Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-05-04

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 4
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 493▲ 0 vs year ago 386 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 79▼ 4 vs year ago 50 · −8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 35▲ 22 vs year ago 12 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while limited classes of feeders sold steady. The CME corn futures continue to increase ,increasing feed cost and lowering demand for cattle.. Slaughter cows and 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 $123.73/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$123.73
118 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550125.3868992
Medium and Large 2-3521117.8861426
One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $75 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 sale118 hd
123.73
—
KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd
129.06
−5.33
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—Low1,40681.191,14114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37863.488758thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17858.1168423
CowsLean 85-90%Average92542.303918thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313133.00/cwt133.00–133.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379165.69/cwt160.00–174.006289
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440138.00/cwt138.00–138.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463128.93/cwt124.00–131.005977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473147.05/cwt143.00–150.006967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533141.00/cwt141.00–141.007527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575141.00/cwt141.00–141.0081113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578132.00/cwt132.00–132.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688126.00/cwt126.00–126.0086717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706132.50/cwt132.50–132.5093511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715125.50/cwt125.50–125.508974
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2304145.00/cwt145.00–145.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362122.00/cwt122.00–122.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411151.00/cwt151.00–151.0062110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416137.00/cwt137.00–137.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468120.00/cwt120.00–120.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472131.00/cwt131.00–131.0061810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518125.00/cwt125.00–125.0064821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519114.87/cwt111.00–121.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622117.45/cwt112.00–123.0073110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665115.59/cwt115.00–116.0076915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737107.00/cwt107.00–107.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784110.00/cwt110.00–110.0086210
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340148.00/cwt148.00–148.005038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373136.60/cwt130.00–140.005106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383160.00/cwt160.00–160.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426140.00/cwt140.00–140.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467138.00/cwt138.00–138.0064412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517125.00/cwt125.00–125.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518128.00/cwt128.00–128.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567134.50/cwt134.50–134.507636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632114.00/cwt114.00–114.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635121.00/cwt121.00–121.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2816106.00/cwt106.00–106.0086511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382390.00/cwt90.00–90.007418
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15472.31/cwt71.00–75.008347
Bulls——1,59789.17/cwt85.00–94.001,4246
Bulls——2,02095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,9291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
Cows—Lean 85-90%92941.20/cwt36.00–44.003837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08241.45/cwt36.00–44.004483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19260.61/cwt52.00–63.0072220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25358.17/cwt55.00–60.507292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42065.25/cwt65.25–65.259276
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,037679.31/cwt630.00–690.007,0445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,7205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,134850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143863.64/cwt830.00–960.009,87112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02763.13/cwt57.00–67.006483
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2850750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,3751

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.