Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $136.77/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$136.77

202 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$21.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

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	595	138.17	822	189
Medium and Large 2-3	635	116.30	738	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $84 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 sale202 hd

136.77

—

KY average25 barns · 5,178 hd

144.08

−7.31

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	1,801	102.98	1,854	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	69.86	1,079	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	66.48	816	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	60.66	581	12

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)	1,188	$839	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$808	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$790	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$610	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$1,404	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	578	138.78/cwt	135.00–139.00	802	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.47/cwt	124.00–137.00	831	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	144.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	488	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	149.58/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,316	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	137.25/cwt	134.00–145.00	979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	148.22/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,169	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	152.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	957	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	152.46/cwt	151.50–154.00	890	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	136.57/cwt	132.00–140.00	625	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	136.60/cwt	132.50–143.00	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	834	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.50/cwt	122.00–135.00	822	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	137.94/cwt	128.00–141.00	763	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	60.28/cwt	58.00–63.00	706	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	56.53/cwt	54.00–58.50	547	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	64.78/cwt	62.00–70.00	613	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,223	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	69.60/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,077	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	67.69/cwt	64.00–71.00	850	18
Bulls	—	—	1,888	105.17/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,986	8
Bulls	—	—	1,631	97.27/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,586	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	65.78/cwt	65.00–66.50	1,016	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,256	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	789.60/head	660.00–830.00	790	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	807.97/head	710.00–950.00	808	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	838.77/head	650.00–990.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,404.43/head	1,390.00–1,420.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.53/cwt	160.00–161.00	599	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.95/cwt	130.00–141.00	577	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	138.15/cwt	130.50–140.00	707	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	112.23/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,295	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,064	20

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 626Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 101Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 50Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	578	135.00–139.00	138.78
15	—	920	124.00	124.00
20	—	618	124.00–137.00	134.47
15	—	338	140.00–145.00	144.38
14	—	713	134.00–145.00	137.25
22	—	458	132.00–140.00	136.57
22	—	418	130.00–141.00	137.95
31	—	512	130.50–140.00	138.15
12	—	985	131.50	131.50
20	—	691	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	119.00	119.00
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
2	—	580	110.00	110.00
3	—	748	125.00	125.00
4	—	517	110.00–113.00	112.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	151.00	151.00
5	—	447	170.00	170.00
17	—	880	145.00–151.00	149.58
10	—	457	163.50	163.50
10	—	789	144.00–151.00	148.22
19	—	629	150.00–155.00	152.22
35	—	584	151.50–154.00	152.46
9	—	667	148.00	148.00
8	—	1,052	141.00	141.00
2	—	365	173.00	173.00
2	—	530	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	130.00	130.00
8	—	440	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	490	132.50–143.00	136.60
5	—	295	165.00	165.00
13	—	707	118.00	118.00
33	—	625	122.00–135.00	131.50
38	—	553	128.00–141.00	137.94
13	—	440	155.00	155.00
14	—	373	160.00–161.00	160.53
2	—	832	105.00	105.00
16	—	511	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	132.00	132.00
2	—	608	94.00	94.00
1	—	785	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	58.00–63.00	60.28
1	—	1,065	82.00	82.00
18	—	1,255	64.00–71.00	67.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	54.00–58.50	56.53
6	—	947	62.00–70.00	64.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,547	68.00–75.00	69.60
2	—	1,545	65.00–66.50	65.78
1	—	1,495	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,888	102.00–110.00	105.17
5	—	1,631	95.00–100.00	97.27

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,042	660.00–830.00	789.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	710.00–950.00	807.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,188	650.00–990.00	838.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,440	1,390.00–1,420.00	1,404.43

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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