Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-06-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 11
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
← earliestJun 11Jun 18 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▲ 476 vs last sale 0▲ 476 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 0▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Groups of 20 head or more: Heifers: 20 hd 520 lbs. 134.75 blk.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.96/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$130.96
177 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525131.92693149
Medium and Large 2-3473125.8659528
One grade step is worth $6.05/cwt here — about $97 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 sale177 hd
130.96
—
KY average6 barns · 1,029 hd
128.95
+2.01
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—Average1,63386.241,4099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45862.8991713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20556.0967653
CowsLean 85-90%Average93246.0642918

Every lot

63 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2357155.00/cwt155.00–155.005535
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3361144.00/cwt144.00–144.005206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2406150.00/cwt150.00–150.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474132.50/cwt132.50–132.5062814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517123.27/cwt123.00–123.506379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519141.50/cwt141.50–141.5073414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582136.19/cwt134.00–138.5079312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606137.47/cwt135.00–142.0083324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669132.00/cwt132.00–132.008837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744129.00/cwt129.00–129.009604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785127.35/cwt127.00–128.501,00017
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272139.81/cwt136.00–144.003809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342149.00/cwt149.00–149.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373124.00/cwt124.00–124.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374138.50/cwt138.50–138.5051811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419139.75/cwt139.75–139.755865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462135.50/cwt135.50–135.5062615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472128.00/cwt128.00–128.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514123.80/cwt121.00–125.006369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525133.42/cwt131.50–134.7570040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562128.62/cwt125.50–130.0072327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634127.09/cwt121.00–130.0080634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3703114.00/cwt114.00–114.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708119.00/cwt119.00–119.008436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300164.00/cwt164.00–164.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357155.00/cwt155.00–155.0055313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400134.00/cwt134.00–134.005364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407150.00/cwt150.00–150.006119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3451134.00/cwt134.00–134.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454141.50/cwt141.50–141.5064213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517135.00/cwt135.00–135.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518123.50/cwt122.00–124.506405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555134.75/cwt134.75–134.7574812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3557126.54/cwt126.50–127.0070512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633125.00/cwt125.00–125.007919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20064.00/cwt64.00–64.007681
Bulls——1,52084.64/cwt80.00–90.001,2875
Bulls——1,96796.33/cwt93.50–100.001,8953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89143.89/cwt40.00–44.753917
Cows—Lean 85-90%91444.29/cwt38.50–49.004057
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03452.95/cwt51.50–54.005484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17564.50/cwt64.50–64.507581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20556.23/cwt51.00–60.0067850
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21548.50/cwt48.50–48.505892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38860.89/cwt55.00–62.008455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50164.14/cwt64.00–65.009638
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2—990.00/cwt990.00–990.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—907.50/cwt800.00–950.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—730.00/cwt730.00–730.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—920.00/cwt900.00–980.00—4
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—2
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2—660.00/cwt660.00–660.00—1
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2—640.00/cwt640.00–640.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—740.00/cwt635.00–775.00—8

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.