Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-06-22

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 22
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 568▼ 241 vs year ago 567 · −42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 102 vs year ago 132 · −77.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 17▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady . 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 $133.41/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$133.41
135 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2629134.83848116
Medium and Large 2-3530124.7266119thin
One grade step is worth $10.11/cwt here — about $187 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 sale135 hd
133.41
—
KY average25 barns · 4,301 hd
134.12
−0.71
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—High1,70399.301,6917thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33068.6891322
CowsLean 85-90%Average90356.015063thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320166.00/cwt166.00–166.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322175.00/cwt175.00–175.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415164.00/cwt164.00–164.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478142.00/cwt142.00–142.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512155.00/cwt155.00–155.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583146.49/cwt146.00–147.008548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620137.50/cwt137.50–137.508534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676142.86/cwt142.00–143.0096614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729129.00/cwt129.00–129.009404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749139.00/cwt138.00–140.001,04128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,08914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800124.50/cwt124.50–124.509962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0495
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285160.78/cwt153.00–162.004587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added353161.50/cwt161.50–161.505706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383136.00/cwt136.00–136.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420144.00/cwt144.00–144.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434127.00/cwt127.00–127.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3503131.00/cwt131.00–131.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519142.00/cwt142.00–142.0073714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524137.00/cwt137.00–137.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567135.68/cwt134.00–138.5076916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570127.00/cwt127.00–127.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609107.25/cwt96.00–113.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634126.38/cwt126.00–128.0080110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705134.17/cwt134.00–135.0094624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731131.50/cwt131.50–131.509619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771124.50/cwt124.50–124.509609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3788114.00/cwt114.00–114.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2884116.19/cwt115.50–116.501,02713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362160.00/cwt160.00–160.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418160.00/cwt160.00–160.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425144.00/cwt144.00–144.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455153.00/cwt153.00–153.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507144.00/cwt144.00–144.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563138.00/cwt138.00–138.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609125.00/cwt125.00–125.007617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638117.47/cwt110.00–125.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381292.00/cwt92.00–92.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392485.00/cwt85.00–85.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398587.00/cwt87.00–87.008571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66198.27/cwt95.00–101.501,6326
Bulls——1,955105.50/cwt105.50–105.502,0631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90356.01/cwt50.00–60.005063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22365.10/cwt60.00–71.0079611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43772.25/cwt72.25–72.251,03811
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-21,020975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,9451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,3321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2950950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,7611

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.