Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.05/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$155.05

194 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$9.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

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	658	156.41	1,029	167
Medium and Large 2-3	612	146.59	897	27

One grade step is worth $9.82/cwt here — about $132 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 sale194 hd

155.05

—

KY average24 barns · 6,628 hd

162.53

−7.49

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	1,625	110.46	1,795	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	78.32	1,261	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	76.68	920	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	63.49	626	20

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	468	147.87/cwt	144.00–148.50	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	137.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	167.75/cwt	166.00–173.00	968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	177.38/cwt	174.00–180.00	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	149.13/cwt	146.00–151.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	906	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,151	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	952	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,034	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	630	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	185.64/cwt	180.00–205.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	157.34/cwt	156.00–160.00	788	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	717	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	65.55/cwt	63.00–68.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	57.08/cwt	42.00–65.00	555	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	71.32/cwt	70.00–75.00	715	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	78.32/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,261	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	76.83/cwt	63.00–81.00	927	61
Bulls	—	—	1,575	125.85/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,982	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	114.73/cwt	105.00–118.00	2,005	8
Bulls	—	—	1,468	91.30/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,340	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	84.48/cwt	72.00–112.00	879	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,902	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	900.79/cwt	870.00–940.00	8,521	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	921	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	868	826.51/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,251.04/cwt	1,110.00–1,475.00	13,549	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,124.00/cwt	1,124.00–1,124.00	10,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	146.40/cwt	146.00–147.00	747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	115.04/cwt	111.00–116.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	128.24/cwt	123.00–130.00	787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	710	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.76/cwt	130.00–142.00	798	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	578	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 537Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 122Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 26Year ago 80

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	468	144.00–148.50	147.87
11	—	519	132.00–140.00	137.85
4	—	326	141.00	141.00
16	—	418	147.00	147.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
2	—	645	125.00	125.00
5	—	706	127.00	127.00
7	—	786	114.00	114.00
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	140.00	140.00
8	—	407	155.00	155.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
10	—	291	157.00	157.00
4	—	871	121.00	121.00
3	—	630	130.00	130.00
18	—	461	154.00	154.00
10	—	736	130.00	130.00
30	—	575	130.00–142.00	138.76
15	—	361	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	120.00	120.00
3	—	450	153.00	153.00
2	—	560	152.00	152.00
5	—	906	117.00	117.00
15	—	500	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	166.00–173.00	167.75
12	—	414	174.00–180.00	177.38
9	—	318	188.00	188.00
4	—	476	170.00	170.00
8	—	616	146.00–151.00	149.13
4	—	806	134.00	134.00
4	—	665	146.00	146.00
21	—	722	140.00–147.00	143.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	779	147.75	147.75
20	—	557	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	365	172.50	172.50
4	—	283	180.00–205.00	185.64
6	—	718	128.00	128.00
15	—	501	156.00–160.00	157.34
8	—	622	141.50	141.50
8	—	422	170.00	170.00
9	—	458	164.00	164.00
4	—	572	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	146.00–147.00	146.40
5	—	785	111.00–116.00	115.04
4	—	443	151.00	151.00
8	—	614	123.00–130.00	128.24
1	—	950	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	63.00–68.00	65.55
1	—	1,146	90.00	90.00
61	—	1,206	63.00–81.00	76.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	972	42.00–65.00	57.08
9	—	1,003	70.00–75.00	71.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	71.00–85.00	78.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	122.00–131.00	125.85
8	—	1,748	105.00–118.00	114.73
5	—	1,468	88.00–97.00	91.30

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	7	—	1,040	72.00–112.00	84.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	946	870.00–940.00	900.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	921	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	750.00–900.00	826.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,083	1,110.00–1,475.00	1,251.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,124.00	1,124.00

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

Steers · 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