Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $139.93/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$139.93

295 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$18.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

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	141.00	838	278
Medium and Large 2-3	479	122.47	586	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about $252 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 sale295 hd

139.93

—

KY average26 barns · 8,861 hd

148.75

−8.82

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	1,637	93.81	1,535	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	65.17	987	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	59.20	717	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	849	59.05	501	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,320	105.00	1,386	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,413	114.00	1,611	5thin

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)	1,049	$800	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$675	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,253	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	318	142.14/cwt	139.00–143.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.15/cwt	133.00–146.00	737	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.38/cwt	145.00–146.00	685	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,366	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	161.83/cwt	158.50–165.00	945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	123.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,012	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	159.36/cwt	153.00–163.00	999	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,087	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,305	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	157.18/cwt	154.50–161.00	1,210	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	161.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	160.81/cwt	160.00–162.50	584	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.69/cwt	124.00–141.00	823	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	159.10/cwt	152.00–162.50	762	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	831	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,386	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	64.93/cwt	61.00–65.25	986	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	52.60/cwt	50.00–55.00	582	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	61.77/cwt	57.00–65.75	780	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	59.20/cwt	57.00–60.00	483	4
Steers	Select	—	1,413	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,611	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	50.77/cwt	48.00–53.50	484	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	70.31/cwt	68.00–73.00	914	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	95.46/cwt	91.50–98.50	1,617	7
Bulls	—	—	1,458	88.76/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,999	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	675.00/head	650.00–700.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	806.89/head	550.00–940.00	807	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,252.78/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	139.05/cwt	137.00–143.50	875	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	925	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	143.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	950	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	774	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.12/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,041	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 968Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 118Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	318	139.00–143.00	142.14
48	—	522	133.00–146.00	141.15
8	—	406	160.00	160.00
30	—	471	145.00–146.00	145.38
14	—	356	150.00	150.00
9	—	886	120.00–127.00	123.93
10	—	814	138.00	138.00
9	—	725	132.00	132.00
37	—	629	137.00–143.50	139.05
31	—	662	140.00–146.00	143.52
27	—	566	132.00–139.00	136.72
19	—	765	135.00–138.50	136.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	126.00	126.00
4	—	422	126.00	126.00
7	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	342	110.00	110.00
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	710	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	914	149.50	149.50
10	—	584	158.50–165.00	161.83
18	—	627	153.00–163.00	159.36
7	—	457	167.50	167.50
3	—	398	170.50	170.50
1	—	840	157.00	157.00
13	—	651	167.00	167.00
10	—	523	160.00–165.00	161.99
9	—	750	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	147.00	147.00
3	—	660	146.00	146.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	842	155.00	155.00
53	—	770	154.50–161.00	157.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	363	160.00–162.50	160.81
18	—	630	124.00–141.00	130.69
16	—	479	152.00–162.50	159.10
4	—	312	163.00	163.00
2	—	860	114.00	114.00
7	—	567	146.50	146.50
18	—	701	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	128.00	128.00
2	—	492	128.00	128.00
2	—	412	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,518	61.00–65.25	64.93
1	—	1,475	68.50	68.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,107	50.00–55.00	52.60
34	—	1,263	57.00–65.75	61.77
4	—	1,300	68.00–73.00	70.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
4	—	816	57.00–60.00	59.20
2	—	953	48.00–53.50	50.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	114.00	114.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	91.50–98.50	95.46
4	—	1,458	87.00–90.50	88.76
1	—	1,950	102.50	102.50

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)	2	—	800	650.00–700.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,033	550.00–940.00	806.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	730.00	730.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,350	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,252.78

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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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