Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-28

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 28
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
787 head
▲ 358 vs last sale 429▲ 341 vs year ago 446 · +76.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 62▲ 118 vs year ago 69 · +171.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 14▲ 28 vs year ago 10 · +280.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.75/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$151.75
264 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547155.35850192
Medium and Large 2-3606142.1586172
One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale264 hd
151.75
—
KY average25 barns · 3,728 hd
150.66
+1.09
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—Average1,588121.781,93348
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27493.531,192117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41888.231,25114
CowsLean 85-90%Low98563.2062316

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$1,0352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$9262thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$8636
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$8352thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$8143thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,0102thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$9802thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$8703thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$8401thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)992$1,1993thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$9701thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2504174.86/cwt174.00–175.0088123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529179.84/cwt179.50–180.0095112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575161.00/cwt161.00–161.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581171.39/cwt171.00–172.0099637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615159.00/cwt159.00–159.009788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623171.28/cwt171.00–171.501,06716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658169.87/cwt168.00–171.001,11824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676163.69/cwt159.00–167.001,10733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,09311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778152.33/cwt150.00–153.501,18518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3793135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,27012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296160.00/cwt160.00–160.004748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342160.00/cwt160.00–160.0054717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431149.58/cwt144.00–155.0064520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471161.50/cwt161.50–161.5076111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508135.00/cwt135.00–135.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511152.57/cwt150.00–156.0078028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521158.79/cwt157.50–160.5082724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558157.13/cwt155.75–159.5087722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559162.00/cwt162.00–162.0090611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578130.00/cwt130.00–130.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600146.00/cwt146.00–146.0087610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624152.09/cwt150.50–153.0094934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677148.93/cwt148.00–150.001,00817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677144.50/cwt131.00–148.0097817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3706137.00/cwt137.00–137.0096711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,1297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3920125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1506
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3268161.00/cwt161.00–161.004312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2293170.00/cwt170.00–170.004985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363168.00/cwt168.00–168.006106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413170.00/cwt170.00–170.0070211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422133.00/cwt133.00–133.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458167.50/cwt167.50–167.5076714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3494161.00/cwt161.00–161.007959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510161.00/cwt161.00–161.0082113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523146.01/cwt143.00–149.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555157.50/cwt157.50–157.5087422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3609140.50/cwt140.50–140.5085618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712132.00/cwt132.00–132.0094012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3852105.00/cwt105.00–105.008953
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562121.30/cwt105.00–129.001,89546
Bulls——2,175132.72/cwt130.50–135.002,8872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88345.00/cwt45.00–45.003972
Cows—Lean 85-90%99664.48/cwt61.00–73.0064213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04583.00/cwt83.00–83.008671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23366.19/cwt61.00–77.008163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27794.16/cwt83.00–100.001,202113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41888.23/cwt88.00–90.001,25114
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800870.00/head870.00–870.008703
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850980.00/head980.00–980.009802
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965925.70/head820.00–1,020.009262
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2975760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,044862.65/head740.00–1,060.008636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070835.42/head820.00–850.008352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118841.41/head750.00–930.008412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,035.00/head990.00–1,080.001,0352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,318.89/head1,130.00–1,470.001,3192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290895.57/cwt85.00–114.008688

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.