Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.94/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$152.94

385 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$34.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

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	711	153.21	1,089	382
Medium and Large 2-3	942	118.33	1,114	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.88/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale385 hd

152.94

—

KY average20 barns · 6,353 hd

156.81

−3.87

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	—	High	1,658	89.98	1,492	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	71.89	1,084	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	67.02	797	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	59.23	573	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	157.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	995	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	194.59/cwt	193.00–195.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	152.63/cwt	143.00–154.25	1,111	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	155.66/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,113	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	145.61/cwt	141.00–147.25	1,213	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	150.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	930	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	149.60/cwt	149.60–149.60	1,285	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	149.45/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,003	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	158.40/cwt	148.00–160.00	935	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,253	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,549	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	149.57/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,137	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	297	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,012	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	966	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	164.56/cwt	153.00–168.00	765	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	122.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	535	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	62.94/cwt	59.00–65.00	617	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	44.18/cwt	42.50–48.00	403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	69.33/cwt	69.00–70.00	697	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	73.31/cwt	73.25–74.00	1,081	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	72.83/cwt	72.00–75.00	902	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	66.70/cwt	63.00–70.00	777	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	100.93/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	93.44/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	83.53/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,245	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	70.21/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,086	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	901.97/cwt	850.00–930.00	8,794	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	859.01/cwt	620.00–1,040.00	10,566	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	832.47/cwt	720.00–995.00	10,414	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	731.46/cwt	670.00–775.00	7,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.85/cwt	126.00–137.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.82/cwt	125.50–134.50	950	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.04/cwt	121.00–128.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	822	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	142.38/cwt	130.00–145.50	735	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	137.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	839	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	141.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	577	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,316	1

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 521Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 76Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 38Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	122.50	122.50
4	—	490	121.00–128.00	125.04
1	—	360	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	149.00	149.00
7	—	696	136.50	136.50
4	—	1,031	121.00	121.00
8	—	846	127.00	127.00
9	—	582	126.00–137.00	130.85
17	—	732	125.50–134.50	129.82
12	—	473	141.00–144.00	143.48
1	—	950	117.00	117.00
10	—	391	148.00	148.00
29	—	516	130.00–145.50	142.38
32	—	611	132.00–140.00	137.31
23	—	409	135.00–145.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	142.00	142.00
77	—	698	142.50	142.50
7	—	735	142.00	142.00
15	—	579	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.00	177.00
9	—	511	157.00–160.00	157.99
5	—	329	193.00–195.00	194.59
67	—	728	143.00–154.25	152.63
1	—	885	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,005	122.00	122.00
26	—	833	141.00–147.25	145.61
26	—	616	147.00–155.00	150.95
6	—	400	178.50	178.50
21	—	671	148.00–151.00	149.45
20	—	590	148.00–160.00	158.40
15	—	908	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,275	121.50	121.50
1	—	960	121.00	121.00
39	—	760	148.50–150.00	149.57
17	—	465	153.00–168.00	164.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,015	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,165	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	715	155.00–156.00	155.66
61	—	859	149.60	149.60
26	—	617	156.50	156.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
1	—	330	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,012	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	172.00	172.00
10	—	516	148.50	148.50
8	—	425	158.00	158.00
6	—	704	118.00–124.00	122.99
4	—	309	173.00	173.00
5	—	605	133.00	133.00
4	—	563	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	149.00	149.00
1	—	305	132.50	132.50
1	—	935	99.00	99.00
3	—	481	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	59.00–65.00	62.94
3	—	912	42.50–48.00	44.18
3	—	1,005	69.00–70.00	69.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,474	73.25–74.00	73.31
11	—	1,547	66.00–71.00	70.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,239	72.00–75.00	72.83
12	—	1,165	63.00–70.00	66.70
3	—	1,182	55.00–58.00	56.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	100.00–102.00	100.93
3	—	1,828	92.00–95.00	93.44
5	—	1,490	82.00–86.00	83.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	975	850.00–930.00	901.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,230	620.00–1,040.00	859.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,251	720.00–995.00	832.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,055	670.00–775.00	731.46

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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Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle