Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-07-21

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 21
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 518▲ 51 vs year ago 388 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 78▲ 10 vs year ago 51 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 45▲ 6 vs year ago 9 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.13/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$131.13
192 head · 717 lb average
Value per head Derived
$940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.34
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2732132.97973158
Medium and Large 2-3650122.6179734
One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $176 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 sale192 hd
131.13
—
KY average27 barns · 5,751 hd
134.47
−3.34
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—Average1,89299.251,8777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35161.7583410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38260.9884331
CowsLean 85-90%High1,19654.0264613

Every lot

57 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 1-2401155.00/cwt155.00–155.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3442140.50/cwt140.50–140.506216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529140.00/cwt140.00–140.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573139.13/cwt138.00–142.0079710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583132.98/cwt130.00–135.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610127.00/cwt127.00–127.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3646118.00/cwt118.00–118.007625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.13/cwt118.00–120.5081713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681130.81/cwt130.00–131.0089115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721122.20/cwt121.00–124.008815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,01338
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3771118.00/cwt112.00–121.009106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802132.10/cwt132.10–132.101,05964
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3803118.00/cwt118.00–118.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0816
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305144.79/cwt141.00–146.5044210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350137.00/cwt137.00–137.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2401132.00/cwt132.00–132.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420123.00/cwt123.00–123.005175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463132.00/cwt132.00–132.0061110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470121.00/cwt121.00–121.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512123.40/cwt122.00–124.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555121.50/cwt121.50–121.506748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583121.68/cwt121.50–122.007098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606123.37/cwt121.00–123.7574828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617115.00/cwt115.00–115.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657120.00/cwt120.00–120.0078810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3657114.88/cwt114.00–116.007559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735124.90/cwt124.90–124.9091827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3823108.00/cwt108.00–108.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824118.00/cwt118.00–118.009727
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372138.73/cwt132.00–142.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495123.00/cwt123.00–123.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567126.25/cwt126.25–126.257165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,863105.14/cwt102.00–107.501,9593
Bulls——1,91394.84/cwt94.00–96.001,8144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12445.25/cwt42.50–48.505095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24051.50/cwt51.50–51.506391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24159.50/cwt59.50–59.507388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28957.27/cwt53.50–59.5073810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35161.75/cwt61.75–61.7583410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43663.31/cwt60.50–68.0090920
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278088.00/cwt88.00–88.006861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,0253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,9301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,0683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,9221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400940.00/cwt940.00–940.0013,1601

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.