Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $145.30/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$145.30

172 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

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	594	146.21	868	163
Medium and Large 2-3	667	128.83	859	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about $10 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 sale172 hd

145.30

—

KY average25 barns · 5,381 hd

147.88

−2.59

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	1,900	112.14	2,130	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	78.15	1,216	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	72.43	878	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	70.33	603	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	96.00	1,138	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	282	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	756	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	132.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,010	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	197.64/cwt	196.00–200.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,054	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,149	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	175.38/cwt	174.50–183.00	922	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	144.89/cwt	144.00–147.00	997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	143.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	124.74/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	898	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	159.54/cwt	157.00–162.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	884	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,250	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	77.41/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,203	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	65.97/cwt	63.50–68.50	786	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	958	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,881	113.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	97.60/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,781	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	73.90/cwt	71.00–74.50	906	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	656.30/cwt	580.00–710.00	7,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	19,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	132.09/cwt	131.00–134.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.07/cwt	141.00–156.00	783	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.22/cwt	147.50–154.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.60/cwt	133.00–139.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	169.77/cwt	160.00–173.00	698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,128	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 336Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 72Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 18Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	282	162.00	162.00
2	—	355	171.00	171.00
3	—	858	119.00	119.00
16	—	461	164.00	164.00
4	—	817	124.00	124.00
31	—	763	125.00–134.00	132.34
8	—	662	125.00–135.00	132.63
8	—	731	131.00–134.00	132.09
6	—	953	123.00	123.00
37	—	518	141.00–156.00	151.07
15	—	571	147.50–154.00	149.22
10	—	610	133.00–139.00	137.60
16	—	411	160.00–173.00	169.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	121.00	121.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
5	—	595	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,035	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
5	—	374	196.00–200.00	197.64
7	—	962	133.00	133.00
6	—	479	172.00	172.00
6	—	556	162.00	162.00
19	—	526	174.50–183.00	175.38
13	—	688	144.00–147.00	144.89
8	—	711	140.00–145.00	143.69
1	—	420	184.00	184.00
4	—	917	122.00–133.00	124.74
2	—	815	120.00–124.00	122.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	717	147.00	147.00
24	—	816	140.75	140.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	133.00	133.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	124.00	124.00
11	—	462	179.00	179.00
1	—	405	183.00	183.00
10	—	522	172.00	172.00
4	—	561	157.00–162.00	159.54
23	—	618	143.00	143.00
3	—	296	174.00	174.00
10	—	370	188.50	188.50
4	—	792	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	158.00	158.00
2	—	595	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	69.00	69.00
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
1	—	845	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,562	80.00	80.00
15	—	1,554	75.00–78.00	77.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,192	63.50–68.50	65.97
2	—	1,175	80.00–83.00	81.53
14	—	1,226	71.00–74.50	73.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,881	110.00–117.00	113.41
2	—	1,825	95.00–100.00	97.60
2	—	2,030	120.00–126.00	122.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	590.00	590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	580.00–710.00	656.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	620.00	620.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00

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