Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. 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 $146.31/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$146.31

89 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	538	150.11	808	61
Medium and Large 2-3	539	138.01	744	28

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $64 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 sale89 hd

146.31

—

KY average18 barns · 2,951 hd

150.25

−3.94

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	—	Low	1,620	104.97	1,700	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	86.00	1,286	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	82.35	1,051	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	69.37	705	22

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$820	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,540	$1,670	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,143	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$820	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$770	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	141.27/cwt	141.00–142.00	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	151.74/cwt	151.00–152.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	124.00/cwt	117.00–131.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	146.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	181.63/cwt	181.00–182.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,016	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	971	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	174.27/cwt	173.00–175.00	549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	704	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	46.44/cwt	46.00–47.00	457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	71.66/cwt	62.00–74.00	730	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,286	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	71.57/cwt	69.00–74.00	859	4
Bulls	—	—	1,353	88.95/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	114.58/cwt	104.00–123.00	2,040	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	83.89/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,080	28
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	920	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	101.10/cwt	90.00–125.00	776	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,184.77/head	1,170.00–1,200.00	1,185	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	946	4

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 350Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 106Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 20Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	139.00	139.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
16	—	510	141.00–142.00	141.27
4	—	406	151.00–152.00	151.74
3	—	875	116.00	116.00
2	—	635	117.00–131.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	158.00	158.00
8	—	571	153.00	153.00
8	—	509	157.00	157.00
7	—	266	167.00	167.00
7	—	661	133.00	133.00
9	—	783	130.00	130.00
4	—	464	159.00	159.00
4	—	638	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	666	140.00–150.00	146.09
4	—	528	175.00	175.00
2	—	440	160.00	160.00
4	—	563	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	659	154.50	154.50
8	—	513	181.00–182.00	181.63
6	—	633	160.50	160.50
3	—	423	195.00	195.00
1	—	470	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	525	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
4	—	428	153.00	153.00
6	—	600	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	315	173.00–175.00	174.27
5	—	459	167.00	167.00
3	—	620	142.00	142.00
8	—	510	160.00	160.00
7	—	414	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	46.00–47.00	46.44
20	—	1,019	62.00–74.00	71.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	69.00–74.00	71.57
28	—	1,287	78.00–85.00	83.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	87.00–92.00	88.95
5	—	1,780	104.00–123.00	114.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,096	1,180.00	1,180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,148	1,170.00–1,200.00	1,184.77
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	768	90.00–125.00	101.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,670.00	1,670.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle