Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-02-08

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 8
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
713 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 587▼ 133 vs year ago 846 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 113▼ 40 vs year ago 91 · −44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 38▼ 13 vs year ago 30 · −43.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and some instances sharply higher. 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 $146.84/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$146.84
389 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2680147.881,006344
Medium and Large 2-3582138.8980845
One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $198 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 sale389 hd
146.84
—
KY average22 barns · 3,308 hd
143.34
+3.51
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—High1,569102.301,6054thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69586.501,4662thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35875.711,02835
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02448.234945thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280208.00/cwt208.00–208.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384200.00/cwt200.00–200.007687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461179.39/cwt174.00–183.008275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502181.77/cwt179.00–183.0091223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507162.00/cwt162.00–162.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569166.15/cwt164.00–170.0094511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,00816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,00211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,04718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680137.00/cwt137.00–137.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,05612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759152.03/cwt150.00–153.001,15432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3831138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,1513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834148.75/cwt148.75–148.751,24125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,29928
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270160.17/cwt156.00–165.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327161.23/cwt161.00–162.505276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371169.00/cwt169.00–169.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403156.00/cwt156.00–156.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414151.00/cwt151.00–151.0062512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472156.31/cwt154.00–158.0073821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.0077310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526139.00/cwt139.00–139.007315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571144.72/cwt144.50–145.008269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579137.00/cwt137.00–137.0079313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584153.00/cwt153.00–153.0089414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625141.79/cwt135.50–145.0088628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,02872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688141.90/cwt140.00–143.5097621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3704132.21/cwt130.00–135.009319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,12667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,08424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,12127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3828125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834139.25/cwt139.25–139.251,16126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2867128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3995111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,072117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315184.00/cwt184.00–184.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368189.00/cwt189.00–189.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390142.00/cwt142.00–142.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423180.00/cwt180.00–180.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461153.00/cwt153.00–153.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466181.00/cwt181.00–181.008437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538155.00/cwt155.00–155.008345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3547137.00/cwt137.00–137.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573143.00/cwt143.00–143.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3601128.00/cwt122.00–130.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631146.00/cwt146.00–146.0092112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2701124.75/cwt124.50–125.0087410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840105.00/cwt105.00–105.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396088.00/cwt88.00–88.008451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Dairy Steers—Large 351097.00/cwt97.00–97.004951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10589.00/cwt89.00–89.009831
Bulls——1,573103.59/cwt100.00–107.001,6292
Bulls——2,025113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95036.00/cwt36.00–36.003422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05063.57/cwt63.00–64.006672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12042.00/cwt42.00–42.004701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27470.13/cwt64.00–78.0089321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48484.08/cwt81.00–87.001,24814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6061
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,850.00/cwt1,850.00–1,850.0023,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,2905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000980.00/cwt980.00–980.009,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162943.29/cwt910.00–970.0010,9613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,037.08/cwt950.00–1,140.0012,4452
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279089.00/cwt89.00–89.007031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0011,3851

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.