Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-09-08

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 8
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 459▼ 333 vs year ago 722 · −46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 71▼ 45 vs year ago 75 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 30 vs year ago 40 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.52/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$133.52
155 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506135.16684123
Medium and Large 2-3475127.2360432
One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $80 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 sale155 hd
133.52
—
KY average19 barns · 3,160 hd
131.29
+2.23
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—Average1,64196.541,5846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30561.1079711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55057.008841thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95247.714545thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410163.00/cwt163.00–163.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460136.75/cwt136.00–139.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471155.00/cwt155.00–155.007307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2549146.00/cwt146.00–146.008029
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571143.23/cwt141.50–146.5081820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602145.50/cwt145.50–145.508765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611142.12/cwt138.00–144.0086813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621134.00/cwt134.00–134.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3669132.00/cwt132.00–132.008836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740126.00/cwt126.00–126.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,00212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300147.00/cwt147.00–147.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330132.31/cwt132.00–133.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363142.50/cwt142.50–142.5051712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3386138.00/cwt138.00–138.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419140.50/cwt140.50–140.5058914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429131.65/cwt127.00–136.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471138.73/cwt138.00–141.5065331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515133.86/cwt133.00–135.0068920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519120.95/cwt118.00–123.0062810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579129.54/cwt127.50–131.5075020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601124.00/cwt122.00–126.007456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609120.00/cwt120.00–120.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689128.50/cwt128.50–128.5088510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008675
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2312158.32/cwt157.00–161.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356151.00/cwt151.00–151.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410147.50/cwt147.50–147.5060510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425137.78/cwt136.00–145.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465145.50/cwt145.50–145.5067725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518137.50/cwt137.50–137.507123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553135.00/cwt135.00–135.007479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3557133.00/cwt133.00–133.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605122.64/cwt117.00–126.007428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613130.00/cwt130.00–130.0079712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700122.50/cwt122.50–122.508589
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3767102.41/cwt95.00–105.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3823101.03/cwt100.00–102.008312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43089.26/cwt88.50–90.001,2762
Bulls——1,69998.57/cwt96.00–102.001,6753
Bulls——1,890105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95247.71/cwt46.50–48.004545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25470.00/cwt70.00–70.008781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31060.21/cwt58.00–63.0078910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55057.00/cwt57.00–57.008841
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085736.45/cwt700.00–770.007,9902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127718.90/cwt675.00–760.008,1022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150810.87/cwt790.00–830.009,3252

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.