Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-08-02

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 2
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 393▼ 183 vs year ago 516 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 61▼ 19 vs year ago 81 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 10▼ 7 vs year ago 27 · −25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $159.98/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$159.98
173 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545161.31880160
Medium and Large 2-3433143.6262213thin
One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $258 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 sale173 hd
159.98
—
KY average24 barns · 4,475 hd
160.80
−0.82
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—Average1,732109.111,8898thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30780.181,04824
CowsLean 85-90%Average92069.8864312
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19092.001,0951thin

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)1,161$1,0117
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$9642thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$9603thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,254$1,5926
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$9001thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270172.00/cwt172.00–172.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334190.51/cwt190.00–194.006367
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358111.00/cwt111.00–111.003973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388171.00/cwt171.00–171.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427175.00/cwt175.00–175.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533170.95/cwt163.00–175.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694163.83/cwt151.00–168.001,1378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1474
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772146.63/cwt141.00–152.001,1322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,045117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317162.63/cwt162.00–164.005169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387152.00/cwt152.00–152.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415151.00/cwt151.00–151.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441161.76/cwt161.00–164.507139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488157.89/cwt155.00–164.5077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521168.34/cwt167.50–169.0087747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555153.14/cwt151.00–155.0085015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614162.50/cwt162.50–162.5099845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624151.34/cwt144.00–156.009449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707148.99/cwt148.00–150.001,0536
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230181.00/cwt181.00–181.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290184.00/cwt184.00–184.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295152.00/cwt152.00–152.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377174.00/cwt174.00–174.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3402155.00/cwt155.00–155.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405173.00/cwt173.00–173.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453168.50/cwt168.50–168.507639
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516158.34/cwt154.50–160.0081710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573110.50/cwt110.00–111.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602154.50/cwt154.50–154.509309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3837110.00/cwt110.00–110.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3920107.00/cwt107.00–107.009841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,20791.50/cwt91.50–91.501,1045
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,19092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700101.66/cwt101.00–102.501,7282
Bulls——1,742111.60/cwt108.50–116.001,9446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89659.15/cwt55.00–61.505304
Cows—Lean 85-90%91180.08/cwt77.00–82.007305
Cows—Lean 85-90%96567.19/cwt65.50–70.006483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27188.36/cwt86.00–90.001,1235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.73/cwt69.00–75.009274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32879.44/cwt76.50–84.001,05515
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,131960.00/head910.00–990.009603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150964.13/head850.00–1,060.009642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,010.52/head1,000.00–1,070.001,0117
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,591.86/head1,300.00–1,650.001,5926

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.