Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-01-14

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 14
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,008 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 1,166▲ 1,008 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 125▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 16▲ 61 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 under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to firm . 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 $124.63/cwt on 458 head.
Average price
$124.63
458 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584127.89747326
Medium and Large 2-3548116.59639132
One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $108 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 sale458 hd
124.63
—
KY average28 barns · 9,227 hd
125.59
−0.96
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—Average1,66273.951,22911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40051.0071413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22445.2555428
CowsLean 85-90%High96234.3833112

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3352130.00/cwt130.00–130.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410155.00/cwt155.00–155.0063610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479144.00/cwt144.00–144.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517141.89/cwt140.50–144.0073429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537151.00/cwt151.00–151.008117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568141.33/cwt139.00–143.7580326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600141.50/cwt141.50–141.508494
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607134.29/cwt131.50–140.7581534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663141.00/cwt141.00–141.009359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689133.78/cwt130.00–137.0092220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718132.07/cwt130.00–136.5094882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770132.61/cwt130.00–135.001,02118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818135.81/cwt132.00–137.001,11179
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303141.00/cwt141.00–141.004278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329120.00/cwt120.00–120.003955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362125.00/cwt125.00–125.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368133.00/cwt133.00–133.0048917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426114.01/cwt105.00–119.0048628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427136.29/cwt133.00–139.0058223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474125.50/cwt125.50–125.5059530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.0056415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504123.50/cwt123.50–123.5062219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515121.00/cwt121.00–121.006237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569129.67/cwt128.00–130.5073833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573123.16/cwt122.00–127.2570636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581115.17/cwt109.50–124.0066918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605128.41/cwt127.25–130.0077712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619122.75/cwt122.75–122.7576014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625120.07/cwt119.50–122.0075037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658119.36/cwt118.50–121.5078521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661123.64/cwt123.00–124.0081711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673118.50/cwt118.50–118.507982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3704109.54/cwt108.00–110.0077113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708132.75/cwt132.75–132.7594072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731122.59/cwt120.00–125.0089625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3803107.00/cwt107.00–107.008594
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3219166.00/cwt166.00–166.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228160.00/cwt160.00–160.003652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255151.00/cwt151.00–151.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332166.11/cwt160.00–177.005518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3353130.00/cwt130.00–130.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2354150.00/cwt150.00–150.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461140.00/cwt140.00–140.0064520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483130.34/cwt130.00–130.506309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512130.00/cwt130.00–130.0066616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512120.00/cwt120.00–120.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522131.00/cwt131.00–131.0068415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553127.00/cwt127.00–127.0070217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561137.00/cwt137.00–137.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570118.00/cwt118.00–118.006738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2604120.20/cwt117.00–121.0072630
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718110.00/cwt110.00–110.0079017
Bulls—Large 1-2786100.00/cwt100.00–100.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386897.00/cwt97.00–97.008429
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38364.81/cwt63.00–68.008963
Bulls——1,76677.38/cwt70.00–82.001,3678
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94040.00/cwt40.00–40.003761
Cows—Lean 85-90%94828.28/cwt27.50–29.002682
Cows—Lean 85-90%96835.11/cwt30.56–44.003409
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22245.93/cwt43.50–58.0056126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24836.38/cwt35.00–38.004542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40051.00/cwt51.00–51.0071413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,245692.49/cwt660.00–725.008,6222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2949570.41/cwt560.00–580.005,4132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,005530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,3271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082763.79/cwt710.00–810.008,2642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,107687.59/cwt660.00–710.007,6123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135660.62/cwt640.00–680.007,4982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147639.32/cwt630.00–650.007,3332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,311589.95/cwt520.00–660.007,7342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,7601

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.