Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-10-27

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 307 vs last sale 286▼ 369 vs year ago 962 · −38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 45▲ 8 vs year ago 112 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 31▲ 9 vs year ago 22 · +40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.05/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$125.05
199 head · 698 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2699128.40897162
Medium and Large 2-3695110.3776737
One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $131 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 sale199 hd
125.05
—
KY average27 barns · 4,437 hd
132.22
−7.17
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—Low1,71578.341,34417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29953.1169063
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56351.598064thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02244.9045919

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 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440106.00/cwt106.00–106.004663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457154.00/cwt154.00–154.007049
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516125.00/cwt125.00–125.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527137.00/cwt137.00–137.0072212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560123.00/cwt123.00–123.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569110.00/cwt110.00–110.006264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.00/cwt121.00–121.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624134.37/cwt132.50–135.0083832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657114.12/cwt112.00–115.0075014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3703116.00/cwt116.00–116.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713120.00/cwt120.00–120.008567
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780126.75/cwt126.75–126.7598966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009207
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2946113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,07412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-398397.00/cwt97.00–97.009546
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337111.56/cwt111.00–114.003765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341130.00/cwt130.00–130.0044310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372122.00/cwt122.00–122.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426123.14/cwt123.00–123.2052517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459106.86/cwt105.00–108.004908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467119.00/cwt119.00–119.0055620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502120.00/cwt120.00–120.0060216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505128.00/cwt128.00–128.0064620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516102.91/cwt101.00–105.0053126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563112.58/cwt108.00–116.0063421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3603103.01/cwt101.00–105.0062110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628107.40/cwt106.00–108.5067416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671102.00/cwt102.00–102.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273296.00/cwt96.00–96.007039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382595.00/cwt95.00–95.007842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290166.00/cwt166.00–166.004815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360141.00/cwt141.00–141.005088
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415134.00/cwt134.00–134.005567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440104.53/cwt102.00–114.004609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462126.00/cwt126.00–126.0058210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513106.03/cwt105.50–107.0054414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521117.50/cwt117.50–117.506129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622109.42/cwt108.00–110.0068128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-363399.82/cwt99.00–102.0063211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271397.00/cwt97.00–97.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384590.00/cwt90.00–90.007615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53574.50/cwt74.50–74.501,1441
Bulls——1,69877.63/cwt72.00–83.501,31814
Bulls——1,92385.27/cwt85.00–85.501,6402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02244.90/cwt35.00–49.0045919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12042.75/cwt42.50–43.004792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30553.45/cwt45.00–59.5069861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56351.59/cwt50.50–52.508064
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925920.00/cwt920.00–920.008,5101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291069.24/cwt58.00–79.006304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,1101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,0301
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207863.99/cwt770.00–940.0010,42810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238829.20/cwt800.00–840.0010,2657
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,5003

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.