Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $150.30/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$150.30

279 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$12.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

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	596	152.37	908	234
Medium and Large 2-3	559	139.56	780	45

One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about $128 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 sale279 hd

150.30

—

KY average26 barns · 4,876 hd

151.11

−0.81

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	1,530	110.76	1,694	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	84.06	1,252	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	78.86	1,005	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	61.03	613	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,081	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,067	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,020	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$940	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$880	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,160	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$811	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,270	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	770	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	590	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	142.55/cwt	140.50–148.00	743	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	134.94/cwt	133.00–135.50	864	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	142.99/cwt	142.50–144.00	878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	153.34/cwt	153.00–155.00	854	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,082	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,057	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	157.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,044	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	181.80/cwt	181.00–183.00	954	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	176.97/cwt	175.00–180.00	807	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	158.91/cwt	155.00–161.50	968	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	161.71/cwt	151.00–167.00	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,186	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,082	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	884	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	162.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	844	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	84.06/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,252	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	65.94/cwt	64.00–69.00	744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	91.53/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,332	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	78.90/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,001	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.83/cwt	56.00–62.00	591	5
Bulls	—	—	1,494	87.66/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	111.64/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,668	10
Bulls	—	—	1,673	123.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,061	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	838	811.34/head	720.00–840.00	811	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,081.44/head	910.00–1,170.00	1,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,066.52/head	1,060.00–1,085.00	1,067	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	879.51/head	830.00–930.00	880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	266	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	761	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	148.00/cwt	136.00–160.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	812	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	2

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 267Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 63Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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
1	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
5	—	538	174.00	174.00
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
14	—	705	148.00–152.00	149.99
14	—	661	155.00–160.00	157.93
8	—	555	164.50	164.50
23	—	456	175.00–180.00	176.97
24	—	609	155.00–161.50	158.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	863	136.50	136.50
4	—	671	154.00	154.00
3	—	643	133.00	133.00
13	—	519	151.00–167.00	161.71
5	—	724	126.00	126.00
8	—	580	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	525	181.00–183.00	181.80
47	—	818	145.00	145.00
13	—	453	188.00	188.00
31	—	672	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	462	166.75	166.75
20	—	361	163.50	163.50
3	—	400	167.50	167.50
12	—	614	142.50–144.00	142.99
47	—	557	153.00–155.00	153.34
3	—	303	165.00–170.00	166.70
5	—	815	133.50	133.50
10	—	706	137.00	137.00
5	—	879	126.00	126.00
37	—	518	155.00–160.00	156.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	521	140.50–148.00	142.55
18	—	640	133.00–135.50	134.94
5	—	435	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	731	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	170.00–175.00	173.36
13	—	574	154.00	154.00
11	—	520	160.00–162.50	162.27
8	—	704	129.00	129.00
2	—	400	172.00	172.00
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
5	—	617	145.50	145.50
1	—	300	172.00	172.00
14	—	464	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	144.00	144.00
1	—	266	161.00	161.00
4	—	435	136.00–160.00	148.00
2	—	720	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,490	83.00–86.00	84.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	64.00–69.00	65.94
4	—	1,455	91.00–92.00	91.53
27	—	1,269	71.00–88.00	78.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,002	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,005	56.00–62.00	58.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,494	82.00–95.00	87.66
10	—	1,494	106.00–118.00	111.64
3	—	1,673	120.00–125.00	123.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	838	720.00–840.00	811.34
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,375	910.00–1,170.00	1,081.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,370	1,060.00–1,085.00	1,066.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,165	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,222	830.00–930.00	879.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,270.00	1,270.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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