Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-01-19

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 739▼ 94 vs year ago 689 · −13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 68▼ 10 vs year ago 61 · −16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 12 vs year ago 18 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lightweight feeders sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. All other feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $126.15/cwt on 260 head.
Average price
$126.15
260 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2717126.36906208
Medium and Large 2-3602125.3275552
One grade step is worth $1.03/cwt here — about $152 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 sale260 hd
126.15
—
KY average29 barns · 8,036 hd
131.32
−5.17
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—Low1,53188.921,3617thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46054.007889thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21845.3155227
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02231.483225thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255182.50/cwt182.50–182.504651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3362155.00/cwt155.00–155.005615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380171.96/cwt169.00–175.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3417134.00/cwt134.00–134.005594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458140.00/cwt140.00–140.006416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459148.13/cwt147.00–150.006808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578130.81/cwt129.50–131.5075636
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581118.21/cwt110.00–126.506878
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624126.25/cwt125.50–128.0078810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660127.50/cwt127.50–127.508423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3666118.36/cwt115.00–121.007889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709127.16/cwt127.00–127.5090246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720120.50/cwt120.50–120.508689
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3727117.14/cwt116.50–118.008527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760117.00/cwt117.00–117.0088911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774117.78/cwt115.50–118.5091217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832123.30/cwt123.30–123.301,02663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2304147.50/cwt147.50–147.504485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338153.79/cwt150.00–160.005209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366139.50/cwt139.50–139.505117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390130.50/cwt130.50–130.505096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400129.00/cwt129.00–129.005165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428118.78/cwt118.00–120.005088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473122.50/cwt122.50–122.505796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493107.00/cwt107.00–107.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519112.54/cwt109.00–115.0058412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533123.69/cwt120.00–126.0065913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564113.00/cwt113.00–113.0063710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624102.00/cwt102.00–102.006367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636112.20/cwt111.00–114.0071417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659114.67/cwt114.50–115.007569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690117.50/cwt117.50–117.5081128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3706100.40/cwt95.00–101.0070910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714113.98/cwt110.00–114.7581426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792114.00/cwt114.00–114.009035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3852104.00/cwt104.00–104.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854114.50/cwt114.50–114.5097841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2303169.00/cwt169.00–169.005123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418134.00/cwt134.00–134.005604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457110.00/cwt110.00–110.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459137.50/cwt137.50–137.506315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505117.00/cwt117.00–117.0059112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529110.00/cwt110.00–110.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570116.50/cwt116.50–116.5066411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587110.00/cwt110.00–110.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622105.00/cwt105.00–105.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643113.00/cwt113.00–113.0072712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726103.00/cwt103.00–103.0074815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384190.00/cwt90.00–90.007574
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 389080.50/cwt80.50–80.507168
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0641
Bulls——1,55391.07/cwt86.00–96.001,4146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97526.00/cwt26.00–26.002541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03432.85/cwt31.00–35.003404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21246.13/cwt44.50–51.0055919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21941.57/cwt40.00–43.005077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32056.00/cwt56.00–56.007391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46054.00/cwt54.00–54.007889
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,3801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2994885.09/cwt870.00–900.008,7982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,050770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238791.11/cwt600.00–875.009,7944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,3741
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00866.86/cwt55.00–82.006742

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.