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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 423 vs last sale 686▼ 305 vs year ago 568 · −53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 70▲ 19 vs year ago 40 · +47.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 7 vs year ago 17 · −41.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends available on Feeder steers due to low receipts of steers. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower . All feeders sold under pressure from the extreme heat. Slaughter cows and 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 $138.52/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$138.52

109 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

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	511	142.50	729	80
Medium and Large 2-3	635	127.54	810	29

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale109 hd

138.52

—

KY average26 barns · 4,776 hd

148.06

−9.54

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	—	High	1,999	125.65	2,511	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	85.00	1,176	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	79.27	1,035	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	65.06	646	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$901	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$852	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$720	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	985	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,043	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,081	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	590	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	143.20/cwt	143.00–143.50	653	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	133.48/cwt	120.00–137.00	629	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	715	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	142.67/cwt	132.00–144.00	817	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	141.44/cwt	135.00–144.00	883	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	872	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,073	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	716	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	862	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	893	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	904	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	801	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,083	1
Bulls	—	—	2,068	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,739	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	684	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	63.40/cwt	59.00–68.00	638	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	67.74/cwt	65.00–71.00	717	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	77.72/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,006	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,176	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	90.39/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,319	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,122	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	800	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	910	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	852.41/head	820.00–880.00	852	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	900.58/head	790.00–970.00	901	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,078	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 Jun 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 686Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 70Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	135.50	135.50
2	—	558	154.50	154.50
2	—	315	171.00	171.00
3	—	515	150.00	150.00
15	—	435	155.00	155.00
3	—	631	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	925	105.00	105.00
6	—	538	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	129.00	129.00
1	—	580	153.00	153.00
4	—	525	150.00	150.00
4	—	621	160.00	160.00
7	—	724	144.00	144.00
2	—	670	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	120.00	120.00
6	—	519	127.00–130.00	128.98
10	—	872	123.00	123.00
10	—	471	120.00–137.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	132.00–144.00	142.67
17	—	624	135.00–144.00	141.44
9	—	404	146.00	146.00
6	—	511	140.00	140.00
2	—	300	151.00	151.00
33	—	456	143.00–143.50	143.20
4	—	700	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	102.00	102.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	820.00–880.00	852.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	790.00–970.00	900.58

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	2	—	1,100	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,068	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	1,860	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	65.00–71.00	67.74
7	—	1,459	90.00–94.00	90.39
28	—	1,294	70.00–85.00	77.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,384	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,006	59.00–68.00	63.40
1	—	912	75.00	75.00

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.