Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-04-26

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 26
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
685 head
264 vs last sale 421 192 vs year ago 493 · +38.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
52 vs last sale 71 44 vs year ago 79 · +55.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
113 vs last sale 5 83 vs year ago 35 · +237.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with the exception of a few high dressers. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.41/cwt on 330 head.
Average price
$147.41
330 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.70
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575148.75855312
Medium and Large 2-3665124.1182518thin
One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $30 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 sale330 hd
147.41
KY average25 barns · 7,344 hd
151.10
−3.70
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,960112.052,1969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,37079.261,08638
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17779.1993239
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02869.0671030

Every lot, as filed

84 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554166.70/cwt162.00–170.5092418
Dairy SteersLarge 3665100.94/cwt89.00–106.006717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2357155.00/cwt155.00–155.005535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510150.00/cwt150.00–150.0076520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2836126.23/cwt118.00–128.501,0559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,066103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765141.54/cwt133.00–142.001,08319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,14429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2863123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690135.15/cwt130.00–143.0093326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423158.07/cwt152.25–165.0066927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469156.92/cwt150.00–160.0073627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522139.45/cwt137.00–142.5072816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318153.00/cwt153.00–153.004875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619141.86/cwt141.00–145.0087833
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3471145.00/cwt145.00–145.006835
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3980104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3923106.98/cwt105.00–108.009873
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510127.00/cwt127.00–127.006485
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3829112.25/cwt110.00–113.009314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy317173.00/cwt173.00–173.0054810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565150.32/cwt140.00–155.0084938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2749136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,02210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2661157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0389
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474175.00/cwt175.00–175.008304
SteersMedium and Large 2-3630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3345159.00/cwt159.00–159.005493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629155.63/cwt151.50–160.0097941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531180.00/cwt180.00–180.009567
SteersMedium and Large 1-2361190.00/cwt190.00–190.006863
SteersMedium and Large 2-3677138.31/cwt130.00–140.009366
Dairy SteersLarge 349595.00/cwt95.00–95.004701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2502166.50/cwt166.50–166.5083612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445151.00/cwt151.00–151.006724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567155.01/cwt149.50–157.7587934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612147.75/cwt147.75–147.759049
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467170.68/cwt163.00–174.0079717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260188.00/cwt188.00–188.004891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy419170.00/cwt170.00–170.007126
CowsLean 85-90%1,08062.83/cwt62.00–64.006793
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36065.00/cwt65.00–65.008841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32777.43/cwt75.00–78.001,02717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42572.96/cwt72.50–73.501,0402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14274.78/cwt72.00–76.0085411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24062.48/cwt60.00–65.007752
CowsLean 85-90%96167.15/cwt66.00–68.006454
CowsLean 85-90%88152.76/cwt50.00–55.004654
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18782.34/cwt78.00–93.0097726
CowsLean 85-90%1,06573.88/cwt70.00–75.0078719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40482.49/cwt81.50–83.001,15818
Bulls1,933112.67/cwt110.00–115.002,1784
Bulls1,903106.97/cwt106.00–108.002,0363
Bulls2,098118.42/cwt117.00–120.002,4842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,222986.27/cwt730.00–1,090.0012,0528
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025920.00/cwt920.00–920.009,4301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0271,023.18/cwt930.00–1,070.0010,5083
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2850810.00/cwt810.00–810.006,8851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,071.08/cwt940.00–1,140.0012,6397
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0017,2921
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,7041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,2081
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2920760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,9921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,062.19/cwt930.00–1,120.0010,9417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075665.00/cwt660.00–670.007,1492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,071.08/cwt890.00–1,225.0011,8892
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2925620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,7351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1861,249.59/cwt1,040.00–1,350.0014,8209
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2795740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,8831
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,239.05/cwt1,110.00–1,300.0014,46013
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2875750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5631
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,257.06/cwt1,130.00–1,375.0014,3682
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,531.59/cwt1,485.00–1,575.0020,6462
BullsMedium and Large 2-3542132.00/cwt132.00–132.007156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2242185.00/cwt185.00–185.004481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2711129.25/cwt129.25–129.2591913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510160.69/cwt150.00–165.5082013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2879106.25/cwt106.25–106.259346
BullsMedium and Large 1-2339173.03/cwt167.00–174.005877
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581160.44/cwt158.25–161.7593251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added607148.75/cwt148.75–148.7590312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659148.44/cwt147.00–148.7597811

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.