Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-07-13

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 13
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 446▲ 48 vs year ago 518 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 69▼ 23 vs year ago 78 · −29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 27 vs year ago 45 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to 4 th of July Holiday

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.72/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$148.72
253 head · 702 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.07
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2721149.121,075226
Medium and Large 2-3546145.3879427
One grade step is worth $3.74/cwt here — about $281 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 sale253 hd
148.72
—
KY average26 barns · 6,098 hd
148.65
+0.07
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—Low1,53691.751,41012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57674.231,17013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23168.6984529
CowsLean 85-90%Average94451.524865thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400167.00/cwt167.00–167.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3412150.22/cwt147.00–151.0061910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2446157.50/cwt157.50–157.507027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463158.00/cwt158.00–158.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512151.00/cwt151.00–151.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533160.00/cwt160.00–160.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567146.50/cwt146.50–146.508315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577150.00/cwt150.00–150.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590160.00/cwt160.00–160.0094414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610141.00/cwt141.00–141.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631154.86/cwt153.00–155.0097714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650158.75/cwt158.75–158.751,03220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657143.50/cwt143.50–143.509435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686137.84/cwt135.50–142.0094611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,05111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772147.75/cwt147.75–147.751,14131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772141.54/cwt130.00–143.501,09321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800148.80/cwt148.80–148.801,19062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,18511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,053120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2645
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245161.00/cwt161.00–161.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260151.00/cwt151.00–151.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338151.00/cwt151.00–151.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376160.50/cwt160.50–160.506039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405144.00/cwt144.00–144.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419153.00/cwt153.00–153.006416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461151.00/cwt151.00–151.0069611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3494133.00/cwt133.00–133.006577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527138.00/cwt138.00–138.007276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558143.31/cwt140.00–146.0080028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636137.88/cwt137.50–138.5087718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687140.30/cwt140.30–140.3096430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781132.29/cwt130.00–133.251,03310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812131.77/cwt130.00–133.001,07015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2864124.66/cwt124.50–125.501,07713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2348168.00/cwt168.00–168.005856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3353155.00/cwt155.00–155.005476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383165.50/cwt165.00–166.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440145.50/cwt145.50–145.5064012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451148.00/cwt148.00–148.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514142.89/cwt142.00–143.007349
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580126.00/cwt126.00–126.0073123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606139.00/cwt139.00–139.0084213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3781101.00/cwt101.00–101.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385787.00/cwt87.00–87.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390099.00/cwt99.00–99.008911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15580.50/cwt80.50–80.509304
Bulls——1,59694.28/cwt90.00–100.001,5056
Bulls——2,120106.68/cwt104.50–109.002,2622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94451.52/cwt47.00–54.504865
Cows—Boner 80-85%95558.00/cwt58.00–58.005541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19067.15/cwt60.00–70.0079923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47277.92/cwt75.00–80.001,1475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,17612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0861
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,5311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290886.06/cwt80.00–90.007814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2908932.66/cwt860.00–970.008,4693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,7901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,017.18/cwt920.00–1,090.0012,0748
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2850800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0014,7021

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.