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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← May 25Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

445 head

▲ 221 vs last sale 224▲ 58 vs year ago 387 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 50▲ 3 vs year ago 55 · +5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.21/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$136.21

199 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	703	138.04	970	157
Medium and Large 2-3	691	129.40	894	42

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $76 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 sale199 hd

136.21

—

KY average18 barns · 3,511 hd

139.47

−3.26

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	1,525	97.48	1,486	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	65.53	1,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	63.28	812	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	46.30	424	4thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	738	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	157.76/cwt	156.50–160.00	820	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	143.33/cwt	120.00–145.00	793	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	142.33/cwt	141.50–143.50	885	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	136.68/cwt	134.50–137.00	942	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	734	121.42/cwt	115.00–122.50	891	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	951	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	789	116.72/cwt	109.00–118.00	921	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	128.20/cwt	128.20–128.20	1,099	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	696	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	124.60/cwt	123.50–126.00	657	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	753	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	129.16/cwt	125.50–130.00	744	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	779	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	117.86/cwt	117.00–120.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	839	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	794	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	923	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	849	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	738	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	926	92.24/cwt	90.00–97.00	854	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	968	92.56/cwt	88.00–97.00	896	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,257	76.83/cwt	76.00–78.00	966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,579	105.50/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,666	9
Bulls	—	—	1,683	92.37/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,555	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	46.30/cwt	41.00–55.50	424	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	50.70/cwt	48.50–53.00	559	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	64.02/cwt	55.50–67.75	828	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	65.53/cwt	60.50–67.00	1,042	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	91.28/cwt	76.00–103.00	792	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,374	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	941	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	942.56/cwt	790.00–1,120.00	11,056	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,885	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	11,970	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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 224Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	156.50–160.00	157.76
1	—	995	105.00	105.00
6	—	605	134.00	134.00
23	—	689	134.50–137.00	136.68
10	—	740	128.50	128.50
8	—	464	159.00	159.00
56	—	857	128.20	128.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	622	141.50–143.50	142.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	835	122.00	122.00
7	—	789	109.00–118.00	116.72
1	—	895	106.00	106.00
15	—	553	120.00–145.00	143.33
7	—	734	115.00–122.50	121.42
3	—	547	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	135.00	135.00
1	—	855	91.00	91.00
2	—	627	120.00	120.00
4	—	523	127.00	127.00
5	—	926	90.00–97.00	92.24
2	—	968	88.00–97.00	92.56
1	—	785	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	130.00	130.00
2	—	627	124.00	124.00
9	—	703	115.00	115.00
5	—	467	158.00	158.00
2	—	525	152.00	152.00
2	—	400	150.00	150.00
3	—	800	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	552	136.50	136.50
3	—	643	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	117.00–120.00	117.86
4	—	436	135.00	135.00
3	—	923	92.00	92.00
9	—	527	123.50–126.00	124.60
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
7	—	725	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	137.00	137.00
9	—	621	125.50	125.50
4	—	369	137.50	137.50
54	—	576	125.50–130.00	129.16
4	—	427	140.50	140.50
7	—	479	144.00	144.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,374	68.50	68.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	868	76.00–103.00	91.28

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	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	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)	6	—	1,173	790.00–1,120.00	942.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,140.00	1,140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,579	102.00–110.00	105.50
2	—	1,683	85.00–96.00	92.37
3	—	1,257	76.00–78.00	76.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	41.00–55.50	46.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	60.50–67.00	65.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	48.50–53.00	50.70
34	—	1,294	55.50–67.75	64.02

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.