Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-01-05

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 5
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,167 head
▲ 792 vs last sale 375▲ 1 vs year ago 1,166 · +0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 55▼ 22 vs year ago 125 · −17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 19 vs year ago 16 · +118.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Christmas Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.22/cwt on 544 head.
Average price
$119.22
544 head · 649 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2658120.20791458
Medium and Large 2-3601114.0168586
One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about $106 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 sale544 hd
119.22
—
KY average14 barns · 2,572 hd
121.22
−1.99
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—High1,86292.771,72812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75152.779248thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33050.6267364
CowsLean 85-90%Average98936.6536212

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364150.00/cwt150.00–150.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413155.00/cwt155.00–155.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460146.00/cwt146.00–146.006726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509138.51/cwt137.50–140.0070522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569130.73/cwt130.00–131.2574417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591116.00/cwt116.00–116.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618131.92/cwt130.00–134.0081556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622127.00/cwt127.00–127.007907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660131.11/cwt131.00–132.0086527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681134.62/cwt133.50–136.2591745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716128.29/cwt125.50–131.0091920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720134.69/cwt134.00–135.7597096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780122.75/cwt122.75–122.7595711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788128.24/cwt128.00–129.251,01169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800125.75/cwt125.75–125.751,00612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825114.00/cwt110.00–118.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,07211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,06712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923119.25/cwt119.25–119.251,10114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423126.50/cwt126.50–126.5053510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423116.50/cwt116.50–116.504939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483125.53/cwt123.50–128.5060627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490111.00/cwt111.00–111.005447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525124.78/cwt122.00–129.2565537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538130.00/cwt130.00–130.0069920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572121.18/cwt119.50–123.0069352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577121.00/cwt121.00–121.0069811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added600121.25/cwt121.25–121.2572817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617112.84/cwt108.00–116.0069624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622120.52/cwt119.00–122.5075042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365297.00/cwt97.00–97.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659118.09/cwt117.00–118.757788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689122.25/cwt122.25–122.2584234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3711105.04/cwt102.00–105.5074715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720116.50/cwt116.50–116.5083935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733118.28/cwt117.50–120.00867109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810114.50/cwt114.25–114.7592754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824114.02/cwt112.00–115.0094021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900103.00/cwt103.00–103.009272
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360150.24/cwt150.00–151.005414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421145.00/cwt145.00–145.006106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468137.00/cwt137.00–137.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513115.00/cwt115.00–115.005908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524125.00/cwt125.00–125.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.0073810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3651102.00/cwt102.00–102.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664115.00/cwt115.00–115.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726107.45/cwt107.00–108.2578031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382395.00/cwt95.00–95.007822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83489.80/cwt83.00–96.001,6479
Bulls——1,947101.68/cwt99.00–106.001,9803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98335.89/cwt32.00–38.0035311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05045.00/cwt45.00–45.004731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14736.05/cwt35.00–38.004133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27057.00/cwt57.00–57.007243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34351.04/cwt44.00–55.0068558
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75152.77/cwt52.00–54.509248
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,3131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2800640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,1201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,5701
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2925800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,449.66/cwt1,425.00–1,475.0018,5992
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291767.59/cwt57.00–82.006206
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2950700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087825.69/cwt760.00–910.008,9753
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,145710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,3603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,017.09/cwt1,010.00–1,020.0011,9513

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.