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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 21

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 263▲ 103 vs year ago 326 · +31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 59▲ 32 vs year ago 30 · +106.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 4 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $145.52/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$145.52

195 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

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	611	148.61	908	152
Medium and Large 2-3	588	134.60	791	43

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $117 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 sale195 hd

145.52

—

KY average23 barns · 3,032 hd

147.54

−2.02

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	1,784	117.77	2,101	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	90.03	1,446	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	85.60	1,026	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	68.87	719	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,070	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$930	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,020	3thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	172.36/cwt	167.00–173.50	645	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	652	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	842	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	559	145.43/cwt	136.00–155.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	168.89/cwt	167.50–171.00	985	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	916	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	159.05/cwt	158.25–160.00	1,075	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,008	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,169	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	669	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	137.19/cwt	136.00–141.00	716	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	793	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	151.53/cwt	150.75–154.00	864	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	133.04/cwt	132.50–135.00	825	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	153.70/cwt	153.25–154.75	962	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	949	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	684	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	848	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,036	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	749	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	959	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,032	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,033	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	577	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	156.70/cwt	156.50–161.00	694	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	791	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	836	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	863	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	111.51/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,869	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	133.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,742	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	498	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	71.01/cwt	68.00–74.00	759	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	83.87/cwt	75.00–88.50	993	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	96.88/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,257	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	90.03/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,446	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	850	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,135	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	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 Jun 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 263Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 59Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	159.00	159.00
5	—	309	171.00	171.00
7	—	626	140.00	140.00
7	—	527	150.50	150.50
7	—	373	155.50	155.50
17	—	570	150.75–154.00	151.53
9	—	652	145.50	145.50
4	—	806	128.00	128.00
7	—	462	155.00	155.00
11	—	727	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	141.00	141.00
13	—	522	136.00–141.00	137.19
9	—	620	132.50–135.00	133.04
6	—	749	128.00	128.00
5	—	684	124.00	124.00
2	—	840	121.00–125.00	122.99
5	—	464	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	626	153.25–154.75	153.70
49	—	700	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,008	116.00	116.00
4	—	559	136.00–155.00	145.43
2	—	710	129.00	129.00
4	—	429	140.00	140.00
9	—	377	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	583	167.50–171.00	168.89
30	—	676	158.25–160.00	159.05
6	—	515	163.50	163.50
7	—	610	150.00	150.00
11	—	374	167.00–173.50	172.36
3	—	478	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
4	—	640	134.00	134.00
2	—	800	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	354	163.00	163.00
5	—	700	135.00	135.00
8	—	517	153.00	153.00
21	—	443	156.50–161.00	156.70
5	—	309	170.00	170.00
5	—	563	148.50	148.50
6	—	454	160.00	160.00
8	—	613	140.75	140.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,230.00	1,230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	930.00	930.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	56.00	56.00
6	—	1,069	68.00–74.00	71.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,184	75.00–88.50	83.87
2	—	1,297	94.00–100.00	96.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,606	82.00–91.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	100.00–123.00	111.51
2	—	2,055	130.00–138.00	133.41

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.