Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2019-12-03

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 3
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 901▲ 808 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 120▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends to compare to due to Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.95/cwt on 333 head.
Average price
$118.95
333 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547121.80667254
Medium and Large 2-3556109.7861179
One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $56 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 sale333 hd
118.95
—
KY average18 barns · 3,294 hd
120.40
−1.45
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—Average1,83572.411,3295thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40849.7970110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23744.9255629
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05728.503015thin

Every lot

66 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 1-2420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421117.00/cwt117.00–117.004934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467140.50/cwt140.50–140.506568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518136.00/cwt136.00–136.0070410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557149.00/cwt149.00–149.0083012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559137.44/cwt135.00–141.0076817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615136.31/cwt132.00–138.5083833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625133.19/cwt131.50–134.508327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632141.70/cwt140.00–145.5089616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678136.54/cwt134.00–138.5092685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706133.85/cwt128.00–134.5094510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731141.33/cwt140.50–142.001,0339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782132.79/cwt130.00–135.501,03814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0535
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3292125.00/cwt125.00–125.003656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360101.00/cwt101.00–101.003643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365124.18/cwt123.00–130.0045325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408106.71/cwt105.00–110.004359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409123.50/cwt123.50–123.5050511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465122.50/cwt122.50–122.5057029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506111.31/cwt108.00–115.0056332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520126.00/cwt126.00–126.0065528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521119.04/cwt117.00–120.0062026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564121.52/cwt120.00–123.5068514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565121.62/cwt120.00–123.5068731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616125.00/cwt125.00–125.0077018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626120.34/cwt117.50–123.0075351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706114.00/cwt112.00–117.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3712107.00/cwt107.00–107.0076213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747119.50/cwt119.50–119.508939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800112.00/cwt112.00–112.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3819106.00/cwt106.00–106.0086811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3272136.00/cwt136.00–136.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386114.00/cwt114.00–114.004408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420138.00/cwt138.00–138.0058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432115.39/cwt115.00–116.0049810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453118.00/cwt118.00–118.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459131.00/cwt131.00–131.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500119.00/cwt116.00–121.0059515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581122.00/cwt122.00–122.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611119.00/cwt119.00–119.0072717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748107.00/cwt107.00–107.0080013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54366.47/cwt66.00–67.001,0262
Bulls——1,96580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5721
Bulls——2,06374.56/cwt72.00–77.001,5382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04826.17/cwt25.00–27.002743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07032.00/cwt32.00–32.003422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13535.00/cwt35.00–35.003971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24145.27/cwt40.50–55.0056228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40849.79/cwt48.00–50.0070110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0019,4301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,150810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,3151
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15058.50/cwt58.50–58.506732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1950550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,2251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2950510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,091730.18/cwt570.00–860.007,9664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158796.85/cwt750.00–830.009,2283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,8751

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.