Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.86/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$165.86

156 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$45.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

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	768	167.31	1,286	151
Medium and Large 2-3	753	122.20	920	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.11/cwt here — about $366 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 sale156 hd

165.86

—

KY average27 barns · 5,961 hd

175.86

−10.00

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	1,600	121.11	1,938	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	92.00	1,251	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	76.98	859	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	67.84	638	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,473	105.00	1,547	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	105.00	1,271	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$905	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$830	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,253	5

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 2-3	—	428	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	164.80/cwt	158.00–170.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	138.41/cwt	136.00–140.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	165.55/cwt	165.00–166.50	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	166.08/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,016	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,159	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	162.85/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,105	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,594	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	180.79/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,011	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	181.26/cwt	176.50–190.00	966	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,292	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	201.53/cwt	191.00–205.00	877	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	576	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,473	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,547	2
Steers	Select	—	1,210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	62.87/cwt	61.00–65.00	629	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	70.29/cwt	70.00–72.00	761	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	81.37/cwt	75.00–85.00	937	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	77.35/cwt	75.00–80.00	692	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	68.01/cwt	66.00–70.00	620	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,251	9
Bulls	—	—	1,474	123.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	107.43/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,663	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	130.48/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	904.62/head	700.00–1,080.00	905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,253.40/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	140.81/cwt	140.00–141.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	824	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	156.34/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,144	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.85/cwt	126.00–137.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	165.03/cwt	158.00–168.50	847	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	705	5

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 334Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 71Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	152.00	152.00
1	—	730	137.00	137.00
2	—	975	112.00	112.00
5	—	614	136.00–140.00	138.41
1	—	245	153.00	153.00
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	337	158.00–170.00	164.80
14	—	571	165.00–166.50	165.55
22	—	612	163.00–167.50	166.08
8	—	463	175.50	175.50
17	—	691	167.75	167.75
10	—	965	125.00	125.00
23	—	732	156.00–158.00	156.34
25	—	513	158.00–168.50	165.03
5	—	294	180.00	180.00
1	—	840	123.00	123.00
5	—	412	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	130.00	130.00
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,100	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	187.50	187.50
45	—	1,105	144.25	144.25
19	—	711	181.75	181.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	916	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	163.00	163.00
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
7	—	767	156.00–164.00	162.85
6	—	965	133.00	133.00
19	—	559	180.00–182.50	180.79
15	—	533	176.50–190.00	181.26
13	—	633	165.00	165.00
14	—	435	191.00–205.00	201.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	155.50	155.50
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
3	—	335	192.00	192.00
2	—	562	161.00	161.00
6	—	402	199.00	199.00
5	—	281	205.00	205.00
6	—	510	166.00	166.00
15	—	453	182.00	182.00
9	—	678	126.00–137.00	130.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	140.00–141.00	140.81
4	—	498	162.00	162.00
3	—	365	168.00	168.00
2	—	527	141.00	141.00
2	—	315	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	105.00	105.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	61.00–65.00	62.87
2	—	895	75.00–80.00	77.35
5	—	911	66.00–70.00	68.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,082	70.00–72.00	70.29
1	—	1,100	100.00	100.00
10	—	1,151	75.00–85.00	81.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,360	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	121.00–125.00	123.08
4	—	1,548	104.00–114.00	107.43
5	—	1,742	128.00–132.00	130.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	700.00–1,080.00	904.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,253.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Steers · 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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