Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-01-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▼ 436 vs last sale 957▼ 218 vs year ago 739 · −29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 61▲ 8 vs year ago 68 · +11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 34▲ 8 vs year ago 30 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.04/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$130.04
245 head · 655 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2653131.91861222
Medium and Large 2-3675112.0375723
One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $105 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 sale245 hd
130.04
—
KY average21 barns · 4,289 hd
139.94
−9.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,53491.411,40215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47465.179603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24762.3477738
CowsLean 85-90%Low88156.9950212

Every lot

61 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415175.00/cwt170.00–180.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466165.00/cwt165.00–165.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528150.71/cwt150.00–155.0079621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567148.74/cwt145.00–151.0084313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569131.97/cwt129.00–133.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628153.36/cwt143.00–157.0096338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667148.10/cwt143.00–152.5098820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745145.21/cwt143.00–150.001,08219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,16719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772139.57/cwt135.00–144.001,07710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818141.31/cwt140.00–142.001,15629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882123.50/cwt119.00–124.001,08910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1873
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305143.00/cwt143.00–143.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410117.00/cwt117.00–117.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423138.99/cwt138.00–141.005886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462140.00/cwt140.00–140.0064710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473122.90/cwt121.00–125.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516133.95/cwt126.00–136.5069116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3543107.49/cwt105.00–110.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572135.09/cwt132.50–136.0077333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582117.00/cwt117.00–117.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621130.88/cwt125.50–138.5081356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3648114.00/cwt114.00–114.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673115.99/cwt115.00–117.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687132.11/cwt130.00–134.0090816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730132.28/cwt122.00–138.0096634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757131.52/cwt127.50–135.5099616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,00620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391398.00/cwt98.00–98.008954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,003104.70/cwt103.50–106.501,0505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,095100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428159.00/cwt159.00–159.0068113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537142.00/cwt142.00–142.007636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550133.00/cwt133.00–133.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612135.50/cwt135.50–135.5082912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713123.00/cwt123.00–123.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900111.00/cwt111.00–111.009991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42081.59/cwt80.00–84.001,1592
Bulls——1,52492.25/cwt89.00–95.001,40612
Bulls——1,885101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,9041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84364.95/cwt62.00–67.005486
Cows—Lean 85-90%89145.03/cwt43.00–49.004014
Cows—Lean 85-90%97557.02/cwt56.50–57.505562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11748.72/cwt46.00–53.005443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20058.87/cwt55.50–63.5070615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30266.98/cwt65.00–72.0087220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46564.00/cwt64.00–64.009381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47865.75/cwt65.50–66.009722
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,0804
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287574.00/cwt74.00–74.006481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075709.42/cwt680.00–790.007,6264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080819.27/cwt550.00–1,140.008,84824
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,036.67/cwt980.00–1,150.0010,2633

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.