Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-06-23

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 23
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
567 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 390▲ 27 vs year ago 540 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 65▲ 78 vs year ago 54 · +144.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 29▼ 26 vs year ago 42 · −61.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.60/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$122.60
202 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602125.78758113
Medium and Large 2-3584118.5769289
One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $65 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 sale202 hd
122.60
—
KY average28 barns · 5,786 hd
127.89
−5.29
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—Low1,71398.791,69218
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43269.4399412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24665.77820100
CowsLean 85-90%Average95857.165485thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369161.00/cwt161.00–161.005945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413140.00/cwt140.00–140.005786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441151.00/cwt151.00–151.006666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500133.00/cwt133.00–133.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519139.20/cwt135.00–142.0072219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556139.00/cwt139.00–139.007739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616136.85/cwt134.50–140.5084326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3643132.00/cwt132.00–132.008494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659129.26/cwt128.00–130.008528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662136.09/cwt135.50–136.5090117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3681126.50/cwt126.00–128.008618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715123.13/cwt121.50–128.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735128.00/cwt128.00–128.0094113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768126.37/cwt120.00–128.0097126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827119.00/cwt119.00–119.0098426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900105.00/cwt105.00–105.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2952105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0007
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255146.00/cwt146.00–146.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315144.65/cwt139.00–146.004565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325140.48/cwt140.00–141.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355123.00/cwt123.00–123.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3406124.40/cwt124.00–125.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415135.50/cwt135.50–135.505624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463132.00/cwt132.00–132.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510122.57/cwt120.00–125.0062525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521132.15/cwt130.00–135.0068923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569128.00/cwt128.00–128.0072815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587120.55/cwt114.00–124.5070822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633116.24/cwt107.00–119.507369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636121.48/cwt120.00–125.2577328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657125.50/cwt125.50–125.5082510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3692112.54/cwt104.00–116.007797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725106.42/cwt105.00–107.5077210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769117.25/cwt117.25–117.2590218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788112.00/cwt112.00–112.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800108.60/cwt103.00–110.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295171.00/cwt171.00–171.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2359161.00/cwt161.00–161.0057810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413140.00/cwt140.00–140.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414150.00/cwt150.00–150.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465136.00/cwt136.00–136.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554132.00/cwt132.00–132.007319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3603119.00/cwt119.00–119.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627126.63/cwt122.00–128.0079421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685104.81/cwt103.00–118.007188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3727108.00/cwt108.00–108.0078511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2787104.53/cwt100.00–106.008234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12575.00/cwt75.00–75.008441
Bulls——1,67498.38/cwt90.00–103.501,64714
Bulls——2,090108.65/cwt103.50–112.002,2713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92560.51/cwt60.00–61.005602
Cows—Lean 85-90%98054.93/cwt51.00–57.005383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17051.41/cwt50.00–53.006012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24163.92/cwt54.00–67.2579362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26069.74/cwt68.00–74.0087936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42770.74/cwt64.50–75.001,00911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49055.00/cwt55.00–55.008201
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0011,4241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0012,8401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050990.00/cwt990.00–990.0010,3951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2921,007.57/cwt940.00–1,100.0013,0183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2873562.75/cwt520.00–590.004,9133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180785.34/cwt690.00–825.009,2673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243863.46/cwt820.00–900.0010,7332
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284383.33/cwt79.00–88.007022

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.