Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $145.42/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$145.42

219 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$2.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

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	593	146.08	866	170
Medium and Large 2-3	521	143.13	745	49

One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about $121 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 sale219 hd

145.42

—

KY average27 barns · 5,481 hd

152.35

−6.93

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	1,631	113.62	1,853	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	83.02	1,079	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	65.71	625	9thin

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 1-2	—	632	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	132.09/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,033	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	152.63/cwt	151.50–154.00	647	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	783	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	139.85/cwt	139.00–140.00	940	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,195	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	143.91/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,095	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,282	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	183.06/cwt	182.00–190.00	809	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	334	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.70/cwt	143.00–149.00	911	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	80.67/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,037	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	65.71/cwt	55.00–75.00	625	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	96.75/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,336	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	107.98/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,661	9
Bulls	—	—	1,797	123.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,224	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	102.07/cwt	90.00–118.00	852	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	733.28/cwt	670.00–800.00	5,866	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	878	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,585	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	789.00/cwt	789.00–789.00	9,468	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	12,995	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	908.81/cwt	700.00–1,030.00	10,279	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	128.19/cwt	120.00–131.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	134.46/cwt	131.00–137.00	910	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	157.00/cwt	150.00–164.00	589	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	143.19/cwt	141.00–145.00	755	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	122.02/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	128.71/cwt	121.00–130.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	736	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	134.51/cwt	130.50–138.00	971	22

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 407Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 100Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 41

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	160.00	160.00
7	—	745	147.00	147.00
6	—	507	171.00	171.00
10	—	863	138.50	138.50
7	—	800	137.00	137.00
29	—	761	141.00–145.00	143.91
24	—	1,042	123.00	123.00
4	—	280	200.00	200.00
7	—	442	182.00–190.00	183.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	156.00	156.00
3	—	750	137.00	137.00
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
4	—	820	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	769	147.50	147.50
13	—	622	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	151.00	151.00
15	—	782	130.00–133.50	132.09
18	—	510	153.50	153.50
11	—	616	138.25	138.25
2	—	280	184.00	184.00
13	—	677	131.00–137.00	134.46
10	—	355	165.00	165.00
23	—	463	159.00	159.00
10	—	407	162.00	162.00
22	—	722	130.50–138.00	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	151.50–154.00	152.63
4	—	607	120.00–131.00	128.19
2	—	823	117.00–127.00	122.02
7	—	759	121.00–130.00	128.71
4	—	460	135.00	135.00
5	—	355	150.00	150.00
12	—	512	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	672	139.00–140.00	139.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	175.00	175.00
20	—	625	143.00–149.00	145.70
9	—	470	165.00	165.00
6	—	339	178.00	178.00
8	—	715	147.00	147.00
3	—	282	184.00	184.00
10	—	524	158.50	158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	150.00–164.00	157.00
22	—	527	141.00–145.00	143.19
3	—	590	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,286	70.00–86.00	80.67
6	—	1,381	94.00–100.00	96.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	951	55.00–75.00	65.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,538	95.00–118.00	107.98
5	—	1,797	120.00–130.00	123.77

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	4	—	835	90.00–118.00	102.07
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	800	670.00–800.00	733.28
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	878	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	789.00	789.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,130.00	1,130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	700.00–1,030.00	908.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,010.00	1,010.00

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