Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-11-10

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 10
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▲ 446 vs last sale 266▲ 55 vs year ago 657 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 65▼ 14 vs year ago 88 · −15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 30▲ 55 vs year ago 29 · +189.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $119.46/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$119.46
288 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2606121.19735226
Medium and Large 2-3525113.1559462
One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about $141 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 sale288 hd
119.46
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KY average26 barns · 5,113 hd
122.07
−2.62
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—Low1,41775.181,0655thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50154.8282315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21750.4561446
CowsLean 85-90%Average95338.023625thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2357150.00/cwt150.00–150.0053610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358124.00/cwt124.00–124.004443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467146.47/cwt144.00–150.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525142.45/cwt138.50–147.0074837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566134.07/cwt131.50–136.0075914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626125.00/cwt123.00–126.0078315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669132.00/cwt132.00–132.0088310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675126.19/cwt122.00–130.0085237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705136.75/cwt136.75–136.7596438
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3717120.00/cwt120.00–120.008605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817126.25/cwt126.25–126.251,03127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289139.00/cwt139.00–139.004027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367123.00/cwt123.00–123.004517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372133.50/cwt133.50–133.5049710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419116.50/cwt116.50–116.504887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439129.00/cwt129.00–129.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473122.50/cwt122.50–122.5057914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488108.00/cwt108.00–108.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508115.00/cwt115.00–115.0058410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516125.93/cwt125.50–126.0065027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540119.00/cwt119.00–119.0064315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566114.53/cwt114.50–115.0064820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579122.67/cwt120.00–127.0071024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600123.50/cwt123.50–123.5074117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614104.00/cwt104.00–104.0063912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648113.75/cwt113.75–113.7573710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655121.50/cwt121.50–121.5079610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659116.00/cwt116.00–116.0076410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705116.23/cwt110.00–122.0081959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800119.00/cwt119.00–119.0095220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288153.00/cwt153.00–153.0044112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358150.00/cwt150.00–150.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3358124.00/cwt124.00–124.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420143.00/cwt143.00–143.0060112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430113.00/cwt113.00–113.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468136.50/cwt136.50–136.5063916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510130.92/cwt127.50–132.5066819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523114.14/cwt113.00–115.0059716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563125.50/cwt125.50–125.5070712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626107.96/cwt107.00–112.0067615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630117.25/cwt117.25–117.2573924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386087.00/cwt87.00–87.007486
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27372.11/cwt70.00–74.009182
Bulls——1,51377.22/cwt72.50–82.501,1683
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95338.02/cwt35.00–40.503625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21151.88/cwt47.00–55.0062840
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25840.95/cwt35.00–44.505156
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50154.82/cwt48.50–55.7582315
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0011,6551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293360.10/cwt55.00–70.005613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,8201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2963770.78/cwt750.00–790.007,4234
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925625.11/cwt611.00–640.005,7822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013754.44/cwt690.00–870.007,6424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213724.21/cwt630.00–800.008,7855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221911.29/cwt750.00–1,045.0011,12711

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.