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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 27

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

493 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 687▼ 224 vs year ago 717 · −31.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 82▲ 21 vs year ago 58 · +36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 10 vs year ago 25 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold Unevenly steady. Steady increases in CME corn futures has pressured cattle market down. 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 $123.10/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$123.10

182 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$0.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	504	123.12	621	31
Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.09	762	151

One grade step is worth $0.02/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale182 hd

123.10

—

KY average26 barns · 5,383 hd

133.05

−9.95

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	1,664	88.68	1,476	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	62.48	956	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	61.49	785	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	43.25	405	10

Every lot

65 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	534	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	838	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	143.07/cwt	142.50–143.50	890	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	896	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	127.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	947	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	120.39/cwt	120.00–122.50	981	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	117.61/cwt	116.00–118.00	986	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	511	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	133.38/cwt	131.00–135.50	566	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	609	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	664	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	122.47/cwt	121.00–123.50	648	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	130.52/cwt	128.00–132.00	735	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	119.47/cwt	117.00–120.50	735	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	115.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	844	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	109.36/cwt	109.00–110.00	914	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	645	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	134.09/cwt	132.50–137.00	654	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	723	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	601	115.66/cwt	113.00–119.00	695	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	789	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	814	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	873	101.73/cwt	101.00–103.50	888	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	72.81/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	90.36/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,612	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	48.65/cwt	48.00–50.00	448	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	40.93/cwt	35.00–47.00	386	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	57.61/cwt	52.50–63.00	687	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	65.67/cwt	65.00–70.00	897	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	62.48/cwt	61.00–64.00	956	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	12,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	76.42/cwt	70.00–85.00	748	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	915	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,954	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,071.80/cwt	1,040.00–1,100.00	11,629	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	805.89/cwt	710.00–890.00	8,873	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,083	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,213	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	918.72/cwt	790.00–1,050.00	11,282	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,230	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,888	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 687Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 82Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 25

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold Unevenly steady. Steady increases in CME corn futures has pressured cattle market down. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	488	132.50–137.00	134.09
5	—	376	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
3	—	345	147.00	147.00
9	—	601	113.00–119.00	115.66
10	—	873	101.00–103.50	101.73
1	—	650	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	466	145.00	145.00
9	—	711	114.50	114.50
8	—	524	138.00	138.00
2	—	315	170.00	170.00
6	—	352	160.00	160.00
11	—	626	126.00	126.00
11	—	562	135.00	135.00
8	—	408	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	563	128.00–132.00	130.52
10	—	519	128.00	128.00
10	—	461	132.00	132.00
20	—	615	117.00–120.50	119.47
4	—	355	133.00	133.00
25	—	729	114.00–118.00	115.71
11	—	836	109.00–110.00	109.36
9	—	424	131.00–135.50	133.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	123.00	123.00
2	—	815	105.00	105.00
14	—	529	121.00–123.50	122.47
9	—	393	130.00	130.00
2	—	720	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	700	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	142.00	142.00
4	—	515	155.00	155.00
5	—	425	167.00	167.00
4	—	314	170.00	170.00
19	—	815	120.00–122.50	120.39
10	—	742	127.00–129.00	127.60
6	—	455	160.00	160.00
4	—	611	138.00	138.00
23	—	679	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	146.25	146.25
9	—	622	142.50–143.50	143.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	838	116.00–118.00	117.61
1	—	425	156.00	156.00

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	4	—	979	70.00–85.00	76.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,124	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,040.00–1,100.00	1,071.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,228	790.00–1,050.00	918.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,101	710.00–890.00	805.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	790.00	790.00

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	—	1,200	1,040.00	1,040.00

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)	2	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	930.00	930.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,125	790.00	790.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	99.00–100.00	99.49
6	—	1,784	84.00–94.00	90.36
2	—	1,430	70.00–75.00	72.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	921	48.00–50.00	48.65
7	—	944	35.00–47.00	40.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	61.00–64.00	62.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,366	65.00–70.00	65.67
27	—	1,193	52.50–63.00	57.61

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.