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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

957 head

▲ 497 vs last sale 460▼ 210 vs year ago 1,167 · −18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 97▼ 42 vs year ago 103 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 100▼ 1 vs year ago 35 · −2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Holidays

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.22/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$151.22

377 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$9.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	677	153.01	1,036	305
Medium and Large 2-3	551	143.64	791	72

One grade step is worth $9.37/cwt here — about $245 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 sale377 hd

151.22

—

KY average11 barns · 2,102 hd

155.71

−4.49

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	1,397	91.74	1,282	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	53.13	695	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	52.70	837	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	42.82	403	6thin

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	156.29/cwt	150.00–165.00	678	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	161.57/cwt	160.00–172.00	761	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	496	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	144.88/cwt	143.00–152.00	755	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	144.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	812	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	161.22/cwt	160.75–162.50	940	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	938	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,014	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	888	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	153.23/cwt	150.00–159.50	958	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	980	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,030	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	691	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	898	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	147.85/cwt	146.50–148.75	1,063	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,084	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	144.87/cwt	142.00–146.50	1,101	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	146.97/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,230	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	144.06/cwt	142.50–152.00	412	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	136.19/cwt	135.00–137.00	567	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	610	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	129.15/cwt	128.00–130.00	659	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	142.36/cwt	141.75–142.50	737	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	135.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	718	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	142.36/cwt	130.50–156.00	811	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	134.92/cwt	132.00–138.00	863	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	133.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	852	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	652	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	134.20/cwt	133.50–135.50	896	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	134.25/cwt	133.50–135.00	945	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	978	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	774	121.29/cwt	105.00–126.50	939	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	576	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	147.09/cwt	137.00–154.00	563	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	124.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	783	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	745	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	845	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,399	94.37/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,320	9
Bulls	—	—	1,588	88.25/cwt	84.50–91.50	1,401	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	41.01/cwt	38.50–44.00	383	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	46.43/cwt	45.00–48.00	444	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	59.36/cwt	58.00–62.00	667	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	39.77/cwt	30.00–46.00	502	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	53.65/cwt	48.00–57.00	724	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	52.70/cwt	51.50–54.00	837	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	10,850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	14,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,777	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,695	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	6,081	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	730.00/cwt	690.00–770.00	7,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	847.63/cwt	720.00–950.00	8,595	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,963	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,751	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,695	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	812.76/cwt	700.00–890.00	7,461	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	72.56/cwt	55.00–96.00	676	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 460Year ago 1,167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 97Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 100Year ago 35

No trends available due to Holidays

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	148.00	148.00
7	—	434	150.00–165.00	156.29
54	—	760	142.00–146.50	144.87
34	—	719	146.50–148.75	147.85
48	—	837	146.00–147.50	146.97
28	—	625	150.00–159.50	153.23
6	—	593	158.25	158.25
15	—	471	160.00–172.00	161.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	563	142.00–150.00	144.29
5	—	496	140.00	140.00
11	—	620	143.25	143.25
6	—	691	130.00	130.00
5	—	435	155.00	155.00
31	—	521	143.00–152.00	144.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	500	164.00	164.00
34	—	606	167.25	167.25
23	—	583	160.75–162.50	161.22
18	—	734	147.75	147.75
13	—	682	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	383	137.00–154.00	147.09
3	—	577	128.00	128.00
3	—	475	121.00–130.00	124.00
12	—	621	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	155.00	155.00
11	—	612	128.00	128.00
11	—	359	160.50	160.50
3	—	435	155.00	155.00
3	—	312	162.00	162.00
9	—	707	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	690	135.00	135.00
16	—	741	132.00	132.00
33	—	640	130.00–138.00	133.10
35	—	518	141.75–142.50	142.36
22	—	425	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	510	128.00–130.00	129.15
10	—	416	135.00–137.00	136.19
5	—	715	121.00	121.00
4	—	581	120.50	120.50
6	—	652	132.50	132.50
4	—	774	105.00–126.50	121.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	668	133.50–135.50	134.20
11	—	286	142.50–152.00	144.06
19	—	431	140.00–143.00	141.64
39	—	570	130.50–156.00	142.36
43	—	529	134.00–138.00	135.67
50	—	640	132.00–138.00	134.92
16	—	704	133.50–135.00	134.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,170.00	1,170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	990.00	990.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,014	720.00–950.00	847.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	690.00–770.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	875	695.00	695.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	918	700.00–890.00	812.76
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	670.00	670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	55.00–96.00	72.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	58.00–62.00	59.36
4	—	1,263	30.00–46.00	39.77
31	—	1,350	48.00–57.00	53.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	51.50–54.00	52.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	38.50–44.00	41.01
2	—	956	45.00–48.00	46.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	84.50–91.50	88.25
9	—	1,399	92.00–100.00	94.37
1	—	1,000	75.00	75.00

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.