Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-09-03

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 3
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▼ 375 vs last sale 655▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 71▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 15 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 2.00 higher. Demand varied on a light test of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.29/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −85.40 against this barn's trailing median of $215.69.
Average price
$130.29
82 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507134.6368356
Medium and Large 2-3537120.9564926
One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $33 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 sale82 hd
130.29
—
KY average18 barns · 1,463 hd
126.14
+4.15
This barn, trailing median28 sales
215.69
−85.40
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

28 sales
255224193162median 215.6903/0305/0507/0709/2211/03
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $241.25, low $175.87, median $215.69 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,66084.721,40710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41764.259107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23158.7172335
CowsLean 85-90%Average91939.773654thin

Every lot

55 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 1-2330152.00/cwt152.00–152.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423141.00/cwt141.00–141.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431140.32/cwt133.50–144.006057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452145.00/cwt145.00–145.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514140.00/cwt140.00–140.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532131.33/cwt131.00–132.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577145.50/cwt145.50–145.508407
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662133.50/cwt133.50–133.508843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728121.50/cwt121.50–121.508852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791125.50/cwt125.50–125.509935
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3990109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305138.00/cwt138.00–138.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370129.00/cwt129.00–129.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385133.50/cwt133.50–133.505144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416135.50/cwt135.50–135.505649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433127.00/cwt127.00–127.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477115.00/cwt115.00–115.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558126.00/cwt126.00–126.0070318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578135.00/cwt135.00–135.007807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609109.73/cwt105.00–119.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610125.59/cwt122.75–128.5076615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3761109.00/cwt109.00–109.008297
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330131.00/cwt131.00–131.004323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2341150.70/cwt150.00–153.005144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365143.00/cwt143.00–143.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413126.18/cwt124.00–134.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422150.00/cwt150.00–150.006339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472136.00/cwt136.00–136.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513130.60/cwt130.00–131.0067028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536121.97/cwt120.00–124.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610127.50/cwt127.50–127.5077813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618116.00/cwt116.00–116.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722108.00/cwt108.00–108.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3885108.00/cwt108.00–108.009561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33371.39/cwt65.50–76.009522
Bulls——1,57485.03/cwt77.00–90.001,3385
Bulls——2,02293.10/cwt92.00–95.001,8823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91939.77/cwt34.50–44.003654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03047.50/cwt47.50–47.504891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21855.79/cwt48.00–60.0068021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26864.28/cwt61.00–65.0081513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41764.25/cwt64.25–64.259107
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286862.04/cwt60.00–64.005392
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,3221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,165810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,4371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235730.00/cwt730.00–730.009,0161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,9201
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,305850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,0931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,9211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,260890.08/cwt870.00–910.0011,2152

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.