Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.32/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$123.32

397 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$9.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	631	123.85	782	374
Medium and Large 2-3	535	114.59	613	23

One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $169 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 sale397 hd

123.32

—

KY average26 barns · 4,536 hd

123.79

−0.47

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	1,774	90.89	1,612	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	62.50	977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	57.46	757	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	49.21	491	11

Every lot, as filed

79 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.48/cwt	140.50–144.75	659	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.09/cwt	116.00–123.50	1,013	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.54/cwt	132.00–148.50	609	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.87/cwt	133.50–141.00	778	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.03/cwt	144.50–146.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,001	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	122.90/cwt	122.90–122.90	1,056	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.48/cwt	124.00–133.00	842	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	152.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	889	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	119.66/cwt	113.00–125.50	611	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.20/cwt	156.00–165.00	614	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	797.50/cwt	610.00–1,110.00	8,773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	805	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.74/cwt	116.50–125.00	679	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,070	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	44.60/cwt	43.50–46.00	460	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,126	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	92.79/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,884	6
Bulls	—	—	1,439	80.17/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,154	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	101.39/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,732	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	46.99/cwt	42.50–50.50	575	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	62.44/cwt	61.00–67.00	862	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	55.54/cwt	52.00–60.50	706	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	53.06/cwt	50.00–56.50	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	766.76/cwt	500.00–940.00	7,852	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	902.52/cwt	760.00–1,000.00	8,348	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	737.22/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.32/cwt	111.00–112.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	123.59/cwt	121.00–126.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.81/cwt	108.00–118.25	843	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.75/cwt	118.00–129.50	651	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.20/cwt	114.00–119.25	798	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.96/cwt	111.00–117.50	715	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	121.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	933	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2

How this sale compares

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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 846Last week 626Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 20Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 12Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	117.00	117.00
10	—	465	144.00	144.00
9	—	381	145.00–155.00	152.11
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
2	—	292	161.00	161.00
1	—	325	177.00	177.00
16	—	522	118.00–129.50	124.75
2	—	675	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	111.00	111.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	635	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,055	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
2	—	675	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	965	88.00	88.00
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
3	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	129.50	129.50
5	—	517	144.00	144.00
42	—	830	116.00–123.50	122.09
2	—	418	155.00–156.00	155.50
1	—	270	158.00	158.00
56	—	560	133.50–141.00	138.87
8	—	483	144.50–146.00	145.03
18	—	655	124.00–133.00	128.48
70	—	724	120.00–125.00	122.74
7	—	383	156.00–165.00	160.20
18	—	877	122.00	122.00
30	—	768	117.00–122.00	121.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	451	165.00	165.00
63	—	859	122.90	122.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	459	140.50–144.75	143.48
7	—	799	112.00	112.00
11	—	346	144.00	144.00
46	—	424	132.00–148.50	143.54
2	—	373	123.00–126.00	124.51
15	—	511	113.00–125.50	119.66
45	—	567	116.50–125.00	119.74
1	—	265	132.00	132.00
21	—	728	108.00–118.25	115.81
75	—	675	114.00–119.25	118.20
13	—	627	111.00–117.50	113.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	863	116.00	116.00
39	—	671	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
1	—	735	94.00	94.00
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
2	—	828	90.00–96.00	92.99
1	—	265	117.50	117.50
3	—	525	111.00–112.00	111.32
9	—	496	125.00	125.00
2	—	415	121.00–126.00	123.59
3	—	633	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	83.00	83.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	610.00–1,110.00	797.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,024	500.00–940.00	766.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	958	700.00–770.00	737.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	925	760.00–1,000.00	902.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	70.00–72.00	70.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	43.50–46.00	44.60
6	—	971	50.00–56.50	53.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	71.50	71.50
1	—	1,550	53.50	53.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,224	42.50–50.50	46.99
28	—	1,381	61.00–67.00	62.44
18	—	1,272	52.00–60.50	55.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,030	88.00–97.00	92.79
4	—	1,439	75.00–83.50	80.17
3	—	1,708	100.00–103.00	101.39

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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