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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 14

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 280 vs last sale 740▲ 85 vs year ago 375 · +22.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 95▲ 42 vs year ago 55 · +76.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 31▲ 60 vs year ago 40 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $122.23/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$122.23

183 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.71

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	630	125.82	793	161
Medium and Large 2-3	490	95.95	470	22

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $323 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 sale183 hd

122.23

—

KY average25 barns · 7,435 hd

134.94

−12.71

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	—	Average	1,593	84.02	1,339	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	53.90	658	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	46.81	450	8thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	155.81/cwt	155.00–157.50	679	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	684	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	501	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	616	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	738	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	822	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	155.75/cwt	152.50–158.00	949	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	151.11/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,034	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,007	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,178	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,103	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,273	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	124.28/cwt	123.00–127.00	518	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	134.36/cwt	120.00–136.00	641	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	131.91/cwt	127.50–135.00	696	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	795	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	127.87/cwt	120.00–134.00	798	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	747	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	950	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	106.20/cwt	100.00–116.00	869	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,095	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,028	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	994	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	549	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	151.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	633	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	129.15/cwt	121.00–135.00	664	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	761	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	117.05/cwt	114.00–132.00	823	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	85.21/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,272	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	78.32/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	345	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	47.90/cwt	44.00–50.50	475	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	556	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	58.73/cwt	56.00–60.00	636	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	43.50/cwt	41.50–45.50	528	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	52.52/cwt	47.00–55.50	669	41
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	834.90/cwt	710.00–1,060.00	10,228	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,460	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	905.36/cwt	620.00–1,030.00	7,605	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,825	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	656.41/cwt	500.00–750.00	7,004	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	979.84/cwt	500.00–1,300.00	11,347	61
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	988.55/cwt	670.00–1,250.00	12,011	12

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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 740Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 95Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 31Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	165.00	165.00
14	—	628	128.00	128.00
5	—	323	170.00	170.00
3	—	850	100.00	100.00
4	—	450	145.00	145.00
24	—	514	121.00–135.00	129.15
18	—	703	114.00–132.00	117.05
12	—	574	132.50	132.50
10	—	417	140.00–155.00	151.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	111.00	111.00
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
3	—	375	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	719	140.00	140.00
5	—	567	145.00	145.00
20	—	609	152.50–158.00	155.75
3	—	436	155.00–157.50	155.81
8	—	509	145.00	145.00
5	—	398	165.00	165.00
24	—	684	146.00–156.00	151.11
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
12	—	459	149.00	149.00
7	—	862	128.00	128.00
7	—	950	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	770	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	123.00	123.00
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	101.00	101.00
1	—	665	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	624	120.00–134.00	127.87
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
6	—	925	109.00	109.00
4	—	346	131.00	131.00
27	—	528	127.50–135.00	131.91
31	—	477	120.00–136.00	134.36
2	—	1,038	98.00–100.00	99.00
6	—	748	127.00	127.00
10	—	818	100.00–116.00	106.20
5	—	564	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,080	92.00	92.00
3	—	417	123.00–127.00	124.28
6	—	978	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	100.00	100.00
15	—	466	90.00	90.00
3	—	345	117.00	117.00
2	—	747	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,083	56.00–60.00	58.73
41	—	1,274	47.00–55.50	52.52
2	—	1,213	41.50–45.50	43.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	55.00	55.00
5	—	991	44.00–50.50	47.90
2	—	863	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	82.00–90.00	85.21
1	—	1,950	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,675	75.00–80.00	78.32

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	710.00–1,060.00	834.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	950	680.00	680.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	840	620.00–1,030.00	905.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,067	500.00–750.00	656.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	1,158	500.00–1,300.00	979.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,215	670.00–1,250.00	988.55

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.