Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-08-16

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 334▲ 63 vs year ago 392 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 71▲ 19 vs year ago 55 · +34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.86/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$165.86
156 head · 768 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,274
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2768167.311,286151
Medium and Large 2-3753122.209205thin
One grade step is worth $45.11/cwt here — about $366 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 sale156 hd
165.86
—
KY average27 barns · 5,961 hd
175.86
−10.00
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—Average1,600121.111,93813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36092.001,2519thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11676.9885921
CowsLean 85-90%Low94067.8463811
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,473105.001,5472thin
SteersSelectAverage1,210105.001,2711thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$9052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$8301thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,2535

Every lot

63 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435201.53/cwt191.00–205.0087714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533181.26/cwt176.50–190.0096615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559180.79/cwt180.00–182.501,01119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603130.00/cwt130.00–130.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,04413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711181.75/cwt181.75–181.751,29219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767162.85/cwt156.00–164.001,2497
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855111.00/cwt111.00–111.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,100110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,105144.25/cwt144.25–144.251,59445
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245153.00/cwt153.00–153.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2294180.00/cwt180.00–180.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337164.80/cwt158.00–170.0055512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412171.00/cwt171.00–171.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428152.00/cwt152.00–152.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463175.50/cwt175.50–175.508138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513165.03/cwt158.00–168.5084725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571165.55/cwt165.00–166.5094514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612166.08/cwt163.00–167.501,01622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614138.41/cwt136.00–140.008505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691167.75/cwt167.75–167.751,15917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732156.34/cwt156.00–158.001,14423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3865117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,20610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3975112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281205.00/cwt205.00–205.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315159.00/cwt159.00–159.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335192.00/cwt192.00–192.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365168.00/cwt168.00–168.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2402199.00/cwt199.00–199.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3444140.81/cwt140.00–141.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453182.00/cwt182.00–182.0082415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3498162.00/cwt162.00–162.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510166.00/cwt166.00–166.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527141.00/cwt141.00–141.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562161.00/cwt161.00–161.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625155.50/cwt155.50–155.509722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678130.85/cwt126.00–137.008879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,210105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2711
Steers—Select and Choice1,473105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,474123.08/cwt121.00–125.001,8144
Bulls——1,548107.43/cwt104.00–114.001,6634
Bulls——1,742130.48/cwt128.00–132.002,2735
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89577.35/cwt75.00–80.006922
Cows—Lean 85-90%91168.01/cwt66.00–70.006205
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00062.87/cwt61.00–65.006294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08270.29/cwt70.00–72.0076110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15181.37/cwt75.00–85.0093710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2519
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300904.62/head700.00–1,080.009052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,253.40/head1,100.00–1,500.001,2535

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.