Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-10-22

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
▼ 298 vs last sale 909▲ 611 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 117▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers and feeder steers sold unevenly steady, while 500- 600 lbs heifers sold 2.00 higher. 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 $121.53/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$121.53
255 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541124.01671205
Medium and Large 2-3499111.3655550
One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $115 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 sale255 hd
121.53
—
KY average27 barns · 6,384 hd
119.77
+1.76
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—Average1,74174.581,29910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52549.8476019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19043.4251768
CowsLean 85-90%Average98833.7733416

Every lot

63 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505132.00/cwt132.00–132.0066711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530119.00/cwt119.00–119.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582130.00/cwt130.00–130.007575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614133.37/cwt131.00–135.0081910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655121.88/cwt120.00–125.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687133.50/cwt133.50–133.5091715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717128.58/cwt128.00–130.009227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730136.00/cwt136.00–136.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3823126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834130.71/cwt130.50–131.501,09014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274130.47/cwt130.00–131.0035711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3287119.00/cwt119.00–119.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343126.00/cwt126.00–126.0043214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374120.46/cwt120.00–121.004519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416120.00/cwt120.00–120.0049914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420109.42/cwt108.00–112.0046011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463116.00/cwt116.00–116.0053720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3492114.00/cwt114.00–114.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3501105.00/cwt105.00–105.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521123.75/cwt123.75–123.7564536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554119.00/cwt119.00–119.0065924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569127.00/cwt127.00–127.0072310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576106.88/cwt101.00–112.0061615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614116.00/cwt116.00–116.0071212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667129.00/cwt129.00–129.0086058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702128.00/cwt128.00–128.008996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3757109.00/cwt109.00–109.008255
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225155.00/cwt155.00–155.003491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2352132.00/cwt132.00–132.0046514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388117.00/cwt117.00–117.004543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413125.00/cwt125.00–125.005168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455122.00/cwt122.00–122.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513123.00/cwt123.00–123.0063110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524115.91/cwt114.00–118.0060716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569124.58/cwt120.00–124.7570927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3592111.50/cwt111.50–111.506607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614121.25/cwt121.25–121.2574421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711104.00/cwt104.00–104.007399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375893.00/cwt93.00–93.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281897.00/cwt97.00–97.007936
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338170.00/cwt70.00–70.002674
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52364.00/cwt63.00–65.009752
Bulls——1,79677.22/cwt70.00–83.001,3878
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90023.00/cwt23.00–23.002072
Cows—Lean 85-90%97340.00/cwt40.00–40.003892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00534.52/cwt32.00–40.0034712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09636.10/cwt31.50–40.003967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20144.26/cwt41.00–51.0053261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44957.58/cwt55.00–62.008344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54547.77/cwt45.25–56.0073815
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290071.00/cwt71.00–71.006391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1800520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,1603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,0401
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,0451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163640.70/cwt550.00–700.007,4519
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,285800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,2801

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.