Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-07-19

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 19
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▼ 509 vs last sale 1,028▲ 4 vs year ago 515 · +0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 174▼ 45 vs year ago 121 · −37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 69▼ 64 vs year ago 94 · −68.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 $148.39/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$148.39
265 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584149.65875251
Medium and Large 2-3622125.7178214thin
One grade step is worth $23.94/cwt here — about $93 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 sale265 hd
148.39
—
KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd
155.44
−7.05
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—Average1,759107.451,8909thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29169.3989640
CowsLean 85-90%Average94161.1457620
SteersSelectAverage2,40596.002,3091thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$82913
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$7182thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$6844thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)645$7101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$8758

Every lot

60 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417173.50/cwt173.50–173.507236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520168.00/cwt168.00–168.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587165.13/cwt155.00–166.5096917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625137.00/cwt137.00–137.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635160.49/cwt158.00–161.501,01914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711156.81/cwt155.00–157.501,11522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,27020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,31810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,060110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282159.00/cwt159.00–159.0044810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332140.00/cwt140.00–140.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350157.00/cwt157.00–157.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413158.00/cwt158.00–158.0065322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423147.93/cwt146.00–156.0062613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468155.81/cwt151.00–157.0072921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509152.19/cwt152.00–152.5077519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574151.61/cwt146.00–154.5087056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623144.33/cwt138.00–145.0089921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665143.78/cwt142.00–149.009568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690153.75/cwt153.75–153.751,06119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720122.00/cwt122.00–122.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724141.87/cwt138.50–147.001,02717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,11820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787138.62/cwt138.00–140.751,09113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3847110.00/cwt110.00–110.009326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2912122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1138
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2287173.50/cwt173.50–173.504987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305127.50/cwt127.50–127.503891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367165.00/cwt165.00–165.0060611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408158.64/cwt151.00–162.0064713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462160.00/cwt160.00–160.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2504155.12/cwt154.50–157.5078215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520127.00/cwt127.00–127.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550133.00/cwt133.00–133.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563156.00/cwt156.00–156.008783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621145.71/cwt143.50–147.5090524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683144.00/cwt144.00–144.009844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2856110.00/cwt110.00–110.009424
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 346293.38/cwt90.00–95.004313
Dairy Steers—Large 361592.00/cwt92.00–92.005661
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select2,40596.00/cwt96.00–96.002,3091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,615100.89/cwt100.00–102.001,6293
Bulls——1,799107.88/cwt105.00–111.001,9415
Bulls——1,990125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92562.34/cwt60.00–69.0057711
Cows—Lean 85-90%95555.58/cwt53.00–58.005317
Cows—Lean 85-90%98374.03/cwt72.00–76.007282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21353.98/cwt52.00–56.006552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27074.00/cwt74.00–74.009401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29670.10/cwt63.00–71.7590837
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,069683.98/head650.00–740.006844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100718.18/head620.00–800.007182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103829.28/head600.00–1,000.0082913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,011891.87/head710.00–1,070.008927
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050760.00/head760.00–760.007601

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.