Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $147.81/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$147.81

299 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

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	593	148.89	883	280
Medium and Large 2-3	542	132.00	715	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $168 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 sale299 hd

147.81

—

KY average25 barns · 6,185 hd

149.07

−1.25

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	1,782	99.28	1,769	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	77.17	1,224	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	72.52	911	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	68.88	621	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	89.00	1,246	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	569	151.08/cwt	148.50–156.50	860	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	161.83/cwt	159.00–165.00	774	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	912	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.50	797	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,295	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	134.50/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,100	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.00/cwt	131.00–144.00	840	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	167.06/cwt	165.50–169.00	961	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	132.24/cwt	130.00–133.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	181.94/cwt	179.00–187.00	875	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	141.97/cwt	141.50–142.50	1,317	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,027	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	738	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	151.96/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,115	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	160.27/cwt	153.00–165.00	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	161.32/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,103	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	869	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	127.19/cwt	126.00–127.50	920	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,246	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	72.51/cwt	69.50–76.00	901	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	63.16/cwt	62.00–64.50	554	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.20/cwt	60.00–66.00	781	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	80.57/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,073	7
Bulls	—	—	1,867	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,040	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	75.58/cwt	74.00–78.00	651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	69.19/cwt	65.00–73.00	656	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	76.95/cwt	72.50–78.50	1,268	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	77.26/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,207	13
Bulls	—	—	1,678	86.25/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,447	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	98.31/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,741	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	799.63/cwt	650.00–850.00	6,749	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	797.11/cwt	710.00–900.00	8,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	878.83/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,948	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	859.70/cwt	690.00–1,100.00	9,431	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	996.67/cwt	760.00–1,175.00	9,688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	26,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	173.48/cwt	170.50–181.00	710	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.44/cwt	145.00–154.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	138.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,054	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	135.15/cwt	134.00–138.00	497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	161.16/cwt	156.00–162.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	138.15/cwt	130.50–145.00	999	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.07/cwt	150.00–155.50	653	13

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 713Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	569	148.50–156.50	151.08
19	—	478	159.00–165.00	161.83
9	—	297	163.00	163.00
30	—	521	150.00–155.50	152.90
18	—	818	126.00–137.00	134.50
25	—	627	131.00–144.00	134.00
6	—	652	144.50	144.50
12	—	760	135.00–140.00	138.71
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
7	—	364	156.00–162.00	161.16
23	—	723	130.50–145.00	138.15
13	—	421	150.00–155.50	155.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	613	148.75	148.75
6	—	717	148.00	148.00
6	—	516	161.00	161.00
31	—	695	147.75	147.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	359	130.00–133.00	132.24
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
4	—	730	121.00	121.00
4	—	535	136.00	136.00
3	—	490	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	863	150.00	150.00
3	—	398	185.00	185.00
21	—	575	165.50–169.00	167.06
2	—	405	180.00	180.00
30	—	481	179.00–187.00	181.94
23	—	928	141.50–142.50	141.97
1	—	345	214.00	214.00
9	—	734	148.00–155.00	151.96
7	—	623	153.00–165.00	160.27
22	—	684	159.00–163.00	161.32
3	—	805	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	176.00	176.00
11	—	499	168.00	168.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	640	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	290	190.50	190.50
8	—	558	160.00	160.00
5	—	365	182.00	182.00
1	—	965	113.00	113.00
15	—	723	126.00–127.50	127.19
21	—	409	170.50–181.00	173.48
8	—	464	173.00	173.00
5	—	525	145.00–154.00	148.44
3	—	783	121.50	121.50
8	—	635	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	511	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
7	—	368	134.00–138.00	135.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,243	69.50–76.00	72.51
6	—	1,235	60.00–66.00	63.20
7	—	1,332	80.00–83.00	80.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	877	62.00–64.50	63.16
4	—	861	74.00–78.00	75.58
6	—	948	65.00–73.00	69.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,648	72.50–78.50	76.95
13	—	1,562	77.00–80.50	77.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,867	108.00–110.00	109.25
2	—	1,678	85.00–88.00	86.25
4	—	1,771	95.00–104.00	98.31

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	—	765	80.00	80.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	844	650.00–850.00	799.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,008	710.00–900.00	797.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,132	800.00–900.00	878.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,097	690.00–1,100.00	859.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	972	760.00–1,175.00	996.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,575	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle