Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-10-04

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 4
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 558▲ 218 vs year ago 408 · +53.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 102▲ 32 vs year ago 69 · +46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 15▼ 23 vs year ago 73 · −31.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $141.01/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$141.01
215 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563142.56803199
Medium and Large 2-3535121.8165216thin
One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $151 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 sale215 hd
141.01
—
KY average24 barns · 5,056 hd
147.85
−6.84
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—Low1,646107.461,76920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67281.331,3603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33172.2296160
CowsLean 85-90%High92464.9960118
SteersSelectAverage1,46585.001,2451thin

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)1,111$94319
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$9213thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$88210
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$7433thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$7301thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,12513

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310181.00/cwt181.00–181.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381180.00/cwt180.00–180.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420183.00/cwt183.00–183.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445166.00/cwt166.00–166.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489180.50/cwt180.50–180.508835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531157.15/cwt155.00–160.0083445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575158.01/cwt156.00–159.0090915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639147.70/cwt146.00–150.009447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663148.00/cwt148.00–148.009816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,32910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2884141.93/cwt134.00–146.501,25521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2986140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3805
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280151.00/cwt151.00–151.0042312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338150.00/cwt150.00–150.0050710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3347125.00/cwt125.00–125.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391140.00/cwt140.00–140.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414148.00/cwt148.00–148.0061318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434128.50/cwt128.50–128.505586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461146.00/cwt146.00–146.006737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513131.18/cwt128.00–134.5067314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516142.00/cwt142.00–142.0073318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566141.33/cwt141.00–142.0080031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3599120.00/cwt120.00–120.007195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt138.00–138.0085617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641150.50/cwt150.50–150.5096523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705144.87/cwt133.00–147.001,02117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2797136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865131.49/cwt125.00–132.001,13714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3985109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305165.00/cwt165.00–165.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2351164.49/cwt160.00–165.0057710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411161.00/cwt161.00–161.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423130.00/cwt130.00–130.0055014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463155.50/cwt155.50–155.5072016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507131.32/cwt130.00–137.0066612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy536154.50/cwt154.50–154.5082817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552148.00/cwt148.00–148.0081711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620131.22/cwt121.50–139.5081423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710121.00/cwt121.00–121.0085912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775127.00/cwt127.00–127.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,46585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,519101.68/cwt100.00–103.001,5458
Bulls——1,718117.49/cwt117.00–118.002,0182
Bulls——1,733110.07/cwt107.00–112.001,90810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77781.29/cwt80.00–82.006323
Cows—Lean 85-90%95265.16/cwt61.50–69.006209
Cows—Lean 85-90%95656.60/cwt54.00–60.005416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17566.21/cwt62.00–68.5077810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26184.98/cwt82.00–88.001,0723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36972.68/cwt70.00–78.0099547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75882.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4422
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,670.00/head1,670.00–1,670.001,6701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800743.33/head640.00–795.007433
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070882.43/head640.00–1,100.0088210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093920.79/head730.00–1,150.009213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,111942.85/head740.00–1,155.0094319
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,160.35/head740.00–1,460.001,16011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.