Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.98/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$155.98

291 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	597	159.18	951	237
Medium and Large 2-3	594	141.93	843	54

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $108 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 sale291 hd

155.98

—

KY average26 barns · 6,247 hd

159.47

−3.49

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	1,682	109.52	1,842	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,755	98.00	1,720	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	76.80	980	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	63.54	667	7thin

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)	1,020	$980	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$780	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$883	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,540	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,251	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	857	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	882	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	156.93/cwt	153.00–163.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	777	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	162.22/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,011	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	134.52/cwt	123.00–144.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,049	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	811	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	164.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	854	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,419	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	879	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,371	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	193.10/cwt	192.00–194.00	701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,291	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	169.14/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,072	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	181.67/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,005	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	181.19/cwt	180.50–181.50	1,120	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	184.31/cwt	184.00–185.00	958	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,004	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	183.54/cwt	183.00–185.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	168.64/cwt	163.00–171.00	868	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	76.80/cwt	71.00–82.00	978	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	62.46/cwt	56.00–66.00	653	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,985	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,474	1
Bulls	—	—	1,457	97.01/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,413	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	122.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	113.68/cwt	105.00–123.00	2,062	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,251.09/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	97.72/cwt	89.00–111.00	850	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	900	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	829	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	129.08/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,268	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	161.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	906	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	151.77/cwt	149.50–156.00	792	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	678	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	167.60/cwt	164.00–170.00	608	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	3

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 550Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 85Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	857	120.00	120.00
4	—	419	145.00	145.00
5	—	458	153.00–163.00	156.93
8	—	616	123.00–144.00	134.52
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
2	—	800	120.00	120.00
21	—	522	149.50–156.00	151.77
3	—	553	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	536	164.50	164.50
31	—	623	162.00–163.00	162.22
9	—	715	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	474	164.00	164.00
9	—	624	152.00	152.00
9	—	711	147.50	147.50
44	—	518	160.00–170.00	164.80
14	—	1,028	138.00	138.00
10	—	690	157.50	157.50
8	—	982	121.00–134.00	129.08
7	—	827	147.00	147.00
16	—	560	160.00–165.00	161.87
15	—	412	164.50	164.50
15	—	363	164.00–170.00	167.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
15	—	510	170.00–175.00	172.37
10	—	879	156.00	156.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
12	—	773	167.00	167.00
17	—	634	165.00–172.00	169.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	441	184.00	184.00
4	—	300	191.00	191.00
16	—	363	192.00–194.00	193.10
8	—	653	180.00	180.00
18	—	553	181.00–187.00	181.67
19	—	618	180.50–181.50	181.19
22	—	520	184.00–185.00	184.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	620	161.00–163.00	162.00
9	—	721	143.00	143.00
4	—	313	183.00–185.00	183.54
2	—	360	186.00	186.00
21	—	515	163.00–171.00	168.64
8	—	457	177.00	177.00
6	—	553	169.00	169.00
5	—	409	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	164.00	164.00
3	—	380	151.00	151.00
5	—	457	146.00	146.00
4	—	829	110.50	110.50
1	—	985	118.00	118.00
6	—	600	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,046	56.00–66.00	62.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,221	64.00–65.00	64.52
74	—	1,273	71.00–82.00	76.80
1	—	1,635	101.00	101.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,620	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	94.00–101.00	97.01
2	—	1,650	120.00–124.00	122.10
9	—	1,814	105.00–123.00	113.68

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,540.00	1,540.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	89.00–111.00	97.72
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	890.00	890.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00

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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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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