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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 23

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

482 head

▼ 364 vs last sale 846▼ 188 vs year ago 670 · −28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 91▼ 33 vs year ago 80 · −41.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 30▲ 22 vs year ago 24 · +91.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last week .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.26/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$119.26

269 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	729	120.91	882	231
Medium and Large 2-3	641	109.27	700	38

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $182 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 sale269 hd

119.26

—

KY average14 barns · 1,157 hd

122.57

−3.31

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	1,383	87.33	1,208	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	64.16	802	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	40.04	378	2thin

Every lot

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	665	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	156.25/cwt	156.00–157.00	731	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	746	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	153.29/cwt	152.00–156.00	796	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	139.90/cwt	139.75–140.00	923	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	914	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	120.10/cwt	120.00–120.50	994	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	839	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	965	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,034	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	879	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,002	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	140.62/cwt	140.00–141.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	633	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	112.82/cwt	110.00–113.50	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.10/cwt	128.50–129.50	676	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	121.00/cwt	120.50–122.00	691	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	114.29/cwt	111.50–116.00	697	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	783	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	682	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	743	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	122.05/cwt	119.50–123.00	870	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	116.95/cwt	116.95–116.95	981	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	794	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	728	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	117.60/cwt	116.00–119.00	734	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	793	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	730	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,126	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	944	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	406	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	40.04/cwt	39.00–41.00	378	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	64.50/cwt	55.00–66.00	810	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	896	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,015.90/cwt	970.00–1,100.00	11,988	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	890	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,476	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,624	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	924	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,762	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	10,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	959.41/cwt	890.00–1,000.00	9,824	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	903.96/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,989	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,285	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,043.71/cwt	960.00–1,070.00	12,451	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	70.92/cwt	68.00–74.00	656	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 846Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 91Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 30Year ago 24

No trends available due to no sale last week .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	519	152.00–156.00	153.29
23	—	762	120.00	120.00
4	—	468	156.00–157.00	156.25
4	—	664	136.00	136.00
12	—	413	161.00	161.00
20	—	862	120.00	120.00
5	—	600	135.00	135.00
20	—	828	120.00–120.50	120.10
2	—	1,055	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	660	139.75–140.00	139.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	839	115.00	115.00
3	—	713	115.00	115.00
8	—	879	114.00	114.00
8	—	518	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	117.00	117.00
12	—	524	128.50–129.50	129.10
15	—	571	120.50–122.00	121.00
8	—	478	132.50	132.50
7	—	402	141.00	141.00
5	—	322	140.00–141.00	140.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	839	116.95	116.95
58	—	713	119.50–123.00	122.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	109.00	109.00
2	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
4	—	845	94.00	94.00
2	—	417	110.00	110.00
5	—	523	110.00–113.50	112.82
14	—	610	111.50–116.00	114.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	101.00	101.00
2	—	488	120.50	120.50
1	—	365	128.00	128.00
4	—	793	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	128.25	128.25
3	—	453	156.00	156.00
2	—	718	107.00	107.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
3	—	400	147.00	147.00
4	—	360	161.00	161.00
11	—	521	140.00	140.00
13	—	624	116.00–119.00	117.60

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	970.00–1,100.00	1,015.90

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	850.00–950.00	903.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	890.00–1,000.00	959.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,193	960.00–1,070.00	1,043.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	924	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	790.00	790.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	860.00	860.00

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	2	—	925	68.00–74.00	70.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	39.00–41.00	40.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	70.00	70.00
45	—	1,256	55.00–66.00	64.50
1	—	944	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	80.00–82.00	80.99
1	—	1,370	100.00	100.00

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.