Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-07-26

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 26
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 519▲ 154 vs year ago 239 · +64.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 76▲ 29 vs year ago 32 · +90.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 21 vs year ago 31 · −67.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.38/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$151.38
148 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595154.61920112
Medium and Large 2-3631141.3689336
One grade step is worth $13.24/cwt here — about $27 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 sale148 hd
151.38
—
KY average24 barns · 4,868 hd
158.37
−6.98
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—Low1,63395.401,5576thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28475.8297341
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72875.611,3076thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98855.625508thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)900$7702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$7563thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$7702thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)975$1,4632thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280173.00/cwt173.00–173.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328200.00/cwt200.00–200.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438172.98/cwt170.00–181.007587
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462161.00/cwt161.00–161.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507189.50/cwt189.50–189.509619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516178.93/cwt175.00–180.509237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586183.42/cwt170.00–185.001,07524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1073
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734163.25/cwt161.00–163.501,19820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327143.28/cwt138.00–153.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420164.12/cwt163.00–168.0068914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453168.00/cwt168.00–168.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490150.17/cwt144.00–152.0073613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513157.19/cwt155.00–159.0080611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538147.00/cwt147.00–147.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569151.50/cwt151.50–151.508625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614160.00/cwt160.00–160.0098216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,00015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,04224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703142.00/cwt142.00–142.009985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835115.00/cwt115.00–115.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2848135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,14910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3872125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,008107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273198.00/cwt198.00–198.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2344175.50/cwt175.50–175.5060410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412168.00/cwt168.00–168.006928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461161.00/cwt161.00–161.0074212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512158.00/cwt158.00–158.0080910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528144.50/cwt144.50–144.507635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563152.00/cwt152.00–152.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643146.00/cwt146.00–146.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3816104.00/cwt104.00–104.008494
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45084.02/cwt75.00–94.001,2183
Bulls——1,815106.78/cwt102.00–112.001,9383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97057.17/cwt54.00–62.005556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04250.96/cwt50.00–52.005312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20482.58/cwt80.00–85.009949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30673.92/cwt60.00–77.0096532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72875.61/cwt68.00–77.001,3076
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29751,462.50/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4632
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00090.00/cwt90.00–90.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2850770.00/head770.00–770.007702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900770.00/head770.00–770.007702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062755.68/head730.00–770.007563

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.