Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers: Heifers:

24 hd 556 lbs 162.00 blk 20 hd 520 lbs 136.25 blk

29 hd 693 lbs 153.00 blk 29 hd 571 lbs 125.00 blk

27 hd 552 lbs 124.75 mix

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.72/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$131.72

293 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

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	578	134.17	775	223
Medium and Large 2-3	583	123.93	723	70

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $52 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 sale293 hd

131.72

—

KY average25 barns · 7,699 hd

132.64

−0.92

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	—	High	1,593	85.72	1,366	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	56.85	874	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	55.04	726	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	36.46	341	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	367	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.80/cwt	125.00–126.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.28/cwt	137.00–139.00	646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	148.61/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,158	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.53/cwt	132.00–136.25	693	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	147.59/cwt	141.00–154.00	995	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	147.19/cwt	144.00–147.75	918	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	138.33/cwt	134.25–140.00	919	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	124.60/cwt	120.50–140.00	789	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	131.13/cwt	129.75–137.00	732	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	147.21/cwt	145.50–149.00	848	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	141.91/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,010	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	609	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,117	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	152.92/cwt	152.50–153.00	1,057	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	901	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	727	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	823	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	36.46/cwt	35.50–37.50	341	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	931	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	55.16/cwt	52.00–56.50	843	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	44.46/cwt	41.00–48.50	511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	93.72/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,760	8
Bulls	—	—	1,482	85.31/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,264	20
Bulls	—	—	1,579	71.78/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,133	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	55.40/cwt	48.50–59.00	733	33
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	767.90/cwt	700.00–830.00	6,719	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	878.33/cwt	740.00–1,050.00	10,970	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	916.60/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	8,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,480	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	983.05/cwt	720.00–1,125.00	12,150	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	951.28/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	147.75/cwt	141.00–149.00	607	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.44/cwt	120.00–137.50	917	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	123.31/cwt	110.00–128.50	649	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	891	5

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 765Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 132Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 58

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers: Heifers:

24 hd 556 lbs 162.00 blk 20 hd 520 lbs 136.25 blk

29 hd 693 lbs 153.00 blk 29 hd 571 lbs 125.00 blk

27 hd 552 lbs 124.75 mix

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	143.00	143.00
3	—	993	108.00	108.00
14	—	467	137.00–139.00	138.28
3	—	933	115.00	115.00
5	—	766	130.00	130.00
34	—	515	132.00–136.25	134.53
33	—	664	134.25–140.00	138.33
30	—	633	120.50–140.00	124.60
33	—	558	129.75–137.00	131.13
19	—	411	141.00–149.00	147.75
5	—	301	145.00	145.00
23	—	714	120.00–137.50	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	125.00–126.00	125.80
29	—	572	125.00	125.00
5	—	827	123.00	123.00
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
20	—	526	110.00–128.50	123.31
10	—	662	122.00–126.00	123.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	779	144.00–152.00	148.61
56	—	674	141.00–154.00	147.59
5	—	470	152.00	152.00
20	—	624	144.00–147.75	147.19
26	—	576	145.50–149.00	147.21
9	—	712	141.00–143.00	141.91
6	—	502	150.00	150.00
6	—	302	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	140.00	140.00
5	—	715	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	880	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	725	154.00	154.00
35	—	691	152.50–153.00	152.92
24	—	556	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	559	137.00	137.00
5	—	619	128.00	128.00
5	—	366	162.00	162.00
14	—	466	156.00	156.00
14	—	700	117.50	117.50
9	—	500	140.00	140.00
5	—	416	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	111.00	111.00
6	—	426	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
7	—	632	115.00	115.00
11	—	507	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,519	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,150	41.00–48.50	44.46
33	—	1,323	48.50–59.00	55.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	934	35.50–37.50	36.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,552	60.00	60.00
13	—	1,529	52.00–56.50	55.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,878	90.00–100.00	93.72
20	—	1,482	80.00–88.00	85.31
4	—	1,579	65.00–78.00	71.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	875	700.00–830.00	767.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,249	740.00–1,050.00	878.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	971	850.00–1,100.00	916.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,236	720.00–1,125.00	983.05
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	960.00	960.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	900.00–1,000.00	951.28

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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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