Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.75/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$151.75

264 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

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	547	155.35	850	192
Medium and Large 2-3	606	142.15	861	72

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale264 hd

151.75

—

KY average25 barns · 3,728 hd

150.66

+1.09

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	1,588	121.78	1,933	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	93.53	1,192	117
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	88.23	1,251	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	63.20	623	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,035	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$926	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$863	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$835	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$814	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,010	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$980	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$870	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$840	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,199	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$970	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2Value Added	—	745	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	144.50/cwt	131.00–148.00	978	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	148.93/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,008	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	149.58/cwt	144.00–155.00	645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.09/cwt	150.50–153.00	949	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	157.13/cwt	155.75–159.50	877	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	158.79/cwt	157.50–160.50	827	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	179.84/cwt	179.50–180.00	951	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	171.28/cwt	171.00–171.50	1,067	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	171.39/cwt	171.00–172.00	996	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	163.69/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,107	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	152.33/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,185	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	169.87/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,118	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	174.86/cwt	174.00–175.00	881	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	874	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,144	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	397	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	867	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	94.16/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,202	113
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	66.19/cwt	61.00–77.00	816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	121.30/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,895	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	64.48/cwt	61.00–73.00	642	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	88.23/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,251	14
Bulls	—	—	2,175	132.72/cwt	130.50–135.00	2,887	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	862.65/head	740.00–1,060.00	863	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,035.00/head	990.00–1,080.00	1,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	841.41/head	750.00–930.00	841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	925.70/head	820.00–1,020.00	926	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	95.57/cwt	85.00–114.00	868	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	835.42/head	820.00–850.00	835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,318.89/head	1,130.00–1,470.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	547	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	795	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	856	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	852	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	967	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	152.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	780	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	146.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	764	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 Jun 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 429Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 62Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 14Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	745	151.50	151.50
24	—	521	157.50–160.50	158.79
11	—	559	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	131.00–148.00	144.50
20	—	431	144.00–155.00	149.58
10	—	600	146.00	146.00
2	—	578	130.00	130.00
11	—	706	137.00	137.00
6	—	508	135.00	135.00
6	—	920	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	148.00–150.00	148.93
9	—	772	145.00	145.00
34	—	624	150.50–153.00	152.09
22	—	558	155.75–159.50	157.13
11	—	471	161.50	161.50
4	—	405	165.00	165.00
8	—	296	160.00	160.00
17	—	342	160.00	160.00
28	—	511	150.00–156.00	152.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	159.00	159.00
1	—	920	131.00	131.00
1	—	575	161.00	161.00
1	—	875	121.00	121.00
5	—	793	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	710	154.00	154.00
7	—	835	155.00	155.00
3	—	645	161.00	161.00
9	—	390	180.00	180.00
37	—	581	171.00–172.00	171.39
33	—	676	159.00–167.00	163.69
18	—	778	150.00–153.50	152.33
23	—	504	174.00–175.00	174.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	179.50–180.00	179.84
12	—	841	151.00	151.00
16	—	623	171.00–171.50	171.28
24	—	658	168.00–171.00	169.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	133.00	133.00
9	—	494	161.00	161.00
18	—	609	140.50	140.50
3	—	852	105.00	105.00
2	—	268	161.00	161.00
4	—	523	143.00–149.00	146.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	555	157.50	157.50
13	—	510	161.00	161.00
14	—	458	167.50	167.50
11	—	413	170.00	170.00
12	—	712	132.00	132.00
6	—	363	168.00	168.00
5	—	293	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	104.00	104.00
113	—	1,277	83.00–100.00	94.16
3	—	1,233	61.00–77.00	66.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,045	83.00	83.00
13	—	996	61.00–73.00	64.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,418	88.00–90.00	88.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,562	105.00–129.00	121.30
2	—	2,175	130.50–135.00	132.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	870.00	870.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,044	740.00–1,060.00	862.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	990.00–1,080.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	750.00–930.00	841.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	820.00–1,020.00	925.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	820.00–850.00	835.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,130.00–1,470.00	1,318.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	908	85.00–114.00	95.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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