Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-10-13

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 567▼ 558 vs year ago 909 · −61.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 80▼ 57 vs year ago 117 · −48.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 18 vs year ago 20 · +90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.31/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$117.31
112 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531119.2963485
Medium and Large 2-3566111.0762927
One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $5 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 sale112 hd
117.31
—
KY average27 barns · 5,820 hd
125.12
−7.81
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—Low1,56976.921,20710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58255.008707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16351.0259413
CowsLean 85-90%Average99543.004286thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358127.00/cwt127.00–127.004556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420137.15/cwt131.00–140.0057610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512127.00/cwt127.00–127.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2544135.00/cwt135.00–135.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568130.00/cwt130.00–130.0073812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608126.00/cwt126.00–126.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639130.00/cwt130.00–130.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671122.00/cwt122.00–122.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720131.05/cwt128.50–133.5094418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900111.00/cwt111.00–111.009993
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2294135.00/cwt135.00–135.003975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350131.00/cwt131.00–131.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365117.00/cwt117.00–117.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424125.00/cwt125.00–125.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3449114.00/cwt114.00–114.005128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478122.03/cwt120.00–124.5058316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511112.00/cwt112.00–112.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521116.00/cwt116.00–116.0060411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563120.00/cwt120.00–120.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576115.75/cwt115.00–118.5066719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622114.15/cwt112.50–116.507107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668115.00/cwt115.00–115.007686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700108.00/cwt108.00–108.0075610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706113.20/cwt112.00–114.007995
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2293150.00/cwt150.00–150.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368143.00/cwt143.00–143.005265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420132.00/cwt132.00–132.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438118.00/cwt118.00–118.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458130.00/cwt130.00–130.005957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508122.50/cwt122.50–122.506228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513118.26/cwt115.00–120.5060717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560121.00/cwt121.00–121.0067810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618118.29/cwt118.00–118.5073112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623111.35/cwt110.00–112.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723112.00/cwt112.00–112.008109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3796100.00/cwt100.00–100.0079610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24065.10/cwt62.00–68.008072
Bulls——1,57778.42/cwt75.00–81.501,2376
Bulls——1,87384.24/cwt83.50–85.001,5782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99543.00/cwt35.00–47.004286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02943.49/cwt43.00–44.004482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18051.23/cwt47.00–54.7560510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26564.00/cwt64.00–64.008101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58255.00/cwt55.00–55.008707
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,2881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975799.23/cwt730.00–880.007,7922
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2990740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,3261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085783.55/cwt650.00–880.008,5022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100870.00/cwt870.00–870.009,5701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,3921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,0941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203958.78/cwt910.00–990.0011,5349
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285063.00/cwt63.00–63.005361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00064.00/cwt64.00–64.006401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2875850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,4381
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,4661

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.