Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-06-15

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 15
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 494▲ 178 vs year ago 390 · +45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 35▼ 25 vs year ago 65 · −38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 12 vs year ago 29 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a high quality offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.80/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$134.80
242 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589135.99800221
Medium and Large 2-3554122.3367721
One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $123 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 sale242 hd
134.80
—
KY average27 barns · 6,079 hd
132.93
+1.87
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—Average1,65999.391,64915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32275.009928thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16664.2074917
CowsLean 85-90%Average89548.154313thin

Every lot

75 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 1-2270163.00/cwt163.00–163.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517159.00/cwt159.00–159.008229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524165.50/cwt165.50–165.5086711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570158.00/cwt158.00–158.009018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631138.85/cwt135.00–142.0087640
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632148.00/cwt148.00–148.0093552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700138.00/cwt138.00–138.0096612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3709119.00/cwt119.00–119.008446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0448
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3863124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,0776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2929116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3940105.00/cwt105.00–105.009871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235131.00/cwt131.00–131.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303145.00/cwt145.00–145.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333134.51/cwt134.00–135.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365152.50/cwt152.50–152.505579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414142.99/cwt139.00–147.0059212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3443133.00/cwt133.00–133.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475148.57/cwt146.00–149.0070614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507138.07/cwt133.00–143.0070016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527144.27/cwt144.00–145.0076032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563122.00/cwt122.00–122.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581126.40/cwt126.00–127.0073417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622124.23/cwt123.00–125.0077327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638137.50/cwt137.50–137.5087720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668136.00/cwt136.00–136.0090856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3693114.00/cwt114.00–114.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3739114.00/cwt114.00–114.008425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758125.50/cwt125.50–125.509518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838113.00/cwt113.00–113.009473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2966103.00/cwt103.00–103.009954
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289164.70/cwt163.00–165.004766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353160.00/cwt160.00–160.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365146.00/cwt146.00–146.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411155.50/cwt155.50–155.506396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433131.00/cwt131.00–131.005675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452157.00/cwt157.00–157.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455143.00/cwt143.00–143.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515130.71/cwt125.00–133.0067311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559138.00/cwt138.00–138.007717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632108.50/cwt108.50–108.506865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693114.00/cwt114.00–114.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382392.00/cwt92.00–92.007573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25086.13/cwt80.00–89.001,0774
Bulls——1,669100.14/cwt90.00–104.501,6717
Bulls——2,050111.34/cwt107.00–117.002,2824
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87540.00/cwt40.00–40.003501
Cows—Lean 85-90%90552.22/cwt47.50–57.004732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10082.00/cwt82.00–82.009021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16163.63/cwt59.00–67.5073915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31255.00/cwt55.00–55.007221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32275.00/cwt75.00–75.009928
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005844.93/cwt830.00–860.008,4922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265860.00/cwt860.00–860.0010,8791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,298780.42/cwt760.00–800.0010,1302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310913.78/cwt800.00–1,020.0011,9712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1875660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294587.66/cwt70.00–110.008285
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,8401

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.