Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. 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 $162.04/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$162.04

186 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$14.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.41

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	533	166.04	886	136
Medium and Large 2-3	540	151.16	816	50

One grade step is worth $14.88/cwt here — about $69 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 sale186 hd

162.04

—

KY average17 barns · 3,587 hd

165.45

−3.41

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	—	High	1,826	118.79	2,170	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	77.31	941	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,789	74.46	1,332	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	66.65	660	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,040	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$979	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$780	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	851	$740	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2Value Added	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	879	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	861	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.00	959	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	143.74/cwt	122.00–148.00	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	183.84/cwt	182.00–185.00	984	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	801	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,289	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	156.07/cwt	137.00–163.00	671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,207	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	955	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	576	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	66.65/cwt	62.50–71.00	660	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,227	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	74.46/cwt	72.00–75.50	1,332	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	63.18/cwt	61.00–66.00	666	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	78.40/cwt	70.00–85.00	964	65
Bulls	—	—	1,839	117.57/cwt	110.00–125.50	2,162	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	978.78/head	910.00–1,040.00	979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	142.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	152.42/cwt	140.00–170.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	162.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	911	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	173.97/cwt	172.50–175.00	632	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 519Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 68Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	695	160.00	160.00
4	—	705	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	691	140.50	140.50
4	—	701	142.50	142.50
23	—	514	171.00	171.00
18	—	576	166.00–167.00	166.49
24	—	459	174.50	174.50
2	—	760	145.00	145.00
20	—	363	172.50–175.00	173.97
10	—	422	168.00	168.00
2	—	300	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	622	122.00–148.00	143.74
14	—	430	137.00–163.00	156.07
5	—	733	145.00	145.00
8	—	456	164.00	164.00
7	—	531	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	184.00	184.00
2	—	938	136.50	136.50
3	—	773	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	189.50	189.50
33	—	535	182.00–185.00	183.84
9	—	416	200.00	200.00
4	—	630	167.00	167.00
9	—	367	204.00	204.00
6	—	849	154.00	154.00
6	—	569	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	717	179.75	179.75
20	—	663	182.00	182.00
10	—	550	192.00	192.00
5	—	648	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	183.00	183.00
11	—	626	152.50	152.50
5	—	471	175.00	175.00
10	—	402	198.50	198.50
6	—	713	146.50	146.50
5	—	300	192.00	192.00
34	—	560	160.00–167.50	162.68
15	—	510	171.50	171.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	140.00–143.00	142.01
4	—	758	118.00	118.00
8	—	464	140.00–170.00	152.42
6	—	652	141.00	141.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	62.50–71.00	66.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,789	72.00–75.50	74.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	61.00–66.00	63.18
65	—	1,229	70.00–85.00	78.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	131.00	131.00
10	—	1,839	110.00–125.50	117.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	114.00	114.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	851	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,049	910.00–1,040.00	978.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,040.00	1,040.00

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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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