Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2024-02-06

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 6
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,267 head
628 vs last sale 639 127 vs year ago 1,140 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
31 vs last sale 77 28 vs year ago 136 · 20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
24 vs last sale 48 3 vs year ago 69 · +4.3%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.48/cwt on 578 head.
Average price
$218.48
578 head · 632 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2635221.641,407538
Medium and Large 2545206.651,1266thin
Medium and Large 2-3602170.561,02734
One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $379 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 sale578 hd
218.48
KY average25 barns · 8,736 hd
224.08
−5.60
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
BullsHigh1,623119.121,9339thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550101.871,57927
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28496.931,24530
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13287.8199447

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,4743thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,1801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,1662thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,0401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,4851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$8822thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$1,5301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$1,9324thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,2723thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618232.95/cwt220.00–240.001,44028
SteersMedium and Large 2655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4087
SteersMedium and Large 2595214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3590199.28/cwt191.00–201.001,1766
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716218.53/cwt213.00–223.001,56516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2784218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7096
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 2530219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added931217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,02547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added784228.61/cwt227.50–229.001,79287
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,067200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,13410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534243.68/cwt235.00–252.001,30110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added879222.38/cwt220.75–224.501,95577
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430195.17/cwt190.00–200.008392
SteersMedium and Large 2-3745189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3543189.47/cwt184.00–195.001,0292
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478181.46/cwt180.00–183.008672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added474260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,23221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,26826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340285.54/cwt284.50–290.0097119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy406274.59/cwt265.00–280.501,11516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy713203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,44714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571104.75/cwt102.00–105.251,64613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53099.19/cwt97.50–99.501,51814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25886.82/cwt80.00–89.501,0928
CowsLean 85-90%1,089101.46/cwt100.00–104.501,1057
CowsLean 85-90%1,07171.19/cwt55.00–78.0076211
CowsLean 85-90%1,20895.70/cwt90.00–98.501,15616
Bulls1,908133.40/cwt130.50–136.002,5452
Bulls1,928127.07/cwt124.50–129.502,4502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305104.03/cwt100.00–110.001,35811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28297.19/cwt94.00–99.501,24611
CowsLean 85-90%1,11384.81/cwt81.50–89.0094413
Bulls1,387110.23/cwt106.00–116.501,5295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725199.23/cwt195.00–208.001,44420
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,932.45/head1,800.00–2,060.001,9324
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2001,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,025882.32/head700.00–1,025.008822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428232.54/cwt224.50–240.0099541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3960141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added953218.50/cwt218.50–218.502,0828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516258.18/cwt256.50–268.001,33247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,28113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,28035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678211.72/cwt210.00–213.001,4359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,61316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521234.91/cwt234.50–236.501,22445
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471244.44/cwt241.50–245.501,15151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added729216.95/cwt215.50–217.501,58259
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2833193.08/cwt185.00–195.001,6085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516209.04/cwt205.00–211.001,0796
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445177.00/cwt177.00–177.007881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581249.70/cwt245.50–255.001,45137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4558
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy407280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670229.82/cwt228.00–237.001,54055
SteersMedium and Large 2600211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455283.49/cwt282.50–286.001,29025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added828214.45/cwt213.75–215.251,776110
HeifersMedium and Large 2380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2821205.10/cwt201.00–209.001,68416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2912215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,9655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy362303.06/cwt285.00–310.001,0974
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495181.00/cwt181.00–181.008961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,166.49/head950.00–1,370.001,1662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,473.79/head1,200.00–1,670.001,4743
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,207.50/head1,175.00–1,240.001,2082
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,530.00/head1,530.00–1,530.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2343250.00/cwt250.00–250.008582
BullsMedium and Large 2-3612184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,1297
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added686216.50/cwt216.00–217.001,48520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added764210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,60821
HeifersMedium and Large 2475212.94/cwt211.00–215.001,0112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3340192.12/cwt184.00–200.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3548181.82/cwt169.00–185.009965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342251.62/cwt240.00–253.5086120
HeifersMedium and Large 2780187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4592
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3579175.62/cwt168.00–180.001,01711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2456223.44/cwt219.00–225.001,0194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622206.17/cwt195.50–210.001,28255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565197.90/cwt191.00–210.001,1186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278245.41/cwt230.00–250.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,005170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3239
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy414260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,07610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3709154.27/cwt150.00–155.001,0947
BullsMedium and Large 2419211.74/cwt207.50–217.508876
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695161.00/cwt151.00–165.001,1195
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,25721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472239.56/cwt238.00–256.001,13111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
BullsMedium and Large 2524210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1007

How this sale compares

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.