Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.00/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$146.00

156 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	590	148.11	875	107
Medium and Large 2-3	534	141.38	756	49

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $119 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 sale156 hd

146.00

—

KY average25 barns · 6,284 hd

150.78

−4.78

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	1,810	124.79	2,259	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	83.24	1,073	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	79.59	1,142	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	71.52	777	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	134.17/cwt	124.00–138.00	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	157.97/cwt	157.00–158.50	809	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	138.92/cwt	138.25–140.50	947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	158.82/cwt	152.00–167.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	142.84/cwt	141.00–146.00	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	844	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	156.60/cwt	156.00–157.00	960	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	923	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	848	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	68.67/cwt	68.00–69.00	730	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	102.97/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,356	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	79.59/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,142	14
Bulls	—	—	1,582	119.59/cwt	107.00–126.50	1,892	5
Bulls	—	—	1,990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,468	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	133.73/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,848	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	83.02/cwt	70.00–95.00	1,077	72
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,134.38/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	13,919	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	15,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,577	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	985.18/cwt	980.00–990.00	9,704	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	111.98/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,081	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	17,659	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,397	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	136.56/cwt	130.00–137.50	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	806	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	142.66/cwt	125.00–145.50	715	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	154.76/cwt	154.00–155.50	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	480	3

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 518Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 65Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	157.00	157.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
3	—	360	163.00	163.00
8	—	601	130.00–137.50	136.56
3	—	806	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	154.00	154.00
11	—	630	146.50	146.50
6	—	415	172.50	172.50
4	—	500	169.50	169.50
3	—	925	127.00	127.00
2	—	470	171.00	171.00
2	—	345	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	481	153.00	153.00
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	859	143.00	143.00
2	—	477	160.00	160.00
2	—	409	180.00	180.00
20	—	507	166.00–167.00	166.50
15	—	613	156.00–157.00	156.60
11	—	709	151.00	151.00
4	—	370	190.00	190.00
7	—	562	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	124.00–138.00	134.17
7	—	433	156.50	156.50
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
3	—	813	123.00	123.00
21	—	501	125.00–145.50	142.66
3	—	318	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	130.50	130.50
23	—	512	157.00–158.50	157.97
9	—	731	133.00	133.00
5	—	878	124.00	124.00
20	—	682	138.25–140.50	138.92
12	—	431	152.00–167.00	158.82
16	—	611	141.00–146.00	142.84
5	—	301	174.00	174.00
14	—	576	154.00–155.50	154.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	68.00–69.00	68.67
3	—	1,317	101.00–107.00	102.97
72	—	1,297	70.00–95.00	83.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,087	71.00–72.00	71.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,435	72.00–80.50	79.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	107.00–126.50	119.59
1	—	1,990	124.00	124.00
3	—	2,130	128.00–140.00	133.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	800	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,227	850.00–1,300.00	1,134.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,124	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	980.00–990.00	985.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,385.00	1,385.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	106.00–120.00	111.98

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