Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-08-10

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 10
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 516▲ 22 vs year ago 302 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 81▲ 5 vs year ago 49 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 27▼ 6 vs year ago 31 · −19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower except for 700 lb. heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.08/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$146.08
129 head · 718 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2725146.601,064124
Medium and Large 2-3537133.207155thin
One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $348 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 sale129 hd
146.08
—
KY average24 barns · 6,281 hd
148.71
−2.63
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—Low1,70696.001,63810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51365.8699613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21162.2475418
CowsLean 85-90%High87961.245384thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,30895.541,2502thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418158.00/cwt158.00–158.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467160.00/cwt160.00–160.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526150.67/cwt144.00–153.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562153.46/cwt153.00–153.5086214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679144.99/cwt141.50–149.0098410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728141.49/cwt132.00–145.001,03011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792147.20/cwt147.20–147.201,16665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834127.51/cwt126.00–128.001,0634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310144.00/cwt144.00–144.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371159.00/cwt159.00–159.005908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373138.00/cwt138.00–138.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421152.60/cwt148.00–155.006429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463139.87/cwt133.00–140.5064812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519136.63/cwt130.50–138.0070922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521128.00/cwt128.00–128.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.0076314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634129.27/cwt127.25–132.5082019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682122.94/cwt120.00–123.508386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716132.52/cwt131.50–134.5094912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815114.50/cwt114.50–114.509332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820107.00/cwt107.00–107.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850101.00/cwt101.00–101.008591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2342165.00/cwt165.00–165.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355117.00/cwt117.00–117.004151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400117.00/cwt117.00–117.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411164.00/cwt164.00–164.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481149.53/cwt141.00–157.0071911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511143.00/cwt143.00–143.0073113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560140.50/cwt140.50–140.507879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615134.56/cwt133.50–140.008286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706128.00/cwt128.00–128.009048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832101.00/cwt101.00–101.008402
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,30895.54/cwt94.00–97.001,2502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36381.09/cwt80.00–82.001,1052
Bulls——1,752103.18/cwt102.00–105.001,8083
Bulls——1,81697.66/cwt94.00–100.001,7745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67570.00/cwt70.00–70.004731
Cows—Lean 85-90%83065.00/cwt65.00–65.005401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00554.98/cwt54.50–55.505532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18356.81/cwt54.50–61.506729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23567.25/cwt64.00–70.508318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27571.00/cwt71.00–71.009051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47555.50/cwt55.50–55.508191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51666.72/cwt63.50–70.001,01112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130924.33/cwt610.00–1,050.0010,44511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193899.84/cwt770.00–940.0010,7355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,3531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,055.80/cwt685.00–1,440.0012,4064
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295579.00/cwt79.00–79.007541

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.