Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-10-06

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
567 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 600▼ 137 vs year ago 704 · −19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 67▼ 5 vs year ago 85 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 21▲ 10 vs year ago 21 · +47.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.83/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$116.83
217 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539117.92636200
Medium and Large 2-3497103.9951717thin
One grade step is worth $13.93/cwt here — about $118 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
116.83
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KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd
125.70
−8.87
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—Average1,81286.041,55914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33553.4071350
CowsLean 85-90%Low95941.183956thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380143.48/cwt138.00–150.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390121.00/cwt121.00–121.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469132.70/cwt130.00–135.0062211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514131.58/cwt125.50–134.0067618
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535107.00/cwt107.00–107.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563134.41/cwt130.00–140.0075756
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608129.45/cwt126.25–135.0078726
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3629117.48/cwt115.00–120.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675109.06/cwt107.00–111.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676126.25/cwt115.00–130.0085331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700128.00/cwt128.00–128.0089612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764116.41/cwt114.00–117.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828114.50/cwt114.50–114.509483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,015100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,08090.00/cwt90.00–90.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295116.00/cwt116.00–116.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315101.00/cwt101.00–101.003181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353129.79/cwt119.00–133.004589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-339599.00/cwt99.00–99.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412106.12/cwt101.00–107.004377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422118.10/cwt110.00–126.0049828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453107.00/cwt107.00–107.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466120.00/cwt120.00–120.0055919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516116.90/cwt113.00–120.5060337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568119.61/cwt116.00–123.0067964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577105.00/cwt105.00–105.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631114.50/cwt114.50–114.5072213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669114.39/cwt112.50–116.0076514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367596.00/cwt96.00–96.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714110.00/cwt110.00–110.0078512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885103.50/cwt103.50–103.509162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,02590.00/cwt90.00–90.009231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315140.47/cwt139.00–141.004424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366141.00/cwt141.00–141.005166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395116.00/cwt116.00–116.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430126.32/cwt124.00–131.005436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475125.24/cwt114.00–130.0059513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510119.28/cwt116.00–121.0060826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558117.43/cwt105.00–118.0065524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-357095.50/cwt95.00–96.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600102.00/cwt102.00–102.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622113.87/cwt110.00–119.0070814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713110.50/cwt110.50–110.5078810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376095.00/cwt95.00–95.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2801100.00/cwt100.00–100.008017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381585.00/cwt85.00–85.006931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70786.78/cwt85.00–89.001,4819
Bulls——1,83879.80/cwt77.50–82.001,4673
Bulls——2,24592.08/cwt90.00–94.002,0672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88063.00/cwt63.00–63.005541
Cows—Lean 85-90%97536.81/cwt33.50–39.003595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22446.44/cwt40.00–49.505688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35554.35/cwt51.50–58.0073641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39570.00/cwt70.00–70.009771
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277580.00/cwt80.00–80.006202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,034719.85/cwt580.00–850.007,44318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060752.38/cwt600.00–840.007,9755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113598.76/cwt530.00–650.006,6642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,095.05/cwt1,090.00–1,100.0013,8302

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.