Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $157.00/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$157.00

139 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$25.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

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	545	158.49	863	131
Medium and Large 2-3	621	132.63	823	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.86/cwt here — about $40 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 sale139 hd

157.00

—

KY average24 barns · 5,906 hd

164.35

−7.35

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	1,751	110.09	1,928	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	86.89	1,246	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	81.76	1,014	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	70.14	644	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	101.50	1,320	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,016	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$836	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$654	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$890	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,240	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,260	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	836	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,020	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	171.93/cwt	161.00–175.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	162.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	204.97/cwt	203.50–210.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.64/cwt	156.00–160.00	982	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,255	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	183.43/cwt	181.50–191.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.21/cwt	152.00–169.00	884	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	166.17/cwt	156.00–172.50	696	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	929	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.50	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	150.57/cwt	144.50–152.50	959	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	86.74/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,172	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	83.18/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,016	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	58.62/cwt	57.00–59.50	541	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	82.99/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	72.33/cwt	70.00–75.00	828	8
Bulls	—	—	1,457	102.29/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	2,100	125.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,642	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	84.49/cwt	83.00–86.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,251	7
Bulls	—	—	1,774	109.08/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,935	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,016.26/head	780.00–1,170.00	1,016	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	653.85/head	580.00–740.00	654	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	836.20/head	790.00–970.00	836	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	179.20/cwt	175.00–182.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	748	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	845	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	2

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 Aug 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 333Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 62Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	836	122.00	122.00
6	—	492	154.00	154.00
5	—	310	161.00–175.00	171.93
17	—	623	156.00–160.00	157.64
5	—	739	141.50	141.50
5	—	650	148.00	148.00
47	—	535	152.00–169.00	165.21
29	—	419	156.00–172.50	166.17
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	143.00	143.00
4	—	363	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	143.00	143.00
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
2	—	885	114.00–117.00	115.52
2	—	615	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	710	155.00–165.00	162.27
9	—	390	203.50–210.00	204.97
1	—	850	145.00	145.00
8	—	807	155.50	155.50
5	—	563	179.00	179.00
5	—	518	180.00	180.00
5	—	479	181.50–191.00	183.43
3	—	616	173.00	173.00
1	—	670	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
5	—	507	156.00	156.00
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	161.50	161.50
8	—	637	144.50–152.50	150.57
5	—	300	175.00–182.00	179.20
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
3	—	355	187.00	187.00
2	—	705	139.00	139.00
11	—	409	183.00	183.00
13	—	512	165.00	165.00
6	—	459	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
12	—	481	152.00–154.50	153.02
2	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	616	132.00	132.00
4	—	363	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	86.00–90.00	86.74
18	—	1,222	78.00–85.50	83.18
8	—	1,145	70.00–75.00	72.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	57.00–59.50	58.62
2	—	945	83.00–86.00	84.49
1	—	850	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	80.00–86.00	82.99
7	—	1,422	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	101.50	101.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	102.00–103.00	102.29
2	—	2,100	122.00–130.00	125.81
8	—	1,774	106.00–116.00	109.08

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	—	800	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,198	780.00–1,170.00	1,016.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	580.00–740.00	653.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,055	790.00–970.00	836.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,240.00	1,240.00

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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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