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Upton Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 9

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

950 head

▲ 432 vs last sale 518▲ 574 vs year ago 376 · +152.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 81▼ 9 vs year ago 82 · −11.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 72▼ 7 vs year ago 82 · −8.5%

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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 — 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 $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

Price by quality 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

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. 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	526	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	171.50/cwt	170.00–172.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	628	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	149.85/cwt	148.50–151.50	761	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	781	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	853	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	132.42/cwt	132.00–133.00	825	14
Steers	—	Large 1-2	632	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	720	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	875	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	927	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	127.55/cwt	125.50–129.50	927	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	120.25/cwt	95.00–122.50	875	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,007	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	847	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,012	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	992	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	871	118.42/cwt	118.00–118.75	1,031	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	939	118.90/cwt	118.90–118.90	1,116	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	958	107.16/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,027	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	573	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	603	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	126.49/cwt	122.00–128.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	141.07/cwt	140.50–143.00	664	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	692	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	121.65/cwt	115.00–126.50	644	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	132.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	707	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	17
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	114.81/cwt	108.00–116.00	724	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	657	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	812	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	105.82/cwt	97.00–116.50	762	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	796	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	876	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
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
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	526	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	654	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	153.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	734	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	126.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	655	11
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	533	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	554	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	747	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	124.22/cwt	123.75–125.50	786	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	791	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	884	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	310	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	282	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,102	75.37/cwt	75.00–76.00	831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	86.57/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,537	13
Bulls	—	—	1,805	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	25.85/cwt	24.00–28.00	252	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	38.94/cwt	32.00–45.00	382	10
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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	1,026.18/cwt	870.00–1,150.00	10,385	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	67.47/cwt	60.00–75.00	677	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,126.11/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,669	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,014.61/cwt	830.00–1,200.00	12,378	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	835.11/cwt	750.00–910.00	7,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	885.00/cwt	810.00–910.00	8,408	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	907.39/cwt	780.00–1,030.00	9,482	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,040.95/cwt	910.00–1,160.00	10,930	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	814.67/cwt	800.00–830.00	9,165	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	863.06/cwt	780.00–950.00	10,029	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	832.63/cwt	790.00–880.00	7,910	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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	503	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	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

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)	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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.