Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.56/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$131.56

214 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	577	132.87	766	204
Medium and Large 2-3	446	104.80	467	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $299 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 sale214 hd

131.56

—

KY average25 barns · 5,173 hd

130.99

+0.57

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	1,632	84.94	1,386	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	61.00	936	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	57.35	728	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	44.24	400	5thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	479	141.64/cwt	132.00–144.00	678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	799	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	125.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.04/cwt	116.00–128.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.68/cwt	124.00–137.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	112.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.97/cwt	138.00–144.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.67/cwt	132.00–141.00	581	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.78/cwt	132.00–140.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	127.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	652	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	125.17/cwt	121.00–131.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.75/cwt	113.00–126.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	142.45/cwt	141.00–143.00	751	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	814	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	974	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	112.10/cwt	102.00–113.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	816.68/cwt	690.00–850.00	8,436	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	913.18/cwt	820.00–990.00	11,780	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	755.17/cwt	570.00–950.00	8,586	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	698.25/cwt	660.00–750.00	6,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,547	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	74.65/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	45.13/cwt	43.50–46.50	547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	936	8
Bulls	—	—	1,743	90.20/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	738	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	47.14/cwt	45.00–51.00	396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	39.88/cwt	37.50–42.50	398	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	713	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	585	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,050	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.55/cwt	138.00–150.00	600	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	119.58/cwt	113.00–120.50	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	148.04/cwt	138.00–150.00	454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	126.87/cwt	113.00–127.50	707	23

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 457Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 71Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 30Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	132.00–144.00	141.64
19	—	580	136.00–138.00	137.68
1	—	225	166.00	166.00
4	—	806	125.00–127.00	125.51
3	—	710	134.00	134.00
3	—	667	124.00–137.00	128.68
3	—	1,058	111.00–114.00	112.99
6	—	528	138.00–144.00	139.97
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
12	—	418	138.00–150.00	143.55
8	—	623	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
4	—	438	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	245	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	126.50	126.50
10	—	576	116.00–128.00	123.04
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
2	—	723	115.00–116.00	115.52
2	—	1,013	100.00–101.00	100.51
23	—	419	132.00–141.00	138.67
6	—	1,050	103.00	103.00
5	—	265	156.00	156.00
2	—	318	132.00–140.00	135.78
3	—	486	139.00	139.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
13	—	380	140.00	140.00
31	—	511	120.00–135.00	127.56
4	—	668	113.00–126.00	117.75
5	—	975	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	129.50	129.50
14	—	527	141.00–143.00	142.45
50	—	569	143.00	143.00
18	—	779	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
5	—	396	103.00	103.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	113.00	113.00
1	—	670	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	512	121.00–131.00	125.17
12	—	467	137.50	137.50
2	—	805	103.00	103.00
5	—	425	130.00	130.00
12	—	731	102.00–113.00	112.10
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
8	—	616	113.00–120.50	119.58
6	—	384	140.00–141.00	140.52
6	—	307	138.00–150.00	148.04
23	—	557	113.00–127.50	126.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	111.00	111.00
6	—	571	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,050	72.00	72.00

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	—	810	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,033	690.00–850.00	816.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	820.00–990.00	913.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,137	570.00–950.00	755.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	660.00–750.00	698.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	890.00	890.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,398	70.00–77.50	74.65
3	—	1,743	86.00–92.50	90.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,212	43.50–46.50	45.13
28	—	1,278	55.00–60.00	57.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,534	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	45.00–51.00	47.14
2	—	998	37.50–42.50	39.88

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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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