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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 8

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

494 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 445▲ 29 vs year ago 465 · +6.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 58▼ 12 vs year ago 47 · −25.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 21 · −47.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lbs to 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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 $133.80/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$133.80

191 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$17.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

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	517	136.93	708	157
Medium and Large 2-3	576	119.35	687	34

One grade step is worth $17.58/cwt here — about $21 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 sale191 hd

133.80

—

KY average25 barns · 4,992 hd

131.82

+1.98

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	1,619	94.87	1,536	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	70.00	942	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	68.44	879	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	51.74	535	5thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	367	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	157.92/cwt	157.00–158.00	643	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	574	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	142.47/cwt	141.00–147.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	152.26/cwt	150.00–153.00	793	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.83/cwt	139.50–142.00	801	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	139.62/cwt	135.00–141.00	892	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	137.74/cwt	137.00–140.00	910	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	887	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	886	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,037	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	938	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,055	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	131.01/cwt	129.00–137.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	144.96/cwt	144.00–146.00	533	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	140.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	577	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	446	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	119.99/cwt	116.00–129.00	578	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	142.00/cwt	136.00–147.50	686	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	142.40/cwt	140.50–143.50	728	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	749	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	123.17/cwt	118.50–126.50	759	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	121.01/cwt	120.00–121.50	805	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	674	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	805	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	916	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	155.60/cwt	153.00–167.00	527	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	149.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	150.44/cwt	150.00–151.00	707	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	142.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	731	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	667	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	81.11/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	98.72/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,873	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	49.92/cwt	48.00–52.00	491	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	729	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	65.70/cwt	62.50–72.00	813	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	595	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	942	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	75.13/cwt	72.50–81.50	1,026	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,374	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,395	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,453	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	74.02/cwt	68.00–81.00	703	2

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 445Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 58Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	120.00–121.50	121.01
2	—	730	114.00	114.00
27	—	511	140.50–143.50	142.40
57	—	483	136.00–147.50	142.00
7	—	410	140.00–144.00	140.71
4	—	980	93.50	93.50
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
12	—	616	118.50–126.50	123.17
13	—	368	144.00–146.00	144.96
2	—	570	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	148.50	148.50
4	—	515	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	128.00	128.00
9	—	602	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	117.00–122.00	119.50
10	—	482	116.00–129.00	119.99
3	—	850	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
5	—	583	117.00	117.00
4	—	364	129.00–137.00	131.01
1	—	500	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	125.00	125.00
7	—	407	147.50	147.50
6	—	482	145.00	145.00
5	—	339	153.00–167.00	155.60
8	—	514	141.00–150.00	142.19
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
10	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	162.00	162.00
22	—	568	130.00–135.00	133.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	470	150.00–151.00	150.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	885	87.00	87.00
4	—	432	141.00–142.00	141.75
4	—	500	123.00	123.00
12	—	618	108.00	108.00
5	—	363	145.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	785	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	661	137.00–140.00	137.74
2	—	468	150.00	150.00
2	—	315	160.00–170.00	164.84
2	—	225	163.00	163.00
12	—	407	157.00–158.00	157.92
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
13	—	639	135.00–141.00	139.62
3	—	795	125.00	125.00
20	—	521	150.00–153.00	152.26
15	—	573	139.50–142.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	886	117.00	117.00
7	—	662	134.00	134.00
7	—	407	141.00	141.00
4	—	938	112.50	112.50
4	—	460	141.00–147.00	142.47
1	—	370	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00

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	—	1,320	700.00	700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	2	—	950	68.00–81.00	74.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	72.50–81.50	75.13
17	—	1,238	62.50–72.00	65.70
1	—	1,240	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	48.00–52.00	49.92
1	—	1,235	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	77.00–85.50	81.11
1	—	1,750	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,670	95.00–100.50	98.72

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.