Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-04-19

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 19
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 336▼ 266 vs year ago 687 · −38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 72▼ 11 vs year ago 82 · −13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 40 vs year ago 45 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.30/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$145.30
172 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594146.21868163
Medium and Large 2-3667128.838599thin
One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about $10 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 sale172 hd
145.30
—
KY average25 barns · 5,381 hd
147.88
−2.59
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—Average1,900112.142,13010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55678.151,21621
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21272.4387822
CowsLean 85-90%Average85770.336033thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18596.001,1381thin

Every lot

61 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 1-2374197.64/cwt196.00–200.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420184.00/cwt184.00–184.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479172.00/cwt172.00–172.008246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526175.38/cwt174.50–183.0092219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556162.00/cwt162.00–162.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688144.89/cwt144.00–147.0099713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711143.69/cwt140.00–145.001,0228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,05434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815122.04/cwt120.00–124.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816140.75/cwt140.75–140.751,14924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917124.74/cwt122.00–133.001,1444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2797
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282162.00/cwt162.00–162.004577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355171.00/cwt171.00–171.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411169.77/cwt160.00–173.0069816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461164.00/cwt164.00–164.0075616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518151.07/cwt141.00–156.0078337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571149.22/cwt147.50–154.0085215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595137.50/cwt137.50–137.508185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610137.60/cwt133.00–139.0083910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3647121.00/cwt121.00–121.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662132.63/cwt125.00–135.008788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731132.09/cwt131.00–134.009668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763132.34/cwt125.00–134.001,01031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2953123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,035109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2296174.00/cwt174.00–174.005153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370188.50/cwt188.50–188.5069710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405183.00/cwt183.00–183.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460158.00/cwt158.00–158.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462179.00/cwt179.00–179.0082711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522172.00/cwt172.00–172.0089810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561159.54/cwt157.00–162.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618143.00/cwt143.00–143.0088423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695124.00/cwt124.00–124.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2792116.00/cwt116.00–116.009194
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,18596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82597.60/cwt95.00–100.001,7812
Bulls——1,881113.41/cwt110.00–117.002,1336
Bulls——2,030122.88/cwt120.00–126.002,4942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82582.00/cwt82.00–82.006771
Cows—Lean 85-90%84560.00/cwt60.00–60.005071
Cows—Lean 85-90%90069.00/cwt69.00–69.006211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17581.53/cwt80.00–83.009582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19265.97/cwt63.50–68.507866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22673.90/cwt71.00–74.5090614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55477.41/cwt75.00–78.001,20315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56280.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2506
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0019,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,0151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,5801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150656.30/cwt580.00–710.007,5472

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.