Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-10-08

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 8
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
▲ 297 vs last sale 407▲ 704 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 65▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders of all classes under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Feeders over 500 lbs sold 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 $118.79/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$118.79
233 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519120.17624171
Medium and Large 2-3478114.9955062
One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about $74 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 sale233 hd
118.79
—
KY average26 barns · 5,009 hd
118.98
−0.19
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—Average1,79277.061,38113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48651.2276111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23146.2857057
CowsLean 85-90%Average98935.8135411

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422141.36/cwt141.00–142.005978
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3442117.00/cwt117.00–117.005172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473135.53/cwt135.00–136.0064115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525133.89/cwt133.00–135.0070311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538150.00/cwt150.00–150.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561132.87/cwt132.50–134.0074521
Steers—Large 1-2570132.50/cwt132.50–132.507558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634134.08/cwt130.00–136.0085014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635127.43/cwt116.00–128.5080911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642133.00/cwt133.00–133.008549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659132.00/cwt132.00–132.008709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729128.50/cwt128.50–128.509374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760125.00/cwt125.00–125.0095011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,02810
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300121.00/cwt121.00–121.003636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362118.83/cwt111.00–122.0043023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411121.00/cwt121.00–121.0049723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418110.00/cwt110.00–110.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458117.00/cwt117.00–117.005368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466121.49/cwt120.00–125.0056634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519122.13/cwt121.50–125.0063437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527115.00/cwt115.00–115.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.62/cwt119.25–123.0069029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588100.00/cwt100.00–100.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616114.21/cwt113.00–117.0070416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622115.33/cwt114.00–117.0071727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669120.00/cwt120.00–120.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723106.50/cwt106.50–106.507706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377593.00/cwt93.00–93.007211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3218131.00/cwt131.00–131.002862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265131.00/cwt131.00–131.003471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403130.00/cwt130.00–130.0052416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430115.86/cwt115.00–117.0049812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465129.00/cwt129.00–129.0060016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478135.00/cwt135.00–135.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510123.50/cwt123.50–123.5063010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3511115.00/cwt115.00–115.0058815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553121.50/cwt121.50–121.5067220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584112.53/cwt109.00–114.0065710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605101.00/cwt101.00–101.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724103.00/cwt103.00–103.0074612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39864.61/cwt60.00–68.009032
Bulls——1,85378.76/cwt73.00–84.501,45910
Bulls——1,96585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98935.81/cwt30.00–40.0035411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22846.84/cwt36.50–50.5057552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23936.46/cwt30.00–41.004524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36056.50/cwt56.50–56.507681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48651.22/cwt42.50–53.0076111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292358.89/cwt55.00–60.505443
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980611.48/cwt600.00–625.005,9932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,0291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100475.00/cwt475.00–475.005,2253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,271694.15/cwt600.00–770.008,8234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1900740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,6601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,143644.90/cwt640.00–650.007,3712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0016,2004

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.