Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 700 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.66/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$136.66

244 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$13.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

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	643	138.54	890	210
Medium and Large 2-3	686	125.07	858	34

One grade step is worth $13.46/cwt here — about $32 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 sale244 hd

136.66

—

KY average28 barns · 7,968 hd

138.73

−2.07

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	1,585	91.53	1,451	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	57.01	861	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	56.84	711	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	45.64	428	5thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	108.32/cwt	107.50–109.00	988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.70/cwt	130.00–133.50	817	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.12/cwt	139.00–140.50	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.06/cwt	141.00–145.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	107.62/cwt	107.00–108.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.17/cwt	126.00–128.50	915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.63/cwt	116.00–118.00	730	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	120.75/cwt	120.50–121.00	731	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	879	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	163.63/cwt	163.00–166.00	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	121.30/cwt	121.30–121.30	919	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	959	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,338.29/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	15,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	137.41/cwt	136.25–141.00	926	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,098.81/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	11,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	929.99/cwt	885.00–980.00	9,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	57.01/cwt	53.00–57.75	861	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	56.69/cwt	51.50–60.00	711	32
Bulls	—	—	1,650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	92.81/cwt	84.50–97.00	1,465	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,006	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	74.94/cwt	71.00–80.00	727	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	45.64/cwt	42.00–49.50	428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	118.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	129.33/cwt	127.50–131.00	489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,150.32/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	12,918	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	919.58/cwt	760.00–1,100.00	10,226	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	741.46/cwt	710.00–850.00	8,252	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	112.61/cwt	110.00–114.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	886	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	133.59/cwt	123.00–138.00	751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	105.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.01/cwt	122.50–128.00	696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.66/cwt	148.00–149.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	8

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 482Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 47Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 46Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	118.00	118.00
8	—	426	139.00–140.50	140.12
7	—	464	136.00	136.00
8	—	810	107.00–108.00	107.62
22	—	626	116.00–118.00	116.63
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
6	—	520	128.00–131.00	130.50
18	—	561	122.50–128.00	124.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	605	120.50–121.00	120.75
12	—	663	120.50	120.50
69	—	758	121.30	121.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	127.50–131.00	129.33
6	—	575	110.00–114.00	112.61
3	—	795	108.00	108.00
3	—	493	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
15	—	726	100.00–108.00	105.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	165.00–170.00	166.65
2	—	633	110.00	110.00
10	—	650	115.00	115.00
7	—	739	104.00	104.00
7	—	462	156.00	156.00
4	—	571	123.00	123.00
8	—	502	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
2	—	455	146.00	146.00
1	—	930	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	96.00	96.00
1	—	300	138.00	138.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
7	—	825	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	165.50	165.50
13	—	912	107.50–109.00	108.32
25	—	620	130.00–133.50	131.70
1	—	420	154.00	154.00
8	—	534	141.00–145.00	144.06
14	—	725	126.00–128.50	126.17
10	—	767	125.00	125.00
6	—	573	134.50	134.50
3	—	478	148.00–149.00	148.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	140.00	140.00
26	—	558	157.50	157.50
9	—	436	163.00–166.00	163.63
7	—	522	151.00	151.00
79	—	674	136.25–141.00	137.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	115.00–119.00	118.02
5	—	886	116.00	116.00
16	—	562	123.00–138.00	133.59
2	—	980	106.00	106.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	902	111.00	111.00
5	—	672	127.00	127.00

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	2	—	1,185	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,150.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,098.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,021	885.00–980.00	929.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,112	760.00–1,100.00	919.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	710.00–850.00	741.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	71.00–80.00	74.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,510	53.00–57.75	57.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,235	66.00	66.00
32	—	1,254	51.50–60.00	56.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	937	42.00–49.50	45.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,578	84.50–97.00	92.81

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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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle