Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-11-17

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 17
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
822 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 712▼ 79 vs year ago 901 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 74▼ 10 vs year ago 120 · −8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 84▲ 1 vs year ago 30 · +3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $121.58/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$121.58
302 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$16.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548123.97679244
Medium and Large 2-3624111.9469953
Medium 2-3500107.005355thin
One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $144 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 sale302 hd
121.58
—
KY average25 barns · 6,685 hd
124.02
−2.44
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—Low1,65379.791,31910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57751.378103thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34850.7268446
CowsLean 85-90%High95741.8440011
SteersChoiceAverage1,23698.001,21113

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2304158.00/cwt158.00–158.004804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440162.00/cwt162.00–162.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3446122.00/cwt122.00–122.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469141.37/cwt140.00–145.0066315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523142.91/cwt140.00–145.0074733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3536133.38/cwt116.00–138.0071514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569136.41/cwt131.50–138.5077643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628129.36/cwt127.00–133.0081231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3661121.00/cwt121.00–121.0080012
Steers—Large 1-2664125.00/cwt125.00–125.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.53/cwt128.50–133.0089422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723115.00/cwt115.00–115.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728130.16/cwt127.50–133.0094841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753123.00/cwt123.00–123.009269
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3762121.14/cwt110.00–124.009235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0069
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835114.02/cwt112.00–115.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3998104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0386
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271137.00/cwt137.00–137.003716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306136.75/cwt136.00–137.004184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345123.00/cwt123.00–123.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360135.50/cwt135.50–135.5048822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383127.00/cwt127.00–127.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410133.50/cwt133.50–133.5054713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453120.00/cwt120.00–120.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474127.46/cwt126.50–128.5060428
Heifers—Medium 2-3Gaunt500107.00/cwt107.00–107.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521126.69/cwt125.00–127.5066055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527119.00/cwt119.00–119.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567119.68/cwt117.00–125.0067935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3591117.00/cwt117.00–117.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618109.00/cwt109.00–109.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629116.35/cwt115.00–120.5073235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3652113.00/cwt113.00–113.007376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685122.00/cwt122.00–122.0083612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702117.14/cwt116.00–117.5082225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3719105.00/cwt105.00–105.0075515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3801105.00/cwt105.00–105.008415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2891108.00/cwt108.00–108.009629
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300143.43/cwt140.00–144.004307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2304158.00/cwt158.00–158.004804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368155.00/cwt155.00–155.0057017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3379138.00/cwt138.00–138.005235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418155.00/cwt155.00–155.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3446123.00/cwt123.00–123.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472134.00/cwt134.00–134.006327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505129.24/cwt128.50–130.0065328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574125.35/cwt124.50–126.0072016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619111.82/cwt106.00–115.0069225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632120.00/cwt120.00–120.0075824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718110.00/cwt110.00–110.0079028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382992.00/cwt92.00–92.0076312
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,23698.00/cwt98.00–98.001,21113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12566.00/cwt66.00–66.007431
Bulls——1,61178.84/cwt75.00–84.501,2707
Bulls——2,06590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95241.32/cwt34.50–45.5039310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01047.00/cwt47.00–47.004751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13840.35/cwt37.00–43.504595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37451.99/cwt45.50–55.5071441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57751.37/cwt48.00–53.508103
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06367.82/cwt62.00–72.007213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2920560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,1521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,1522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116858.84/cwt685.00–950.009,58516
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,220550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,7101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350780.00/cwt780.00–780.0010,5301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3007

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.