Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-09-07

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 479▲ 207 vs year ago 389 · +53.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 29▲ 27 vs year ago 30 · +90.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.64/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$140.64
243 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2597142.18849214
Medium and Large 2-3540129.2669829
One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $151 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 sale243 hd
140.64
—
KY average19 barns · 2,932 hd
140.65
−0.01
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—Average1,58191.241,44216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36361.1883421
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03645.954765thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277173.00/cwt173.00–173.004793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310176.00/cwt176.00–176.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362168.80/cwt165.00–171.006118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440156.00/cwt156.00–156.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3504137.47/cwt130.00–140.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508154.50/cwt153.50–155.5078534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571148.98/cwt148.00–150.0085119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579141.82/cwt130.00–147.0082116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612145.73/cwt143.00–147.5089225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614154.00/cwt154.00–154.0094614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681141.88/cwt140.00–143.0096617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,13017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1046
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370147.50/cwt147.50–147.505468
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425140.58/cwt123.00–144.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432145.50/cwt145.50–145.506299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466144.34/cwt144.00–145.0067323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516132.75/cwt122.00–136.0068515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521139.08/cwt138.00–140.5072527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563141.50/cwt141.50–141.5079712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628108.26/cwt105.00–115.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631144.35/cwt140.25–146.0091159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640146.00/cwt146.00–146.0093442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713117.00/cwt116.00–118.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776133.25/cwt131.50–134.501,03422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220167.00/cwt167.00–167.003671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270173.23/cwt173.00–174.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2354163.73/cwt160.00–165.005808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415151.00/cwt151.00–151.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417157.00/cwt157.00–157.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459156.00/cwt156.00–156.0071618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508141.84/cwt140.00–145.0072140
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528120.00/cwt120.00–120.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3551133.00/cwt133.00–133.007339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556144.65/cwt140.00–145.0080414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631142.23/cwt139.00–143.0089730
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700131.50/cwt131.50–131.509217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387098.00/cwt98.00–98.008533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33677.99/cwt65.00–85.001,0424
Bulls——1,505101.72/cwt100.00–103.001,5313
Bulls——1,71593.63/cwt89.00–97.001,6069
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98944.94/cwt43.50–46.004444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22550.00/cwt50.00–50.006131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34562.20/cwt53.00–65.0083719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53851.47/cwt51.00–52.007922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0011,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,4601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,0071

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.