Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.85/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$157.85

189 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$30.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.31

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	607	159.00	965	182
Medium and Large 2-3	632	128.13	810	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $155 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 sale189 hd

157.85

—

KY average23 barns · 4,817 hd

167.16

−9.31

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	1,719	114.95	1,976	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	92.19	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	87.15	1,116	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	74.56	707	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	90.00	1,260	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)	1,038	$916	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$909	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$830	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,053	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.16/cwt	149.00–164.00	995	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	768	7
Steers	Select	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	76.36/cwt	73.00–80.00	706	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	97.23/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	88.09/cwt	83.50–91.00	1,146	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	78.63/cwt	75.00–81.50	911	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	67.81/cwt	65.00–71.50	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	170.10/cwt	164.00–172.00	604	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	172.99/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,235	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	143.71/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	182.05/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	166.32/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,341	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	170.89/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,355	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,114	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,082	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,265	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	173.84/cwt	164.00–176.50	897	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,164	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	82.21/cwt	81.00–84.00	810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,460	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	89.28/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,556	107.87/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,678	5
Bulls	—	—	2,300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	3,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	117.35/cwt	112.00–123.00	2,063	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	909.07/head	570.00–1,170.00	909	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	916.27/head	810.00–1,020.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	829.99/head	550.00–1,110.00	830	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,052.75/head	885.00–1,190.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	179.59/cwt	175.00–182.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	161.38/cwt	156.00–168.00	826	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	163.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	915	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	160.36/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,062	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,202	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	194.92/cwt	187.50–196.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	961	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	141.96/cwt	141.00–143.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.76/cwt	161.00–171.00	714	25

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 455Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 74Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 9Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	149.00–164.00	157.16
7	—	404	190.00	190.00
3	—	250	212.50	212.50
26	—	516	164.00–176.50	173.84
11	—	737	158.00	158.00
7	—	466	182.00	182.00
4	—	815	110.00	110.00
6	—	359	175.00–182.00	179.59
7	—	343	187.50–196.00	194.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	638	129.00	129.00
1	—	515	152.50	152.50
1	—	730	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	745	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	170.00	170.00
6	—	286	194.00	194.00
3	—	1,041	123.00	123.00
13	—	355	164.00–172.00	170.10
9	—	717	135.00–145.50	143.71
22	—	512	156.00–168.00	161.38
19	—	560	155.00–165.00	163.41
17	—	662	158.00–162.00	160.36
16	—	981	122.50	122.50
11	—	622	150.00–157.00	154.50
25	—	423	161.00–171.00	168.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
2	—	468	141.00–143.00	141.96
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	714	170.50–175.00	172.99
3	—	1,071	120.50	120.50
4	—	567	179.00–185.00	182.05
38	—	806	166.00–167.00	166.32
6	—	402	203.00	203.00
16	—	793	163.00–172.00	170.89
12	—	663	168.00	168.00
3	—	470	183.00	183.00
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
10	—	910	169.00	169.00
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
3	—	646	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
1	—	955	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	810	127.00	127.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	189.00	189.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	73.00–80.00	76.36
5	—	955	65.00–71.50	67.81
3	—	985	81.00–84.00	82.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	94.00–101.00	97.23
33	—	1,301	83.50–91.00	88.09
6	—	1,158	75.00–81.50	78.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,485	85.50–93.00	89.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,556	104.00–111.00	107.87
1	—	2,300	136.00	136.00
6	—	1,758	112.00–123.00	117.35

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	—	850	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,121	570.00–1,170.00	909.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	810.00–1,020.00	916.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,036	550.00–1,110.00	829.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	885.00–1,190.00	1,052.75

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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