Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady. Feeders over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $131.23/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$131.23

250 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$6.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

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	521	132.87	693	182
Medium and Large 2-3	509	126.84	645	68

One grade step is worth $6.02/cwt here — about $47 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 sale250 hd

131.23

—

KY average27 barns · 6,958 hd

129.80

+1.43

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	1,681	81.67	1,373	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	57.30	853	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	53.17	703	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	43.43	459	19

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Value Added	—	314	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	649	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.65/cwt	153.00–160.00	643	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	797	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	113.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	816	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	140.73/cwt	137.00–142.00	853	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	988.24/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	9,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	133.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	684	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	724	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	785	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	157.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	163.11/cwt	162.00–165.00	533	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	634.44/cwt	620.00–650.00	5,995	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	977.65/cwt	860.00–1,010.00	9,972	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	39.21/cwt	35.50–42.50	368	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	531	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	57.11/cwt	57.00–58.00	848	20
Bulls	—	—	1,532	75.18/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,152	5
Bulls	—	—	2,033	91.25/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	762.58/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,945	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	45.67/cwt	43.50–47.00	508	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	53.59/cwt	48.00–58.00	716	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	455	8
Bulls	—	—	1,686	83.15/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,402	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	69.52/cwt	65.00–72.00	602	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	857.36/cwt	775.00–920.00	9,748	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	835.96/cwt	700.00–870.00	9,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	121.15/cwt	110.00–124.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	789	102.52/cwt	92.00–106.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	143.96/cwt	120.00–147.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	153.53/cwt	153.00–154.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	141.73/cwt	134.00–151.00	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.87/cwt	118.00–121.00	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	13

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 423Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 35Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 16Year ago 21

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady. Feeders over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	314	175.00	175.00
5	—	585	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	821	124.00	124.00
1	—	740	136.00	136.00
9	—	453	160.00–161.00	160.34
6	—	758	131.00–135.00	132.99
12	—	606	137.00–142.00	140.73
2	—	301	167.00	167.00
5	—	416	165.00	165.00
12	—	558	145.00	145.00
7	—	670	139.00	139.00
6	—	513	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
5	—	732	110.00–124.00	121.15
1	—	850	119.00	119.00
1	—	840	111.00	111.00
3	—	677	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	125.00–128.00	126.27
8	—	324	140.00–141.00	140.48
7	—	445	130.00	130.00
5	—	732	114.00	114.00
5	—	570	115.00–117.00	116.21
4	—	789	92.00–106.00	102.52
2	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	815	98.00	98.00
10	—	367	120.00–147.00	143.96
2	—	275	153.00–154.00	153.53
4	—	659	114.00	114.00
2	—	220	134.00–151.00	141.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	162.00	162.00
7	—	386	165.00	165.00
6	—	293	160.00	160.00
20	—	659	121.00	121.00
41	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.39
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
19	—	512	133.00–135.00	133.64
19	—	566	128.00	128.00
11	—	720	113.00	113.00
17	—	630	118.00–121.00	118.87
4	—	759	111.00	111.00
13	—	423	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	415	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	413	153.00–160.00	155.65
6	—	458	158.00–160.00	158.66
16	—	717	110.00–116.00	113.78
22	—	512	146.00	146.00
20	—	569	138.00	138.00
6	—	371	152.00–160.00	157.36
5	—	327	162.00–165.00	163.11
2	—	245	162.00	162.00
1	—	250	212.00	212.00
15	—	647	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	500	137.00	137.00
3	—	425	135.00	135.00
2	—	878	104.00	104.00
1	—	812	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	116.00	116.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	974	800.00–1,250.00	988.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	620.00–650.00	634.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	750.00–775.00	762.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,137	775.00–920.00	857.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,186	700.00–870.00	835.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,020	860.00–1,010.00	977.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	866	65.00–72.00	69.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	939	35.50–42.50	39.21
11	—	1,141	46.50	46.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	61.00	61.00
20	—	1,485	57.00–58.00	57.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,113	43.50–47.00	45.67
68	—	1,337	48.00–58.00	53.59
1	—	1,355	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	72.00–78.00	75.18
2	—	2,033	90.00–93.00	91.25
9	—	1,686	80.00–86.00	83.15

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle