Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.02/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$135.02

172 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

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	575	137.09	788	136
Medium and Large 2-3	522	127.20	664	36

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $125 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 sale172 hd

135.02

—

KY average24 barns · 5,638 hd

146.63

−11.61

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	1,776	101.30	1,800	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	69.50	1,045	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	66.45	807	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	53.39	495	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,172	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$931	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$869	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$730	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$890	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$880	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$831	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	1,172.04/head	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,172	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	730.00/head	725.00–735.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	125.90/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,167	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.36/cwt	140.00–140.50	664	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	121.03/cwt	110.00–127.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.01/cwt	137.50–142.00	850	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	154.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,203	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	151.87/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,103	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	170.20/cwt	169.00–170.50	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,202	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	756	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	480	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	55.36/cwt	50.00–65.00	518	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	69.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,045	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	46.51/cwt	45.00–48.00	415	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,951	105.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,057	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	66.28/cwt	60.00–79.00	804	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,459	90.78/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,324	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	931.16/head	880.00–1,000.00	931	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	868.85/head	725.00–1,035.00	869	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	81.13/cwt	75.00–94.00	743	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	831.10/head	710.00–925.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	763	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	761	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	130.68/cwt	122.00–136.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	783	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	582	14

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 517Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 95Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 65Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	880.00	880.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	890.00	890.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	710.00–925.00	831.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,269	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,172.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,154	880.00–1,000.00	931.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	725.00–1,035.00	868.85
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	725.00–735.00	730.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	916	75.00–94.00	81.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	927	125.00–127.00	125.90
18	—	473	140.00–140.50	140.36
8	—	711	129.00	129.00
7	—	833	134.00	134.00
6	—	347	141.00	141.00
26	—	616	137.50–142.00	138.01
2	—	692	130.00	130.00
20	—	559	136.50	136.50
5	—	510	134.00	134.00
14	—	411	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	127.00	127.00
6	—	515	129.00	129.00
4	—	840	113.00	113.00
2	—	453	130.00	130.00
4	—	275	140.00	140.00
6	—	612	110.00–127.00	121.03
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
2	—	412	130.00	130.00
3	—	663	136.00	136.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	517	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	117.00	117.00
9	—	878	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	781	152.00–155.00	154.01
5	—	615	150.00	150.00
2	—	303	160.00	160.00
4	—	397	174.00	174.00
18	—	726	150.00–153.00	151.87
10	—	466	169.00–170.50	170.20
5	—	503	161.00	161.00
10	—	569	154.00–156.00	154.99
6	—	823	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	635	135.00	135.00
12	—	511	148.00	148.00
9	—	563	140.00	140.00
13	—	700	118.00	118.00
7	—	338	161.00	161.00
7	—	289	166.00	166.00
8	—	415	163.50	163.50
12	—	480	158.50	158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	122.00–136.00	130.68
4	—	755	115.00	115.00
16	—	612	128.00	128.00
4	—	430	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	936	50.00–65.00	55.36
2	—	893	45.00–48.00	46.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,503	65.00–70.00	69.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,213	60.00–79.00	66.28
1	—	1,135	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,322	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	110.00–114.00	112.06
5	—	1,951	100.00–109.00	105.41
4	—	1,459	85.00–95.00	90.78

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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