Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.38/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$151.38

148 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$13.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

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	595	154.61	920	112
Medium and Large 2-3	631	141.36	893	36

One grade step is worth $13.24/cwt here — about $27 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 sale148 hd

151.38

—

KY average24 barns · 4,868 hd

158.37

−6.98

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	1,633	95.40	1,557	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	75.82	973	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,728	75.61	1,307	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	55.62	550	8thin

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)	900	$770	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$756	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$770	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	614	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	982	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,042	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	183.42/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,075	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	172.98/cwt	170.00–181.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	157.19/cwt	155.00–159.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	178.93/cwt	175.00–180.50	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	163.25/cwt	161.00–163.50	1,198	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	50.96/cwt	50.00–52.00	531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.17/cwt	54.00–62.00	555	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	75.61/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,307	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	82.58/cwt	80.00–85.00	994	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	73.92/cwt	60.00–77.00	965	32
Bulls	—	—	1,450	84.02/cwt	75.00–94.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	106.78/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,938	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	755.68/head	730.00–770.00	756	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,462.50/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	143.28/cwt	138.00–153.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,149	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	164.12/cwt	163.00–168.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.17/cwt	144.00–152.00	736	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,000	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	791	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 Jul 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 519Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 76Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 31

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	614	160.00	160.00
3	—	453	168.00	168.00
5	—	703	142.00	142.00
5	—	569	151.50	151.50
11	—	513	155.00–159.00	157.19
10	—	848	135.50	135.50
14	—	420	163.00–168.00	164.12
15	—	656	152.50	152.50
9	—	300	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	689	151.25	151.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	740	150.00	150.00
3	—	327	138.00–153.00	143.28
2	—	1,008	107.00	107.00
2	—	835	115.00	115.00
13	—	490	144.00–152.00	150.17
5	—	872	125.00	125.00
4	—	538	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	586	170.00–185.00	183.42
7	—	438	170.00–181.00	172.98
3	—	692	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,090	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	173.00	173.00
7	—	516	175.00–180.50	178.93
4	—	355	182.00	182.00
2	—	328	200.00	200.00
20	—	734	161.00–163.50	163.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	151.00	151.00
9	—	825	145.00	145.00
5	—	462	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	189.50	189.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	168.00	168.00
5	—	643	146.00	146.00
12	—	461	161.00	161.00
10	—	512	158.00	158.00
10	—	344	175.50	175.50
4	—	710	131.00	131.00
2	—	273	198.00	198.00
2	—	563	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	144.50	144.50
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
4	—	816	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,042	50.00–52.00	50.96
6	—	970	54.00–62.00	57.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,728	68.00–77.00	75.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,204	80.00–85.00	82.58
32	—	1,306	60.00–77.00	73.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	75.00–94.00	84.02
3	—	1,815	102.00–112.00	106.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	730.00–770.00	755.68
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	770.00	770.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle