Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-02-02

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 2
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
▲ 406 vs last sale 220▼ 233 vs year ago 859 · −27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 48▼ 68 vs year ago 88 · −77.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 30 vs year ago 42 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.92/cwt on 339 head.
Average price
$128.92
339 head · 758 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2758129.24980328
Medium and Large 2-3763119.2791011thin
One grade step is worth $9.97/cwt here — about $70 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 sale339 hd
128.92
—
KY average27 barns · 4,905 hd
133.64
−4.72
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—Average1,44587.401,2632thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63959.089686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31456.5574312

Every lot

54 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 1-2330159.00/cwt159.00–159.005253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466159.00/cwt159.00–159.0074111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470143.00/cwt143.00–143.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519136.75/cwt135.50–140.0071011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.90/cwt135.00–138.0078919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620136.50/cwt136.50–136.508466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627134.00/cwt132.50–135.0084018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669134.60/cwt133.50–135.7590034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676133.29/cwt133.00–134.2590117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702133.25/cwt133.25–133.2593511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734124.15/cwt123.75–125.009119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769125.49/cwt125.25–126.0096536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822122.07/cwt121.50–122.501,00335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3823117.50/cwt117.50–117.509673
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3858118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913122.90/cwt122.90–122.901,122114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352132.00/cwt132.00–132.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375121.00/cwt121.00–121.004546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410123.00/cwt123.00–123.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426140.00/cwt140.00–140.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460138.00/cwt138.00–138.0063510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476133.61/cwt130.00–136.5063621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537122.07/cwt120.50–124.5065613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556120.00/cwt120.00–120.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606124.00/cwt124.00–124.0075115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614113.20/cwt108.00–115.5069510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628120.34/cwt118.50–121.5075615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677121.09/cwt118.50–122.5082014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371582.00/cwt82.00–82.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731117.99/cwt116.50–118.5086327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760114.50/cwt114.50–114.508708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805118.70/cwt118.70–118.7095661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3862107.92/cwt90.00–111.009307
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333158.00/cwt158.00–158.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468142.00/cwt142.00–142.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620117.00/cwt117.00–117.0072510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378099.00/cwt99.00–99.007723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,44587.40/cwt85.00–90.001,2632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28355.87/cwt54.00–60.0071711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61058.50/cwt58.50–58.509425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65864.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78562.00/cwt62.00–62.001,1071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,161928.74/cwt850.00–1,020.0010,7832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,9031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,8504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09088.00/cwt88.00–88.009591

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.