Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	133.68	771	221
Medium and Large 2-3	582	118.05	686	41

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,618	86.12	1,394	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	55.11	819	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	51.98	637	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	42.24	389	4thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	118.10/cwt	113.00–123.00	603	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	114.84/cwt	110.00–130.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	999	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	720.69/cwt	700.00–740.00	7,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	786.79/cwt	720.00–850.00	9,268	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,003.29/cwt	870.00–1,200.00	12,371	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,005.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,010.00	11,810	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,373	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	844.48/cwt	830.00–860.00	9,796	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	84.24/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,376	15
Bulls	—	—	1,677	94.95/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,592	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	52.83/cwt	46.00–59.50	647	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	63.39/cwt	62.00–65.00	803	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	42.54/cwt	39.00–44.00	535	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	75.54/cwt	73.50–78.00	1,090	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	42.24/cwt	40.00–44.50	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.13/cwt	125.50–136.50	798	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	894	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.39/cwt	134.00–138.50	636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.63/cwt	124.50–125.00	885	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	147.57/cwt	145.50–155.00	911	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	132.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	672	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	127.51/cwt	125.00–131.00	715	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	146.03/cwt	141.00–151.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	147.02/cwt	145.50–150.50	1,069	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	153.84/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,097	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	155.11/cwt	153.50–156.50	866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,233	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.18/cwt	151.00–157.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.96/cwt	144.50–153.50	618	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	838	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	872	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.86/cwt	135.00–139.00	717	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	55.11/cwt	55.00–57.00	819	17

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 797Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 69Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 44

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	753	135.00	135.00
10	—	300	149.50	149.50
7	—	363	140.00	140.00
41	—	618	125.50–136.50	129.13
35	—	664	132.00–136.00	134.64
20	—	470	134.00–138.50	135.39
16	—	710	124.50–125.00	124.63
25	—	508	130.00–137.00	132.23
22	—	561	125.00–131.00	127.51
10	—	414	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	126.00	126.00
18	—	511	113.00–123.00	118.10
3	—	1,041	91.00	91.00
4	—	361	110.00–130.00	114.84
5	—	477	134.00	134.00
2	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	732	136.50	136.50
9	—	587	137.00	137.00
3	—	360	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	119.50	119.50
11	—	815	109.00	109.00
7	—	427	131.00	131.00
1	—	255	132.00	132.00
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	418	144.50–153.50	147.96
13	—	628	133.50	133.50
12	—	700	124.50	124.50
17	—	465	147.50	147.50
3	—	353	157.00	157.00
31	—	524	135.00–139.00	136.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	617	145.50–155.00	147.57
9	—	854	146.00	146.00
19	—	727	145.50–150.50	147.02
8	—	667	142.00	142.00
5	—	407	157.00	157.00
15	—	558	153.50–156.50	155.11
17	—	521	151.00–157.00	154.18
4	—	382	170.00–180.00	174.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	141.00–151.00	146.03
7	—	421	144.00	144.00
3	—	722	133.00	133.00
3	—	336	150.00	150.00
5	—	786	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	772	150.00	150.00
10	—	651	156.50	156.50
65	—	713	153.50–154.00	153.84
10	—	603	159.00	159.00
11	—	865	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,083	700.00–740.00	720.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	720.00–850.00	786.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,233	870.00–1,200.00	1,003.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,005.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	830.00–860.00	844.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	870.00	870.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,634	80.00–89.00	84.24
8	—	1,677	90.50–100.00	94.95
4	—	1,443	73.50–78.00	75.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,224	46.00–59.50	52.83
2	—	1,267	62.00–65.00	63.39
6	—	1,257	39.00–44.00	42.54
1	—	1,040	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	40.00–44.50	42.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,487	55.00–57.00	55.11

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle