Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-10-15

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 15
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
909 head
▲ 205 vs last sale 704▲ 909 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 85▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 20 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 . Feeders 600 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaugthter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.17/cwt on 312 head.
Average price
$135.17
312 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2597139.07830245
Medium and Large 2-3684120.8982767
One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $3 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 sale312 hd
135.17
—
KY average29 barns · 7,467 hd
137.88
−2.71
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—Average1,54977.191,1966thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46549.3272314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20946.2455976
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00234.1934318

Every lot

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318145.41/cwt138.00–150.0046217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004869
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377130.00/cwt130.00–130.004906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424143.00/cwt143.00–143.0060613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450138.50/cwt138.50–138.5062315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477124.50/cwt124.50–124.505946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508146.00/cwt146.00–146.0074228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519134.00/cwt134.00–134.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553130.00/cwt130.00–130.007197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564140.25/cwt140.00–140.5079110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604135.39/cwt132.50–137.5081825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615125.47/cwt110.00–127.0077211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672135.00/cwt135.00–135.009073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683139.00/cwt139.00–139.0094963
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720118.31/cwt107.00–126.0085225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739135.00/cwt135.00–135.009988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759137.25/cwt137.25–137.251,04225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,11817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3894120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,07312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3980105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270131.00/cwt131.00–131.0035410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290123.00/cwt123.00–123.003576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3341107.69/cwt106.00–110.003677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373125.00/cwt125.00–125.0046617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388110.00/cwt110.00–110.004276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417111.00/cwt111.00–111.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426123.80/cwt123.00–124.5052731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457118.00/cwt118.00–118.0053924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466124.50/cwt124.50–124.5058010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3492105.86/cwt105.00–106.5052121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509121.75/cwt121.75–121.7562027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521130.00/cwt130.00–130.006777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564118.50/cwt118.50–118.5066827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577114.89/cwt112.50–121.0066324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584124.00/cwt124.00–124.0072415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627116.50/cwt116.50–116.5073016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369590.00/cwt90.00–90.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773112.00/cwt112.00–112.008667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008616
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2243141.00/cwt141.00–141.003432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255148.23/cwt148.00–150.003789
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3266127.50/cwt127.50–127.503397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367125.00/cwt125.00–125.004599
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421135.00/cwt135.00–135.0056811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433111.46/cwt105.00–120.0048314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473130.50/cwt130.50–130.5061714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480106.00/cwt106.00–106.005095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528112.50/cwt112.50–112.505944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576124.35/cwt124.00–124.5071628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3592115.00/cwt115.00–115.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633118.00/cwt118.00–118.0074723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721102.00/cwt102.00–102.007357
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11070.92/cwt70.00–72.007872
Bulls——1,76980.33/cwt78.00–84.001,4214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93723.71/cwt20.00–26.002223
Cows—Lean 85-90%95933.43/cwt30.00–37.0032110
Cows—Boner 80-85%99829.71/cwt26.00–38.002973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12742.00/cwt42.00–42.004735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21846.92/cwt42.00–52.0057173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46549.32/cwt42.00–50.0072314
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,1201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2850500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2875500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,3753
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,5701
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,8281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050625.56/cwt600.00–670.006,5683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192543.10/cwt510.00–600.006,4743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275498.00/cwt498.00–498.006,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,134660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,4841
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292064.00/cwt64.00–64.005891
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294561.00/cwt61.00–61.005761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,3651

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.