Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-09-13

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 13
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
668 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 550▲ 111 vs year ago 557 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 85▲ 14 vs year ago 90 · +15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.98/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$155.98
291 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2597159.18951237
Medium and Large 2-3594141.9384354
One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $108 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 sale291 hd
155.98
—
KY average26 barns · 6,247 hd
159.47
−3.49
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—Low1,682109.521,84216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,75598.001,7202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27676.8098077
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04963.546677thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$9803thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$7801thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$8832thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,5401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,380$1,2512thin

Every lot

69 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 1-2300191.00/cwt191.00–191.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363193.10/cwt192.00–194.0070116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441184.00/cwt184.00–184.0081117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510172.37/cwt170.00–175.0087915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520184.31/cwt184.00–185.0095822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553181.67/cwt181.00–187.001,00518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618181.19/cwt180.50–181.501,12019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3634169.14/cwt165.00–172.001,07217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1758
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,29112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3879156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,37110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363167.60/cwt164.00–170.0060815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385161.00/cwt161.00–161.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412164.50/cwt164.50–164.5067815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419145.00/cwt145.00–145.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458156.93/cwt153.00–163.007195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474164.00/cwt164.00–164.0077721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518164.80/cwt160.00–170.0085444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522151.77/cwt149.50–156.0079221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536164.50/cwt164.50–164.5088229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553145.00/cwt145.00–145.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560161.87/cwt160.00–165.0090616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616134.52/cwt123.00–144.008298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623162.22/cwt162.00–163.001,01131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624152.00/cwt152.00–152.009489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,08710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2827147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3857120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,02810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2982129.08/cwt121.00–134.001,2688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,028138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,41914
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313183.54/cwt183.00–185.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360186.00/cwt186.00–186.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380151.00/cwt151.00–151.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409182.00/cwt182.00–182.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457177.00/cwt177.00–177.008098
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457146.00/cwt146.00–146.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515168.64/cwt163.00–171.0086821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3552164.00/cwt164.00–164.009057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553169.00/cwt169.00–169.009356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620162.00/cwt161.00–163.001,00418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3829110.50/cwt110.50–110.509164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3985118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45797.01/cwt94.00–101.001,4135
Bulls——1,650122.10/cwt120.00–124.002,0152
Bulls——1,814113.68/cwt105.00–123.002,0629
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04662.46/cwt56.00–66.006536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07070.00/cwt70.00–70.007491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22164.52/cwt64.00–65.007882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27376.80/cwt71.00–82.0097874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,635101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,6511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,890105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020980.00/head980.00–980.009803
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,251.09/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287097.72/cwt89.00–111.008503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1900875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950890.00/head890.00–890.008901

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.