Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 28
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 439▲ 31 vs year ago 412 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 61▲ 9 vs year ago 71 · +12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.32/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$124.32
200 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581125.71731165
Medium and Large 2-3571117.7467235
One grade step is worth $7.97/cwt here — about $59 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 sale200 hd
124.32
—
KY average28 barns · 5,254 hd
128.73
−4.41
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—Average1,613103.441,66913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57065.981,03611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27063.9481242
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03845.844764thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393152.00/cwt152.00–152.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468144.15/cwt142.00–145.006757
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.00/cwt145.00–145.007668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615141.66/cwt140.50–143.0087120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656134.50/cwt134.50–134.508824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3693115.00/cwt115.00–115.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714125.98/cwt123.00–127.508999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,03723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835118.00/cwt118.00–118.009851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341146.25/cwt141.00–147.004997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363140.00/cwt140.00–140.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423126.82/cwt124.00–129.0053612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431135.78/cwt134.00–137.5058533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458131.00/cwt131.00–131.0060017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512119.94/cwt115.00–120.5061410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524124.72/cwt122.50–127.0065414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578123.25/cwt123.00–123.5071221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635122.75/cwt122.75–122.7577912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638127.75/cwt127.75–127.7581513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3639105.54/cwt104.00–112.006745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708112.50/cwt112.50–112.5079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766115.00/cwt115.00–115.008815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778111.00/cwt111.00–111.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2801114.00/cwt112.00–119.0091321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870107.00/cwt107.00–107.009314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2944107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0107
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3301156.00/cwt156.00–156.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3351147.00/cwt147.00–147.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2354156.00/cwt156.00–156.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420138.43/cwt134.00–141.0058117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450148.00/cwt148.00–148.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472134.00/cwt134.00–134.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514124.00/cwt124.00–124.0063712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523132.00/cwt132.00–132.0069011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554138.00/cwt138.00–138.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3564128.36/cwt121.50–129.7572420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3612115.00/cwt115.00–115.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.0078112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681117.50/cwt117.50–117.508009
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725112.73/cwt112.00–115.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2847102.00/cwt102.00–102.008646
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50497.25/cwt90.00–100.501,4637
Bulls——1,741110.66/cwt106.00–115.001,9276
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03845.84/cwt40.00–52.004764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10850.99/cwt50.00–52.005652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21661.39/cwt56.00–63.507479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29665.52/cwt64.00–72.5084931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50064.72/cwt57.50–68.009716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65367.50/cwt67.50–67.501,1165
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11064.00/cwt64.00–64.007101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,4551
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0012,0441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2980660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,4681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065857.17/cwt800.00–930.009,1293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150821.74/cwt750.00–900.009,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210630.00/cwt630.00–630.007,6231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,248924.26/cwt800.00–1,010.0011,5358
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0016,5851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,591.71/cwt1,520.00–1,620.0019,9763

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.