Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-08-04

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 4
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▲ 192 vs last sale 443▲ 149 vs year ago 486 · +30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 80▲ 2 vs year ago 76 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 22▲ 28 vs year ago 12 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $124.95/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$124.95
249 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2622125.85783206
Medium and Large 2-3565120.6268243
One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $102 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 sale249 hd
124.95
—
KY average26 barns · 4,658 hd
129.30
−4.35
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—Average1,695102.541,73815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32867.7389930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42466.5494812
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03655.775789thin

Every lot

70 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 1-2294171.00/cwt171.00–171.005035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361156.00/cwt156.00–156.0056311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447147.07/cwt146.50–149.0065713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2501140.00/cwt140.00–140.0070112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568137.53/cwt136.00–139.2578117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3614125.22/cwt121.50–130.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616138.95/cwt137.75–140.0085637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657136.50/cwt136.50–136.508974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3684123.06/cwt119.00–124.0084221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3703115.00/cwt115.00–115.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710136.25/cwt136.25–136.2596748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739131.47/cwt128.50–133.0097223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285146.00/cwt146.00–146.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335129.00/cwt129.00–129.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350123.00/cwt123.00–123.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355141.00/cwt141.00–141.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422129.29/cwt129.00–131.005467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446133.00/cwt133.00–133.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488121.00/cwt121.00–121.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511129.08/cwt127.50–132.0066032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536123.55/cwt119.00–125.5066221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577128.25/cwt128.25–128.2574017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577126.00/cwt125.00–127.0072712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618111.50/cwt111.50–111.506892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630121.73/cwt120.75–124.0076740
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662120.50/cwt120.50–120.507989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702126.75/cwt126.75–126.7589059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714121.44/cwt118.50–122.5086723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715103.00/cwt103.00–103.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3953106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0105
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417136.00/cwt136.00–136.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456140.50/cwt140.50–140.506417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503128.50/cwt128.50–128.506462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516132.25/cwt132.25–132.2568213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573129.75/cwt129.75–129.757439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3591120.00/cwt120.00–120.007099
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3603119.00/cwt119.00–119.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629123.50/cwt123.50–123.5077712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755101.00/cwt101.00–101.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880102.00/cwt102.00–102.008983
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003997
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0701
Bulls——1,665101.22/cwt93.00–105.001,68511
Bulls——1,985110.57/cwt108.00–114.002,1953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85042.00/cwt42.00–42.003571
Cows—Lean 85-90%98753.61/cwt52.00–55.005292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08458.79/cwt57.00–59.506376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26966.17/cwt58.00–68.0084020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41366.00/cwt66.00–66.0093311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44570.86/cwt70.00–74.501,02410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,1241
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287775.16/cwt63.00–86.006596
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,3451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,3071
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,085850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,2231
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2751,021.33/cwt880.00–1,050.0013,0225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3561,020.70/cwt960.00–1,050.0013,84110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,1682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,355.94/cwt1,210.00–1,510.0016,94911

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.