Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-11-30

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 30
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 797▲ 109 vs year ago 656 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 69▲ 43 vs year ago 89 · +48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 19 vs year ago 44 · −43.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. A strong demand was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.24/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$131.24
262 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577133.68771221
Medium and Large 2-3582118.0568641
One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $84 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 sale262 hd
131.24
—
KY average17 barns · 3,849 hd
133.13
−1.89
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—Average1,61886.121,39427
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48755.1181917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22651.9863758
CowsLean 85-90%Average92042.243894thin

Every lot

71 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 2-3336150.00/cwt150.00–150.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382174.95/cwt170.00–180.006684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407157.00/cwt157.00–157.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421144.00/cwt144.00–144.006067
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3466146.03/cwt141.00–151.006806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521154.18/cwt151.00–157.0080317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558155.11/cwt153.50–156.5086615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603159.00/cwt159.00–159.0095910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617147.57/cwt145.50–155.0091118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,01910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667142.00/cwt142.00–142.009478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713153.84/cwt153.50–154.001,09765
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3722133.00/cwt133.00–133.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727147.02/cwt145.50–150.501,06919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,15813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3786127.00/cwt127.00–127.009985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2854146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,23311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300149.50/cwt149.50–149.5044910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360163.00/cwt163.00–163.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3361114.84/cwt110.00–130.004154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363140.00/cwt140.00–140.005087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414140.00/cwt140.00–140.0058010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470135.39/cwt134.00–138.5063620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477134.00/cwt134.00–134.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508132.23/cwt130.00–137.0067225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511118.10/cwt113.00–123.0060318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561127.51/cwt125.00–131.0071522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587137.00/cwt137.00–137.008049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618129.13/cwt125.50–136.5079841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3654126.00/cwt126.00–126.008248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664134.64/cwt132.00–136.0089435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710124.63/cwt124.50–125.0088516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732136.50/cwt136.50–136.5099915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,04191.00/cwt91.00–91.009473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255132.00/cwt132.00–132.003371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335131.00/cwt131.00–131.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353157.00/cwt157.00–157.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418147.96/cwt144.50–153.5061818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427131.00/cwt131.00–131.005597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465147.50/cwt147.50–147.5068617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512119.50/cwt119.50–119.506124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524136.86/cwt135.00–139.0071731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628133.50/cwt133.50–133.5083813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700124.50/cwt124.50–124.5087212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815109.00/cwt109.00–109.0088811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44375.54/cwt73.50–78.001,0904
Bulls——1,63484.24/cwt80.00–89.001,37615
Bulls——1,67794.95/cwt90.50–100.001,5928
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92042.24/cwt40.00–44.503894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04044.00/cwt44.00–44.004581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22452.83/cwt46.00–59.5064749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25742.54/cwt39.00–44.005356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26763.39/cwt62.00–65.008032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48755.11/cwt55.00–57.0081917
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900870.00/cwt870.00–870.007,8301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2950800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,010730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,3731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,5601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083720.69/cwt700.00–740.007,8052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,6381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160844.48/cwt830.00–860.009,7962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,005.11/cwt1,000.00–1,010.0011,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178786.79/cwt720.00–850.009,2682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,003.29/cwt870.00–1,200.0012,3717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501

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.