Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $147.22/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$147.22

185 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$14.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

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	540	149.06	805	162
Medium and Large 2-3	481	134.26	645	23

One grade step is worth $14.79/cwt here — about $160 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 sale185 hd

147.22

—

KY average24 barns · 6,514 hd

148.54

−1.33

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	—	Low	1,679	113.57	1,907	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	83.50	1,332	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	79.66	987	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	70.79	667	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	120.65	1,541	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	1,074	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	130.42/cwt	128.00–132.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	156.52/cwt	153.00–159.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	156.43/cwt	150.00–158.00	408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	125.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	142.90/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.61/cwt	140.00–146.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	133.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	189.22/cwt	181.00–193.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,095	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	178.14/cwt	175.00–183.00	932	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,128	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,179	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.06/cwt	151.00–161.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	142.24/cwt	138.50–145.50	871	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,277	120.65/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	73.25/cwt	70.00–78.00	907	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	90.98/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,213	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	82.46/cwt	82.00–83.00	790	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	612	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,332	8
Bulls	—	—	1,702	103.40/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	60.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	598	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	82.13/cwt	79.00–84.00	985	7
Bulls	—	—	1,724	122.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,112	5
Bulls	—	—	1,646	111.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,843	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	680.30/cwt	500.00–850.00	5,612	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	786.92/cwt	670.00–860.00	7,161	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	805.11/cwt	800.00–810.00	9,057	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	932.09/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,719	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	892.66/cwt	750.00–980.00	9,623	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	133.74/cwt	128.00–136.00	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.74/cwt	149.00–150.00	852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.54/cwt	157.00–165.00	758	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	668	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.46/cwt	144.00–156.00	795	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 694Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 114Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 11Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	114.00	114.00
3	—	343	154.00	154.00
1	—	840	123.00	123.00
9	—	631	128.00–132.00	130.42
7	—	371	153.00–159.00	156.52
5	—	261	150.00–158.00	156.43
7	—	910	117.00	117.00
13	—	574	140.00–146.00	143.61
7	—	759	134.00	134.00
7	—	686	128.00–136.00	133.74
2	—	707	132.00	132.00
49	—	472	157.00–165.00	160.54
25	—	431	151.00–158.00	154.95
22	—	518	144.00–156.00	153.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	141.00	141.00
3	—	300	132.00	132.00
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
8	—	518	137.00	137.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
10	—	720	137.00–145.50	142.90
2	—	565	172.00	172.00
1	—	330	203.00	203.00
9	—	771	130.00–138.00	133.52
3	—	262	191.00	191.00
9	—	434	181.00–193.00	189.22
1	—	850	132.00	132.00
28	—	523	175.00–183.00	178.14
14	—	493	191.50	191.50
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
12	—	842	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,135	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	123.00–126.00	125.25
10	—	461	175.00	175.00
3	—	546	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	751	145.75	145.75
29	—	823	137.00	137.00
6	—	701	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	393	185.00	185.00
13	—	517	151.00–161.00	157.06
9	—	471	170.00	170.00
15	—	612	138.50–145.50	142.24
2	—	1,023	104.00–105.00	104.51
10	—	695	131.50	131.50
12	—	569	149.00–150.00	149.74
8	—	419	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	153.00	153.00
1	—	255	157.00	157.00
2	—	695	119.00	119.00
5	—	428	156.50	156.50
1	—	535	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	120.00–121.00	120.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	70.00–78.00	73.25
3	—	1,333	88.00–95.00	90.98
7	—	1,199	79.00–84.00	82.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	82.00–83.00	82.46
1	—	795	77.00	77.00
3	—	982	59.00–64.00	60.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,595	83.50	83.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	100.00–106.00	103.40
5	—	1,724	120.00–127.00	122.53
9	—	1,646	108.00–115.00	111.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	500.00–850.00	680.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	910	670.00–860.00	786.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	800.00–810.00	805.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,150	800.00–1,050.00	932.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	750.00–980.00	892.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,040.00	1,040.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle