Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-02-01

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 1
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 713▼ 39 vs year ago 626 · −6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 78▲ 93 vs year ago 20 · +465.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 24▲ 26 vs year ago 12 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comaped to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady .Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.32/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$137.32
228 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587138.15810182
Medium and Large 2-3519134.0469646
One grade step is worth $4.10/cwt here — about $114 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 sale228 hd
137.32
—
KY average23 barns · 5,709 hd
142.98
−5.66
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—High1,78797.551,7448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48672.801,08210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25267.8584943
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00754.1954512

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480158.00/cwt158.00–158.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504170.00/cwt170.00–170.008575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505153.00/cwt153.00–153.0077313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571148.50/cwt148.50–148.508487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606155.48/cwt155.00–156.5094216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613141.00/cwt135.00–144.5086418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662148.63/cwt146.00–154.0098415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720152.07/cwt151.50–152.501,09530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734144.92/cwt137.00–147.001,06414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,13612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,028126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,3005
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277142.00/cwt142.00–142.003933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332128.75/cwt120.00–133.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361146.00/cwt146.00–146.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370130.40/cwt128.00–133.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424138.00/cwt138.00–138.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459142.67/cwt142.50–145.0065515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477137.00/cwt137.00–137.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517140.38/cwt140.00–142.0072632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532135.15/cwt134.00–136.0071920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571139.90/cwt139.00–143.0079926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608132.00/cwt132.00–132.0080313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632135.61/cwt130.00–140.0085763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692136.00/cwt136.00–136.0094111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717137.03/cwt134.50–139.0098314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778129.44/cwt127.00–132.001,0078
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3343137.00/cwt137.00–137.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3351142.30/cwt141.00–150.004997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356160.00/cwt160.00–160.0057010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410157.00/cwt157.00–157.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455149.00/cwt149.00–149.0067812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462145.21/cwt130.00–149.0067121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507146.50/cwt146.50–146.5074312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557144.19/cwt143.50–146.0080311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579132.63/cwt130.50–136.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632139.00/cwt139.00–139.0087823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721124.00/cwt124.00–124.0089428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3848108.25/cwt108.25–108.259188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397789.00/cwt89.00–89.008702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75796.49/cwt88.00–101.001,6957
Bulls——2,000105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,1001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98462.28/cwt60.50–64.006132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01152.57/cwt48.00–56.0053110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20074.00/cwt74.00–74.008881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24353.29/cwt47.00–58.506623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25468.81/cwt60.00–72.2586339
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45975.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55067.67/cwt63.00–71.501,0493
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296295.43/cwt81.00–105.009183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2822765.95/cwt710.00–805.006,2969
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950967.89/cwt910.00–1,020.009,1954
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.0010,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155868.50/cwt725.00–960.0010,03116

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.