Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-02-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▼ 405 vs last sale 859▲ 454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 88▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 42▲ 28 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 bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Instances of 5.00 to 7.00 higher in 500 lbs steers and bulls. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $124.78/cwt on 273 head.
Average price
$124.78
273 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2662126.01835233
Medium and Large 2-3580117.6168240
One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $153 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 sale273 hd
124.78
—
KY average26 barns · 2,958 hd
126.10
−1.32
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—Average1,87380.101,5016thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47257.508465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25248.9961315
CowsLean 85-90%High94140.793846thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323159.47/cwt159.00–160.005158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430161.00/cwt161.00–161.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3442151.50/cwt151.50–151.506705
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455141.00/cwt141.00–141.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508137.00/cwt137.00–137.006966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515148.50/cwt148.50–148.507656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549165.00/cwt165.00–165.0090614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552152.50/cwt152.50–152.508423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588129.00/cwt129.00–129.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3612121.00/cwt121.00–121.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620146.00/cwt146.00–146.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669135.98/cwt134.50–137.0091022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738125.00/cwt125.00–125.009236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767125.00/cwt125.00–125.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3950109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268140.00/cwt140.00–140.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330122.00/cwt122.00–122.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345137.00/cwt137.00–137.004737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411138.00/cwt138.00–138.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420120.82/cwt118.00–121.505075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459131.00/cwt131.00–131.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530126.63/cwt125.00–127.5067117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555118.37/cwt115.00–120.0065711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565123.70/cwt120.00–127.5069910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615124.37/cwt121.75–126.7576560
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637117.08/cwt112.00–119.0074614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664121.00/cwt121.00–121.0080310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3666117.00/cwt117.00–117.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700121.50/cwt121.50–121.508519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738129.00/cwt129.00–129.0095270
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787122.00/cwt122.00–122.0096041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430124.01/cwt123.00–125.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467153.00/cwt153.00–153.007159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532132.38/cwt131.00–133.0070420
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615124.68/cwt122.00–126.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628118.00/cwt118.00–118.007412
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 336272.00/cwt72.00–72.002613
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1901
Bulls——1,88079.40/cwt72.00–86.501,4934
Bulls——2,02093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,8791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92939.55/cwt34.00–45.003675
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00047.00/cwt47.00–47.004701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18337.00/cwt37.00–37.004382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26148.71/cwt45.00–57.0061411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27362.49/cwt60.00–65.007952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47257.50/cwt57.50–57.508465
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,150850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1900495.00/cwt495.00–495.004,4551
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2985585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,7621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985535.00/cwt535.00–535.005,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038591.27/cwt525.00–650.006,1372
Bred Cows—Medium 11,065720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,6683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133714.02/cwt680.00–750.008,0904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,179775.72/cwt710.00–840.009,1465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198891.36/cwt740.00–1,030.0010,6782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450780.00/cwt780.00–780.0011,3101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250940.00/cwt940.00–940.0011,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 192255.00/cwt55.00–55.005071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2775780.00/cwt780.00–780.006,0454

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.