Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-02-04

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 4
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
859 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 1,152▲ 859 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 57▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 20▲ 42 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 sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.95/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$137.95
341 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641138.64889311
Medium and Large 2-3550130.7371830
One grade step is worth $7.91/cwt here — about $170 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 sale341 hd
137.95
—
KY average27 barns · 4,957 hd
142.01
−4.06
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—Average1,69177.911,3178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44258.4284216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21451.2462246
CowsLean 85-90%Average95941.493987thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3322133.00/cwt133.00–133.004283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356160.00/cwt160.00–160.0057011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3403135.00/cwt135.00–135.005445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006086
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467155.46/cwt155.00–156.0072611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510127.00/cwt127.00–127.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514144.50/cwt144.50–144.5074316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523155.75/cwt155.50–157.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574136.43/cwt135.00–137.007837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584144.65/cwt141.50–148.0084543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606140.00/cwt140.00–140.0084819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629131.67/cwt130.00–133.0082827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671136.00/cwt136.00–136.0091347
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671130.00/cwt130.00–130.008728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676136.56/cwt134.50–138.2592349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716135.03/cwt133.50–137.0096722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730127.72/cwt125.50–130.0093220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3738122.00/cwt122.00–122.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848130.75/cwt130.75–130.751,10929
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329113.57/cwt106.00–125.003745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338146.89/cwt145.50–148.0049620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365128.00/cwt128.00–128.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408143.00/cwt143.00–143.0058310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431127.24/cwt126.00–128.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439127.50/cwt127.50–127.5056011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459130.00/cwt130.00–130.0059714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479122.36/cwt121.00–123.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506131.00/cwt131.00–131.006635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515127.61/cwt126.00–128.0065716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519120.00/cwt120.00–120.006237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575126.40/cwt125.00–128.0072726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580113.00/cwt113.00–113.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620126.03/cwt125.50–129.0078113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626122.04/cwt119.50–123.5076434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672123.93/cwt121.00–125.7583334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711123.25/cwt123.25–123.2587620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717112.90/cwt112.00–115.0080913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736115.56/cwt115.00–117.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770115.50/cwt113.50–117.0088924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790113.50/cwt113.50–113.508976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2831129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,07220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300163.50/cwt163.50–163.5049115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3356132.70/cwt130.00–144.0047211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365161.00/cwt161.00–161.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3402135.00/cwt135.00–135.0054310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406150.00/cwt150.00–150.0060914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463142.00/cwt142.00–142.0065710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513134.82/cwt131.00–135.5069226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534125.00/cwt125.00–125.006685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565129.50/cwt129.50–129.507326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627122.00/cwt122.00–122.0076520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2747108.00/cwt108.00–108.008073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,69177.91/cwt72.00–83.001,3178
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94636.35/cwt35.00–37.003443
Cows—Lean 85-90%96845.35/cwt43.50–46.004394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05042.50/cwt42.00–43.004462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22151.64/cwt45.00–58.0063144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44258.42/cwt54.00–59.0084216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,7361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135662.65/cwt630.00–770.007,5215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,209688.45/cwt510.00–830.008,32313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240621.05/cwt600.00–640.007,7012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350772.06/cwt725.00–800.0010,4234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,358690.09/cwt580.00–810.009,3712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,412830.00/cwt830.00–830.0011,7201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289549.47/cwt45.00–54.004432
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295054.00/cwt54.00–54.005131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,9851

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.