Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-06-29

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 29
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 326▲ 446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 30▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers a feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $136.29/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$136.29
166 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566137.20776147
Medium and Large 2-3504129.3165119thin
One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about $125 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 sale166 hd
136.29
—
KY average26 barns · 5,258 hd
136.68
−0.39
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—Average1,67696.511,61812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34769.7894037
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59869.501,1102thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03052.495414thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2406157.00/cwt157.00–157.006377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456152.50/cwt152.50–152.506954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510158.00/cwt158.00–158.008067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518150.37/cwt149.00–151.0077910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3551131.00/cwt131.00–131.0072212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563146.50/cwt146.50–146.5082511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612141.00/cwt141.00–141.008638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613152.69/cwt152.00–153.5093615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009628
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3669132.00/cwt132.00–132.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708143.80/cwt142.00–145.001,01820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730135.50/cwt135.50–135.509896
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3753127.00/cwt127.00–127.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0653
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3801127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0174
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306159.00/cwt159.00–159.004878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359159.00/cwt159.00–159.005715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422147.50/cwt147.50–147.506225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3437132.56/cwt117.00–135.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469139.74/cwt139.00–140.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509143.53/cwt143.00–144.0073123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528139.04/cwt137.00–140.0073421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570135.50/cwt135.50–135.5077211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609120.00/cwt120.00–120.007317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620134.79/cwt134.50–135.0083617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620128.69/cwt128.00–131.0079818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670132.94/cwt130.50–138.0089118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706123.63/cwt123.00–125.0087319
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265171.00/cwt171.00–171.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330146.00/cwt146.00–146.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372155.00/cwt155.00–155.005775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426141.76/cwt140.00–142.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474150.00/cwt149.00–151.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507150.00/cwt150.00–150.0076111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521139.00/cwt139.00–139.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553143.00/cwt143.00–143.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611114.50/cwt114.50–114.507006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640130.50/cwt130.50–130.508358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724117.00/cwt117.00–117.0084711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2042
Bulls——1,63395.24/cwt90.00–100.001,5556
Bulls——1,879103.68/cwt101.00–106.001,9484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03052.49/cwt46.50–55.505414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21252.50/cwt52.50–52.506361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30066.50/cwt66.50–66.508651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34868.44/cwt65.00–70.0092322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35573.11/cwt72.00–73.2599114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,3741
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0015,3111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200940.00/cwt940.00–940.0011,2801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,113945.51/cwt900.00–990.0010,5242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850790.00/cwt790.00–790.006,7151
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,7401

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.