Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-05-19

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 19
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 635▲ 612 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 44▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 31▲ 47 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold to 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on a high quality offering .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.15/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$120.15
226 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.34
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2620121.02750167
Medium and Large 2-3558117.7065759
One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about $93 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 sale226 hd
120.15
—
KY average29 barns · 6,735 hd
124.49
−4.34
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—Average1,73795.661,66216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20058.0469638
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58558.009191thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00852.0852512

Every lot

71 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3398138.00/cwt138.00–138.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423154.00/cwt154.00–154.0065111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452153.00/cwt153.00–153.006926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513148.98/cwt148.25–150.0076417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528141.51/cwt140.50–145.0074731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566141.21/cwt139.50–143.5079925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574136.24/cwt135.50–136.5078216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2601132.50/cwt132.50–132.507968
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3634134.00/cwt134.00–134.008508
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665124.08/cwt103.00–129.508255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673127.00/cwt127.00–127.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718124.88/cwt123.00–126.2589741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768122.00/cwt122.00–122.009376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3787117.50/cwt117.50–117.509258
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305133.00/cwt133.00–133.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337136.00/cwt136.00–136.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369140.00/cwt140.00–140.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395121.00/cwt121.00–121.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405138.00/cwt138.00–138.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420130.56/cwt115.00–132.505489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466135.00/cwt135.00–135.0062913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518120.27/cwt114.00–121.5062329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.26/cwt130.00–131.0068319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554122.50/cwt122.50–122.5067923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623115.98/cwt115.00–117.0072310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625112.67/cwt111.00–113.007046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675114.00/cwt114.00–114.0077011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682105.50/cwt105.50–105.507203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704116.40/cwt116.40–116.4081967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718105.00/cwt105.00–105.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823104.00/cwt104.00–104.0085611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313151.85/cwt143.00–165.004755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365158.16/cwt152.00–163.005777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370148.00/cwt148.00–148.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423154.00/cwt154.00–154.006516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438140.29/cwt130.00–145.0061419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484152.53/cwt152.00–153.0073819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516140.08/cwt139.00–143.0072318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565124.00/cwt124.00–124.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567133.46/cwt131.00–136.0075715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614125.00/cwt125.00–125.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3624110.00/cwt110.00–110.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3688113.00/cwt113.00–113.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2846102.00/cwt102.00–102.008636
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54488.30/cwt82.00–95.001,36310
Bulls——2,059107.92/cwt104.00–115.002,2226
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92147.16/cwt40.50–51.004346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09557.00/cwt57.00–57.006246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13547.22/cwt45.00–51.005363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15157.21/cwt52.00–60.0065824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32362.79/cwt62.50–66.0083111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58558.00/cwt58.00–58.009191
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,126.91/cwt1,040.00–1,200.0011,4162
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282160.98/cwt60.00–62.005012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2850610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,0301
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2910925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,4181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,7521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,0881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115930.87/cwt780.00–975.0010,37912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129748.05/cwt600.00–1,150.008,4455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175870.00/cwt870.00–870.0010,2232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2850940.00/cwt940.00–940.007,9901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.009,1803
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,018.04/cwt930.00–1,130.0011,1788
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,003.33/cwt820.00–1,150.0011,0176

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.