Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.28/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$138.28

193 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.14

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	585	141.04	825	147
Medium and Large 2-3	547	129.45	708	46

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $117 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 sale193 hd

138.28

—

KY average23 barns · 5,570 hd

146.41

−8.14

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	—	Average	1,548	95.84	1,484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	64.87	839	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	50.74	466	4thin

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)	1,195	$904	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$770	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	842	$786	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	836	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	167.54/cwt	160.00–169.00	563	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	154.85/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,146	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	154.40/cwt	153.00–156.00	963	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	657	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	141.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,007	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	853	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	133.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	124.24/cwt	115.00–135.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	136.62/cwt	130.00–149.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.87/cwt	141.00–143.00	746	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	933.53/head	770.00–990.00	934	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	785.79/head	685.00–875.00	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	95.84/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,484	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	66.31/cwt	60.00–75.00	875	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	50.90/cwt	43.00–58.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	52.65/cwt	52.00–54.00	487	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 445Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 122Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 34Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	516	162.00	162.00
14	—	568	145.00	145.00
14	—	628	134.00	134.00
11	—	336	160.00–169.00	167.54
4	—	408	168.00	168.00
9	—	459	164.00	164.00
10	—	688	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	123.00	123.00
11	—	600	127.00	127.00
7	—	411	130.00–149.00	136.62
2	—	458	135.00	135.00
3	—	772	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	155.00	155.00
11	—	711	151.00–157.00	154.85
3	—	392	168.00	168.00
17	—	624	153.00–156.00	154.40
3	—	457	166.00	166.00
4	—	508	165.00	165.00
4	—	832	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	716	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	469	140.00	140.00
44	—	711	136.00–145.00	141.58
8	—	346	145.00	145.00
13	—	412	145.00	145.00
14	—	564	138.50	138.50
22	—	620	137.00–140.00	137.53
6	—	756	141.00	141.00
19	—	526	141.00–143.00	141.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	130.00	130.00
2	—	910	115.00	115.00
3	—	734	119.00	119.00
5	—	417	142.00	142.00
12	—	517	130.00–134.00	133.03
15	—	626	128.00	128.00
5	—	321	115.00–135.00	124.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,228	770.00–990.00	933.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	842	685.00–875.00	785.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	91.00–100.00	95.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,320	60.00–75.00	66.31
3	—	1,029	43.00–58.00	50.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	52.00–54.00	52.65
1	—	900	45.00	45.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle

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