Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-08-06

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
486 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 412▲ 486 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 71▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compered to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.70/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$131.70
203 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508134.93685139
Medium and Large 2-3515124.6964264
One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $43 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 sale203 hd
131.70
—
KY average25 barns · 5,627 hd
132.74
−1.03
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—Average1,61786.471,3988thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48863.789499thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18058.1568634
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00145.2645312

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2291155.00/cwt155.00–155.004514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333131.00/cwt131.00–131.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350162.00/cwt162.00–162.005676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466151.00/cwt151.00–151.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500147.50/cwt147.50–147.5073812
Steers—Large 1-2508140.00/cwt140.00–140.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514155.00/cwt155.00–155.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566143.00/cwt143.00–143.008098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630138.00/cwt138.00–138.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009447
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3749128.00/cwt128.00–128.009594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3813113.00/cwt113.00–113.009193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289142.00/cwt142.00–142.004106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336131.53/cwt125.00–136.004429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2351139.00/cwt139.00–139.0048812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385129.16/cwt119.00–131.5049710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405137.50/cwt137.50–137.5055720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435134.00/cwt134.00–134.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471137.00/cwt137.00–137.0064517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478127.00/cwt127.00–127.006078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509140.50/cwt140.50–140.5071513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518125.61/cwt119.00–131.0065114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541134.50/cwt134.50–134.507289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558134.90/cwt134.00–135.0075341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613112.87/cwt110.00–115.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641123.50/cwt123.50–123.5079212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716123.00/cwt123.00–123.008819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3716111.00/cwt111.00–111.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3758119.00/cwt119.00–119.009029
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260161.00/cwt161.00–161.004197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281155.22/cwt155.00–156.004364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333131.00/cwt131.00–131.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350162.00/cwt162.00–162.0056711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421147.00/cwt147.00–147.0061919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426133.75/cwt125.00–138.0057012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460134.00/cwt134.00–134.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469143.00/cwt143.00–143.0067114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517137.50/cwt137.50–137.507119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517129.04/cwt122.00–132.5066712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571134.00/cwt134.00–134.007657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580117.95/cwt115.00–124.006846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3603127.50/cwt127.50–127.507694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610133.50/cwt133.50–133.5081416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008387
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800101.00/cwt101.00–101.008086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395589.00/cwt89.00–89.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25079.04/cwt78.00–80.009882
Bulls——1,68088.03/cwt84.00–93.001,4795
Bulls——2,03593.50/cwt93.50–93.501,9031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98443.71/cwt38.00–47.5043010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08553.01/cwt52.50–53.505752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11542.28/cwt41.00–44.004712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18158.29/cwt47.50–63.0068829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20867.32/cwt66.00–68.508133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48665.50/cwt65.50–65.509738
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50050.00/cwt50.00–50.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900690.00/cwt690.00–690.006,2101
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178897.37/cwt860.00–940.0010,5712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233695.24/cwt620.00–860.008,5723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,321868.97/cwt750.00–1,000.0011,4794
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,100990.00/cwt990.00–990.0010,8901

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.