Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steadyGroups of 20 head or more:

Steers: Heifers:

20 hd 630 lbs 140.25 blk

22 hd 705 lbs 128.75 mix 25 hd 638 lbs 123.50 mix

30 hd 800 lbs 120.00 mix

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.11/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$136.11

191 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$4.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

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	656	136.63	896	167
Medium and Large 2-3	569	132.48	754	24

One grade step is worth $4.15/cwt here — about $142 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 sale191 hd

136.11

—

KY average27 barns · 8,272 hd

139.69

−3.58

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	1,683	84.31	1,419	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	56.64	841	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	51.19	629	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	37.82	361	6thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	609	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	120.11/cwt	120.00–120.50	968	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	116.32/cwt	116.00–116.50	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.27/cwt	121.00–122.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	136.33/cwt	135.00–139.50	699	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.82/cwt	161.00–166.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.29/cwt	160.00–167.00	769	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	131.57/cwt	129.00–136.50	899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	128.64/cwt	128.25–137.00	908	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	859	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	82.93/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,311	7
Bulls	—	—	2,400	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	306	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	56.64/cwt	51.50–57.50	841	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	44.33/cwt	42.00–46.00	635	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	52.17/cwt	46.00–58.00	612	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	40.73/cwt	33.00–49.00	389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	127.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	115.28/cwt	112.00–117.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,118.93/cwt	1,085.00–1,160.00	11,749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	901.92/cwt	850.00–990.00	9,786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	981.09/cwt	905.00–1,050.00	12,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	133.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	762	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	840.57/cwt	830.00–850.00	8,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	123.70/cwt	123.50–124.50	790	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	114.26/cwt	112.50–115.00	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	167.71/cwt	167.00–170.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	885	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 950Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 73Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 75Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steadyGroups of 20 head or more:

Steers: Heifers:

20 hd 630 lbs 140.25 blk

22 hd 705 lbs 128.75 mix 25 hd 638 lbs 123.50 mix

30 hd 800 lbs 120.00 mix

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	151.00	151.00
4	—	801	116.00	116.00
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
22	—	468	160.00–167.00	164.29
20	—	683	129.00–136.50	131.57
4	—	415	168.00	168.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
7	—	701	122.50	122.50
5	—	626	133.50	133.50
4	—	343	167.00–170.00	167.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	806	120.00–120.50	120.11
6	—	661	138.50	138.50
23	—	706	128.25–137.00	128.64
7	—	515	158.50	158.50
20	—	631	140.25	140.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	125.00–133.00	127.72
11	—	572	125.00–135.00	133.21
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
2	—	435	131.00	131.00
5	—	771	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	162.00	162.00
14	—	702	116.00–116.50	116.32
11	—	571	121.00–122.00	121.27
1	—	325	159.00	159.00
31	—	639	123.50–124.50	123.70
14	—	761	112.50–115.00	114.26
3	—	503	129.00	129.00
6	—	465	146.00	146.00
5	—	805	104.00	104.00
8	—	403	151.00	151.00
5	—	659	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	135.00–139.50	136.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	112.00–117.00	115.28
9	—	828	99.00	99.00
5	—	443	138.00	138.00
2	—	375	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	153.00	153.00
4	—	340	161.00–166.00	164.82
6	—	733	115.00	115.00
5	—	629	124.00	124.00
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
4	—	510	143.00	143.00
3	—	556	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	88.00	88.00
8	—	838	102.00	102.00

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	1	—	800	60.00	60.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	850.00–990.00	901.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	905.00–1,050.00	981.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	830.00–850.00	840.57
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	1,085.00–1,160.00	1,118.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,581	80.00–86.00	82.93
1	—	2,400	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	32.00	32.00
4	—	954	33.00–49.00	40.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	51.50–57.50	56.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	42.00–46.00	44.33
1	—	1,165	62.00	62.00
10	—	1,173	46.00–58.00	52.17

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