Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.14/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −50.69 against this barn's trailing median of $216.83.

Average price

$166.14

161 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$32.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

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	519	172.02	893	132
Medium and Large 2-3	533	139.39	742	29

One grade step is worth $32.63/cwt here — about $150 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

25 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $229.77, low $181.63, median $216.83 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

166.14

—

KY average24 barns · 2,698 hd

168.31

−2.17

This barn, trailing median25 sales

216.83

−50.69

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	1,794	114.86	2,061	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	80.00	1,238	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	76.29	978	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	64.67	606	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,010	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$1,232	17
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,074	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	369	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	161.12/cwt	154.00–168.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	208.05/cwt	205.00–214.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	928	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,255	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,129	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	203.00/cwt	196.00–209.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	180.46/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,309	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	172.26/cwt	161.00–180.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	138.33/cwt	133.00–149.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	206.13/cwt	195.00–218.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,018	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	891	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	180.99/cwt	180.00–181.50	834	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	188.44/cwt	186.00–191.50	714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	967	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	59.00/cwt	50.00–67.00	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	77.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,002	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	52.16/cwt	50.00–54.00	482	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,238	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	103.05/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,597	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	65.38/cwt	60.00–70.00	611	15
Bulls	—	—	1,864	118.23/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,204	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,074.44/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,232.49/head	1,110.00–1,270.00	1,232	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	142.03/cwt	128.00–148.00	744	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	157.40/cwt	155.00–158.50	970	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	172.16/cwt	172.00–173.00	792	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,208	12

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 453Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 100Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 26Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	188.50	188.50
14	—	559	166.00	166.00
18	—	510	171.50	171.50
5	—	407	176.50	176.50
8	—	280	181.00	181.00
5	—	700	152.50	152.50
3	—	620	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,000	129.00	129.00
33	—	460	172.00–173.00	172.16
12	—	778	155.25	155.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	154.00–168.00	161.12
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
1	—	825	131.00	131.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
2	—	608	153.00	153.00
16	—	973	129.00	129.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
2	—	260	146.00	146.00
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
5	—	735	134.00	134.00
2	—	773	150.50	150.50
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
5	—	476	161.00–180.00	172.26
2	—	658	158.00	158.00
3	—	605	133.00–149.00	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	354	205.00–214.00	208.05
12	—	515	184.00	184.00
11	—	607	186.00	186.00
2	—	228	196.00–209.00	203.00
13	—	569	180.00–181.00	180.46
8	—	473	191.00	191.00
11	—	786	166.50	166.50
15	—	444	195.00	195.00
2	—	315	195.00–218.00	206.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	533	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	518	172.00	172.00
5	—	414	190.00	190.00
21	—	461	180.00–181.50	180.99
13	—	379	186.00–191.50	188.44
7	—	287	190.00	190.00
25	—	569	170.00	170.00
22	—	616	155.00–158.50	157.40
10	—	702	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	128.00–148.00	142.03
6	—	477	128.50	128.50
5	—	617	139.00	139.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
3	—	405	157.00	157.00
2	—	828	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	50.00–67.00	59.00
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
44	—	1,298	70.00–80.00	77.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	79.00	79.00
2	—	925	50.00–54.00	52.16
15	—	934	60.00–70.00	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	101.00–105.00	103.05
7	—	1,864	112.00–125.00	118.23

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	994	1,110.00–1,270.00	1,232.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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