Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-10-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 11
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 626▲ 43 vs year ago 474 · +9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 101▼ 33 vs year ago 128 · −25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 5 vs year ago 70 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $136.77/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$136.77
202 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.31
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595138.17822189
Medium and Large 2-3635116.3073813thin
One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $84 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 sale202 hd
136.77
—
KY average25 barns · 5,178 hd
144.08
−7.31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,801102.981,85414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54569.861,07926
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22766.4881625
CowsLean 85-90%Low95860.6658112

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)1,188$8396
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$8083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$7909
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$6101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,440$1,4042thin

Every lot

56 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 1-2365173.00/cwt173.00–173.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440151.00/cwt151.00–151.006648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447170.00/cwt170.00–170.007605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457163.50/cwt163.50–163.5074710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584152.46/cwt151.50–154.0089035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629152.22/cwt150.00–155.0095719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667148.00/cwt148.00–148.009879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789148.22/cwt144.00–151.001,16910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880149.58/cwt145.00–151.001,31617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,052141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4838
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338144.38/cwt140.00–145.0048815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418137.95/cwt130.00–141.0057722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458136.57/cwt132.00–140.0062522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512138.15/cwt130.50–140.0070731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517112.23/cwt110.00–113.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578138.78/cwt135.00–139.0080218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618134.47/cwt124.00–137.0083120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636119.00/cwt119.00–119.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,06420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713137.25/cwt134.00–145.0097914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3748125.00/cwt125.00–125.009353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870111.00/cwt111.00–111.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,14115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,29512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373160.53/cwt160.00–161.0059914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415132.00/cwt132.00–132.005484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440155.00/cwt155.00–155.0068213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490136.60/cwt132.50–143.0066913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511147.00/cwt147.00–147.0075116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553137.94/cwt128.00–141.0076338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-360894.00/cwt94.00–94.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625131.50/cwt122.00–135.0082233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707118.00/cwt118.00–118.0083413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378593.00/cwt93.00–93.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832105.00/cwt105.00–105.008742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63197.27/cwt95.00–100.001,5865
Bulls——1,888105.17/cwt102.00–110.001,9868
Bulls——1,950114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,2231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94764.78/cwt62.00–70.006136
Cows—Lean 85-90%96856.53/cwt54.00–58.505476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06582.00/cwt82.00–82.008731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17260.28/cwt58.00–63.007066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25567.69/cwt64.00–71.0085018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54565.78/cwt65.00–66.501,0162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54769.60/cwt68.00–75.001,07723
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,404.43/head1,390.00–1,420.001,4042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,042789.60/head660.00–830.007909
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150807.97/head710.00–950.008083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188838.77/head650.00–990.008396

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.