Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-09-17

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 17
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▼ 355 vs last sale 722▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 75▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 40▲ 10 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 mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.45/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$117.45
146 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527120.49635111
Medium and Large 2-3571107.8361635
One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $20 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 sale146 hd
117.45
—
KY average27 barns · 4,318 hd
119.08
−1.63
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—Average1,41475.631,0697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48750.727544thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24150.2262349
CowsLean 85-90%Average97940.6239811

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325113.00/cwt113.00–113.003671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457139.13/cwt136.50–140.506369
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515122.00/cwt122.00–122.0062811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519136.17/cwt135.00–137.5070711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568138.50/cwt138.50–138.507876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588130.00/cwt130.00–130.007649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609137.47/cwt135.00–140.0083724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.0080012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689125.00/cwt125.00–125.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701131.00/cwt131.00–131.0091810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3973101.44/cwt98.00–105.009872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287130.00/cwt130.00–130.003735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353128.50/cwt128.50–128.504546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388101.00/cwt101.00–101.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417123.00/cwt123.00–123.0051310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439117.82/cwt112.00–120.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460121.00/cwt121.00–121.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511120.00/cwt120.00–120.006137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517124.65/cwt123.50–129.0064429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519106.72/cwt95.00–112.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567115.00/cwt115.00–115.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574103.71/cwt95.00–112.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360199.00/cwt99.00–99.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605115.16/cwt114.00–116.0069726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3656113.00/cwt113.00–113.007417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700104.00/cwt104.00–104.007283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2701115.00/cwt115.00–115.0080612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780103.00/cwt103.00–103.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289140.00/cwt140.00–140.004056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338139.00/cwt139.00–139.004707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368115.00/cwt115.00–115.004232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400131.50/cwt131.50–131.505267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429120.70/cwt116.00–125.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475128.00/cwt128.00–128.0060811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512106.31/cwt96.00–114.0054412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615116.50/cwt116.50–116.507168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620106.32/cwt104.00–110.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2746103.50/cwt103.50–103.5077211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377788.00/cwt88.00–88.006843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,41475.63/cwt66.00–84.001,0697
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97940.62/cwt32.00–44.5039811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00839.76/cwt39.50–40.004012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24950.46/cwt42.50–55.0063046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36260.00/cwt60.00–60.008171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41047.19/cwt46.00–48.006652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56354.26/cwt51.00–57.008482
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290055.00/cwt55.00–55.004951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,6271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210761.36/cwt625.00–925.009,2122

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.