Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-09-22

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 22
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 521▲ 70 vs year ago 625 · +11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 58▼ 41 vs year ago 95 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 41▼ 1 vs year ago 20 · −5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feed steers 600 lbs and over sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.04/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$137.04
217 head · 645 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2651138.79904199
Large 1-2502122.506156thin
Medium and Large 2-3624115.2571912thin
One grade step is worth $23.54/cwt here — about $184 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 sale217 hd
137.04
—
KY average24 barns · 4,883 hd
139.06
−2.02
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—Average1,72897.211,6805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43560.818733thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23055.6068417
CowsLean 85-90%Low91343.673993thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424154.31/cwt151.00–156.006548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460141.50/cwt141.50–141.506519
Steers—Large 1-2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Steers—Large 1-2510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528140.73/cwt140.00–145.0074344
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3541125.00/cwt125.00–125.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560138.50/cwt138.50–138.507767
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3593108.00/cwt108.00–108.006405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613138.92/cwt137.00–140.0085235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655135.76/cwt134.00–137.5088912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,02321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,08462
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3818108.00/cwt108.00–108.008832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293146.00/cwt146.00–146.0042811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359141.00/cwt141.00–141.0050611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368128.00/cwt128.00–128.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410122.72/cwt116.00–124.0050313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412136.39/cwt135.00–136.5056213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468135.25/cwt135.25–135.2563317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478118.72/cwt90.00–127.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506128.90/cwt125.00–130.0065218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514118.00/cwt118.00–118.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521132.00/cwt132.00–132.006888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559125.25/cwt125.25–125.2570015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609122.91/cwt121.00–126.5074917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614113.80/cwt110.00–116.006998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709125.00/cwt125.00–125.0088622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3738111.00/cwt111.00–111.008196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3818100.00/cwt100.00–100.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397586.00/cwt86.00–86.008391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300158.00/cwt158.00–158.004743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365150.50/cwt150.50–150.5054912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373138.01/cwt125.00–142.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415145.50/cwt145.50–145.506046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469140.50/cwt140.50–140.5065918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3504125.81/cwt119.00–134.0063427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524133.50/cwt133.50–133.5070012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562131.00/cwt131.00–131.0073613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3596115.00/cwt115.00–115.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623125.60/cwt121.50–126.2578236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3709115.17/cwt87.00–119.7581713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785107.00/cwt107.00–107.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3789104.85/cwt102.00–107.008277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873107.00/cwt107.00–107.009341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3875105.00/cwt105.00–105.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391098.00/cwt98.00–98.008921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63093.35/cwt90.00–97.001,5223
Bulls——1,875103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,9312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90056.00/cwt56.00–56.005041
Cows—Lean 85-90%91542.00/cwt42.00–42.003841
Cows—Lean 85-90%92533.00/cwt33.00–33.003051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15762.54/cwt61.50–64.007243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16555.00/cwt55.00–55.006411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23845.75/cwt42.50–50.005663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24856.40/cwt54.00–60.0070411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57063.71/cwt63.50–64.001,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2967910.34/cwt900.00–930.008,8033
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00066.00/cwt66.00–66.006602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06081.00/cwt81.00–81.008591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2785785.00/cwt785.00–785.006,1622
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,4151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,047799.48/cwt600.00–1,060.008,3715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,014.86/cwt700.00–1,150.0011,2653
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,1251

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.