Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-10-05

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 5
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 457▼ 159 vs year ago 567 · −28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 71▼ 11 vs year ago 80 · −13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 30▲ 42 vs year ago 31 · +135.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.56/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$131.56
214 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577132.87766204
Medium and Large 2-3446104.8046710thin
One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $299 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 sale214 hd
131.56
—
KY average25 barns · 5,173 hd
130.99
+0.57
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—High1,63284.941,3867thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53461.009368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27057.3572833
CowsLean 85-90%Average90344.244005thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225166.00/cwt166.00–166.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245182.00/cwt182.00–182.004463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418143.55/cwt138.00–150.0060012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438115.00/cwt115.00–115.005044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479141.64/cwt132.00–144.0067813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528139.97/cwt138.00–144.007396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.68/cwt136.00–138.0079919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595118.00/cwt118.00–118.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623137.00/cwt137.00–137.008548
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667128.68/cwt124.00–137.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806125.51/cwt125.00–127.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,058112.99/cwt111.00–114.001,1953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265156.00/cwt156.00–156.004135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315113.00/cwt113.00–113.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318135.78/cwt132.00–140.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.0053213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3396103.00/cwt103.00–103.004085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419138.67/cwt132.00–141.0058123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486139.00/cwt139.00–139.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511127.56/cwt120.00–135.0065231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527142.45/cwt141.00–143.0075114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569143.00/cwt143.00–143.0081450
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575102.00/cwt102.00–102.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576123.04/cwt116.00–128.0070910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626126.50/cwt126.50–126.507928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668117.75/cwt113.00–126.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367088.00/cwt88.00–88.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708129.50/cwt129.50–129.509176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723115.52/cwt115.00–116.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779125.00/cwt125.00–125.0097418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865115.00/cwt115.00–115.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975102.00/cwt102.00–102.009955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,013100.51/cwt100.00–101.001,0182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0826
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280111.00/cwt111.00–111.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285142.00/cwt142.00–142.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2307148.04/cwt138.00–150.004546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345122.00/cwt122.00–122.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384140.52/cwt140.00–141.005406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-344090.00/cwt90.00–90.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467137.50/cwt137.50–137.5064212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512125.17/cwt121.00–131.0064112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557126.87/cwt113.00–127.5070723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571108.00/cwt108.00–108.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616119.58/cwt113.00–120.507378
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370095.00/cwt95.00–95.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731112.10/cwt102.00–113.0081912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805103.00/cwt103.00–103.008292
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 371382.00/cwt82.00–82.005852
Dairy Steers—Large 31,05072.00/cwt72.00–72.007561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39874.65/cwt70.00–77.501,0443
Bulls——1,74390.20/cwt86.00–92.501,5723
Bulls——2,000100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84047.14/cwt45.00–51.003963
Cows—Lean 85-90%99839.88/cwt37.50–42.503982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21245.13/cwt43.50–46.505473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24070.00/cwt70.00–70.008682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27857.76/cwt55.00–60.0073828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53461.00/cwt61.00–61.009368
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810810.00/cwt810.00–810.006,5611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033816.68/cwt690.00–850.008,43610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137755.17/cwt570.00–950.008,58610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290913.18/cwt820.00–990.0011,7804
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000698.25/cwt660.00–750.006,9836
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,185890.00/cwt890.00–890.0010,5471

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.