Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-04-13

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 13
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 423▲ 241 vs year ago 339 · +71.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 67▲ 20 vs year ago 45 · +44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 80▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls 600lbs to 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.13/cwt on 240 head.
Average price
$137.13
240 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$38.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568138.65788179
Medium and Large 2-3511133.7768359
Large 1-2704100.007042thin
One grade step is worth $38.65/cwt here — about $84 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 sale240 hd
137.13
—
KY average26 barns · 7,686 hd
139.32
−2.19
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—High1,99298.361,9594thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48667.391,00115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27061.1477638
CowsLean 85-90%Average95645.134316thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3307163.00/cwt163.00–163.005003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366177.44/cwt175.00–180.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464169.03/cwt168.50–170.0078411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511167.35/cwt166.50–176.0085511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540160.25/cwt160.00–160.5086510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559168.50/cwt168.50–168.5094213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562152.75/cwt152.00–155.0085816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568138.77/cwt131.00–142.507886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624152.00/cwt152.00–152.0094814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630142.50/cwt142.50–142.508984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667144.50/cwt144.50–144.509642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686141.76/cwt138.50–143.5097220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,02725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819131.27/cwt130.00–132.501,07524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,1149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985117.45/cwt117.00–117.501,1579
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310147.58/cwt145.00–150.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414142.68/cwt133.00–146.0059112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420152.00/cwt152.00–152.006388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463151.50/cwt151.50–151.5070122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475146.00/cwt146.00–146.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523131.00/cwt131.00–131.006859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524144.24/cwt143.00–146.0075633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572135.13/cwt133.00–136.5077339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.80/cwt115.00–129.5072410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615138.26/cwt137.50–139.0085028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617124.38/cwt124.00–127.0076716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618132.00/cwt132.00–132.0081610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669129.10/cwt125.00–131.5086428
Heifers—Large 1-2704100.00/cwt100.00–100.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709119.00/cwt119.00–119.008447
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325167.48/cwt165.00–170.005446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340149.00/cwt149.00–149.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378167.12/cwt160.00–169.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419170.00/cwt170.00–170.0071210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461169.00/cwt169.00–169.0077912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510163.00/cwt163.00–163.0083111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529125.00/cwt125.00–125.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566124.48/cwt117.00–132.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570149.00/cwt149.00–149.008496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615134.00/cwt134.00–134.0082410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712124.00/cwt124.00–124.008836
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,908102.70/cwt100.00–105.501,9602
Bulls——2,07594.01/cwt93.50–94.501,9512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85029.00/cwt29.00–29.002471
Cows—Lean 85-90%90055.00/cwt55.00–55.004951
Cows—Lean 85-90%99646.70/cwt42.00–53.004654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20852.03/cwt45.00–54.506299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28863.42/cwt55.00–67.7581727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30171.29/cwt70.00–72.509272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48667.39/cwt67.00–69.501,00115
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,9751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286380.14/cwt70.00–90.006922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2869759.38/cwt730.00–850.006,5994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,9791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,5101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,091991.91/cwt810.00–1,040.0010,8224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127836.29/cwt720.00–950.009,4253
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2910920.00/cwt920.00–920.008,3721
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0018,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015804.93/cwt800.00–810.008,1702

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.