Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-02-09

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 9
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
846 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 626▲ 392 vs year ago 454 · +86.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 20▲ 46 vs year ago 45 · +102.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 28 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.32/cwt on 397 head.
Average price
$123.32
397 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2631123.85782374
Medium and Large 2-3535114.5961323
One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $169 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 sale397 hd
123.32
—
KY average26 barns · 4,536 hd
123.79
−0.47
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—Average1,77490.891,61213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56362.509772thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31857.4675756
CowsLean 85-90%Low99849.2149111

Every lot

79 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270158.00/cwt158.00–158.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383160.20/cwt156.00–165.006147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418155.50/cwt155.00–156.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451165.00/cwt165.00–165.0074419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483145.03/cwt144.50–146.007008
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517144.00/cwt144.00–144.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550124.00/cwt124.00–124.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560138.87/cwt133.50–141.0077856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621129.50/cwt129.50–129.508045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655128.48/cwt124.00–133.0084218
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675109.51/cwt109.00–110.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724122.74/cwt120.00–125.0088970
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735111.00/cwt111.00–111.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768121.51/cwt117.00–122.0093330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830122.09/cwt116.00–123.501,01342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859122.90/cwt122.90–122.901,05663
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2877122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,07018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-390595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-396588.00/cwt88.00–88.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,01095.00/cwt95.00–95.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,055100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265132.00/cwt132.00–132.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265117.50/cwt117.50–117.503111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300115.00/cwt115.00–115.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2346144.00/cwt144.00–144.0049811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373124.51/cwt123.00–126.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415123.59/cwt121.00–126.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424143.54/cwt132.00–148.5060946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459143.48/cwt140.50–144.7565927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3496125.00/cwt125.00–125.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511119.66/cwt113.00–125.5061115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525111.32/cwt111.00–112.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567119.74/cwt116.50–125.0067945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575102.00/cwt102.00–102.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627113.96/cwt111.00–117.5071513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633105.00/cwt105.00–105.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671120.00/cwt120.00–120.0080539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675118.20/cwt114.00–119.2579875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728115.81/cwt108.00–118.2584321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373594.00/cwt94.00–94.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2799112.00/cwt112.00–112.008957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382892.99/cwt90.00–96.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,00169
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280111.00/cwt111.00–111.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2292161.00/cwt161.00–161.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381152.11/cwt145.00–155.005809
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465144.00/cwt144.00–144.0067010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522124.75/cwt118.00–129.5065116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710104.00/cwt104.00–104.007381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 356083.00/cwt83.00–83.004651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43980.17/cwt75.00–83.501,1544
Bulls——1,708101.39/cwt100.00–103.001,7323
Bulls——2,03092.79/cwt88.00–97.001,8846
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97153.06/cwt50.00–56.505156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03144.60/cwt43.50–46.004605
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22446.99/cwt42.50–50.5057510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27255.54/cwt52.00–60.5070618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38162.44/cwt61.00–67.0086228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55053.50/cwt53.50–53.508291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57571.50/cwt71.50–71.501,1261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958737.22/cwt700.00–770.007,0633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024766.76/cwt500.00–940.007,85218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100797.50/cwt610.00–1,110.008,7735
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925902.52/cwt760.00–1,000.008,3483
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03370.98/cwt70.00–72.007332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2750750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,6251

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.