Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comaped to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady .Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.32/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$137.32

228 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$4.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

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	587	138.15	810	182
Medium and Large 2-3	519	134.04	696	46

One grade step is worth $4.10/cwt here — about $114 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 sale228 hd

137.32

—

KY average23 barns · 5,709 hd

142.98

−5.66

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	1,787	97.55	1,744	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	72.80	1,082	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	67.85	849	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	54.19	545	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	459	142.67/cwt	142.50–145.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	128.75/cwt	120.00–133.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	803	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	129.44/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.50	942	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	141.00/cwt	135.00–144.50	864	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	152.07/cwt	151.50–152.50	1,095	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	148.63/cwt	146.00–154.00	984	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	144.92/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,064	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	142.30/cwt	141.00–150.00	499	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	144.19/cwt	143.50–146.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	878	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	894	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	68.81/cwt	60.00–72.25	863	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	62.28/cwt	60.50–64.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	52.57/cwt	48.00–56.00	531	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	67.67/cwt	63.00–71.50	1,049	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,094	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	53.29/cwt	47.00–58.50	662	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	96.49/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,695	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	95.43/cwt	81.00–105.00	918	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	822	765.95/cwt	710.00–805.00	6,296	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	967.89/cwt	910.00–1,020.00	9,195	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	868.50/cwt	725.00–960.00	10,031	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	918	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	145.21/cwt	130.00–149.00	671	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	132.63/cwt	130.50–136.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	137.03/cwt	134.50–139.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	135.15/cwt	134.00–136.00	719	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.90/cwt	139.00–143.00	799	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	135.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	857	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.38/cwt	140.00–142.00	726	32

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 713Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 78Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 24Year ago 12

Comaped to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady .Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	142.50–145.00	142.67
6	—	420	145.00	145.00
8	—	778	127.00–132.00	129.44
11	—	692	136.00	136.00
4	—	361	146.00	146.00
3	—	277	142.00	142.00
14	—	717	134.50–139.00	137.03
26	—	571	139.00–143.00	139.90
63	—	632	130.00–140.00	135.61
32	—	517	140.00–142.00	140.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	120.00–133.00	128.75
13	—	608	132.00	132.00
2	—	370	128.00–133.00	130.40
4	—	477	137.00	137.00
20	—	532	134.00–136.00	135.15
4	—	424	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	126.50	126.50
16	—	606	155.00–156.50	155.48
2	—	465	160.00	160.00
13	—	505	153.00	153.00
7	—	858	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
15	—	662	146.00–154.00	148.63
14	—	734	137.00–147.00	144.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	613	135.00–144.50	141.00
10	—	480	158.00	158.00
7	—	571	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	170.00	170.00
30	—	720	151.50–152.50	152.07
12	—	757	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	351	141.00–150.00	142.30
8	—	848	108.25	108.25
2	—	977	89.00	89.00
21	—	462	130.00–149.00	145.21
5	—	579	130.50–136.00	132.63
2	—	410	157.00	157.00
2	—	343	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	507	146.50	146.50
11	—	557	143.50–146.00	144.19
23	—	632	139.00	139.00
28	—	721	124.00	124.00
12	—	455	149.00	149.00
10	—	356	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,254	60.00–72.25	68.81
3	—	1,243	47.00–58.50	53.29
1	—	1,200	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	984	60.50–64.00	62.28
10	—	1,011	48.00–56.00	52.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	63.00–71.50	67.67
7	—	1,459	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,757	88.00–101.00	96.49

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	81.00–105.00	95.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	910.00–1,020.00	967.89
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	822	710.00–805.00	765.95
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,155	725.00–960.00	868.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle