Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-11-03

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 3
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 327 vs last sale 593▼ 414 vs year ago 680 · −60.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 120▼ 58 vs year ago 123 · −47.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.58/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$116.58
100 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510121.1461864
Medium and Large 2-3516108.4956036
One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $58 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 sale100 hd
116.58
—
KY average26 barns · 3,900 hd
118.89
−2.30
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—Average1,51477.201,1697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44656.008109thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27349.9963735
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02739.964109thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433147.85/cwt143.00–158.006403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566130.00/cwt130.00–130.007369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606125.50/cwt125.50–125.507615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653125.00/cwt125.00–125.008166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731126.00/cwt126.00–126.009219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836116.50/cwt116.50–116.509744
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300137.00/cwt137.00–137.004115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352133.00/cwt133.00–133.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373113.70/cwt107.00–123.004248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420128.00/cwt128.00–128.005385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432108.48/cwt107.00–110.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453118.00/cwt118.00–118.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476121.67/cwt121.00–123.0057918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521124.00/cwt124.00–124.0064616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522108.78/cwt105.00–111.0056813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627110.75/cwt110.75–110.7569413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3666100.65/cwt100.00–101.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371194.00/cwt94.00–94.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738103.74/cwt100.00–105.007664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290116.00/cwt116.00–116.003362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316153.00/cwt153.00–153.004835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356146.83/cwt142.00–150.005235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-339095.00/cwt95.00–95.003712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487133.32/cwt132.00–134.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518105.69/cwt105.00–107.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575120.70/cwt120.00–121.0069429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590107.95/cwt107.00–112.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370088.00/cwt88.00–88.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272796.00/cwt96.00–96.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3404110.00/cwt110.00–110.004445
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23558.00/cwt58.00–58.007161
Bulls——1,56180.40/cwt74.00–84.501,2556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91230.00/cwt30.00–30.002741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04141.21/cwt35.00–45.004298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20740.19/cwt32.00–43.004854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28251.25/cwt42.00–55.0065731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44656.00/cwt56.00–56.008109
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,5151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,9401
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000980.00/cwt980.00–980.009,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040744.87/cwt700.00–840.007,7473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,0303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193772.04/cwt730.00–840.009,2103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220830.00/cwt830.00–830.0010,1261
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,230760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,3481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235685.00/cwt685.00–685.008,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,244899.72/cwt800.00–935.0011,1934
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287584.00/cwt84.00–84.007351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31073.00/cwt73.00–73.009561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,7601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,235850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,4981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2900820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,3803

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.