Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-03-31

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 31
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 273▲ 467 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 81▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 12 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 mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower returning to levels prior to last weeks increases.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.89/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$136.89
189 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2617138.03852179
Medium and Large 2-3624116.5572710thin
One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about $125 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 sale189 hd
136.89
—
KY average28 barns · 6,312 hd
137.96
−1.06
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—Average1,67983.711,40610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46050.007302thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24749.0161181
CowsLean 85-90%Average93337.9835423

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317174.00/cwt174.00–174.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379157.07/cwt155.00–160.0059516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423155.99/cwt148.00–160.0066018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477156.50/cwt153.00–160.0074712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490144.00/cwt144.00–144.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506149.90/cwt149.00–150.0075811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510112.00/cwt112.00–112.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555154.94/cwt152.00–159.5086028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628122.50/cwt122.50–122.507693
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663108.00/cwt108.00–108.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693125.77/cwt124.25–126.2587233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803118.00/cwt118.00–118.0094854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855106.00/cwt106.00–106.009061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285136.00/cwt136.00–136.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2304137.00/cwt137.00–137.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365154.00/cwt154.00–154.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406135.00/cwt135.00–135.0054818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407152.00/cwt152.00–152.006197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419123.00/cwt123.00–123.0051510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459131.00/cwt131.00–131.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466147.00/cwt147.00–147.0068511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486132.00/cwt132.00–132.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513126.58/cwt126.00–127.0064917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517121.48/cwt119.00–123.0062813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581117.98/cwt117.00–120.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588121.00/cwt121.00–121.007115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610120.78/cwt118.00–123.0073716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3647114.00/cwt114.00–114.007385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717111.00/cwt111.00–111.007969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764108.31/cwt104.00–110.008277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845102.00/cwt102.00–102.008621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350142.00/cwt142.00–142.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360161.00/cwt161.00–161.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412155.00/cwt155.00–155.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460136.00/cwt136.00–136.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509128.78/cwt127.00–130.0065510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534133.34/cwt132.00–136.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566128.50/cwt128.50–128.507275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3593114.00/cwt114.00–114.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628111.00/cwt111.00–111.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3661115.00/cwt115.00–115.007609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676115.00/cwt115.00–115.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2804106.00/cwt106.00–106.0085218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54380.35/cwt72.50–86.501,2407
Bulls——1,99791.54/cwt90.50–92.001,8283
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91527.00/cwt27.00–27.002471
Cows—Lean 85-90%93438.48/cwt31.00–44.0035922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04541.52/cwt35.00–44.004347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26649.72/cwt44.00–57.5062974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46050.00/cwt50.00–50.007302
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,065.70/cwt925.00–1,200.0011,4562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,9301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320875.38/cwt850.00–900.0011,5552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325975.47/cwt825.00–1,100.0012,9252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2950990.00/cwt990.00–990.009,4051
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294354.35/cwt52.00–57.005132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001

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.