Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-02-25

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 25
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▲ 288 vs last sale 382▲ 670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 78▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 13▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.27/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$130.27
288 head · 698 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2703131.08922273
Medium and Large 2-3604115.6669915thin
One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $223 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 sale288 hd
130.27
—
KY average29 barns · 6,657 hd
144.81
−14.53
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—Average1,75993.551,64611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47261.509053thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22555.9568549
CowsLean 85-90%Average92446.2042713

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305133.00/cwt133.00–133.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418134.58/cwt130.00–139.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424153.08/cwt148.00–157.0064922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472148.95/cwt143.50–155.5070311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480125.32/cwt125.00–126.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546140.00/cwt140.00–140.007647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573135.51/cwt125.00–142.0077631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611143.32/cwt133.00–148.0087610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-365090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668132.09/cwt122.00–136.7588225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729128.50/cwt128.50–128.509378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736133.60/cwt133.60–133.6098340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757125.77/cwt125.00–126.0095245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821120.00/cwt120.00–120.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-383585.00/cwt85.00–85.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,02460
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-392598.90/cwt90.00–108.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,042105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0946
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325109.00/cwt109.00–109.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy348155.00/cwt155.00–155.005399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2351138.00/cwt138.00–138.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418144.15/cwt135.00–151.5060317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421119.21/cwt117.00–120.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464130.71/cwt129.50–131.5060618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472150.66/cwt150.50–151.007119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476113.28/cwt111.00–119.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510120.71/cwt113.00–124.0061620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557120.29/cwt117.00–123.0067010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3598112.00/cwt112.00–112.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626115.83/cwt112.00–122.0072516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670118.56/cwt114.00–121.5079422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678109.55/cwt105.00–110.0074311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694128.00/cwt128.00–128.0088832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719112.04/cwt111.00–115.0080615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776118.00/cwt118.00–118.0091665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815103.00/cwt103.00–103.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905105.00/cwt105.00–105.009508
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278160.00/cwt160.00–160.004455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2347155.00/cwt155.00–155.005389
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372141.00/cwt141.00–141.005257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395111.00/cwt111.00–111.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475122.00/cwt122.00–122.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486140.95/cwt138.00–149.0068514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565126.35/cwt123.00–127.007146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681118.00/cwt118.00–118.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383093.00/cwt93.00–93.007722
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 1-241578.00/cwt78.00–78.003242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50388.41/cwt84.00–94.501,3293
Bulls——1,80081.71/cwt81.00–82.001,4713
Bulls——1,889103.73/cwt97.00–110.001,9595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88761.76/cwt60.00–65.005483
Cows—Lean 85-90%91546.40/cwt44.00–50.004255
Cows—Lean 85-90%95536.67/cwt31.00–39.003505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17255.19/cwt50.50–59.5064725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18445.69/cwt43.00–48.505419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33763.38/cwt62.00–64.5084715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46570.50/cwt70.50–70.501,0331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47557.00/cwt56.50–57.508412
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,001702.23/cwt550.00–875.007,0299
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148698.61/cwt525.00–925.008,0208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,9112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,36072.00/cwt72.00–72.009791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788509.52/cwt325.00–700.004,0152

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.