Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.97/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$144.97

388 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

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	609	146.22	891	338
Medium and Large 2-3	558	136.54	762	50

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $129 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 sale388 hd

144.97

—

KY average23 barns · 7,291 hd

148.41

−3.44

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	1,604	97.96	1,571	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	65.05	828	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	64.00	966	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	52.21	498	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$946	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$836	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	857	$850	7

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.45/cwt	143.00–149.50	832	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	143.81/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,208	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,347	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	142.25/cwt	138.00–148.50	898	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	169.42/cwt	166.00–172.00	967	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,138	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	146.35/cwt	145.00–149.00	743	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	142.63/cwt	141.00–145.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,112	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,315	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	156.36/cwt	155.50–158.00	984	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,501	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	904	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,347	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	163.07/cwt	143.00–165.00	843	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	789	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	179.59/cwt	175.00–190.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	54.60/cwt	52.00–58.00	531	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	45.02/cwt	42.00–48.00	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	65.30/cwt	57.50–70.00	834	40
Bulls	—	—	1,650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	96.55/cwt	90.00–101.50	1,540	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	113.29/cwt	90.00–119.00	926	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	835.69/head	800.00–870.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	945.88/head	840.00–980.00	946	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	137.14/cwt	137.00–137.50	701	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	959	92.66/cwt	88.00–95.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	684	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,149	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,166	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	138.86/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,003	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	147.86/cwt	144.00–152.00	952	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	149.76/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,017	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,104	2

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 585Year ago 875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 70Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows and 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
2	—	705	120.00	120.00
4	—	511	138.50	138.50
27	—	631	138.00–148.50	142.25
7	—	431	130.00	130.00
8	—	328	129.00	129.00
2	—	883	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	576	143.00–149.50	144.45
12	—	340	150.50	150.50
47	—	508	145.00–149.00	146.35
35	—	472	145.00	145.00
15	—	414	144.00	144.00
22	—	800	145.75	145.75
20	—	722	135.00–142.50	138.86
63	—	644	144.00–152.00	147.86
49	—	679	146.50–152.00	149.76
11	—	750	143.00	143.00
8	—	276	148.50	148.50
2	—	1,078	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	784	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	149.00	149.00
10	—	840	143.00–144.00	143.81
16	—	680	155.00	155.00
8	—	983	123.00	123.00
5	—	471	141.00–145.00	142.63
1	—	1,030	118.00	118.00
11	—	904	149.00	149.00
22	—	517	143.00–165.00	163.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	824	163.50	163.50
26	—	792	166.00	166.00
12	—	532	178.00	178.00
5	—	672	165.00	165.00
2	—	558	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	571	166.00–172.00	169.42
17	—	725	157.00	157.00
12	—	662	168.00	168.00
8	—	403	172.00	172.00
6	—	759	163.50	163.50
26	—	629	155.50–158.00	156.36
16	—	1,084	138.50	138.50
8	—	524	172.50	172.50
8	—	360	182.00	182.00
8	—	480	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	347	176.00	176.00
30	—	521	150.00–153.00	151.50
18	—	700	130.00	130.00
7	—	467	164.50	164.50
7	—	408	170.00	170.00
3	—	283	175.00–190.00	179.59
10	—	574	146.50	146.50
26	—	616	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	656	117.00	117.00
14	—	511	137.00–137.50	137.14
4	—	409	140.00	140.00
4	—	495	136.00	136.00
3	—	959	88.00–95.00	92.66
4	—	801	108.00	108.00
8	—	643	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	52.00–58.00	54.60
2	—	895	42.00–48.00	45.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	55.00	55.00
40	—	1,277	57.50–70.00	65.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,595	90.00–101.50	96.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	817	90.00–119.00	113.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	857	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	800.00–870.00	835.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,082	840.00–980.00	945.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	910.00	910.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle