Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.95/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$147.95

113 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

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	527	152.30	802	70
Medium and Large 2-3	547	140.87	770	43

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $32 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 sale113 hd

147.95

—

KY average22 barns · 5,516 hd

146.78

+1.16

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	—	Low	1,680	108.14	1,817	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	78.58	1,072	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	61.88	597	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	304	154.18/cwt	147.00–157.00	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	133.18/cwt	120.00–136.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	150.94/cwt	146.00–155.00	951	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	170.60/cwt	169.00–171.00	609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	166.48/cwt	165.00–167.50	946	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	145.82/cwt	130.00–155.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	841	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,171	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	183.41/cwt	181.50–185.00	552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	967	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	869	6
Bulls	—	—	1,200	89.77/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,077	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	67.15/cwt	65.00–69.00	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	58.36/cwt	55.00–62.00	561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	65.54/cwt	65.00–66.00	854	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	78.63/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,080	61
Bulls	—	—	1,948	122.61/cwt	120.50–125.00	2,388	2
Bulls	—	—	1,822	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,018	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,490	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	928.14/cwt	885.00–940.00	10,739	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,517	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	978	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	160.73/cwt	159.50–166.00	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	141.73/cwt	140.00–142.00	717	8

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 475Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 123Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 136Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	155.00	155.00
4	—	850	138.00	138.00
5	—	530	130.00–155.00	145.82
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
4	—	841	137.00	137.00
2	—	713	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	146.00–155.00	150.94
3	—	373	181.00	181.00
2	—	500	175.00	175.00
4	—	464	183.00	183.00
20	—	568	165.00–167.50	166.48
9	—	874	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
4	—	406	189.00	189.00
11	—	301	181.50–185.00	183.41
10	—	667	145.00	145.00
7	—	466	180.00	180.00
4	—	356	179.00	179.00
2	—	515	158.00	158.00
8	—	714	137.00	137.00
7	—	575	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
3	—	618	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	304	147.00–157.00	154.18
12	—	623	120.00–136.00	133.18
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
9	—	437	153.00	153.00
2	—	990	116.00	116.00
4	—	765	133.00	133.00
8	—	506	140.00–142.00	141.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	169.00	169.00
5	—	622	135.00	135.00
11	—	529	154.00	154.00
8	—	808	125.00	125.00
6	—	575	149.50	149.50
6	—	689	130.00	130.00
10	—	357	169.00–171.00	170.60
3	—	267	164.00	164.00
16	—	464	159.50–166.00	160.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	85.00–95.00	89.77
2	—	1,948	120.50–125.00	122.61
3	—	1,822	110.00–112.00	110.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	971	65.00–69.00	67.15
3	—	962	55.00–62.00	58.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	65.00–66.00	65.54
2	—	1,115	90.00	90.00
61	—	1,374	70.00–86.00	78.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	750	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,157	885.00–940.00	928.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	875.00	875.00

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