Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-05-10

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▼ 178 vs last sale 585▼ 169 vs year ago 576 · −29.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 91▲ 30 vs year ago 70 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 49▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $150.22/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$150.22
164 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534150.85805145
Medium and Large 2-3459145.3766819thin
One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $137 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 sale164 hd
150.22
—
KY average24 barns · 4,509 hd
152.13
−1.92
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—High1,620112.661,82512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31780.091,05566
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56277.771,21410
CowsLean 85-90%High91676.6270211

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380195.00/cwt195.00–195.0074110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443181.58/cwt176.00–184.0080410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512163.76/cwt161.00–164.5083810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577160.00/cwt160.00–160.009237
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636152.02/cwt150.00–156.5096716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680141.00/cwt141.00–141.009598
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711139.13/cwt135.00–140.009896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764139.96/cwt137.00–143.001,06916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280156.00/cwt156.00–156.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336155.00/cwt155.00–155.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355151.00/cwt151.00–151.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381175.29/cwt174.75–176.0066811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412167.56/cwt166.00–172.0069028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473154.35/cwt152.00–156.0073015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491147.00/cwt147.00–147.007228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512151.12/cwt145.50–157.0077426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555131.00/cwt131.00–131.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566149.91/cwt147.50–154.5084827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635135.20/cwt134.50–137.0085914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662135.50/cwt135.50–135.508976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.0091013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779114.75/cwt114.00–115.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900107.00/cwt107.00–107.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343180.00/cwt180.00–180.0061713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367152.50/cwt152.50–152.505602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424169.39/cwt167.00–172.0071810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466167.50/cwt167.50–167.5078110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521157.33/cwt152.50–160.0082022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532138.69/cwt138.00–139.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567156.50/cwt156.50–156.5088711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635144.50/cwt144.50–144.509183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695129.00/cwt129.00–129.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711131.50/cwt131.50–131.509358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768128.50/cwt128.50–128.509873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396794.00/cwt94.00–94.009092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290103.88/cwt100.00–107.001,3402
Bulls——1,565121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8941
Bulls——1,699113.69/cwt110.00–118.001,9329
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90882.28/cwt82.00–85.007478
Cows—Lean 85-90%92864.81/cwt62.00–68.006012
Cows—Lean 85-90%95555.00/cwt55.00–55.005251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25986.30/cwt84.00–90.001,0878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30666.69/cwt63.00–70.008714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32780.16/cwt74.50–82.751,06454
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57075.30/cwt74.00–77.001,1829
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0019,9381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,1102
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030846.60/cwt600.00–1,090.008,72010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094807.09/cwt610.00–975.008,8304
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,3401

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.