Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $145.52/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$145.52

195 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

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	611	148.61	908	152
Medium and Large 2-3	588	134.60	791	43

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $117 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 sale195 hd

145.52

—

KY average23 barns · 3,032 hd

147.54

−2.02

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	1,784	117.77	2,101	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	90.03	1,446	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	85.60	1,026	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	68.87	719	7thin

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)	1,000	$1,070	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$930	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,020	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	421	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	916	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	168.89/cwt	167.50–171.00	985	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	159.05/cwt	158.25–160.00	1,075	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	137.19/cwt	136.00–141.00	716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.53/cwt	150.75–154.00	864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	949	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	133.04/cwt	132.50–135.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	145.43/cwt	136.00–155.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	153.70/cwt	153.25–154.75	962	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.36/cwt	167.00–173.50	645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,036	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	749	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,135	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	498	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	83.87/cwt	75.00–88.50	993	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	96.88/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	111.51/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,869	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	133.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,742	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	71.01/cwt	68.00–74.00	759	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	90.03/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	652	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	156.70/cwt	156.50–161.00	694	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	863	8

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 263Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 59Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	159.00	159.00
5	—	309	171.00	171.00
7	—	626	140.00	140.00
7	—	527	150.50	150.50
7	—	373	155.50	155.50
17	—	570	150.75–154.00	151.53
9	—	652	145.50	145.50
4	—	806	128.00	128.00
7	—	462	155.00	155.00
11	—	727	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	141.00	141.00
13	—	522	136.00–141.00	137.19
9	—	620	132.50–135.00	133.04
6	—	749	128.00	128.00
5	—	684	124.00	124.00
2	—	840	121.00–125.00	122.99
5	—	464	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	626	153.25–154.75	153.70
49	—	700	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,008	116.00	116.00
4	—	559	136.00–155.00	145.43
2	—	710	129.00	129.00
4	—	429	140.00	140.00
9	—	377	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	583	167.50–171.00	168.89
30	—	676	158.25–160.00	159.05
6	—	515	163.50	163.50
7	—	610	150.00	150.00
11	—	374	167.00–173.50	172.36
3	—	478	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
4	—	640	134.00	134.00
2	—	800	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	354	163.00	163.00
5	—	700	135.00	135.00
8	—	517	153.00	153.00
21	—	443	156.50–161.00	156.70
5	—	309	170.00	170.00
5	—	563	148.50	148.50
6	—	454	160.00	160.00
8	—	613	140.75	140.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,230.00	1,230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	930.00	930.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	56.00	56.00
6	—	1,069	68.00–74.00	71.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,184	75.00–88.50	83.87
2	—	1,297	94.00–100.00	96.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,606	82.00–91.00	90.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	100.00–123.00	111.51
2	—	2,055	130.00–138.00	133.41

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle