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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 12

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

739 head

▼ 428 vs last sale 1,167▼ 269 vs year ago 1,008 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 103▼ 40 vs year ago 108 · −37.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 35▼ 31 vs year ago 61 · −50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeders steers and heifers 700 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Rising corn and soybean prices are pressuring yearling prices lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.91/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$118.91

279 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$6.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.23	689	184
Medium and Large 2-3	553	114.42	632	95

One grade step is worth $6.82/cwt here — about $56 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 sale279 hd

118.91

—

KY average26 barns · 7,550 hd

120.95

−2.03

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	—	Low	1,671	85.62	1,431	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	48.87	632	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	35.05	337	3thin

Every lot

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	156.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	642	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	577	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	664	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	148.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	752	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	139.81/cwt	138.00–142.00	710	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	132.40/cwt	118.00–134.00	696	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	136.81/cwt	135.00–139.50	773	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	842	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	122.52/cwt	118.50–126.50	767	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	125.82/cwt	124.00–127.00	852	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	125.79/cwt	124.00–127.00	907	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	956	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	839	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	948	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	967	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	312	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	555	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	117.77/cwt	114.00–121.00	510	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	585	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	658	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	119.27/cwt	118.00–121.50	629	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	115.22/cwt	112.00–117.50	607	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	114.74/cwt	109.00–116.50	652	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	118.00/cwt	112.00–123.50	723	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	119.03/cwt	116.50–120.00	786	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	709	106.45/cwt	105.50–109.00	755	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	832	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	849	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	825	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	348	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	557	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	649	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	114.63/cwt	114.00–115.00	596	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	697	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	606	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	737	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	822	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	809	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	777	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	931	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,267	72.80/cwt	65.00–77.00	922	6
Bulls	—	—	1,808	89.90/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,625	11
Bulls	—	—	2,130	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	2,141	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	261	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	38.08/cwt	33.00–43.00	377	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	38.86/cwt	33.00–43.00	468	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	50.82/cwt	45.00–57.00	666	36
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	825.30/cwt	780.00–840.00	9,268	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	863.28/cwt	840.00–880.00	11,413	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,905	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	731	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	643	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,736	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,831	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 1,167Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 103Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	567	123.00	123.00
7	—	364	153.00	153.00
4	—	408	145.00	145.00
20	—	507	128.00	128.00
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
20	—	627	117.50	117.50
6	—	768	107.00	107.00
21	—	725	107.00	107.00
16	—	472	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	100.00	100.00
4	—	427	137.00	137.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
3	—	348	140.00	140.00
8	—	606	112.00	112.00
7	—	809	96.00	96.00
2	—	931	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
21	—	520	114.00–115.00	114.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	736	113.00	113.00
6	—	813	101.50	101.50
5	—	751	113.00	113.00
52	—	613	112.00–123.50	118.00
4	—	554	120.00	120.00
20	—	419	132.50	132.50
20	—	527	118.00–121.50	119.27
24	—	464	126.00	126.00
22	—	660	116.50–120.00	119.03
6	—	343	133.00	133.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	113.00	113.00
11	—	709	105.50–109.00	106.45
38	—	568	109.00–116.50	114.74
30	—	527	112.00–117.50	115.22
13	—	433	114.00–121.00	117.77
1	—	330	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	135.00	135.00
13	—	411	155.00–160.00	156.26
9	—	463	143.50	143.50
2	—	930	107.00	107.00
22	—	721	124.00–127.00	125.79
26	—	766	120.00–130.00	124.81
9	—	508	138.00–142.00	139.81
3	—	848	114.00	114.00
57	—	565	135.00–139.50	136.81
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
35	—	677	124.00–127.00	125.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	145.00–150.00	148.08
10	—	567	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	580	125.00	125.00
4	—	421	137.00	137.00
11	—	626	118.50–126.50	122.52
10	—	526	118.00–134.00	132.40
4	—	839	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

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)	4	—	1,123	780.00–840.00	825.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,030.00	1,030.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,322	840.00–880.00	863.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	800.00	800.00

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	1	—	850	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	68.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	690.00	690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	33.00–43.00	38.08
1	—	900	29.00	29.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,205	33.00–43.00	38.86
36	—	1,311	45.00–57.00	50.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,267	65.00–77.00	72.80
2	—	2,130	100.00–101.00	100.51
11	—	1,808	84.00–96.00	89.90

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.