Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.29/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$138.29

279 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$9.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

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	575	140.27	807	223
Medium and Large 2-3	601	130.39	784	56

One grade step is worth $9.88/cwt here — about $23 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 sale279 hd

138.29

—

KY average24 barns · 5,457 hd

141.99

−3.70

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	1,476	92.67	1,368	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	70.77	1,080	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	63.22	819	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	47.52	457	6thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	349	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.56/cwt	134.50–136.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,049	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	128.29/cwt	128.00–129.00	816	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.83/cwt	125.00–136.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	601	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	153.73/cwt	151.00–168.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	133.98/cwt	131.00–140.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.31/cwt	127.00–132.00	937	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	146.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,073	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	158.65/cwt	158.50–159.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	928	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	807	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	164.12/cwt	160.00–164.75	988	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	154.72/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,120	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,161	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,140	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	154.82/cwt	154.00–160.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.42/cwt	140.00–148.25	750	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	54.29/cwt	50.00–57.00	628	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	73.36/cwt	72.00–75.00	967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	50.82/cwt	40.00–55.00	490	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,309	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	70.44/cwt	61.00–71.50	1,064	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	63.99/cwt	58.00–71.50	845	30
Bulls	—	—	1,833	107.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,961	3
Bulls	—	—	1,154	86.34/cwt	83.00–90.00	996	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,271	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	864.33/cwt	850.00–880.00	7,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,587	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,019	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,035.85/cwt	1,030.00–1,050.00	13,290	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,064	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	894.76/cwt	825.00–930.00	8,527	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,053.56/cwt	880.00–1,235.00	11,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	721	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	899	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.98/cwt	138.50–144.00	792	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	907	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	146.36/cwt	142.50–148.50	688	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	581	10

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 756Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 72Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 15

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	349	151.00	151.00
17	—	679	134.50–136.00	135.56
19	—	410	146.00–147.00	146.48
6	—	291	151.00–168.00	153.73
20	—	725	127.00–132.00	129.31
7	—	645	135.00	135.00
44	—	566	138.50–144.00	139.98
2	—	820	128.50	128.50
15	—	513	146.25	146.25
12	—	862	118.00	118.00
27	—	470	142.50–148.50	146.36
10	—	377	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	724	121.00	121.00
14	—	636	128.00–129.00	128.29
11	—	575	125.00–136.00	129.83
4	—	450	140.00	140.00
9	—	519	131.00–140.00	133.98
2	—	665	134.00	134.00
5	—	422	145.00	145.00
3	—	907	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	766	137.00	137.00
18	—	632	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	660	146.00	146.00
3	—	613	145.00	145.00
5	—	555	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	500	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
10	—	941	129.00	129.00
8	—	665	153.50	153.50
22	—	734	145.00–150.00	146.15
1	—	270	206.00	206.00
10	—	560	158.50–159.00	158.65
6	—	368	191.00	191.00
3	—	985	128.00	128.00
10	—	451	160.00	160.00
8	—	873	132.00	132.00
23	—	619	148.00–152.00	149.96
12	—	519	155.50	155.50
7	—	841	138.00	138.00
18	—	781	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	602	160.00–164.75	164.12
33	—	724	154.00–156.00	154.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	163.00	163.00
6	—	559	146.00	146.00
7	—	369	165.00	165.00
27	—	512	140.00–148.25	146.42
14	—	452	159.50	159.50
10	—	714	126.50	126.50
20	—	631	142.50	142.50
7	—	307	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	154.00–160.00	154.82
4	—	445	151.00	151.00
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
8	—	641	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	50.00–57.00	54.29
3	—	1,318	72.00–75.00	73.36
30	—	1,321	58.00–71.50	63.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	31.00	31.00
5	—	964	40.00–55.00	50.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	75.00	75.00
13	—	1,510	61.00–71.50	70.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	104.00–110.00	107.01
4	—	1,154	83.00–90.00	86.34
1	—	1,695	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	850.00–880.00	864.33
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	953	825.00–930.00	894.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,222	1,030.00	1,030.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,283	1,030.00–1,050.00	1,035.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	112.00	112.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	880.00–1,235.00	1,053.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	980.00	980.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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