Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.20/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$143.20

341 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

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	613	145.14	890	285
Medium and Large 2-3	573	133.33	764	56

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $127 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 sale341 hd

143.20

—

KY average25 barns · 5,286 hd

144.33

−1.13

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	1,395	103.09	1,439	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	75.17	980	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	56.98	555	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Value Added	—	511	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	134.80/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,101	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	154.86/cwt	154.00–156.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	154.47/cwt	152.00–159.00	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	142.40/cwt	141.00–153.00	618	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	682	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	162.22/cwt	159.00–165.00	934	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	994	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.45/cwt	144.00–150.00	848	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	728	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	142.46/cwt	142.00–143.00	897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	916	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	49.56/cwt	43.00–59.00	458	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	62.54/cwt	61.00–65.00	632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.68/cwt	60.00–63.50	740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	79.51/cwt	78.50–88.00	1,125	8
Bulls	—	—	1,533	115.29/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,767	15
Bulls	—	—	1,585	107.46/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,703	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	75.00/cwt	63.00–83.00	966	45
Bulls	—	—	1,225	92.72/cwt	80.00–95.50	1,136	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	101.13/cwt	88.00–121.00	967	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	15,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,054	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	138.87/cwt	137.00–140.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	889	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.99/cwt	133.50–138.00	850	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	831	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	914	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	138.59/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,002	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,101	7

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 Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 483Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 77Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 45Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	152.50	152.50
67	—	753	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	434	141.00–153.00	142.40
4	—	633	126.00	126.00
9	—	522	136.50	136.50
6	—	994	114.00	114.00
8	—	724	127.00	127.00
3	—	657	108.00	108.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	419	162.75	162.75
8	—	776	136.00	136.00
23	—	579	144.00–150.00	146.45
18	—	465	156.50	156.50
10	—	357	156.00	156.00
3	—	318	150.00	150.00
43	—	625	133.50–138.00	135.99
15	—	528	140.00–150.00	146.11
41	—	723	134.00–139.50	138.59
7	—	834	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	148.50	148.50
10	—	817	134.00–135.00	134.80
8	—	706	138.00	138.00
14	—	626	152.00–159.00	154.47
5	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
5	—	473	163.00	163.00
20	—	576	159.00–165.00	162.22
1	—	275	203.00	203.00
3	—	508	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	154.00–156.00	154.86
9	—	630	142.00–143.00	142.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	465	162.00	162.00
12	—	721	127.00	127.00
9	—	367	174.00	174.00
16	—	562	145.00	145.00
5	—	524	150.00	150.00
13	—	624	142.50	142.50
14	—	420	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	155.00	155.00
17	—	654	137.00	137.00
11	—	511	137.00–140.00	138.87
3	—	935	106.00	106.00
8	—	831	110.00	110.00
4	—	288	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	924	43.00–59.00	49.56
4	—	1,011	61.00–65.00	62.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	60.00–63.50	61.68
8	—	1,415	78.50–88.00	79.51
45	—	1,288	63.00–83.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,533	112.00–126.00	115.29
8	—	1,585	101.00–111.00	107.46
21	—	1,225	80.00–95.50	92.72

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	5	—	956	88.00–121.00	101.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,302	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,390.00	1,390.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle