Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 2
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 813▲ 351 vs year ago 266 · +132.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 73▲ 17 vs year ago 65 · +26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Good demand for weaned and vaccinated feeders . 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 $130.07/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$130.07
269 head · 627 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.31/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 1-2626132.35829203
Medium and Large 2-3628123.0477366
One grade step is worth $9.31/cwt here — about $56 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 sale269 hd
130.07
—
KY average24 barns · 5,363 hd
130.64
−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—Average1,79683.701,5039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50955.3983619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27352.2366552
CowsLean 85-90%Average90033.002972thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3312122.00/cwt122.00–122.003811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400144.00/cwt144.00–144.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461142.00/cwt142.00–142.006556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526140.00/cwt140.00–140.0073612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557153.94/cwt152.25–157.5085719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569133.24/cwt125.00–136.007588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578162.00/cwt162.00–162.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615142.01/cwt140.00–144.0087310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626150.44/cwt150.00–151.5094210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009357
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3659138.00/cwt138.00–138.009096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712137.57/cwt131.00–143.2597919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3818131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2841138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,16120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900131.75/cwt131.75–131.751,1869
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291136.94/cwt135.00–138.0039814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3341131.00/cwt131.00–131.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352134.00/cwt134.00–134.0047218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412136.00/cwt136.00–136.0056014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430117.00/cwt117.00–117.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460132.00/cwt132.00–132.0060711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524125.69/cwt125.00–126.0065933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532120.00/cwt120.00–120.006389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565124.00/cwt124.00–124.0070118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620121.82/cwt120.50–123.5075527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660121.65/cwt116.00–124.008037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688132.35/cwt130.00–135.0091115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712117.00/cwt117.00–117.008336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,19062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3866135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393483.00/cwt83.00–83.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2988120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,05698.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0353
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281150.00/cwt150.00–150.004228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368145.00/cwt145.00–145.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368141.00/cwt141.00–141.005194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418131.82/cwt125.00–134.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420142.00/cwt142.00–142.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518133.00/cwt133.00–133.0068918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531123.00/cwt123.00–123.006538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560129.50/cwt129.50–129.5072511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625123.50/cwt123.50–123.5077214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715112.00/cwt112.00–112.0080114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380086.00/cwt86.00–86.0068810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0901
Bulls——1,83083.62/cwt78.00–88.001,5307
Bulls——1,94091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,7651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90033.00/cwt30.00–36.002972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23242.18/cwt35.50–44.505208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28154.06/cwt47.00–57.5069344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50955.39/cwt55.00–56.0083619
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01072.84/cwt62.00–90.007363
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980920.00/cwt920.00–920.009,0161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,1101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2940675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,3452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033874.39/cwt800.00–1,000.009,0323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223870.42/cwt710.00–940.0010,6459

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.