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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 23

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 455▲ 75 vs year ago 378 · +19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 74▲ 45 vs year ago 55 · +81.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 9▲ 8 vs year ago 18 · +44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.85/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$157.85

189 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.31

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	607	159.00	965	182
Medium and Large 2-3	632	128.13	810	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $155 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 sale189 hd

157.85

—

KY average23 barns · 4,817 hd

167.16

−9.31

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,719	114.95	1,976	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	92.19	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	87.15	1,116	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	74.56	707	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	90.00	1,260	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$916	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$909	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$830	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,053	2thin

Every lot

71 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	816	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	860	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	182.05/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,032	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,181	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,082	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,114	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	172.99/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,235	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	170.89/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,355	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	166.32/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,341	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,291	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	170.10/cwt	164.00–172.00	604	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	168.76/cwt	161.00–171.00	714	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	141.96/cwt	141.00–143.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	161.38/cwt	156.00–168.00	826	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	163.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	915	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	961	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	160.36/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,062	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	143.71/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,030	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,202	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,280	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	194.92/cwt	187.50–196.00	669	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	179.59/cwt	175.00–182.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	768	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	848	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	173.84/cwt	164.00–176.50	897	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	157.16/cwt	149.00–164.00	995	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,164	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,556	107.87/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,678	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	117.35/cwt	112.00–123.00	2,063	6
Bulls	—	—	2,300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	3,128	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	76.36/cwt	73.00–80.00	706	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	67.81/cwt	65.00–71.50	648	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	82.21/cwt	81.00–84.00	810	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	78.63/cwt	75.00–81.50	911	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	97.23/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,264	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	88.09/cwt	83.50–91.00	1,146	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	89.28/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,326	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	829.99/head	550.00–1,110.00	830	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	916.27/head	810.00–1,020.00	916	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	909.07/head	570.00–1,170.00	909	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,052.75/head	885.00–1,190.00	1,053	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Aug 23, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 455Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 74Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 9Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	149.00–164.00	157.16
7	—	404	190.00	190.00
3	—	250	212.50	212.50
26	—	516	164.00–176.50	173.84
11	—	737	158.00	158.00
7	—	466	182.00	182.00
4	—	815	110.00	110.00
6	—	359	175.00–182.00	179.59
7	—	343	187.50–196.00	194.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	638	129.00	129.00
1	—	515	152.50	152.50
1	—	730	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	745	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	170.00	170.00
6	—	286	194.00	194.00
3	—	1,041	123.00	123.00
13	—	355	164.00–172.00	170.10
9	—	717	135.00–145.50	143.71
22	—	512	156.00–168.00	161.38
19	—	560	155.00–165.00	163.41
17	—	662	158.00–162.00	160.36
16	—	981	122.50	122.50
11	—	622	150.00–157.00	154.50
25	—	423	161.00–171.00	168.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
2	—	468	141.00–143.00	141.96
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	714	170.50–175.00	172.99
3	—	1,071	120.50	120.50
4	—	567	179.00–185.00	182.05
38	—	806	166.00–167.00	166.32
6	—	402	203.00	203.00
16	—	793	163.00–172.00	170.89
12	—	663	168.00	168.00
3	—	470	183.00	183.00
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
10	—	910	169.00	169.00
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
3	—	646	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
1	—	955	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	810	127.00	127.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	73.00–80.00	76.36
5	—	955	65.00–71.50	67.81
3	—	985	81.00–84.00	82.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	94.00–101.00	97.23
33	—	1,301	83.50–91.00	88.09
6	—	1,158	75.00–81.50	78.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,485	85.50–93.00	89.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,556	104.00–111.00	107.87
1	—	2,300	136.00	136.00
6	—	1,758	112.00–123.00	117.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	730.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,121	570.00–1,170.00	909.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	810.00–1,020.00	916.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,036	550.00–1,110.00	829.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	885.00–1,190.00	1,052.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.