Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Good demand for weaned and vaccinated feeders . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.07/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$130.07

269 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$9.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	626	132.35	829	203
Medium and Large 2-3	628	123.04	773	66

One grade step is worth $9.31/cwt here — about $56 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 sale269 hd

130.07

—

KY average24 barns · 5,363 hd

130.64

−0.57

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	1,796	83.70	1,503	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	55.39	836	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	52.23	665	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	33.00	297	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	150.44/cwt	150.00–151.50	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	133.24/cwt	125.00–136.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	137.57/cwt	131.00–143.25	979	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,186	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	153.94/cwt	152.25–157.50	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,161	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	33.00/cwt	30.00–36.00	297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	55.39/cwt	55.00–56.00	836	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	54.06/cwt	47.00–57.50	693	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	42.18/cwt	35.50–44.50	520	8
Bulls	—	—	1,830	83.62/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,530	7
Bulls	—	—	1,415	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,765	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	72.84/cwt	62.00–90.00	736	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	870.42/cwt	710.00–940.00	10,645	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	874.39/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.69/cwt	125.00–126.00	659	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	131.82/cwt	125.00–134.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	136.94/cwt	135.00–138.00	398	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	866	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	472	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	121.82/cwt	120.50–123.50	755	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	560	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,190	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	934	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	121.65/cwt	116.00–124.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	772	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	689	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	422	8

How this sale compares

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 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 813Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 73Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 30

Compared to last week; Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Good demand for weaned and vaccinated feeders . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	162.00	162.00
10	—	626	150.00–151.50	150.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	131.50	131.50
8	—	569	125.00–136.00	133.24
6	—	659	138.00	138.00
5	—	400	144.00	144.00
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
1	—	312	122.00	122.00
7	—	645	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	712	131.00–143.25	137.57
10	—	615	140.00–144.00	142.01
9	—	900	131.75	131.75
19	—	557	152.25–157.50	153.94
20	—	841	138.00	138.00
12	—	526	140.00	140.00
6	—	461	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
10	—	800	86.00	86.00
4	—	368	141.00	141.00
3	—	450	142.00	142.00
8	—	531	123.00	123.00
4	—	418	125.00–134.00	131.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	145.00	145.00
11	—	560	129.50	129.50
14	—	625	123.50	123.50
5	—	420	142.00	142.00
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
14	—	715	112.00	112.00
18	—	518	133.00	133.00
8	—	281	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	132.00	132.00
6	—	712	117.00	117.00
33	—	524	125.00–126.00	125.69
18	—	565	124.00	124.00
14	—	291	135.00–138.00	136.94
18	—	352	134.00	134.00
7	—	988	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,056	98.00	98.00
14	—	412	136.00	136.00
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
15	—	688	130.00–135.00	132.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	120.00	120.00
9	—	532	120.00	120.00
2	—	430	117.00	117.00
3	—	341	131.00	131.00
8	—	866	135.00	135.00
6	—	560	125.00	125.00
27	—	620	120.50–123.50	121.82
1	—	934	83.00	83.00
7	—	660	116.00–124.00	121.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	847	140.50	140.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	30.00–36.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,509	55.00–56.00	55.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,281	47.00–57.50	54.06
8	—	1,232	35.50–44.50	42.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,830	78.00–88.00	83.62
1	—	1,415	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,940	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	3	—	1,010	62.00–90.00	72.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,223	710.00–940.00	870.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	800.00–1,000.00	874.39

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.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle