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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 26

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

685 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 421▲ 192 vs year ago 493 · +38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 71▲ 44 vs year ago 79 · +55.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 5▲ 83 vs year ago 35 · +237.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with the exception of a few high dressers. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $147.41/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$147.41

330 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

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	575	148.75	855	312
Medium and Large 2-3	665	124.11	825	18thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $30 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

147.41

—

KY average25 barns · 7,344 hd

151.10

−3.70

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	1,960	112.05	2,196	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,370	79.26	1,086	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	79.19	932	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	69.06	710	30

Every lot

84 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	836	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	956	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	166.70/cwt	162.00–170.50	924	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	155.63/cwt	151.50–160.00	979	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,038	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	138.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	936	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,033	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	141.54/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,083	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,144	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	548	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	158.07/cwt	152.25–165.00	669	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	156.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.50	728	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	150.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	849	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	160.44/cwt	158.25–161.75	932	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	903	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	141.86/cwt	141.00–145.00	878	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	148.44/cwt	147.00–148.75	978	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	135.15/cwt	130.00–143.00	933	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,022	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	829	112.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	931	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	126.23/cwt	118.00–128.50	1,055	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	923	106.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	987	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,098	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	173.03/cwt	167.00–174.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	712	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	170.68/cwt	163.00–174.00	797	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	160.69/cwt	150.00–165.50	820	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	155.01/cwt	149.50–157.75	879	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	904	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	919	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	106.25/cwt	106.25–106.25	934	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	665	100.94/cwt	89.00–106.00	671	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,903	106.97/cwt	106.00–108.00	2,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,933	112.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,178	4
Bulls	—	—	2,098	118.42/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,484	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	52.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	465	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	67.15/cwt	66.00–68.00	645	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	73.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	787	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	62.83/cwt	62.00–64.00	679	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	74.78/cwt	72.00–76.00	854	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	82.34/cwt	78.00–93.00	977	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	62.48/cwt	60.00–65.00	775	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,327	77.43/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,027	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	82.49/cwt	81.50–83.00	1,158	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	72.96/cwt	72.50–73.50	1,040	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,257.06/cwt	1,130.00–1,375.00	14,368	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,531.59/cwt	1,485.00–1,575.00	20,646	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,992	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,430	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,023.18/cwt	930.00–1,070.00	10,508	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,062.19/cwt	930.00–1,120.00	10,941	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	665.00/cwt	660.00–670.00	7,149	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,208	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,071.08/cwt	890.00–1,225.00	11,889	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	986.27/cwt	730.00–1,090.00	12,052	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	795	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,883	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,239.05/cwt	1,110.00–1,300.00	14,460	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,071.08/cwt	940.00–1,140.00	12,639	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	1,249.59/cwt	1,040.00–1,350.00	14,820	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	17,292	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,704	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,735	1

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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 421Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 71Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 5Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
18	—	554	162.00–170.50	166.70
19	—	765	133.00–142.00	141.54
29	—	817	140.00	140.00
9	—	715	144.50	144.50
9	—	661	157.00	157.00
4	—	474	175.00	175.00
41	—	629	151.50–160.00	155.63
1	—	905	124.00	124.00
3	—	361	190.00	190.00
12	—	502	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	143.00	143.00
3	—	345	159.00	159.00
6	—	677	130.00–140.00	138.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	89.00–106.00	100.94
1	—	495	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	155.00	155.00
9	—	836	118.00–128.50	126.23
4	—	1,066	103.00	103.00
8	—	863	123.00	123.00
26	—	690	130.00–143.00	135.15
27	—	423	152.25–165.00	158.07
27	—	469	150.00–160.00	156.92
16	—	522	137.00–142.50	139.45
5	—	318	153.00	153.00
33	—	619	141.00–145.00	141.86
38	—	565	140.00–155.00	150.32
10	—	749	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	510	150.00	150.00
51	—	581	158.25–161.75	160.44
12	—	607	148.75	148.75
11	—	659	147.00–148.75	148.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	145.00	145.00
1	—	980	104.00	104.00
3	—	923	105.00–108.00	106.98
5	—	510	127.00	127.00
4	—	829	110.00–113.00	112.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	317	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	151.00	151.00
34	—	567	149.50–157.75	155.01
9	—	612	147.75	147.75
17	—	467	163.00–174.00	170.68
1	—	260	188.00	188.00
1	—	242	185.00	185.00
13	—	711	129.25	129.25
13	—	510	150.00–165.50	160.69
6	—	879	106.25	106.25
7	—	339	167.00–174.00	173.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	62.00–64.00	62.83
4	—	961	66.00–68.00	67.15
4	—	881	50.00–55.00	52.76
19	—	1,065	70.00–75.00	73.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	65.00	65.00
17	—	1,327	75.00–78.00	77.43
2	—	1,425	72.50–73.50	72.96
18	—	1,404	81.50–83.00	82.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,142	72.00–76.00	74.78
2	—	1,240	60.00–65.00	62.48
26	—	1,187	78.00–93.00	82.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,933	110.00–115.00	112.67
3	—	1,903	106.00–108.00	106.97
2	—	2,098	117.00–120.00	118.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,222	730.00–1,090.00	986.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	930.00–1,070.00	1,023.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,030	930.00–1,120.00	1,062.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	660.00–670.00	665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	890.00–1,225.00	1,071.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,180	940.00–1,140.00	1,071.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,186	1,040.00–1,350.00	1,249.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,167	1,110.00–1,300.00	1,239.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	740.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	620.00	620.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,143	1,130.00–1,375.00	1,257.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,348	1,485.00–1,575.00	1,531.59

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.