Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-02-22

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 22
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 696▲ 222 vs year ago 482 · +46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 52▲ 37 vs year ago 47 · +78.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 43▲ 45 vs year ago 46 · +97.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.23/cwt on 330 head.
Average price
$146.23
330 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583149.02869263
Medium and Large 2-3555135.2875167
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $118 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 sale330 hd
146.23
—
KY average26 barns · 7,826 hd
149.84
−3.61
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—Average1,639107.331,75910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25873.4692451
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09566.6873017

Every lot

76 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295219.00/cwt219.00–219.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345191.00/cwt191.00–191.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376193.00/cwt193.00–193.007265
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435149.00/cwt149.00–149.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440181.00/cwt181.00–181.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471169.18/cwt168.00–170.0079714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507165.00/cwt165.00–165.008377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568160.00/cwt160.00–160.0090917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624160.19/cwt160.00–160.501,00024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690155.83/cwt152.50–157.001,07527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,06821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,09426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719147.17/cwt142.00–148.001,05822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773128.00/cwt128.00–128.009894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,16110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2943122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1505
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340159.64/cwt158.00–160.0054315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365169.00/cwt169.00–169.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378147.60/cwt138.00–153.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400149.00/cwt149.00–149.0059611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418158.00/cwt158.00–158.0066011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477155.46/cwt150.00–160.0074228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3492137.32/cwt120.00–139.5067617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527152.75/cwt151.00–155.0080545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533141.00/cwt141.00–141.007527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561152.00/cwt152.00–152.0085313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578124.97/cwt122.00–128.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588157.00/cwt157.00–157.0092310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625145.25/cwt145.25–145.2590817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626146.29/cwt145.50–147.0091632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630133.63/cwt130.00–135.0084211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671142.56/cwt140.00–145.5095751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703143.20/cwt142.00–143.501,00715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725128.00/cwt128.00–128.009282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,0608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3774117.00/cwt117.00–117.009064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2959120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1519
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289180.00/cwt180.00–180.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320167.00/cwt167.00–167.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355174.00/cwt174.00–174.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3407165.50/cwt165.50–165.5067420
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411178.13/cwt172.00–182.5073217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458163.50/cwt163.50–163.5074912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487141.42/cwt132.00–156.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510151.50/cwt151.50–151.5077313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533161.50/cwt161.50–161.5086124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562144.50/cwt144.50–144.5081217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3593130.00/cwt130.00–130.007715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618140.00/cwt140.00–140.008654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684137.50/cwt137.50–137.5094113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724125.00/cwt125.00–125.009056
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22390.72/cwt85.00–95.001,1103
Bulls——1,692120.04/cwt114.00–125.002,0314
Bulls——1,985107.00/cwt105.00–110.002,1243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93354.68/cwt54.00–55.005103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03162.44/cwt57.00–65.006443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07463.49/cwt59.00–65.006826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15671.11/cwt67.00–71.5082211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28274.79/cwt66.00–80.0095945
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,0631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.009,5953
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2980820.00/cwt820.00–820.008,0362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050840.00/cwt840.00–840.008,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,002.61/cwt860.00–1,140.0011,66011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210940.00/cwt940.00–940.0011,3742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295384.99/cwt78.00–91.008103
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5253
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2875646.86/cwt640.00–650.005,6603
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,7821
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020955.29/cwt770.00–1,220.009,7443
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,390.00/cwt1,390.00–1,390.0017,3755

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.