Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $155.49/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$155.49

285 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$16.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

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	157.99	959	243
Medium and Large 2-3	547	141.06	772	42

One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about $186 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 sale285 hd

155.49

—

KY average25 barns · 5,480 hd

154.53

+0.96

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	1,699	107.96	1,834	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	77.84	940	105
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	72.95	952	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	60.70	591	8thin

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)	971	$937	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$924	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$848	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	838	$680	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,070	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$851	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	144.17/cwt	122.00–150.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	153.54/cwt	152.00–154.50	871	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	156.21/cwt	155.00–156.50	965	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,214	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,192	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	169.57/cwt	168.00–173.00	973	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	874	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	181.58/cwt	181.00–182.00	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	879	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	733	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	948	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	78.43/cwt	70.00–85.00	948	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	66.13/cwt	62.00–69.00	773	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	72.24/cwt	72.00–72.50	791	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	72.95/cwt	72.00–73.50	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	106.86/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,811	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	59.82/cwt	51.50–65.50	563	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	850.65/head	770.00–1,000.00	851	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	977.80/head	910.00–990.00	978	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	86.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	768	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	923.58/head	800.00–980.00	924	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	848.30/head	770.00–930.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	830	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	682	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	154.23/cwt	144.00–170.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	154.48/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,088	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	143.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,156	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	921	8

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 668Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 104Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	145.00	145.00
10	—	416	122.00–150.00	144.17
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
4	—	716	142.00	142.00
11	—	486	140.00	140.00
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
4	—	508	144.00	144.00
4	—	688	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
1	—	625	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	278	170.00	170.00
26	—	567	152.00–154.50	153.54
25	—	618	155.00–156.50	156.21
12	—	655	160.00	160.00
23	—	456	160.00	160.00
19	—	426	160.00	160.00
11	—	510	154.00	154.00
18	—	704	150.00–159.00	154.48
17	—	808	140.00–149.00	143.02
12	—	350	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	752	161.50	161.50
26	—	738	161.50	161.50
8	—	574	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	160.00	160.00
3	—	858	152.00	152.00
2	—	300	190.00	190.00
8	—	616	165.00	165.00
32	—	574	168.00–173.00	169.57
13	—	514	170.00	170.00
22	—	465	181.00–182.00	181.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	151.00	151.00
1	—	720	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	183.00	183.00
9	—	630	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	154.50	154.50
7	—	702	140.00	140.00
11	—	407	180.00	180.00
2	—	355	187.00	187.00
8	—	460	170.50	170.50
12	—	632	150.00	150.00
14	—	506	164.00	164.00
2	—	285	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	128.00	128.00
13	—	620	132.00	132.00
5	—	366	144.00–170.00	154.23
5	—	442	140.00	140.00
3	—	527	137.00	137.00
2	—	473	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,209	70.00–85.00	78.43
5	—	1,169	62.00–69.00	66.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	42.00	42.00
2	—	1,095	72.00–72.50	72.24
5	—	941	51.50–65.50	59.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	72.00–73.50	72.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	120.00	120.00
11	—	1,695	95.00–116.00	106.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	898	770.00–1,000.00	850.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	983	910.00–990.00	977.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	800.00–980.00	923.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	979	770.00–930.00	848.30
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	590.00	590.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	883	86.00–90.00	86.97

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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Slaughter Cattle

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