—	656	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	134.00	134.00
3	—	345	141.00	141.00
19	—	774	123.50–130.00	127.55
10	—	554	127.00	127.00
20	—	620	126.00–132.00	129.32
5	—	460	130.00	130.00
34	—	511	132.00–133.00	132.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	830	137.75–139.75	138.89
16	—	724	136.00–137.25	136.70
7	—	471	147.00	147.00
3	—	312	161.00	161.00
13	—	606	141.00–143.00	142.37
2	—	762	138.50	138.50
10	—	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	134.00–135.00	134.84
3	—	990	119.00	119.00
2	—	815	125.00	125.00
4	—	661	133.00	133.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle