Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-08-24

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 24
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 378 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 358 · +5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 65 · −15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 14 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder steers and feeder bulls. 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 $142.35/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$142.35
127 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2465146.2268089
Medium and Large 2-3493133.2865738
One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $23 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 sale127 hd
142.35
—
KY average27 barns · 4,247 hd
140.79
+1.56
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—Average1,852100.771,8668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25267.2384125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69563.501,0761thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04953.835657thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,358110.001,49410

Every lot

59 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 1-2219170.00/cwt170.00–170.003721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2266178.00/cwt178.00–178.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333174.58/cwt173.00–180.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381175.00/cwt175.00–175.006678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473162.04/cwt161.00–162.7576612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533156.59/cwt154.75–158.7583521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585156.26/cwt154.00–160.009148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620151.00/cwt151.00–151.009364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3736124.00/cwt124.00–124.009137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2794140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274163.22/cwt157.00–166.0044710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345155.99/cwt151.00–156.2553818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420133.00/cwt133.00–133.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421150.50/cwt150.50–150.506349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459143.75/cwt143.75–143.7566018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509139.33/cwt139.00–140.0070915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532134.09/cwt126.00–136.0071328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.80/cwt135.00–137.507827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610123.00/cwt123.00–123.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636132.00/cwt132.00–132.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0059
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268178.00/cwt178.00–178.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371168.00/cwt168.00–168.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415163.50/cwt163.50–163.5067914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431144.29/cwt136.00–153.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468158.60/cwt158.00–160.0074213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519159.50/cwt159.50–159.5082813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529139.25/cwt136.50–142.007378
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562148.00/cwt148.00–148.008326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613117.00/cwt117.00–117.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614145.60/cwt145.00–146.0089418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380895.00/cwt95.00–95.007683
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,358110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,49410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77497.08/cwt91.50–100.001,7224
Bulls——1,929104.46/cwt103.00–105.002,0154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04953.83/cwt44.00–57.005657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09355.05/cwt54.00–56.006022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24067.21/cwt61.00–70.0083320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43475.46/cwt75.00–76.501,0823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69563.50/cwt63.50–63.501,0761
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29431,003.87/cwt980.00–1,030.009,4662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,411.43/cwt1,240.00–1,600.0014,8202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,390.00/cwt1,390.00–1,390.0015,6381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155985.00/cwt985.00–985.0011,3771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260980.00/cwt980.00–980.0012,3482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,094.60/cwt850.00–1,155.0013,8254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,2191
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,079.97/cwt1,010.00–1,125.0011,2323
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284074.00/cwt74.00–74.006221
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04085.00/cwt85.00–85.008841

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.