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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 3

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 277 vs last sale 239▼ 119 vs year ago 635 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 32▲ 3 vs year ago 78 · +3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 31▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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 $150.85/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$150.85

221 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$16.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	625	152.50	954	199
Medium and Large 2-3	589	135.94	800	22

One grade step is worth $16.56/cwt here — about $154 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 sale221 hd

150.85

—

KY average25 barns · 5,586 hd

149.94

+0.91

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	1,640	100.98	1,656	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	70.73	904	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	70.71	1,163	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	53.41	493	7thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	154.51/cwt	153.50–157.00	624	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	706	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	143.57/cwt	135.00–148.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	160.05/cwt	157.00–162.00	829	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	872	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	156.55/cwt	153.00–157.00	883	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	939	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	154.39/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,022	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	144.22/cwt	143.56–145.00	1,108	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,104	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	297	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	374	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	541	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	145.09/cwt	145.00–145.50	641	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	672	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	141.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	747	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	146.78/cwt	146.00–147.00	776	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	130.25/cwt	126.00–133.00	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	143.61/cwt	143.50–144.00	905	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	141.58/cwt	136.00–143.00	934	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	130.39/cwt	125.00–133.00	948	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	587	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	715	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	799	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	836	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	881	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	714	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	85.27/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,347	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	105.86/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,706	10
Bulls	—	—	1,680	99.24/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,667	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	342	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	53.47/cwt	51.00–55.00	494	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	60.98/cwt	59.00–63.00	570	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	670	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	66.19/cwt	62.00–72.00	801	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	74.74/cwt	74.50–75.50	997	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	72.14/cwt	72.00–72.50	1,184	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,079	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	15,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	1,394.09/cwt	1,360.00–1,430.00	18,388	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	953.60/cwt	860.00–1,120.00	13,083	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,282	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	874.74/cwt	770.00–960.00	9,605	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	886.44/cwt	725.00–950.00	10,141	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	834.59/cwt	690.00–940.00	9,840	8

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 239Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 32Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	149.00	149.00
6	—	519	154.00	154.00
5	—	464	154.00	154.00
3	—	616	143.00	143.00
4	—	366	161.00	161.00
3	—	428	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	98.00	98.00
6	—	412	142.50	142.50
1	—	714	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
5	—	600	136.00	136.00
1	—	295	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	768	143.56–145.00	144.22
7	—	404	153.50–157.00	154.51
9	—	460	153.50	153.50
26	—	564	153.00–157.00	156.55
1	—	910	119.00	119.00
6	—	800	138.00	138.00
32	—	620	151.50	151.50
37	—	662	152.50–155.00	154.39
32	—	518	157.00–162.00	160.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	142.00	142.00
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
2	—	613	135.50	135.50
3	—	465	135.00–148.00	143.57
1	—	895	104.00	104.00
12	—	539	140.00	140.00
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	125.00–133.00	130.39
21	—	630	143.50–144.00	143.61
22	—	442	145.00–145.50	145.09
4	—	556	140.00	140.00
13	—	358	151.00	151.00
16	—	527	140.00–143.00	141.84
19	—	660	136.00–143.00	141.58
10	—	467	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	529	146.00–147.00	146.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	140.00	140.00
12	—	508	130.00–131.00	130.25
5	—	624	126.00–133.00	130.25
6	—	443	137.00	137.00
4	—	395	141.00	141.00
3	—	297	126.00	126.00

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	—	1,125	1,340.00	1,340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,372	860.00–1,120.00	953.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,319	1,360.00–1,430.00	1,394.09

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	—	900	710.00	710.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,144	725.00–950.00	886.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	770.00–960.00	874.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,179	690.00–940.00	834.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,210	62.00–72.00	66.19
26	—	1,334	74.50–75.50	74.74
1	—	1,165	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	59.00–63.00	60.98
1	—	900	38.00	38.00
4	—	923	51.00–55.00	53.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	72.00–72.50	72.14
1	—	1,660	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,680	95.00–102.00	99.24
2	—	1,580	81.00–90.00	85.27
10	—	1,612	104.00–109.00	105.86

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.