Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.23/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$146.23

330 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

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	583	149.02	869	263
Medium and Large 2-3	555	135.28	751	67

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $118 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 sale330 hd

146.23

—

KY average26 barns · 7,826 hd

149.84

−3.61

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	1,639	107.33	1,759	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	73.46	924	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	66.68	730	17

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 2-3	—	378	147.60/cwt	138.00–153.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	137.32/cwt	120.00–139.50	676	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	774	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	742	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	143.20/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,007	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	908	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.50	957	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.29/cwt	145.50–147.00	916	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	155.83/cwt	152.50–157.00	1,075	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	147.17/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,058	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,094	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	160.19/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	169.18/cwt	168.00–170.00	797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,068	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	773	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	941	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	861	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	812	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	74.79/cwt	66.00–80.00	959	45
Bulls	—	—	1,985	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,124	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	71.11/cwt	67.00–71.50	822	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	62.44/cwt	57.00–65.00	644	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	54.68/cwt	54.00–55.00	510	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	63.49/cwt	59.00–65.00	682	6
Bulls	—	—	1,223	90.72/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	120.04/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,031	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,036	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	84.99/cwt	78.00–91.00	810	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	17,375	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	646.86/cwt	640.00–650.00	5,660	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	955.29/cwt	770.00–1,220.00	9,744	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,782	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,374	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,595	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,002.61/cwt	860.00–1,140.00	11,660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	141.42/cwt	132.00–156.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	152.75/cwt	151.00–155.00	805	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.64/cwt	158.00–160.00	543	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	853	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	178.13/cwt	172.00–182.50	732	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	674	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	133.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	5

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 696Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 52Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 43Year ago 46

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	138.00–153.00	147.60
17	—	492	120.00–139.50	137.32
2	—	860	119.00	119.00
4	—	774	117.00	117.00
4	—	578	122.00–128.00	124.97
2	—	650	118.00	118.00
2	—	725	128.00	128.00
7	—	533	141.00	141.00
11	—	630	130.00–135.00	133.63
11	—	400	149.00	149.00
3	—	800	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	365	169.00	169.00
28	—	477	150.00–160.00	155.46
15	—	703	142.00–143.50	143.20
51	—	671	140.00–145.50	142.56
32	—	626	145.50–147.00	146.29
9	—	959	120.00	120.00
45	—	527	151.00–155.00	152.75
15	—	340	158.00–160.00	159.64
13	—	561	152.00	152.00
8	—	760	139.50	139.50
11	—	418	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	625	145.25	145.25
10	—	588	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	149.00	149.00
4	—	773	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	790	147.00	147.00
27	—	690	152.50–157.00	155.83
22	—	719	142.00–148.00	147.17
3	—	440	181.00	181.00
5	—	943	122.00	122.00
5	—	376	193.00	193.00
1	—	295	219.00	219.00
17	—	568	160.00	160.00
9	—	600	154.00	154.00
7	—	507	165.00	165.00
14	—	471	168.00–170.00	169.18
1	—	345	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	715	153.00	153.00
24	—	624	160.00–160.50	160.19
21	—	691	154.50	154.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	510	151.50	151.50
4	—	289	180.00	180.00
12	—	458	163.50	163.50
13	—	684	137.50	137.50
17	—	562	144.50	144.50
6	—	724	125.00	125.00
8	—	355	174.00	174.00
4	—	618	140.00	140.00
17	—	411	172.00–182.50	178.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	533	161.50	161.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	132.00–156.00	141.42
1	—	320	167.00	167.00
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
20	—	407	165.50	165.50
5	—	593	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,282	66.00–80.00	74.79
6	—	1,074	59.00–65.00	63.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,156	67.00–71.50	71.11
3	—	1,031	57.00–65.00	62.44
3	—	933	54.00–55.00	54.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,985	105.00–110.00	107.00
3	—	1,223	85.00–95.00	90.72
4	—	1,692	114.00–125.00	120.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,163	860.00–1,140.00	1,002.61
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	820.00	820.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	953	78.00–91.00	84.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,250	1,390.00	1,390.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	770.00–1,220.00	955.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	790.00	790.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	875	640.00–650.00	646.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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