Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-05-05

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 5
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 331 vs last sale 717▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 58▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 25▲ 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 2.00 to 3.00 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 $127.61/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$127.61
134 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2493128.58634101
Medium and Large 2-3455124.6356833
One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about $66 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 sale134 hd
127.61
—
KY average29 barns · 4,873 hd
120.61
+7.00
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—Average1,88785.031,6046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25557.2771935
CowsLean 85-90%Low99444.374419thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2351154.00/cwt154.00–154.005415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437161.50/cwt161.50–161.5070616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3514133.11/cwt130.50–135.5068415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526146.28/cwt145.00–148.5076911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561133.50/cwt133.50–133.507499
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3652110.00/cwt110.00–110.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675127.54/cwt125.00–131.5086143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732121.00/cwt121.00–121.008865
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3744115.50/cwt115.50–115.508594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3788101.00/cwt101.00–101.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925103.00/cwt103.00–103.009531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285152.00/cwt152.00–152.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338130.00/cwt130.00–130.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340144.50/cwt144.50–144.504916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350137.00/cwt137.00–137.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355139.77/cwt137.00–140.0049613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383148.00/cwt148.00–148.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417137.00/cwt137.00–137.0057113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429125.57/cwt121.00–129.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471133.00/cwt133.00–133.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3489123.00/cwt123.00–123.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505117.50/cwt117.50–117.505935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537124.50/cwt122.00–125.5066923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566121.30/cwt120.50–122.0068711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619113.65/cwt113.00–115.0070321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3696104.50/cwt104.50–104.507273
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310157.00/cwt157.00–157.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350132.00/cwt132.00–132.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2351155.00/cwt155.00–155.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413139.96/cwt137.50–142.5057810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465139.00/cwt139.00–139.0064610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470128.50/cwt128.50–128.506046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500133.50/cwt133.50–133.506686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607122.00/cwt122.00–122.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2691110.00/cwt110.00–110.007606
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,88282.04/cwt75.00–86.501,5445
Bulls——1,910100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90023.00/cwt23.00–23.002071
Cows—Lean 85-90%91435.98/cwt32.00–38.003293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06053.68/cwt48.00–55.005695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14245.20/cwt44.00–48.005163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19857.31/cwt54.00–58.2568719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36560.00/cwt60.00–60.0081913
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2988998.29/cwt900.00–1,150.009,8634
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,208.24/cwt1,120.00–1,250.0013,3513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063919.60/cwt875.00–960.009,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153875.09/cwt850.00–920.0010,0903

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.