Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-11-12

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 12
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 680▲ 657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 123▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 20▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders 600 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher . Feeders under 600 lbs sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Groups of 20 head or more;

Steers Heifer

41 hd 720 lbs 138 .25 mix 20 hd 401 lbs 120 .00 blk

65 hd 765 lbs 141.75 blk 20 hd 503 lbs 122.00 blk

47 hd 613 lbs 128.75 mix

67 hd 727 lbs 133.00 mix

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.76/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$121.76
310 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2591125.67743239
Medium and Large 2-3506108.6155071
One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $193 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 sale310 hd
121.76
—
KY average20 barns · 5,033 hd
120.77
+0.99
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—Average1,55171.801,1139thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29647.2961318
CowsLean 85-90%Average94334.8632916

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426136.00/cwt136.00–136.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458136.00/cwt136.00–136.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.00/cwt130.00–130.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572132.00/cwt132.00–132.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632132.14/cwt127.00–135.0083514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643132.00/cwt132.00–132.0084913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720138.25/cwt138.25–138.2599541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756135.87/cwt132.00–137.001,0279
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,08665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295115.00/cwt115.00–115.0033914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-330792.00/cwt92.00–92.002825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352116.00/cwt116.00–116.004083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3357100.00/cwt100.00–100.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2401120.00/cwt120.00–120.0048120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457114.95/cwt106.00–117.0052523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461121.55/cwt120.00–122.0056019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504122.00/cwt122.00–122.0061519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530112.40/cwt111.50–114.0059619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575113.49/cwt112.00–115.5065317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609124.00/cwt124.00–124.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613128.75/cwt128.75–128.7578947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662105.00/cwt105.00–105.006959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670129.50/cwt129.50–129.5086814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726115.00/cwt115.00–115.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729132.49/cwt123.00–133.5096674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3808104.00/cwt104.00–104.008404
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3277126.13/cwt115.00–130.0034914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369130.00/cwt130.00–130.004805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427138.00/cwt138.00–138.005899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472134.50/cwt134.50–134.5063513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477125.00/cwt125.00–125.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3501112.60/cwt103.00–115.0056410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509129.50/cwt129.50–129.5065911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559121.00/cwt121.00–121.0067615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3562111.00/cwt111.00–111.006245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639119.00/cwt118.00–122.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708104.00/cwt104.00–104.007366
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32059.91/cwt58.00–64.007913
Bulls——1,66677.74/cwt70.00–81.001,2956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91025.50/cwt25.50–25.502321
Cows—Lean 85-90%92634.27/cwt31.00–36.5031712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02040.33/cwt39.00–42.004113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29647.29/cwt42.00–48.2561318
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294749.04/cwt41.00–55.004643
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296345.23/cwt42.00–47.004364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1972517.41/cwt510.00–550.005,0295
Bred Cows—Medium 11,010500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,030480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,9442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100980.00/cwt980.00–980.0010,7805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104765.63/cwt710.00–875.008,4538

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.