Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-06-16

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 16
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 465▼ 233 vs year ago 623 · −37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 47▲ 11 vs year ago 54 · +20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 21 vs year ago 8 · +262.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.96/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$130.96
152 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496135.39671113
Medium and Large 2-3579118.1468339
One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale152 hd
130.96
—
KY average27 barns · 5,084 hd
128.80
+2.16
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—High1,612101.221,6329thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32270.3092938
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,70369.471,1834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01152.435309thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417155.25/cwt155.00–156.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.0069816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570143.07/cwt140.00–145.0081522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added594142.50/cwt142.50–142.5084610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628137.19/cwt136.50–139.0086219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650140.25/cwt140.25–140.259128
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688113.49/cwt110.00–117.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3703117.00/cwt117.00–117.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712128.20/cwt125.50–130.0091324
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy291154.00/cwt154.00–154.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410146.00/cwt146.00–146.0059910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433140.51/cwt139.50–141.0060833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436120.37/cwt113.00–128.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472137.17/cwt136.00–139.5064714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478126.00/cwt122.50–134.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525131.02/cwt125.00–133.0068812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564128.99/cwt125.50–131.5072820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588116.00/cwt116.00–116.006828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623118.00/cwt118.00–118.0073510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628124.72/cwt124.00–126.0078319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680112.73/cwt111.50–114.007678
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368165.00/cwt165.00–165.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412156.00/cwt156.00–156.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456150.00/cwt150.00–150.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488120.00/cwt120.00–120.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503126.31/cwt118.00–128.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512137.72/cwt136.00–139.0070512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579132.50/cwt132.50–132.507674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611130.47/cwt125.50–135.5079710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693113.00/cwt113.00–113.0078310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3808101.00/cwt101.00–101.008165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3858110.00/cwt110.00–110.009441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00082.50/cwt82.50–82.508251
Bulls——1,57898.00/cwt96.00–100.501,5464
Bulls——1,799109.12/cwt106.50–111.751,9634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97459.73/cwt57.50–63.505823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03048.78/cwt43.00–55.005026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16048.00/cwt48.00–48.005571
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24966.35/cwt60.00–69.2582915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37974.01/cwt70.50–80.001,02122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67070.96/cwt68.00–73.001,1853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,1701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2912764.80/cwt750.00–780.006,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038992.77/cwt990.00–1,000.0010,3054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139911.34/cwt800.00–960.0010,3808
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,0682
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,275800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2900970.00/cwt970.00–970.008,7301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2910860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,8261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,313.04/cwt1,300.00–1,325.0015,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,212.19/cwt1,190.00–1,250.0014,7523

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.