Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale for the 4th of July Holiday

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.76/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$148.76

404 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

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	591	151.01	892	290
Medium and Large 2-3	518	143.06	740	114

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $152 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 sale404 hd

148.76

—

KY average20 barns · 5,737 hd

154.01

−5.25

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	—	High	1,444	119.17	1,721	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	82.24	1,072	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	82.19	1,158	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	66.75	678	33

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)	1,224	$1,074	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$1,070	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$1,040	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$935	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$880	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$890	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$852	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$1,491	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,363	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,066	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	371	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	149.05/cwt	147.00–152.00	760	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,138	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	113.90/cwt	108.00–120.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	143.81/cwt	140.50–152.00	756	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	124.54/cwt	101.00–130.50	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	143.64/cwt	141.00–151.00	465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	152.42/cwt	150.50–153.00	1,049	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	145.06/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	664	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	794	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,296	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	833	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	152.81/cwt	151.00–154.00	952	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	154.55/cwt	154.00–155.50	1,091	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,285	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,152	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	168.27/cwt	160.00–171.75	951	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.50	816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	781	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.95/cwt	155.00–157.75	818	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	748	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	878	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	941	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	82.19/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,158	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	91.13/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	49.77/cwt	41.00–58.00	467	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	69.78/cwt	63.00–77.00	719	28
Bulls	—	—	1,450	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,870	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	82.03/cwt	69.00–87.00	1,069	86
Bulls	—	—	1,422	119.97/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,706	12
Bulls	—	—	1,573	104.60/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,645	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	851.51/head	760.00–930.00	852	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,074.04/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,074	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,099.59/head	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,039.63/head	960.00–1,090.00	1,040	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	97.78/cwt	88.00–109.00	805	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	913.08/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,413.29/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,413	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,490.80/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.53/cwt	152.50–156.00	719	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	702	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	925	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,146	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	846	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.82/cwt	142.00–148.50	901	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,009	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	151.79/cwt	146.00–153.00	641	30

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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 787Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 187Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 38Year ago 18

No trends available due to no sale for the 4th of July Holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	371	167.00	167.00
47	—	510	147.00–152.00	149.05
13	—	563	145.00	145.00
12	—	751	151.50	151.50
2	—	895	136.00	136.00
2	—	988	125.00	125.00
20	—	420	155.00–160.00	158.01
32	—	468	152.50–156.00	153.53
44	—	618	142.00–148.50	145.82
4	—	733	140.00	140.00
18	—	664	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	655	152.00	152.00
13	—	534	156.00	156.00
5	—	636	155.00	155.00
39	—	764	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	108.00–120.00	113.90
6	—	455	151.00	151.00
2	—	825	133.00	133.00
46	—	526	140.50–152.00	143.81
5	—	708	101.00–130.50	124.54
2	—	768	123.00	123.00
11	—	324	141.00–151.00	143.64
3	—	932	120.00	120.00
5	—	684	135.50	135.50
2	—	588	126.00–128.00	126.99
30	—	422	146.00–153.00	151.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	764	155.00	155.00
29	—	688	150.50–153.00	152.42
8	—	438	171.00	171.00
60	—	860	150.00–151.50	150.75
34	—	623	151.00–154.00	152.81
19	—	706	154.00–155.50	154.55
44	—	565	160.00–171.75	168.27
24	—	502	160.00–165.50	162.51
16	—	457	171.00	171.00
11	—	375	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	130.50	130.50
5	—	833	135.00–147.50	145.06
5	—	794	137.50	137.50
14	—	558	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,040	128.00	128.00
2	—	440	146.00	146.00
1	—	465	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	786	163.50	163.50
22	—	711	160.00–164.50	162.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	165.00	165.00
4	—	291	161.00	161.00
29	—	521	155.00–157.75	156.95
19	—	463	161.50	161.50
18	—	564	155.75	155.75
16	—	721	130.50	130.50
11	—	412	166.50	166.50
14	—	630	146.75	146.75
5	—	347	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	133.50	133.50
13	—	507	138.50	138.50
3	—	455	140.00	140.00
7	—	846	104.50	104.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,409	79.00–82.50	82.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	88.00–94.00	91.13
86	—	1,303	69.00–87.00	82.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	41.00–58.00	49.77
28	—	1,030	63.00–77.00	69.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	128.00–130.00	128.97
12	—	1,422	110.00–127.00	119.97
2	—	1,573	104.00–105.00	104.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	883	760.00–930.00	851.51
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,224	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,074.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,247	960.00–1,090.00	1,039.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,290	900.00–925.00	913.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,099.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,185	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,413.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	823	88.00–109.00	97.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,120	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,490.80

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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