Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-09-01

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 1
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 358▲ 179 vs year ago 280 · +63.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 65▲ 1 vs year ago 70 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.18/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$132.18
150 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$29.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537135.87730118
Medium and Large 2-3563121.3268326
Large 1-2634106.676766thin
One grade step is worth $29.20/cwt here — about $54 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 sale150 hd
132.18
—
KY average27 barns · 4,959 hd
132.06
+0.13
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—Average1,854101.801,88713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49963.0694514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30461.7280526
CowsLean 85-90%Average95944.3642610
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,55482.001,2749thin

Every lot

72 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 1-2265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365161.43/cwt160.00–170.005897
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3439121.00/cwt121.00–121.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447151.00/cwt151.00–151.006758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481145.00/cwt145.00–145.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511145.35/cwt145.00–146.0074312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573132.12/cwt126.00–135.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585139.75/cwt139.00–140.008188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603135.39/cwt135.00–135.5081613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617116.98/cwt115.00–118.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654133.86/cwt133.50–134.0087511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707142.02/cwt140.00–143.501,00433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0026
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004507
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3354139.48/cwt138.00–140.004944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367155.50/cwt155.50–155.5057116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420142.50/cwt142.50–142.5059910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427130.15/cwt128.00–136.005567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459140.55/cwt140.55–140.556458
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495131.00/cwt131.00–131.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515133.00/cwt129.00–136.5068511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574132.50/cwt130.00–135.0076127
Heifers—Large 1-2579110.00/cwt110.00–110.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624123.00/cwt123.00–123.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628115.10/cwt110.00–120.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692126.85/cwt126.00–127.0087827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712125.00/cwt125.00–125.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722107.00/cwt107.00–107.007737
Heifers—Large 1-2743100.00/cwt100.00–100.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3843107.00/cwt107.00–107.009022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290161.00/cwt161.00–161.004676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340143.00/cwt143.00–143.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350157.00/cwt157.00–157.005506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458143.00/cwt143.00–143.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510132.70/cwt129.00–134.506776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515142.50/cwt142.50–142.507344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567136.00/cwt136.00–136.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623116.45/cwt114.00–119.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633130.00/cwt130.00–130.0082315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654119.50/cwt119.50–119.507825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780109.50/cwt109.50–109.508544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800118.00/cwt118.00–118.0094411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,782107.68/cwt106.00–109.501,9193
Bulls——1,875100.04/cwt92.00–105.001,87610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94233.27/cwt30.50–36.003133
Cows—Lean 85-90%95046.58/cwt37.50–53.004435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00855.46/cwt54.00–57.005592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26966.90/cwt66.00–71.008495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31260.49/cwt55.00–64.0079421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49262.60/cwt56.00–63.7093413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,55482.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2749
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284280.97/cwt60.00–88.006825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,2773
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,10022
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0010,4042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003766.11/cwt660.00–890.007,6842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,4243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,092753.13/cwt685.00–860.008,2243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160834.97/cwt750.00–920.009,6865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320840.00/cwt840.00–840.0011,0881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2950880.00/cwt880.00–880.008,3602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,300940.00/cwt940.00–940.0012,2201

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.