Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-04-05

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 5
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 537▲ 52 vs year ago 423 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 122▲ 56 vs year ago 67 · +83.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 26▲ 56 vs year ago 80 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.05/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$155.05
194 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2658156.411,029167
Medium and Large 2-3612146.5989727
One grade step is worth $9.82/cwt here — about $132 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 sale194 hd
155.05
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KY average24 barns · 6,628 hd
162.53
−7.49
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—High1,625110.461,79517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61078.321,2616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19976.6892064
CowsLean 85-90%Average98663.4962620

Every lot

65 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 1-2318188.00/cwt188.00–188.005989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414177.38/cwt174.00–180.0073412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450153.00/cwt153.00–153.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476170.00/cwt170.00–170.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500158.00/cwt158.00–158.0079015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557171.00/cwt171.00–171.0095220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577167.75/cwt166.00–173.0096816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616149.13/cwt146.00–151.009198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722143.26/cwt140.00–147.001,03421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779147.75/cwt147.75–147.751,15169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0804
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3906117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,008120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291157.00/cwt157.00–157.0045710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326141.00/cwt141.00–141.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361160.00/cwt160.00–160.0057815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407155.00/cwt155.00–155.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418147.00/cwt147.00–147.0061416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461154.00/cwt154.00–154.0071018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468147.87/cwt144.00–148.5069221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519137.85/cwt132.00–140.0071511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575138.76/cwt130.00–142.0079830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690121.00/cwt121.00–121.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3706127.00/cwt127.00–127.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736130.00/cwt130.00–130.0095710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3786114.00/cwt114.00–114.008967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810114.00/cwt114.00–114.009231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2871121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283185.64/cwt180.00–205.005254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365172.50/cwt172.50–172.5063021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422170.00/cwt170.00–170.007178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443151.00/cwt151.00–151.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458164.00/cwt164.00–164.007519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2501157.34/cwt156.00–160.0078815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510146.40/cwt146.00–147.0074710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572152.50/cwt152.50–152.508724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3614128.24/cwt123.00–130.007878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622141.50/cwt141.50–141.508808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718128.00/cwt128.00–128.009196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785115.04/cwt111.00–116.009035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3950104.00/cwt104.00–104.009881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46891.30/cwt88.00–97.001,3405
Bulls——1,575125.85/cwt122.00–131.001,9824
Bulls——1,748114.73/cwt105.00–118.002,0058
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97257.08/cwt42.00–65.0055511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00371.32/cwt70.00–75.007159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02065.55/cwt63.00–68.006692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14690.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20676.83/cwt63.00–81.0092761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61078.32/cwt71.00–85.001,2616
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04084.48/cwt72.00–112.008797
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2868826.51/cwt750.00–900.007,1742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2921740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,8151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2946900.79/cwt870.00–940.008,52112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,9021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,124.00/cwt1,124.00–1,124.0010,1161
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,3131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,251.04/cwt1,110.00–1,475.0013,5495

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.