Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-08-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 11
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▼ 333 vs last sale 635▼ 109 vs year ago 411 · −26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 78▼ 33 vs year ago 82 · −40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 40▲ 11 vs year ago 20 · +55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. In some instances of farmer participation advances were 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.47/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$130.47
143 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530131.28696113
Medium and Large 2-3469127.4259730
One grade step is worth $3.86/cwt here — about $99 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 sale143 hd
130.47
—
KY average25 barns · 4,483 hd
131.48
−1.02
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—Average1,56697.961,5349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32564.7185720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37762.398593thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97954.185309thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335157.51/cwt157.00–158.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2354175.00/cwt175.00–175.006206
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393138.00/cwt138.00–138.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2402156.00/cwt156.00–156.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484152.46/cwt151.00–153.0073811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511145.00/cwt145.00–145.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603136.00/cwt136.00–136.008209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628140.90/cwt140.50–143.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651132.00/cwt132.00–132.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3747125.00/cwt125.00–125.0093410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331146.00/cwt146.00–146.004837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3334144.00/cwt144.00–144.004818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355142.00/cwt142.00–142.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424139.15/cwt136.50–142.0059010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429127.42/cwt125.00–132.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457140.00/cwt140.00–140.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3504120.00/cwt120.00–120.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521132.11/cwt130.00–134.0068850
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3556121.50/cwt120.00–123.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569125.00/cwt125.00–125.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613123.84/cwt122.50–125.0075929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614110.00/cwt110.00–110.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009185
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433124.00/cwt124.00–124.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434158.00/cwt158.00–158.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455136.00/cwt136.00–136.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473141.00/cwt141.00–141.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3504130.00/cwt130.00–130.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515136.60/cwt136.00–138.007037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567133.00/cwt133.00–133.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630125.71/cwt125.00–126.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy785119.00/cwt119.00–119.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820101.50/cwt101.50–101.508323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54196.68/cwt93.00–100.001,4907
Bulls——1,655102.46/cwt101.00–104.001,6962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96351.61/cwt50.00–54.004975
Cows—Lean 85-90%99957.39/cwt57.00–57.505734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29264.41/cwt55.00–68.0083216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36558.58/cwt58.00–59.008002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40070.00/cwt70.00–70.009801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44770.56/cwt69.00–74.001,0213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48052.00/cwt52.00–52.007701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287079.00/cwt79.00–79.006871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120990.00/cwt990.00–990.0011,0881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150893.77/cwt775.00–1,050.0010,2783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,259945.31/cwt930.00–980.0011,9016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270740.00/cwt740.00–740.009,3981
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133923.53/cwt800.00–1,100.0010,4643
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,050.30/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0013,0552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,6951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,265840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,6261

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.