Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-04-28

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 604▲ 717 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 69▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 25 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 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.61/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$110.61
246 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$29
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Large 1-2
$27.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3565111.36629102
Medium and Large 1-2640110.46706142
Large 1-278883.506582thin
One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale246 hd
110.61
—
KY average27 barns · 5,108 hd
118.72
−8.10
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—Average1,72985.831,4846thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40266.5093213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21058.1670326
CowsLean 85-90%Low94039.623725thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312150.00/cwt150.00–150.004685
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355141.00/cwt141.00–141.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408143.00/cwt143.00–143.005839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448154.00/cwt154.00–154.006909
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511140.53/cwt140.00–142.0071819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584139.54/cwt138.25–140.5081541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616130.50/cwt130.50–130.508049
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656132.25/cwt132.25–132.2586827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680114.50/cwt114.50–114.5077912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3706113.31/cwt111.00–116.5080017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723117.63/cwt116.00–118.0085011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770104.94/cwt104.00–106.5080816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775113.00/cwt113.00–113.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818103.77/cwt103.25–104.0084935
Steers—Medium and Large 2-387096.00/cwt96.00–96.008351
Steers—Large 1-287595.00/cwt95.00–95.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922102.00/cwt102.00–102.0094017
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321133.00/cwt133.00–133.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324123.14/cwt121.00–128.003998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359131.00/cwt131.00–131.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3402124.00/cwt124.00–124.004987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411130.00/cwt130.00–130.0053410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460122.26/cwt118.50–124.5056218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465122.50/cwt122.50–122.505709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514110.42/cwt110.00–114.0056810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530121.77/cwt121.50–122.0064522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568111.50/cwt111.50–111.506339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571117.00/cwt117.00–117.0066815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609107.21/cwt107.00–107.5065314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642108.50/cwt108.50–108.5069710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675105.51/cwt102.00–108.0071218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686105.00/cwt105.00–105.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706102.24/cwt102.00–102.5072223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3712100.91/cwt86.00–102.0071815
Heifers—Large 1-271585.00/cwt85.00–85.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377094.50/cwt94.50–94.507283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792105.00/cwt105.00–105.0083211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282793.25/cwt93.25–93.2577117
Heifers—Large 1-286082.00/cwt82.00–82.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291289.64/cwt89.00–90.0081811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3251155.00/cwt155.00–155.003894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265159.32/cwt158.00–160.004223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3336134.50/cwt134.50–134.504525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2351150.00/cwt150.00–150.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426143.94/cwt143.00–145.006139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474121.50/cwt121.50–121.505765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509124.66/cwt124.00–126.5063527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550122.50/cwt122.50–122.506748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3596112.20/cwt111.00–112.506695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627114.31/cwt113.00–114.507178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362998.00/cwt98.00–98.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272097.00/cwt97.00–97.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278194.00/cwt94.00–94.0073414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388088.00/cwt88.00–88.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905104.00/cwt104.00–104.009411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66584.90/cwt83.50–86.501,4145
Bulls——2,05090.50/cwt90.50–90.501,8551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90025.00/cwt25.00–25.002251
Cows—Lean 85-90%92438.05/cwt33.00–43.003522
Cows—Lean 85-90%97548.50/cwt48.50–48.504732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11963.15/cwt61.00–65.007077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24356.32/cwt53.50–59.0070019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40266.50/cwt66.50–66.5093213
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.0013,5601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2850740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,2901
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2898683.40/cwt650.00–750.006,1373
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2965575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,5491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,000600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135901.32/cwt750.00–1,050.0010,2302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148980.05/cwt950.00–1,020.0011,2513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2758762.89/cwt500.00–850.005,78313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28501,190.00/cwt1,190.00–1,190.0010,1151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,146.34/cwt1,000.00–1,300.0011,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,1601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285866.56/cwt59.00–80.005717

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.