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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 24

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 518▲ 126 vs year ago 224 · +56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 65▲ 56 vs year ago 50 · +112.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 11 vs year ago 9 · +122.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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 $146.00/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$146.00

156 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	590	148.11	875	107
Medium and Large 2-3	534	141.38	756	49

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $119 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 sale156 hd

146.00

—

KY average25 barns · 6,284 hd

150.78

−4.78

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	1,810	124.79	2,259	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	83.24	1,073	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	79.59	1,142	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	71.52	777	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	736	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	844	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	919	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	156.60/cwt	156.00–157.00	960	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,071	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,228	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	158.82/cwt	152.00–167.00	685	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	678	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	501	142.66/cwt	125.00–145.50	715	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	157.97/cwt	157.00–158.50	809	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	154.76/cwt	154.00–155.50	891	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	142.84/cwt	141.00–146.00	873	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	134.17/cwt	124.00–138.00	833	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	138.92/cwt	138.25–140.50	947	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	972	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	989	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	813	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,000	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,089	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	716	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	848	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	869	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	601	136.56/cwt	130.00–137.50	821	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	923	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	806	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	951	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,175	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	119.59/cwt	107.00–126.50	1,892	5
Bulls	—	—	1,990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,468	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	133.73/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,848	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	68.67/cwt	68.00–69.00	730	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	777	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	83.02/cwt	70.00–95.00	1,077	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	102.97/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,356	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	79.59/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,142	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,397	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,577	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,134.38/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	13,919	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	15,660	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	880	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	985.18/cwt	980.00–990.00	9,704	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	17,659	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	111.98/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,081	2

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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 518Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 65Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	157.00	157.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
3	—	360	163.00	163.00
8	—	601	130.00–137.50	136.56
3	—	806	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	154.00	154.00
11	—	630	146.50	146.50
6	—	415	172.50	172.50
4	—	500	169.50	169.50
3	—	925	127.00	127.00
2	—	470	171.00	171.00
2	—	345	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	481	153.00	153.00
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	859	143.00	143.00
2	—	477	160.00	160.00
2	—	409	180.00	180.00
20	—	507	166.00–167.00	166.50
15	—	613	156.00–157.00	156.60
11	—	709	151.00	151.00
4	—	370	190.00	190.00
7	—	562	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	124.00–138.00	134.17
7	—	433	156.50	156.50
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
3	—	813	123.00	123.00
21	—	501	125.00–145.50	142.66
3	—	318	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	130.50	130.50
23	—	512	157.00–158.50	157.97
9	—	731	133.00	133.00
5	—	878	124.00	124.00
20	—	682	138.25–140.50	138.92
12	—	431	152.00–167.00	158.82
16	—	611	141.00–146.00	142.84
5	—	301	174.00	174.00
14	—	576	154.00–155.50	154.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	68.00–69.00	68.67
3	—	1,317	101.00–107.00	102.97
72	—	1,297	70.00–95.00	83.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,087	71.00–72.00	71.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,435	72.00–80.50	79.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	107.00–126.50	119.59
1	—	1,990	124.00	124.00
3	—	2,130	128.00–140.00	133.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	800	800.00	800.00

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)	1	—	1,265	980.00	980.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,227	850.00–1,300.00	1,134.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,124	1,030.00	1,030.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	980.00–990.00	985.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,385.00	1,385.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	106.00–120.00	111.98

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.