Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-10-18

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 18
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 517▼ 56 vs year ago 501 · −11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 95▲ 61 vs year ago 61 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 65▲ 9 vs year ago 25 · +36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $135.02/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$135.02
172 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575137.09788136
Medium and Large 2-3522127.2066436
One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $125 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 sale172 hd
135.02
—
KY average24 barns · 5,638 hd
146.63
−11.61
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—High1,776101.301,80011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50369.501,04514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21466.4580739
CowsLean 85-90%Average92653.394959thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,1724thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$93113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,202$8693thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$7302thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$8901thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$8801thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$8313thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303160.00/cwt160.00–160.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397174.00/cwt174.00–174.006914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466170.20/cwt169.00–170.5079310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503161.00/cwt161.00–161.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569154.99/cwt154.00–156.0088210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726151.87/cwt150.00–153.001,10318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781154.01/cwt152.00–155.001,20315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3878124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0939
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,070117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347141.00/cwt141.00–141.004896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359127.00/cwt127.00–127.004567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411141.50/cwt141.50–141.5058214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412130.00/cwt130.00–130.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453130.00/cwt130.00–130.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473140.36/cwt140.00–140.5066418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515129.00/cwt129.00–129.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517140.00/cwt140.00–140.0072421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559136.50/cwt136.50–136.5076320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612121.03/cwt110.00–127.007416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616138.01/cwt137.50–142.0085026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663136.00/cwt136.00–136.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692130.00/cwt130.00–130.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711129.00/cwt129.00–129.009178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2927125.90/cwt125.00–127.001,1679
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289166.00/cwt166.00–166.004807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338161.00/cwt161.00–161.005447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415163.50/cwt163.50–163.506798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479130.68/cwt122.00–136.006265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480158.50/cwt158.50–158.5076112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511148.00/cwt148.00–148.0075612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563140.00/cwt140.00–140.007889
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3612128.00/cwt128.00–128.0078316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.0085721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700118.00/cwt118.00–118.0082613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008684
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45990.78/cwt85.00–95.001,3244
Bulls——1,951105.41/cwt100.00–109.002,0575
Bulls——1,975112.06/cwt110.00–114.002,2132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89346.51/cwt45.00–48.004152
Cows—Lean 85-90%93655.36/cwt50.00–65.005187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13555.00/cwt55.00–55.006241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21366.28/cwt60.00–79.0080437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32284.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50369.50/cwt65.00–70.001,04514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2850900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2885890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2885880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2983831.10/head710.00–925.008313
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900730.00/head725.00–735.007302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,154931.16/head880.00–1,000.0093113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,202868.85/head725.00–1,035.008693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2691,172.04/head1,010.00–1,225.001,1724
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291681.13/cwt75.00–94.007434

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.