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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

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

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 566▲ 76 vs year ago 439 · +17.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 55▲ 60 vs year ago 61 · +98.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 18▲ 79 vs year ago 15 · +526.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feed heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $138.85/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$138.85

208 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

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	541	140.77	761	182
Medium and Large 2-3	527	125.46	661	26

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $100 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 sale208 hd

138.85

—

KY average25 barns · 6,144 hd

139.69

−0.83

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	—	Average	1,465	94.93	1,390	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	68.49	1,091	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	64.58	809	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	53.04	461	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	82.00	1,066	1thin

Every lot

78 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	294	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	506	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	157.06/cwt	154.50–159.00	740	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	834	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	154.88/cwt	146.50–156.75	863	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	139.80/cwt	135.00–141.00	868	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,065	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	139.39/cwt	131.00–145.50	959	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	135.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	969	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	129.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,084	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,172	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	478	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	147.01/cwt	140.00–149.50	553	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	141.73/cwt	130.00–146.50	643	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.87/cwt	134.00–148.00	753	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	138.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	784	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	133.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	832	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	123.68/cwt	114.00–126.00	841	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	993	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	966	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,056	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,021	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	263	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	384	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	551	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	150.42/cwt	141.00–153.00	633	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	733	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	150.65/cwt	143.00–154.00	786	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	808	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	126.44/cwt	122.00–139.00	776	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	881	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	612	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	526	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,066	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,216	82.17/cwt	81.00–83.00	999	4
Bulls	—	—	1,434	95.44/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,369	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	107.17/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,869	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	685	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	480	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	45.06/cwt	41.00–48.00	388	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	57.62/cwt	53.50–60.00	528	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	54.36/cwt	50.00–58.00	667	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	65.45/cwt	59.00–67.25	819	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	69.45/cwt	68.00–71.00	971	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	61.80/cwt	60.00–65.00	934	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,140	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	911.10/cwt	640.00–1,080.00	9,448	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	1,031.83/cwt	780.00–1,190.00	11,783	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	954.48/cwt	820.00–1,090.00	11,311	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	939	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,186.73/cwt	660.00–1,535.00	15,071	22

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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 566Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 55Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 18Year ago 15

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	1,037	640.00–1,080.00	911.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,185	820.00–1,090.00	954.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,142	780.00–1,190.00	1,031.83

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	—	1,000	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,270	660.00–1,535.00	1,186.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	68.00–71.00	69.45
6	—	1,227	50.00–58.00	54.36
59	—	1,251	59.00–67.25	65.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,617	70.50	70.50
3	—	1,512	60.00–65.00	61.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	53.50–60.00	57.62
1	—	685	70.00	70.00
5	—	860	41.00–48.00	45.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	92.00–101.00	95.44
4	—	1,216	81.00–83.00	82.17
4	—	1,744	103.50–110.00	107.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	82.00	82.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	215	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,075	95.00	95.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
11	—	517	130.00	130.00
4	—	569	119.50	119.50
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
4	—	377	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	520	134.00–148.00	144.87
24	—	454	130.00–146.50	141.73
20	—	567	130.00–143.00	138.24
12	—	744	133.50	133.50
13	—	680	114.00–126.00	123.68
6	—	926	114.00	114.00
6	—	411	144.00	144.00
4	—	819	118.00	118.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
8	—	289	165.50	165.50
1	—	335	143.00	143.00
31	—	624	131.00–135.00	133.30
16	—	376	140.00–149.50	147.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	350	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	128.00–130.00	129.32
3	—	333	140.00	140.00
2	—	925	109.00	109.00
2	—	593	129.50	129.50
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
4	—	638	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	688	131.00–145.50	139.39
9	—	718	130.00–141.00	135.01
9	—	471	154.50–159.00	157.06
6	—	528	158.00	158.00
4	—	840	126.00–130.00	129.02
4	—	407	161.00	161.00
4	—	294	172.00	172.00
17	—	557	146.50–156.75	154.88
15	—	621	135.00–141.00	139.80
2	—	1,010	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	910	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	683	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
2	—	457	130.00	130.00
2	—	263	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
4	—	406	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	614	122.00–139.00	126.44
9	—	342	161.00	161.00
4	—	831	106.00	106.00
3	—	905	94.00	94.00
2	—	362	147.00	147.00
19	—	421	141.00–153.00	150.42
8	—	573	141.00	141.00
6	—	461	159.00	159.00
14	—	705	125.00	125.00
10	—	522	143.00–154.00	150.65
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00

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.