Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $129.73/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$129.73

227 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

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	637	130.10	829	191
Medium and Large 2-3	495	127.76	632	36

One grade step is worth $2.35/cwt here — about $197 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 sale227 hd

129.73

—

KY average26 barns · 6,392 hd

132.12

−2.39

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	—	High	1,823	82.99	1,513	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	59.36	892	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	54.33	682	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	40.68	416	17

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,073	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.20/cwt	128.00–137.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	140.65/cwt	140.00–140.80	1,046	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	510	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,105.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,160.00	13,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	123.48/cwt	122.50–125.50	826	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.16/cwt	139.00–143.00	734	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	173.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	872	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.49/cwt	119.50–122.50	875	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.27/cwt	142.00–144.00	890	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	991	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	55.01/cwt	32.00–57.50	701	27
Bulls	—	—	2,170	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,083	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	44.68/cwt	32.00–58.00	504	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	76.49/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,053.03/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	11,804	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	72.18/cwt	65.00–85.00	699	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	897.84/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,370	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	104.05/cwt	101.00–110.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	138.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	41.68/cwt	32.50–48.50	423	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	287	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	59.36/cwt	53.50–60.00	892	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	153.43/cwt	151.00–156.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	770	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,101.62/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	744	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.50	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,065	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	128.80/cwt	128.80–128.80	927	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.16/cwt	119.50–125.50	780	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	126.79/cwt	115.00–128.00	644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	127.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	802	5

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 540Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 130Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 51Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	793	108.50	108.50
1	—	310	157.00	157.00
1	—	910	117.00	117.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
4	—	710	129.00	129.00
3	—	505	139.00	139.00
5	—	627	124.00–134.00	127.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	913	117.50	117.50
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	235	210.00	210.00
11	—	710	128.00–137.00	134.20
2	—	430	168.00	168.00
4	—	376	170.50	170.50
33	—	621	142.00–144.00	143.27
4	—	528	159.00	159.00
6	—	793	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	744	140.00–140.80	140.65
61	—	806	132.10	132.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	582	131.00	131.00
5	—	714	109.00	109.00
2	—	335	151.00–156.00	153.43
3	—	433	149.00	149.00
3	—	353	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	156.00	156.00
5	—	411	163.00	163.00
2	—	283	170.00–178.00	173.96
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
13	—	724	120.50	120.50
6	—	524	147.00	147.00
12	—	474	157.00	157.00
8	—	623	125.00	125.00
8	—	573	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	125.00	125.00
5	—	359	142.00	142.00
15	—	669	122.50–125.50	123.48
24	—	524	139.00–143.00	140.16
20	—	720	119.50–122.50	121.49
3	—	557	129.50	129.50
5	—	411	146.50	146.50
12	—	467	141.00	141.00
4	—	306	144.00	144.00
24	—	633	119.50–125.50	123.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
3	—	822	101.00–110.00	104.05
3	—	388	137.00–141.00	138.29
7	—	578	116.00–120.50	118.64
6	—	400	136.00	136.00
5	—	333	140.00	140.00
11	—	508	115.00–128.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	720	128.80	128.80

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,105.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,121	750.00–1,225.00	1,053.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	800.00–950.00	897.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,112	950.00–1,250.00	1,101.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	65.00–85.00	72.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	65.00	65.00
27	—	1,274	32.00–57.50	55.01
3	—	1,127	32.00–58.00	44.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	50.00	50.00
14	—	1,016	32.50–48.50	41.68
2	—	988	29.00	29.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,503	53.50–60.00	59.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,650	76.00–77.00	76.49

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