Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.04/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$130.04

245 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.89

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	653	131.91	861	222
Medium and Large 2-3	675	112.03	757	23

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $105 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 sale245 hd

130.04

—

KY average21 barns · 4,289 hd

139.94

−9.89

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,534	91.41	1,402	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	65.17	960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	62.34	777	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	56.99	502	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	138.99/cwt	138.00–141.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	122.90/cwt	121.00–125.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.28/cwt	122.00–138.00	966	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	153.36/cwt	143.00–157.00	963	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,156	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	123.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,089	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	796	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.95/cwt	126.00–136.50	691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	148.10/cwt	143.00–152.50	988	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.74/cwt	145.00–151.00	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	131.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	145.21/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,082	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	139.57/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	829	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	45.03/cwt	43.00–49.00	401	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	57.02/cwt	56.50–57.50	556	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	65.75/cwt	65.50–66.00	972	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	66.98/cwt	65.00–72.00	872	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	58.87/cwt	55.50–63.50	706	15
Bulls	—	—	1,524	92.25/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,406	12
Bulls	—	—	1,420	81.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,159	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,904	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	64.95/cwt	62.00–67.00	548	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	48.72/cwt	46.00–53.00	544	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	819.27/cwt	550.00–1,140.00	8,848	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	709.42/cwt	680.00–790.00	7,626	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,036.67/cwt	980.00–1,150.00	10,263	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,006	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	104.70/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.88/cwt	125.50–138.50	813	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	132.11/cwt	130.00–134.00	908	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	131.52/cwt	127.50–135.50	996	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.09/cwt	132.50–136.00	773	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	8

How this sale compares

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Jan 11, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 957Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 61Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 34Year ago 30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,080	550.00–1,140.00	819.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	680.00–790.00	709.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	980.00–1,150.00	1,036.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	165.00	165.00
38	—	628	143.00–157.00	153.36
29	—	818	140.00–142.00	141.31
10	—	882	119.00–124.00	123.50
21	—	528	150.00–155.00	150.71
20	—	667	143.00–152.50	148.10
13	—	567	145.00–151.00	148.74
19	—	745	143.00–150.00	145.21
10	—	772	135.00–144.00	139.57
3	—	935	127.00	127.00
2	—	415	170.00–180.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
4	—	569	129.00–133.00	131.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	765	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
7	—	582	117.00	117.00
2	—	473	121.00–125.00	122.90
2	—	543	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
2	—	673	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	1,095	100.00	100.00
4	—	913	98.00	98.00
2	—	648	114.00	114.00
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	140.00	140.00
6	—	423	138.00–141.00	138.99
34	—	730	122.00–138.00	132.28
16	—	516	126.00–136.50	133.95
5	—	1,003	103.50–106.50	104.70
2	—	305	143.00	143.00
56	—	621	125.50–138.50	130.88
16	—	687	130.00–134.00	132.11
16	—	757	127.50–135.50	131.52
33	—	572	132.50–136.00	135.09
8	—	865	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	771	130.50	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	111.00	111.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
13	—	428	159.00	159.00
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
12	—	612	135.50	135.50
5	—	550	133.00	133.00
6	—	537	142.00	142.00
3	—	713	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	43.00–49.00	45.03
2	—	975	56.50–57.50	57.02
6	—	843	62.00–67.00	64.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	65.50–66.00	65.75
1	—	1,465	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,302	65.00–72.00	66.98
15	—	1,200	55.50–63.50	58.87
3	—	1,117	46.00–53.00	48.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,524	89.00–95.00	92.25
2	—	1,420	80.00–84.00	81.59
1	—	1,885	101.00	101.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle