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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 29

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

537 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 475▼ 27 vs year ago 564 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 66▲ 38 vs year ago 84 · +45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 24▲ 7 vs year ago 19 · +36.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.13/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$147.13

199 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	550	148.29	816	186
Medium and Large 2-3	542	130.46	707	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $108 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 sale199 hd

147.13

—

KY average24 barns · 6,281 hd

149.28

−2.16

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	1,913	120.05	2,297	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	83.33	1,290	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	79.65	1,030	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	74.41	674	18

Every lot

74 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 2-3	312	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	189.77/cwt	183.00–191.00	649	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	188.66/cwt	187.50–203.00	736	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	789	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	174.74/cwt	171.00–177.50	814	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	146.18/cwt	145.00–148.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	166.73/cwt	162.00–175.00	880	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	990	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	167.10/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,034	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	156.31/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,050	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,111	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	139.05/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,022	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,175	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,158	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,186	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,306	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	164.77/cwt	162.00–167.00	606	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	159.12/cwt	155.00–164.00	667	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	160.30/cwt	160.00–160.50	736	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	153.06/cwt	145.00–154.50	782	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	146.91/cwt	142.00–148.00	845	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	141.73/cwt	136.00–143.00	856	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	921	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	126.52/cwt	116.00–128.00	917	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	120.70/cwt	114.00–126.00	978	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	880	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,034	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	118.55/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,085	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,116	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	434	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	647	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	152.98/cwt	148.00–160.00	773	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	131.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	902	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	963	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	111.35/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,993	4
Bulls	—	—	1,981	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,377	4
Bulls	—	—	2,023	137.57/cwt	133.50–141.00	2,783	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	82.82/cwt	80.00–89.00	730	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	75.18/cwt	71.00–79.00	673	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	63.23/cwt	60.00–67.00	600	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	67.08/cwt	65.00–70.00	808	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	76.46/cwt	72.50–78.00	958	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	84.46/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,133	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	89.99/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,336	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,301	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	14,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	995.66/cwt	885.00–1,100.00	10,156	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,318.09/cwt	1,230.00–1,410.00	15,488	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	936.15/cwt	790.00–1,090.00	9,127	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	866.35/cwt	800.00–940.00	9,209	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	874.32/cwt	760.00–975.00	10,063	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	785.48/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,096	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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 475Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 66Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
4	—	480	143.00	143.00
2	—	823	106.00–108.00	106.98
3	—	283	147.00	147.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	459	160.00–160.50	160.30
13	—	810	114.00–126.00	120.70
35	—	575	142.00–148.00	146.91
2	—	962	116.00	116.00
10	—	687	134.00	134.00
32	—	511	145.00–154.50	153.06
24	—	419	155.00–164.00	159.12
14	—	368	162.00–167.00	164.77
2	—	915	114.00–123.00	118.55
8	—	725	116.00–128.00	126.52
4	—	298	165.50	165.50
11	—	604	136.00–143.00	141.73
3	—	891	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	619	165.00–169.00	167.10
3	—	858	135.00	135.00
22	—	672	150.00–161.00	156.31
39	—	528	162.00–175.00	166.73
11	—	572	173.00	173.00
6	—	982	133.00	133.00
6	—	342	183.00–191.00	189.77
12	—	390	187.50–203.00	188.66
5	—	839	140.00	140.00
5	—	436	181.00	181.00
4	—	904	130.00–135.00	131.24
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
16	—	466	171.00–177.50	174.74
4	—	735	135.00–143.00	139.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	164.00	164.00
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
5	—	521	145.00–148.00	146.18
2	—	580	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	703	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	458	165.00	165.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
13	—	571	158.00	158.00
8	—	365	174.00	174.00
6	—	635	157.00	157.00
5	—	789	122.00	122.00
22	—	505	148.00–160.00	152.98
3	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	880	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	139.00	139.00
1	—	260	167.00	167.00
3	—	511	130.00–133.00	131.96
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
12	—	408	158.50	158.50
1	—	730	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	895	71.00–79.00	75.18
6	—	882	80.00–89.00	82.82
5	—	949	60.00–67.00	63.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,485	89.00–93.00	89.99
1	—	1,485	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	65.00–70.00	67.08
27	—	1,253	72.50–78.00	76.46
31	—	1,342	81.00–87.50	84.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,981	115.00–125.00	119.99
4	—	1,790	108.00–114.00	111.35
2	—	2,023	133.50–141.00	137.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,230.00–1,410.00	1,318.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	885.00–1,100.00	995.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	790.00–1,090.00	936.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	760.00–975.00	874.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,063	800.00–940.00	866.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,158	700.00–900.00	785.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,200	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,225.00

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.