Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-05-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 11
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 386▼ 59 vs year ago 635 · −9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 46▲ 26 vs year ago 44 · +59.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 34▼ 16 vs year ago 31 · −51.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. 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 $136.11/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$136.11
217 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2647137.11888195
Medium and Large 2-3630127.2580222
One grade step is worth $9.87/cwt here — about $86 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 sale217 hd
136.11
—
KY average27 barns · 3,991 hd
135.28
+0.83
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—Low1,73487.511,5187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47466.2597714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23460.3474438
CowsLean 85-90%Average98840.504003thin

Every lot

64 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 1-2390164.00/cwt164.00–164.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402162.50/cwt162.00–164.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411157.43/cwt157.00–160.006477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465157.35/cwt157.00–160.007329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511156.42/cwt154.00–157.0079916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519158.00/cwt158.00–158.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532138.14/cwt130.00–146.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558160.00/cwt160.00–160.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568134.05/cwt132.50–138.0076111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581141.80/cwt141.00–142.5082427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636134.44/cwt133.00–138.0085536
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646137.92/cwt137.75–141.0089118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677132.51/cwt130.50–135.5089713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764128.93/cwt127.00–130.0098517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809120.89/cwt120.00–124.0097831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2904115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0407
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,00589.00/cwt89.00–89.008943
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323149.00/cwt149.00–149.004818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418134.56/cwt133.00–145.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431125.00/cwt125.00–125.005398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470131.00/cwt131.00–131.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505134.00/cwt134.00–134.0067711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.0064425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518113.17/cwt113.00–114.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3551119.00/cwt119.00–119.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583122.56/cwt120.00–124.5071546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627116.00/cwt116.00–116.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630118.08/cwt117.50–120.0074421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669121.50/cwt121.50–121.5081317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687116.86/cwt116.00–118.0080311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717107.28/cwt107.00–108.0076921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372699.89/cwt96.00–104.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3766102.00/cwt102.00–102.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788110.00/cwt110.00–110.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-399094.00/cwt94.00–94.009312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315153.00/cwt153.00–153.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388148.00/cwt148.00–148.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436133.75/cwt130.00–135.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464140.00/cwt140.00–140.006507
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527137.45/cwt134.00–142.5072414
Bulls—Large 1-2564115.00/cwt115.00–115.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629116.00/cwt116.00–116.007308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3634113.00/cwt113.00–113.007166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2694108.00/cwt108.00–108.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700108.50/cwt108.50–108.5076011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36879.66/cwt78.00–81.001,0902
Bulls——1,88190.65/cwt84.50–95.001,7055
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98840.50/cwt36.00–44.004003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12050.50/cwt50.50–50.505661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23567.50/cwt67.50–67.508341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23760.41/cwt52.50–65.2574736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47466.25/cwt66.25–66.2597714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100858.50/cwt800.00–930.009,4442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,198.14/cwt1,125.00–1,270.0013,5992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2950900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,4954

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.