Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-09-14

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 14
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 596▲ 36 vs year ago 521 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 57▲ 32 vs year ago 58 · +55.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 10▼ 16 vs year ago 41 · −39.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $135.06/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$135.06
185 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551136.40752162
Medium and Large 2-3545125.6168523
One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $67 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 sale185 hd
135.06
—
KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd
138.44
−3.38
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—High1,53292.621,41913
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21660.7173853
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01744.274504thin

Every lot

65 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 1-2274174.00/cwt174.00–174.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300174.00/cwt174.00–174.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383170.00/cwt170.00–170.006517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428162.50/cwt162.50–162.506965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466157.83/cwt155.00–160.0073512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522153.69/cwt150.00–160.0080233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553150.00/cwt150.00–150.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629150.00/cwt150.00–150.009447
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632138.00/cwt138.00–138.008725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667140.00/cwt140.00–140.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710128.42/cwt125.00–129.009127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765140.19/cwt140.00–140.501,0728
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800118.00/cwt118.00–118.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822135.00/cwt132.00–138.001,1108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,1684
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3897125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2942133.42/cwt132.50–134.501,25713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293151.00/cwt151.00–151.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375144.32/cwt140.00–145.0054115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.00/cwt140.00–140.0059517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463137.50/cwt137.50–137.5063722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3504127.00/cwt127.00–127.006409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517135.14/cwt135.00–135.5069931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562134.50/cwt134.50–134.5075624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612134.14/cwt130.00–134.7582116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3692126.00/cwt126.00–126.008726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761128.50/cwt128.50–128.509786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2806132.19/cwt132.00–132.501,06526
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275171.00/cwt171.00–171.004705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275139.00/cwt139.00–139.003821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356169.00/cwt169.00–169.0060212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416150.00/cwt150.00–150.0062410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430142.48/cwt142.00–143.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468148.50/cwt148.50–148.5069523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3511131.01/cwt126.00–136.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512142.00/cwt142.00–142.0072714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552138.00/cwt138.00–138.0076211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.0085120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706120.00/cwt120.00–120.008479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386091.00/cwt91.00–91.007832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15081.50/cwt81.00–82.009372
Bulls——1,595101.38/cwt100.00–105.001,6174
Bulls——1,60690.80/cwt85.00–97.001,4587
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94050.50/cwt50.50–50.504751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04342.19/cwt40.50–43.004403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15548.50/cwt48.00–49.005602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19960.63/cwt53.00–64.0072745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36865.35/cwt65.00–67.008946
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0013,3101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0011,6601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200970.00/cwt970.00–970.0011,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2912670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,1101
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,120850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,5202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210980.00/cwt980.00–980.0011,8581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,018.79/cwt970.00–1,110.0012,47010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258845.61/cwt780.00–900.0010,6382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,8751

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.