Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-07-07

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
597 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 567▲ 597 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 132▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 16▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no Sale last week for Holiday

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.00/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$122.00
224 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.31
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589123.48727154
Medium and Large 2-3543118.7564470
One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $83 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 sale224 hd
122.00
—
KY average17 barns · 1,927 hd
123.31
−1.31
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—Average1,58694.401,49717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61165.251,0518thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27861.7378981
CowsLean 85-90%Average97446.964589thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393154.00/cwt154.00–154.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414147.15/cwt141.00–148.006098
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3437131.06/cwt125.00–138.0057311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474146.00/cwt146.00–146.0069221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534136.35/cwt135.50–138.0072839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569135.92/cwt133.50–140.0077332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618130.47/cwt130.25–131.0080616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677125.00/cwt125.00–125.008466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724124.45/cwt123.50–125.0090120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3787119.00/cwt119.00–119.009377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845117.49/cwt117.00–119.0099324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300136.00/cwt136.00–136.004087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367138.00/cwt138.00–138.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418125.87/cwt119.00–128.005268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421136.00/cwt136.00–136.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462135.00/cwt135.00–135.0062412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488121.09/cwt119.00–125.0059114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506118.00/cwt118.00–118.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530124.82/cwt122.00–129.0066219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537129.00/cwt129.00–129.0069320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566124.22/cwt124.00–125.0070333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630112.86/cwt112.00–114.0071128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665119.85/cwt119.50–120.0079725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726112.62/cwt110.50–113.7581823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2848106.00/cwt106.00–106.008998
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289166.00/cwt166.00–166.004804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330136.00/cwt136.00–136.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408139.36/cwt138.00–142.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473136.82/cwt134.00–141.0064712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482121.00/cwt121.00–121.005836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512124.00/cwt124.00–124.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513132.50/cwt132.50–132.5068011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577128.00/cwt128.00–128.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577119.41/cwt114.00–122.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636122.50/cwt122.50–122.507797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383292.00/cwt92.00–92.007654
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37285.39/cwt80.00–88.001,1724
Bulls——1,59193.02/cwt88.00–99.001,4809
Bulls——1,790106.51/cwt103.00–110.001,9074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90034.00/cwt33.00–35.003062
Cows—Lean 85-90%91562.00/cwt62.00–62.005671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00948.77/cwt42.50–54.004926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21860.81/cwt54.00–65.0074145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24247.19/cwt42.50–51.005866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37666.01/cwt63.00–67.5090830
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58566.50/cwt66.50–66.501,0541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61565.07/cwt62.00–65.501,0517
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,259.50/cwt1,050.00–1,500.0015,8453
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0016,8881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,285940.00/cwt940.00–940.0012,0791
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.0017,2801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287073.00/cwt73.00–73.006351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292557.00/cwt57.00–57.005271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900780.00/cwt710.00–850.007,0202
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,000730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,4881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,063.77/cwt990.00–1,160.0011,2765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,0941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,095.65/cwt1,025.00–1,200.0013,4879
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240939.09/cwt900.00–1,040.0011,6454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,6401

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.