Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2020-12-01

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 1
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
656 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 822▼ 152 vs year ago 808 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 110▲ 24 vs year ago 65 · +36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 31▲ 25 vs year ago 19 · +131.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last weeks Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.57/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$130.57
232 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2675131.74890198
Medium and Large 2-3610123.7275534
One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about $135 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 sale232 hd
130.57
—
KY average21 barns · 3,639 hd
135.74
−5.17
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—High1,84880.331,4847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48551.3976312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24647.5959342
CowsLean 85-90%Average95836.113467thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365122.00/cwt122.00–122.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411154.17/cwt151.00–160.006346
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525134.04/cwt131.50–136.5070417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564134.06/cwt133.75–135.0075629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580118.63/cwt110.00–125.0068812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624130.63/cwt130.00–131.5081516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637128.00/cwt128.00–128.0081511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658125.00/cwt125.00–125.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675127.66/cwt127.00–128.0086230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714123.48/cwt122.00–125.0088214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741132.00/cwt132.00–132.0097823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767134.30/cwt133.25–134.751,03046
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790125.35/cwt124.00–125.7599017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283144.00/cwt144.00–144.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355126.00/cwt126.00–126.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418121.00/cwt121.00–121.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428128.00/cwt128.00–128.0054810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460126.00/cwt126.00–126.0058022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3501114.00/cwt114.00–114.005714
Heifers—Large 1-251293.00/cwt93.00–93.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518125.50/cwt125.50–125.5065021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580121.25/cwt120.00–124.0070324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583120.00/cwt120.00–120.0070013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618114.22/cwt110.00–116.0070626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619121.72/cwt120.00–122.5075313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636125.00/cwt125.00–125.0079520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685116.75/cwt115.00–118.0080012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705107.85/cwt106.00–114.5076014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773122.50/cwt122.50–122.5094722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380597.67/cwt93.00–100.007863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368134.02/cwt121.00–142.004934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415143.00/cwt143.00–143.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454136.50/cwt136.50–136.506207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519126.00/cwt126.00–126.0065411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521117.94/cwt117.50–118.5061416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556123.75/cwt123.75–123.7568815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3629107.00/cwt107.00–107.0067312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007249
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690107.50/cwt107.50–107.5074215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382693.00/cwt93.00–93.007689
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393886.00/cwt86.00–86.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398484.00/cwt84.00–84.008271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80678.88/cwt75.00–81.001,4256
Bulls——2,10089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,8691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90025.00/cwt25.00–25.002251
Cows—Lean 85-90%96837.96/cwt35.00–42.503676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16542.50/cwt42.50–42.504951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24847.53/cwt42.50–53.5059340
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25555.00/cwt55.00–55.006901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48551.39/cwt51.00–55.0076312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,5901
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2910682.02/cwt675.00–690.006,2065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143664.03/cwt580.00–740.007,5902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148787.19/cwt720.00–840.009,0372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160848.15/cwt760.00–890.009,8396
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02562.44/cwt60.00–65.006402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,350930.00/cwt930.00–930.0012,5551

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.