Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $150.22/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$150.22

164 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

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	534	150.85	805	145
Medium and Large 2-3	459	145.37	668	19thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $137 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 sale164 hd

150.22

—

KY average24 barns · 4,509 hd

152.13

−1.92

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	1,620	112.66	1,825	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	80.09	1,055	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	77.77	1,214	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	916	76.62	702	11

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	163.76/cwt	161.00–164.50	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	167.56/cwt	166.00–172.00	690	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.20/cwt	134.50–137.00	859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	181.58/cwt	176.00–184.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	139.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	139.96/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,069	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.35/cwt	152.00–156.00	730	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	152.02/cwt	150.00–156.50	967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	157.33/cwt	152.50–160.00	820	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	935	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	169.39/cwt	167.00–172.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,015	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	82.28/cwt	82.00–85.00	747	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	64.81/cwt	62.00–68.00	601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	86.30/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,087	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,485	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	75.30/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,182	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	80.16/cwt	74.50–82.75	1,064	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	66.69/cwt	63.00–70.00	871	4
Bulls	—	—	1,290	103.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,340	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	113.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,932	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	807.09/cwt	610.00–975.00	8,830	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	846.60/cwt	600.00–1,090.00	8,720	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	617	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	887	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	175.29/cwt	174.75–176.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.91/cwt	147.50–154.50	848	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	138.69/cwt	138.00–139.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	151.12/cwt	145.50–157.00	774	26

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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 585Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 91Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 49Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
8	—	491	147.00	147.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	151.00	151.00
1	—	280	156.00	156.00
5	—	336	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	412	166.00–172.00	167.56
1	—	900	107.00	107.00
14	—	635	134.50–137.00	135.20
13	—	700	130.00	130.00
15	—	473	152.00–156.00	154.35
11	—	381	174.75–176.00	175.29
6	—	662	135.50	135.50
27	—	566	147.50–154.50	149.91
4	—	779	114.00–115.00	114.75
26	—	512	145.50–157.00	151.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	161.00–164.50	163.76
8	—	680	141.00	141.00
10	—	443	176.00–184.00	181.58
10	—	380	195.00	195.00
6	—	711	135.00–140.00	139.13
16	—	764	137.00–143.00	139.96
2	—	835	137.00	137.00
16	—	636	150.00–156.50	152.02
7	—	577	160.00	160.00
2	—	925	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	157.00	157.00
3	—	520	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	128.50	128.50
3	—	635	144.50	144.50
22	—	521	152.50–160.00	157.33
8	—	711	131.50	131.50
10	—	424	167.00–172.00	169.39
3	—	940	108.00	108.00
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
13	—	343	180.00	180.00
11	—	567	156.50	156.50
10	—	466	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	94.00	94.00
2	—	367	152.50	152.50
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	532	138.00–139.00	138.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	908	82.00–85.00	82.28
2	—	928	62.00–68.00	64.81
1	—	955	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,259	84.00–90.00	86.30
54	—	1,327	74.50–82.75	80.16
4	—	1,306	63.00–70.00	66.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,570	74.00–77.00	75.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,290	100.00–107.00	103.88
9	—	1,699	110.00–118.00	113.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,094	610.00–975.00	807.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,030	600.00–1,090.00	846.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	880.00	880.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,450.00	1,450.00

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