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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 20

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

687 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 580▲ 83 vs year ago 604 · +13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 65▲ 13 vs year ago 69 · +18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 22▲ 29 vs year ago 16 · +181.3%

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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 $134.22/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$134.22

302 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

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	577	135.26	781	276
Medium and Large 2-3	537	123.23	662	26

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $119 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 sale302 hd

134.22

—

KY average25 barns · 7,477 hd

137.37

−3.14

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	1,668	90.61	1,512	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	62.56	788	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	60.32	844	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	49.98	493	18

Every lot

91 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	677	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	834	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	133.70/cwt	131.50–143.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.50	846	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	143.96/cwt	142.00–146.00	823	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	145.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	896	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	140.87/cwt	140.00–142.50	940	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	113.84/cwt	107.00–118.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	977	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	132.78/cwt	132.25–134.00	1,034	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,056	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,108	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,126	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,195	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,242	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	587	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	151.33/cwt	149.50–152.25	623	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	135.22/cwt	131.00–136.00	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	147.11/cwt	143.50–148.00	680	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	672	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	139.30/cwt	138.00–140.50	733	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	129.70/cwt	123.50–133.00	804	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	129.65/cwt	124.00–132.50	857	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	102.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	686	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	121.30/cwt	117.00–124.00	894	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	937	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	118.40/cwt	116.00–119.00	990	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	537	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	142.35/cwt	130.00–146.00	572	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	692	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	164.03/cwt	156.00–166.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	840	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	607	115.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	117.91/cwt	113.00–118.50	850	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	890	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	918	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	84.03/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,225	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	91.39/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,606	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	101.83/cwt	100.50–103.00	1,902	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	40.46/cwt	37.00–44.50	363	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	46.88/cwt	45.00–48.50	450	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	54.28/cwt	50.00–55.50	556	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	53.17/cwt	52.00–54.50	555	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	61.72/cwt	55.00–64.00	749	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	691	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	65.06/cwt	65.00–66.00	872	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	60.92/cwt	60.00–61.50	864	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,782	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,202	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,044.67/cwt	1,040.00–1,050.00	11,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,094.04/cwt	1,030.00–1,200.00	13,194	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,014.72/cwt	990.00–1,040.00	13,547	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	839.90/cwt	730.00–950.00	9,222	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	836.91/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,691	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	880.16/cwt	840.00–970.00	10,395	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,123.88/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	14,476	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	875.92/cwt	660.00–980.00	11,282	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,865	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	74.02/cwt	68.00–87.00	710	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,840	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,105	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 580Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 65Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 22Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,150	108.00	108.00
9	—	848	124.50	124.50
7	—	890	124.50	124.50
19	—	912	123.50	123.50
3	—	720	135.00–137.00	135.68
16	—	572	142.00–146.00	143.96
7	—	437	155.00	155.00
4	—	368	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,030	116.00	116.00
36	—	616	140.00–147.00	145.50
58	—	779	132.25–134.00	132.78
26	—	667	140.00–142.50	140.87
20	—	534	155.00–160.50	158.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
6	—	705	107.00–118.00	113.84
2	—	668	119.00–120.00	119.49
5	—	532	131.50–143.00	133.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	482	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
2	—	820	108.00–109.00	108.49
13	—	312	172.00	172.00
3	—	628	130.00	130.00
9	—	721	113.00–118.50	117.91
3	—	375	156.00	156.00
2	—	858	106.00–108.00	107.00
5	—	456	156.00–166.00	164.03
9	—	548	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	503	167.00	167.00
7	—	417	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	115.00–118.00	115.51
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
6	—	402	130.00–146.00	142.35
3	—	476	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	156.00	156.00
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
2	—	292	147.00	147.00
35	—	462	143.50–148.00	147.11
34	—	574	130.00–135.00	131.79
19	—	737	117.00–124.00	121.30
48	—	526	138.00–140.50	139.30
49	—	620	123.50–133.00	129.70
26	—	412	149.50–152.25	151.33
1	—	1,010	95.00	95.00
11	—	759	123.50	123.50
5	—	836	116.00–119.00	118.40
40	—	661	124.00–132.50	129.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	128.50	128.50
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
5	—	672	100.00–110.00	102.05
6	—	431	131.00–136.00	135.22
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	52.00–54.50	53.17
16	—	1,340	65.00–66.00	65.06
14	—	1,214	55.00–64.00	61.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	45.00–48.50	46.88
4	—	896	37.00–44.50	40.46
11	—	1,025	50.00–55.50	54.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,418	60.00–61.50	60.92
1	—	1,245	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	100.50–103.00	101.83
5	—	1,757	86.00–95.00	91.39
4	—	1,458	80.00–85.50	84.03

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	990.00–1,040.00	1,014.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	1,030.00–1,200.00	1,094.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,044.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,090.00	1,090.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	700.00–910.00	836.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	730.00–950.00	839.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,288	660.00–980.00	875.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,123.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,181	840.00–970.00	880.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	959	68.00–87.00	74.02

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	980.00	980.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	800	730.00	730.00

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.