Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-09-10

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 10
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
722 head
▲ 442 vs last sale 280▲ 722 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 70▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 15▲ 40 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 500 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower . Plain quality feeders sold sharply lower in instances. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.70/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$131.70
187 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2634132.39840174
Medium and Large 2-3624122.4676513thin
One grade step is worth $9.93/cwt here — about $75 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 sale187 hd
131.70
—
KY average28 barns · 6,269 hd
133.78
−2.08
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—Low1,59482.281,31212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47856.5483624
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18551.9261536
CowsLean 85-90%Low95634.573318thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427135.38/cwt132.50–137.505789
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526130.84/cwt130.00–133.0068817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552128.00/cwt128.00–128.007079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581133.23/cwt130.00–135.5077440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631131.75/cwt131.75–131.7583116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671131.35/cwt130.00–132.0088112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680135.00/cwt135.00–135.0091832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711128.00/cwt128.00–128.0091019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722132.00/cwt132.00–132.0095329
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3787110.00/cwt110.00–110.008664
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415112.00/cwt112.00–112.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418125.61/cwt124.50–127.0052523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465124.00/cwt124.00–124.0057722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476118.59/cwt115.00–121.0056410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3503112.33/cwt110.00–115.5056519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528120.00/cwt120.00–120.0063412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.00/cwt120.00–120.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626116.00/cwt116.00–116.0072612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.0083418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.0077010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711115.75/cwt115.75–115.7582310
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322135.00/cwt135.00–135.004355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335118.00/cwt118.00–118.003952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376135.00/cwt135.00–135.005086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408132.50/cwt132.50–132.505418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422122.00/cwt122.00–122.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.0059423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503115.73/cwt115.00–117.0058211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517125.00/cwt125.00–125.0064625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564123.00/cwt123.00–123.0069418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662115.00/cwt115.00–115.0076111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764104.50/cwt104.50–104.5079811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12362.00/cwt62.00–62.006962
Bulls——1,61483.53/cwt77.50–87.001,3487
Bulls——1,86392.87/cwt91.50–95.001,7303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90028.00/cwt28.00–28.002521
Cows—Lean 85-90%96435.51/cwt30.00–40.003427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10040.00/cwt40.00–40.004401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15060.00/cwt60.00–60.006901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18952.03/cwt37.00–56.5061934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47856.54/cwt56.00–57.0083624
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200790.00/cwt790.00–790.009,4802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0015,2502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2875750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,091.54/cwt900.00–1,410.0012,3679
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0020,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 190060.00/cwt60.00–60.005402

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.