Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.39/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$148.39

265 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$23.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.05

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	584	149.65	875	251
Medium and Large 2-3	622	125.71	782	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.94/cwt here — about $93 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 sale265 hd

148.39

—

KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd

155.44

−7.05

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	1,759	107.45	1,890	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	69.39	896	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	61.14	576	20
Steers	Select	Average	2,405	96.00	2,309	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$829	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$718	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$684	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$710	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$875	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	665	143.78/cwt	142.00–149.00	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.93/cwt	146.00–156.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	653	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,061	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	152.19/cwt	152.00–152.50	775	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	138.62/cwt	138.00–140.75	1,091	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	156.81/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,115	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	165.13/cwt	155.00–166.50	969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	141.87/cwt	138.50–147.00	1,027	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	93.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,270	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	160.49/cwt	158.00–161.50	1,019	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.71/cwt	143.50–147.50	905	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	155.12/cwt	154.50–157.50	782	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	158.64/cwt	151.00–162.00	647	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	11
Steers	Select	—	2,405	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	53.98/cwt	52.00–56.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	70.10/cwt	63.00–71.75	908	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	62.34/cwt	60.00–69.00	577	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	55.58/cwt	53.00–58.00	531	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	74.03/cwt	72.00–76.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	107.88/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,941	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	100.89/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,488	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	829.28/head	600.00–1,000.00	829	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	718.18/head	620.00–800.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	683.98/head	650.00–740.00	684	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	891.87/head	710.00–1,070.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.81/cwt	151.00–157.00	729	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	144.33/cwt	138.00–145.00	899	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.61/cwt	146.00–154.50	870	56

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 1,028Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 174Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 69Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	665	142.00–149.00	143.78
8	—	912	122.00	122.00
13	—	423	146.00–156.00	147.93
10	—	282	159.00	159.00
4	—	350	157.00	157.00
19	—	509	152.00–152.50	152.19
13	—	787	138.00–140.75	138.62
17	—	724	138.50–147.00	141.87
21	—	468	151.00–157.00	155.81
21	—	623	138.00–145.00	144.33
56	—	574	146.00–154.50	151.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	413	158.00	158.00
20	—	745	150.00	150.00
19	—	690	153.75	153.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	847	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
2	—	495	144.00	144.00
4	—	332	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	173.50	173.50
5	—	760	155.00	155.00
2	—	520	168.00	168.00
22	—	711	155.00–157.50	156.81
17	—	587	155.00–166.50	165.13
10	—	816	161.50	161.50
14	—	635	158.00–161.50	160.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	814	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	90.00–95.00	93.38
1	—	615	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	144.00	144.00
24	—	621	143.50–147.50	145.71
15	—	504	154.50–157.50	155.12
13	—	408	151.00–162.00	158.64
11	—	367	165.00	165.00
7	—	287	173.50	173.50
3	—	563	156.00	156.00
8	—	462	160.00	160.00
4	—	856	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,405	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,213	52.00–56.00	53.98
37	—	1,296	63.00–71.75	70.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	925	60.00–69.00	62.34
7	—	955	53.00–58.00	55.58
2	—	983	72.00–76.00	74.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,799	105.00–111.00	107.88
3	—	1,615	100.00–102.00	100.89
1	—	1,990	125.00	125.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,103	600.00–1,000.00	829.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	620.00–800.00	718.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,069	650.00–740.00	683.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,011	710.00–1,070.00	891.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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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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