Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.84/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$140.84

229 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$12.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	640	143.42	917	183
Medium and Large 2-3	547	130.60	714	46

One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about $203 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 sale229 hd

140.84

—

KY average24 barns · 5,274 hd

148.31

−7.47

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	1,649	91.03	1,501	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	65.80	850	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	48.12	466	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,267	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$920	1thin

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 2-3	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	924	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	142.40/cwt	139.00–148.00	890	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.98/cwt	142.50–147.00	831	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	144.84/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	163.69/cwt	159.00–167.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	159.58/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,096	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	951	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	166.86/cwt	165.00–170.00	801	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,056	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	157.35/cwt	157.00–158.00	974	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	150.70/cwt	150.50–152.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	52.16/cwt	45.50–58.00	638	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	75.04/cwt	74.00–76.00	946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	66.84/cwt	60.00–72.00	871	39
Bulls	—	—	1,912	97.02/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,855	5
Bulls	—	—	1,210	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	981	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	49.28/cwt	46.00–54.50	486	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	88.25/cwt	83.00–96.00	969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,267.20/head	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	139.79/cwt	137.00–143.00	717	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,014	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.00/cwt	154.00–157.00	718	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,297	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,130	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	173.81/cwt	170.00–175.25	926	34

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 504Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 49Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	290	142.00	142.00
7	—	924	102.00	102.00
5	—	450	151.00	151.00
4	—	808	114.00	114.00
17	—	513	137.00–143.00	139.79
4	—	320	115.00	115.00
2	—	585	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	145.00	145.00
21	—	625	139.00–148.00	142.40
48	—	577	142.50–147.00	143.98
11	—	715	143.00–148.00	144.84
39	—	692	146.50	146.50
18	—	460	154.00–157.00	156.00
8	—	369	143.00	143.00
13	—	1,017	127.50	127.50
9	—	525	150.00	150.00
11	—	919	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	689	150.00	150.00
3	—	573	168.00	168.00
7	—	518	159.00–167.00	163.69
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	858	157.00	157.00
28	—	652	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	175.00	175.00
3	—	855	145.00	145.00
6	—	838	157.00	157.00
7	—	791	166.00	166.00
19	—	687	158.00–160.00	159.58
17	—	571	166.50	166.50
16	—	480	165.00–170.00	166.86
26	—	619	157.00–158.00	157.35
7	—	730	158.00	158.00
34	—	533	170.00–175.25	173.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	162.00	162.00
6	—	627	140.00	140.00
7	—	542	150.50–152.00	150.70
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
4	—	705	119.00	119.00
4	—	448	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	502	135.00	135.00
2	—	805	108.00	108.00
2	—	932	89.00	89.00
19	—	619	120.00–125.00	121.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	45.50–58.00	52.16
3	—	1,260	74.00–76.00	75.04
39	—	1,303	60.00–72.00	66.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	40.00	40.00
7	—	986	46.00–54.50	49.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,912	91.00–100.00	97.02
3	—	1,210	80.00–82.00	81.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,267.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,098	83.00–96.00	88.25

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle