Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-01-21

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 21
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
▼ 319 vs last sale 1,008▲ 689 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 108▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 61▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.00/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$126.00
324 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2623128.09798260
Medium and Large 2-3577117.5267964
One grade step is worth $10.56/cwt here — about $119 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 sale324 hd
126.00
—
KY average27 barns · 6,888 hd
125.66
+0.35
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—Average1,70080.891,37510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67155.969359thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24145.6756727
CowsLean 85-90%Low93928.522685thin

Every lot

70 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 1-2476152.38/cwt152.00–153.0072510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3606133.50/cwt133.50–133.508093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631145.50/cwt145.50–145.509187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631138.14/cwt137.50–140.0087212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681136.49/cwt135.25–137.7592912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737141.60/cwt141.60–141.601,04470
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789132.20/cwt132.00–132.251,04332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3828124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,12343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3901118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3303131.50/cwt131.50–131.5039812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356134.00/cwt134.00–134.0047723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363129.00/cwt129.00–129.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411133.00/cwt133.00–133.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417115.42/cwt110.00–117.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471128.50/cwt128.50–128.506059
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491118.78/cwt110.00–121.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580125.00/cwt125.00–125.0072521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595115.38/cwt115.00–116.006878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614129.44/cwt128.50–130.0079565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630120.25/cwt119.00–123.5075828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3657119.00/cwt119.00–119.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687126.00/cwt126.00–126.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728109.02/cwt108.00–111.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747130.00/cwt130.00–130.0097168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763122.00/cwt122.00–122.0093116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772120.00/cwt120.00–120.009265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3842110.00/cwt110.00–110.0092612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3854108.50/cwt108.00–110.009274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392592.00/cwt92.00–92.008511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245161.00/cwt161.00–161.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2276152.50/cwt151.00–155.0042110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2341154.00/cwt154.00–154.0052515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367145.00/cwt145.00–145.005325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410153.00/cwt153.00–153.006277
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420132.18/cwt120.00–137.005556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458138.00/cwt138.00–138.006327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467123.16/cwt117.00–128.005757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510116.00/cwt116.00–116.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521133.50/cwt133.50–133.506964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574134.50/cwt134.50–134.507726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610122.50/cwt122.50–122.507476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630124.00/cwt124.00–124.0078117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733108.00/cwt108.00–108.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387296.00/cwt96.00–96.008372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60277.42/cwt72.00–86.001,2407
Bulls——1,92888.98/cwt87.00–90.001,7163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92532.77/cwt32.00–33.503032
Cows—Lean 85-90%94825.68/cwt25.00–27.002433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06335.53/cwt28.00–39.003785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28147.97/cwt45.00–51.7561422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67155.96/cwt55.00–56.759359
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2947549.96/cwt500.00–595.005,2083
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,000580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,065550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,8581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080680.00/cwt680.00–680.007,3441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,132700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,9241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,164685.00/cwt685.00–685.007,9731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238762.59/cwt725.00–785.009,4413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325567.02/cwt525.00–610.007,5132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0016,1651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001

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.