Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.44/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$124.44

377 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$25.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

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	522	135.32	707	175
Medium and Large 2-3	639	115.25	737	193
Large 1-2	586	110.00	645	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.32/cwt here — about $62 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 sale377 hd

124.44

—

KY average25 barns · 8,962 hd

129.37

−4.93

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	1,658	85.06	1,410	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	55.49	701	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	36.76	360	12

Every lot, as filed

85 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	Large 1-2	—	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	573	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	554	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	127.55/cwt	125.50–129.50	927	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	124.22/cwt	123.75–125.50	786	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	812	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	603	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	149.85/cwt	148.50–151.50	761	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	791	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	171.50/cwt	170.00–172.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	939	118.90/cwt	118.90–118.90	1,116	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	992	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.42/cwt	132.00–133.00	825	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	526	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	654	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,007	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	927	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	67.47/cwt	60.00–75.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	853	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,014.61/cwt	830.00–1,200.00	12,378	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,126.11/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	885.00/cwt	810.00–910.00	8,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	832.63/cwt	790.00–880.00	7,910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	38.94/cwt	32.00–45.00	382	10
Bulls	—	—	1,102	75.37/cwt	75.00–76.00	831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	86.57/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,537	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	44.35/cwt	43.50–45.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	56.06/cwt	50.00–63.00	712	39
Steers	Large 1-2	—	632	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	720	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	533	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	25.85/cwt	24.00–28.00	252	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	814.67/cwt	800.00–830.00	9,165	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	835.11/cwt	750.00–910.00	7,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	907.39/cwt	780.00–1,030.00	9,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,040.95/cwt	910.00–1,160.00	10,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,026.18/cwt	870.00–1,150.00	10,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	781	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	906	94.81/cwt	90.00–96.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	961	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	114.81/cwt	108.00–116.00	724	93
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	863.06/cwt	780.00–950.00	10,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	121.65/cwt	115.00–126.50	644	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	796	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.82/cwt	97.00–116.50	762	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	126.49/cwt	122.00–128.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,012	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	126.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	120.25/cwt	95.00–122.50	875	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	871	118.42/cwt	118.00–118.75	1,031	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	107.16/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	734	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	132.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	707	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.07/cwt	140.50–143.00	664	27

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 518Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 81Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 72Year ago 82

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	557	120.00	120.00
15	—	337	170.00	170.00
27	—	690	117.75	117.75
20	—	416	145.00	145.00
7	—	381	148.00	148.00
4	—	288	170.00	170.00
7	—	836	107.00	107.00
5	—	643	122.50	122.50
39	—	534	130.00–134.00	132.36
27	—	471	140.50–143.00	141.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	503	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	95.00	95.00
5	—	906	90.00–96.00	94.81
8	—	961	113.50	113.50
93	—	631	108.00–116.00	114.81
36	—	529	115.00–126.50	121.65
4	—	657	118.50	118.50
5	—	796	110.00	110.00
5	—	356	151.00	151.00
28	—	720	97.00–116.50	105.82
4	—	429	122.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	338	130.00–134.00	132.04
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	119.00	119.00
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
3	—	637	111.00	111.00
3	—	358	160.00	160.00
11	—	518	125.00–129.00	126.49
10	—	775	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	633	123.75–125.50	124.22
26	—	708	111.75	111.75
12	—	304	173.00	173.00
20	—	419	156.00	156.00
4	—	938	94.25	94.25
10	—	352	170.00	170.00
22	—	514	145.00	145.00
4	—	564	132.50	132.50
18	—	478	150.00–156.00	153.61
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	727	125.50–129.50	127.55
14	—	676	129.50	129.50
8	—	304	173.00	173.00
5	—	767	124.00	124.00
25	—	508	148.50–151.50	149.85
4	—	382	170.00–172.00	171.50
15	—	848	117.00	117.00
14	—	623	132.00–133.00	132.42
13	—	413	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	135.00	135.00
55	—	939	118.90	118.90
18	—	832	121.00	121.00
20	—	706	131.25	131.25
14	—	556	153.50	153.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	546	143.00	143.00
3	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.27
3	—	323	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
11	—	847	119.50	119.50
33	—	728	95.00–122.50	120.25
14	—	871	118.00–118.75	118.42
6	—	958	103.00–108.00	107.16
10	—	568	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	1,004	60.00–75.00	67.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	830.00–1,200.00	1,014.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,126.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	810.00–910.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	800.00–830.00	814.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	780.00–1,030.00	907.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	910.00–1,160.00	1,040.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	780.00–950.00	863.06
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	750.00–910.00	835.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	790.00–880.00	832.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,012	870.00–1,150.00	1,026.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	980	32.00–45.00	38.94
2	—	975	24.00–28.00	25.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	43.50–45.00	44.35
39	—	1,270	50.00–63.00	56.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	75.00–76.00	75.37
1	—	1,805	94.50	94.50
13	—	1,775	80.00–90.00	86.57

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

Heifers · 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