Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.01/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$141.01

215 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

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	563	142.56	803	199
Medium and Large 2-3	535	121.81	652	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $151 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 sale215 hd

141.01

—

KY average24 barns · 5,056 hd

147.85

−6.84

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	1,646	107.46	1,769	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,672	81.33	1,360	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	72.22	961	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	64.99	601	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,465	85.00	1,245	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$943	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$921	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$882	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$743	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$730	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,670	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,125	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	833	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	965	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	599	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	131.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,137	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	144.87/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,021	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	613	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	147.70/cwt	146.00–150.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,230	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	834	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	158.01/cwt	156.00–159.00	909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	141.93/cwt	134.00–146.50	1,255	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	131.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.22/cwt	121.50–139.50	814	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	536	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	828	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	662	7
Steers	Select	—	1,465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	777	81.29/cwt	80.00–82.00	632	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	65.16/cwt	61.50–69.00	620	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	84.98/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,072	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	72.68/cwt	70.00–78.00	995	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	56.60/cwt	54.00–60.00	541	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	66.21/cwt	62.00–68.50	778	10
Bulls	—	—	1,519	101.68/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,545	8
Bulls	—	—	1,718	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	110.07/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,908	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	743.33/head	640.00–795.00	743	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	882.43/head	640.00–1,100.00	882	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	920.79/head	730.00–1,150.00	921	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	942.85/head	740.00–1,155.00	943	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,160.35/head	740.00–1,460.00	1,160	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.33/cwt	141.00–142.00	800	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.18/cwt	128.00–134.50	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	164.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,084	6

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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 558Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 102Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 15Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	137.50	137.50
17	—	620	138.00	138.00
14	—	865	125.00–132.00	131.49
17	—	705	133.00–147.00	144.87
8	—	391	140.00	140.00
7	—	461	146.00	146.00
18	—	414	148.00	148.00
31	—	566	141.00–142.00	141.33
14	—	513	128.00–134.50	131.18
12	—	280	151.00	151.00
10	—	338	150.00	150.00
6	—	797	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	125.00	125.00
5	—	599	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	985	109.00	109.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
6	—	434	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	641	150.50	150.50
18	—	516	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	148.00	148.00
7	—	639	146.00–150.00	147.70
5	—	381	180.00	180.00
5	—	986	140.00	140.00
5	—	489	180.50	180.50
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
45	—	531	155.00–160.00	157.15
15	—	575	156.00–159.00	158.01
21	—	884	134.00–146.50	141.93
1	—	310	181.00	181.00
4	—	445	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	860	154.50	154.50
8	—	809	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	507	130.00–137.00	131.32
23	—	620	121.50–139.50	131.22
11	—	552	148.00	148.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
12	—	710	121.00	121.00
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
16	—	463	155.50	155.50
14	—	423	130.00	130.00
10	—	351	160.00–165.00	164.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	536	154.50	154.50
7	—	411	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	80.00–82.00	81.29
9	—	952	61.50–69.00	65.16
6	—	956	54.00–60.00	56.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,500	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	82.00–88.00	84.98
47	—	1,369	70.00–78.00	72.68
10	—	1,175	62.00–68.50	66.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,519	100.00–103.00	101.68
2	—	1,718	117.00–118.00	117.49
10	—	1,733	107.00–112.00	110.07

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	—	800	640.00–795.00	743.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,070	640.00–1,100.00	882.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	730.00–1,150.00	920.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,111	740.00–1,155.00	942.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,167	740.00–1,460.00	1,160.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,670.00	1,670.00

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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