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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

875 head

▲ 258 vs last sale 617▲ 163 vs year ago 712 · +22.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 82▲ 27 vs year ago 74 · +36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 54 vs year ago 84 · −64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Weaned and Preconditioned Feeder steers sold steady. All other classes of feeders sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $125.21/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$125.21

311 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$10.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

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	541	128.76	697	209
Medium and Large 2-3	617	117.92	728	102

One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale311 hd

125.21

—

KY average24 barns · 8,027 hd

131.24

−6.03

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	1,618	85.52	1,384	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	57.22	876	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	53.00	652	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	38.56	372	9thin

Every lot

70 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	410	144.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	710	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	869	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	138.19/cwt	135.50–140.00	806	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	607	135.66/cwt	134.00–137.25	823	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	140.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	902	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	145.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	990	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	136.46/cwt	132.00–138.00	963	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,028	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,166	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,191	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	401	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	122.18/cwt	110.00–126.00	397	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	118.84/cwt	117.00–122.00	521	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	580	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	131.68/cwt	131.00–133.00	693	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	725	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	729	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	847	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	671	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	815	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	126.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	864	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	731	116.87/cwt	115.00–118.00	854	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	940	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,018	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	867	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,017	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	952	104.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	994	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	303	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	439	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	455	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	524	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	561	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	571	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	680	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	719	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	676	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	687	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	802	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	601	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	565	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	703	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	830	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	72.89/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,066	4
Bulls	—	—	1,641	84.80/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,392	8
Bulls	—	—	1,691	94.89/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,605	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	36.56/cwt	32.00–40.00	351	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	45.58/cwt	44.00–47.00	449	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	42.38/cwt	40.00–46.00	471	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	675	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	54.44/cwt	48.00–57.00	681	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	57.22/cwt	52.00–58.00	876	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,201.56/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	14,419	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	949.73/cwt	750.00–1,020.00	10,438	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	955.83/cwt	860.00–1,000.00	10,705	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,716	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	693.49/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,273	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	14,328	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,545	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	73.39/cwt	64.00–84.00	668	4

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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 875Last week 617Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 82Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 84

Compared to last Week: Weaned and Preconditioned Feeder steers sold steady. All other classes of feeders sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	411	135.00–138.00	136.50
14	—	562	128.00	128.00
15	—	726	110.50	110.50
12	—	675	120.00	120.00
25	—	504	135.00	135.00
40	—	627	120.00–125.00	122.65
6	—	374	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	303	145.00	145.00
7	—	820	91.00	91.00
4	—	476	120.00	120.00
7	—	667	103.00	103.00
7	—	364	125.00	125.00
8	—	566	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	94.00	94.00
3	—	703	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	681	143.00–148.00	145.38
6	—	643	135.00–143.00	140.31
3	—	953	125.00	125.00
6	—	410	142.00–145.00	144.02
15	—	864	135.00	135.00
9	—	455	142.00	142.00
15	—	511	139.00	139.00
25	—	583	135.50–140.00	138.19
12	—	706	132.00–138.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	579	150.00	150.00
35	—	715	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	123.00	123.00
24	—	607	134.00–137.25	135.66
2	—	460	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	642	120.00	120.00
25	—	457	127.00	127.00
45	—	526	131.00–133.00	131.68
10	—	683	125.00–130.00	126.48
18	—	360	132.00	132.00
10	—	303	132.50	132.50
14	—	746	126.00	126.00
8	—	863	118.00	118.00
23	—	423	130.00	130.00
14	—	564	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	127.75	127.75
3	—	867	117.00–118.00	117.33
8	—	952	100.00–105.00	104.37
8	—	671	121.50	121.50
11	—	465	114.00	114.00
19	—	438	117.00–122.00	118.84
31	—	731	115.00–118.00	116.87
4	—	325	110.00–126.00	122.18
8	—	534	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	632	134.00	134.00

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	2	—	1,200	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.56

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)	1	—	1,090	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,193	650.00–750.00	693.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,268	1,130.00	1,130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	860.00–1,000.00	955.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,099	750.00–1,020.00	949.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,010.00	1,010.00

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	—	1,000	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00

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)	1	—	850	770.00	770.00

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	4	—	910	64.00–84.00	73.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,691	91.00–101.00	94.89
8	—	1,641	81.00–87.00	84.80
4	—	1,463	65.00–78.00	72.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	32.00–40.00	36.56
2	—	986	44.00–47.00	45.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,251	48.00–57.00	54.44
5	—	1,112	40.00–46.00	42.38
1	—	1,125	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,531	52.00–58.00	57.22

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.