Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-01

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 1
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 504▼ 32 vs year ago 617 · −5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 49▼ 12 vs year ago 82 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 21 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $140.84/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$140.84
229 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$875
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2640143.42917183
Medium and Large 2-3547130.6071446
One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about $203 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 sale229 hd
140.84
—
KY average24 barns · 5,274 hd
148.31
−7.47
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—Average1,64991.031,5018thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29265.8085047
CowsLean 85-90%Low96948.124668thin

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)1,303$1,2672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$9201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$9201thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480166.86/cwt165.00–170.0080116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518163.69/cwt159.00–167.008487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533173.81/cwt170.00–175.2592634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571166.50/cwt166.50–166.5095117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573168.00/cwt168.00–168.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619157.35/cwt157.00–158.0097426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,05628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687159.58/cwt158.00–160.001,09619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3689150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,03412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,34710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290142.00/cwt142.00–142.004127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369143.00/cwt143.00–143.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417145.00/cwt145.00–145.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460156.00/cwt154.00–157.0071818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513139.79/cwt137.00–143.0071717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577143.98/cwt142.50–147.0083148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625142.40/cwt139.00–148.0089021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,01439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715144.84/cwt143.00–148.001,03611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3808114.00/cwt114.00–114.009214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2919123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,13011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3924102.00/cwt102.00–102.009427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,017127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,29713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343162.00/cwt162.00–162.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448171.00/cwt171.00–171.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3502135.00/cwt135.00–135.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542150.70/cwt150.50–152.008177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619121.59/cwt120.00–125.0075319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627140.00/cwt140.00–140.008786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393289.00/cwt89.00–89.008292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21081.04/cwt80.00–82.009813
Bulls——1,91297.02/cwt91.00–100.001,8555
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85040.00/cwt40.00–40.003401
Cows—Lean 85-90%98649.28/cwt46.00–54.504867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22452.16/cwt45.50–58.006385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26075.04/cwt74.00–76.009463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30366.84/cwt60.00–72.0087139
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,267.20/head1,210.00–1,310.001,2672
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09888.25/cwt83.00–96.009693

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.