Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-09-24

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 24
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 367▲ 625 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 83▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 10▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for quality feeders . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.11/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$119.11
187 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503122.9861992
Medium and Large 2-3489115.3656495
One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about $55 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
119.11
—
KY average29 barns · 6,310 hd
121.16
−2.05
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—Low1,56678.721,23211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36055.0074811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26351.7065364
CowsLean 85-90%High95740.6838915

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235161.00/cwt161.00–161.003782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338147.06/cwt146.00–150.004977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362151.00/cwt151.00–151.005475
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410123.88/cwt122.00–129.005084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433136.50/cwt136.50–136.505916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470139.59/cwt139.00–140.5065621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515136.70/cwt135.00–138.0070432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533133.00/cwt133.00–133.0070912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588134.27/cwt133.00–136.0079019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600138.00/cwt138.00–138.0082825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621131.00/cwt131.00–131.008145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3641126.40/cwt124.00–128.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700131.00/cwt131.00–131.0091713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,01412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806121.00/cwt121.00–121.009758
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275133.00/cwt133.00–133.003664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315121.30/cwt118.00–124.003826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356129.50/cwt129.50–129.5046114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3356118.90/cwt117.00–123.0042313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408129.50/cwt129.50–129.5052816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426121.00/cwt121.00–121.0051515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456126.00/cwt126.00–126.0057515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472117.26/cwt113.00–118.0055319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533121.50/cwt121.50–121.506486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539113.00/cwt113.00–113.0060910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541129.50/cwt129.50–129.507016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555125.50/cwt125.50–125.506975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562117.62/cwt113.00–118.5066119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361099.06/cwt95.50–111.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625116.00/cwt116.00–116.0072510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658115.00/cwt115.00–115.007577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751101.00/cwt101.00–101.007599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382090.00/cwt90.00–90.007382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240161.00/cwt161.00–161.003861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361151.00/cwt151.00–151.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3397122.00/cwt122.00–122.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411131.86/cwt131.00–132.0054221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464126.00/cwt126.00–126.0058518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468119.04/cwt118.00–121.005579
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515118.61/cwt118.00–120.0061110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524126.00/cwt126.00–126.0066010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558123.00/cwt123.00–123.0068631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587114.00/cwt114.00–114.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626118.00/cwt118.00–118.0073918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3644100.00/cwt100.00–100.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3689104.00/cwt104.00–104.007177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377793.00/cwt93.00–93.007233
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——95085.00/cwt85.00–85.008081
Bulls——1,14869.87/cwt68.00–72.008022
Bulls——1,67577.72/cwt75.50–83.501,3026
Bulls——1,96387.42/cwt87.00–88.001,7162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94639.30/cwt34.00–43.0037211
Cows—Lean 85-90%98644.48/cwt44.00–46.004394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20041.03/cwt40.00–43.004925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26852.60/cwt44.00–58.5066759
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36055.00/cwt55.00–55.0074811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,2451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,8801
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,155610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,0462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,6451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,8481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258644.40/cwt600.00–670.008,1073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,6401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,9851
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293060.73/cwt55.00–70.005653

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.