Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $147.13/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$147.13

199 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	550	148.29	816	186
Medium and Large 2-3	542	130.46	707	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $108 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 sale199 hd

147.13

—

KY average24 barns · 6,281 hd

149.28

−2.16

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	1,913	120.05	2,297	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	83.33	1,290	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	79.65	1,030	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	74.41	674	18

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	160.30/cwt	160.00–160.50	736	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.70/cwt	114.00–126.00	978	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.91/cwt	142.00–148.00	845	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	167.10/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,034	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	153.06/cwt	145.00–154.50	782	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	156.31/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,050	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	166.73/cwt	162.00–175.00	880	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.12/cwt	155.00–164.00	667	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	146.18/cwt	145.00–148.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	189.77/cwt	183.00–191.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	188.66/cwt	187.50–203.00	736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	174.74/cwt	171.00–177.50	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	139.05/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	902	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	963	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	75.18/cwt	71.00–79.00	673	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,301	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	89.99/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,336	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	67.08/cwt	65.00–70.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	82.82/cwt	80.00–89.00	730	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	76.46/cwt	72.50–78.00	958	27
Bulls	—	—	1,981	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,377	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	84.46/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,133	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	63.23/cwt	60.00–67.00	600	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	111.35/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,993	4
Bulls	—	—	2,023	137.57/cwt	133.50–141.00	2,783	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,318.09/cwt	1,230.00–1,410.00	15,488	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	995.66/cwt	885.00–1,100.00	10,156	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	936.15/cwt	790.00–1,090.00	9,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	874.32/cwt	760.00–975.00	10,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	866.35/cwt	800.00–940.00	9,209	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	785.48/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	14,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	152.98/cwt	148.00–160.00	773	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	131.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	164.77/cwt	162.00–167.00	606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	118.55/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.52/cwt	116.00–128.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	141.73/cwt	136.00–143.00	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 475Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 66Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
4	—	480	143.00	143.00
2	—	823	106.00–108.00	106.98
3	—	283	147.00	147.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	459	160.00–160.50	160.30
13	—	810	114.00–126.00	120.70
35	—	575	142.00–148.00	146.91
2	—	962	116.00	116.00
10	—	687	134.00	134.00
32	—	511	145.00–154.50	153.06
24	—	419	155.00–164.00	159.12
14	—	368	162.00–167.00	164.77
2	—	915	114.00–123.00	118.55
8	—	725	116.00–128.00	126.52
4	—	298	165.50	165.50
11	—	604	136.00–143.00	141.73
3	—	891	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	619	165.00–169.00	167.10
3	—	858	135.00	135.00
22	—	672	150.00–161.00	156.31
39	—	528	162.00–175.00	166.73
11	—	572	173.00	173.00
6	—	982	133.00	133.00
6	—	342	183.00–191.00	189.77
12	—	390	187.50–203.00	188.66
5	—	839	140.00	140.00
5	—	436	181.00	181.00
4	—	904	130.00–135.00	131.24
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
16	—	466	171.00–177.50	174.74
4	—	735	135.00–143.00	139.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	164.00	164.00
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
5	—	521	145.00–148.00	146.18
2	—	580	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	703	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	458	165.00	165.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
13	—	571	158.00	158.00
8	—	365	174.00	174.00
6	—	635	157.00	157.00
5	—	789	122.00	122.00
22	—	505	148.00–160.00	152.98
3	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	880	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	139.00	139.00
1	—	260	167.00	167.00
3	—	511	130.00–133.00	131.96
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
12	—	408	158.50	158.50
1	—	730	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	895	71.00–79.00	75.18
6	—	882	80.00–89.00	82.82
5	—	949	60.00–67.00	63.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,485	89.00–93.00	89.99
1	—	1,485	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	65.00–70.00	67.08
27	—	1,253	72.50–78.00	76.46
31	—	1,342	81.00–87.50	84.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,981	115.00–125.00	119.99
4	—	1,790	108.00–114.00	111.35
2	—	2,023	133.50–141.00	137.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,230.00–1,410.00	1,318.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	885.00–1,100.00	995.66
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	790.00–1,090.00	936.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	760.00–975.00	874.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,063	800.00–940.00	866.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,158	700.00–900.00	785.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,200	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,225.00

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