Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-11-16

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 875▼ 25 vs year ago 822 · −3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 101▼ 41 vs year ago 110 · −37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 30▼ 8 vs year ago 31 · −25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Plain quality feeders sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.34/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$122.34
259 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547126.16690178
Medium and Large 2-3682113.9577781
One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale259 hd
122.34
—
KY average25 barns · 7,033 hd
129.85
−7.50
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,62283.771,35916
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34752.3170543
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58551.008081thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01935.963669thin

Every lot

76 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433140.00/cwt140.00–140.0060613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488138.00/cwt138.00–138.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524146.55/cwt139.00–150.0076840
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567141.00/cwt141.00–141.007997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567134.00/cwt134.00–134.007605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583153.50/cwt153.50–153.508954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620146.23/cwt141.00–149.0090722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634150.00/cwt150.00–150.0095118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654143.50/cwt143.50–143.509387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691137.00/cwt137.00–137.009479
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,12151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772140.90/cwt135.50–143.501,08822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817137.92/cwt137.00–138.501,12718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3822121.10/cwt101.00–126.009955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357134.01/cwt130.00–135.0047815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410130.49/cwt130.00–131.0053526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463122.00/cwt122.00–122.0056521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3492110.00/cwt110.00–110.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506112.99/cwt90.00–115.0057213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514126.39/cwt124.00–127.0065031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561128.00/cwt128.00–128.0071813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563122.00/cwt122.00–122.0068724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589118.00/cwt110.00–119.006959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633117.00/cwt117.00–117.0074116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641122.50/cwt122.50–122.507858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679130.00/cwt130.00–130.0088313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3731112.81/cwt110.00–113.5082515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732123.02/cwt121.00–125.0090116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768126.00/cwt126.00–126.009684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3791114.00/cwt114.00–114.009024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820115.52/cwt107.00–118.009479
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3863114.38/cwt109.00–118.009875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2869120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3984105.47/cwt100.00–109.001,0385
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255125.06/cwt122.00–131.003193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365136.00/cwt136.00–136.004968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367114.13/cwt100.00–121.004193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405131.00/cwt131.00–131.0053113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461128.00/cwt128.00–128.0059014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.0066324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553124.50/cwt124.50–124.5068813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568112.63/cwt105.00–120.006408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616118.04/cwt115.00–122.0072733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715109.27/cwt109.00–110.0078130
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372580.00/cwt80.00–80.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382097.00/cwt97.00–97.0079513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398283.00/cwt83.00–83.008151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29674.24/cwt72.00–77.009625
Bulls——1,73396.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6643
Bulls——1,78485.14/cwt80.00–88.001,5198
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00934.95/cwt32.00–39.003538
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10044.00/cwt44.00–44.004841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11843.10/cwt40.00–44.504824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37153.26/cwt47.00–57.0073039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58551.00/cwt51.00–51.008081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,9201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0022,0881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2950580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,5102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2967674.14/cwt625.00–700.006,5193
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2985651.00/cwt651.00–651.006,4121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060656.60/cwt600.00–720.006,9602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122796.48/cwt730.00–865.008,93711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,5202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425880.00/cwt880.00–880.0012,5401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980948.57/cwt720.00–1,000.009,2965
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1001

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.