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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 8

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

945 head

▲ 360 vs last sale 585▲ 70 vs year ago 875 · +8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 70▼ 31 vs year ago 101 · −30.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.97/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$144.97

388 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	609	146.22	891	338
Medium and Large 2-3	558	136.54	762	50

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $129 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 sale388 hd

144.97

—

KY average23 barns · 7,291 hd

148.41

−3.44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,604	97.96	1,571	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	65.05	828	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	64.00	966	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	52.21	498	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$946	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$836	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	857	$850	7

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	655	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	693	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	142.63/cwt	141.00–145.00	672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	163.07/cwt	143.00–165.00	843	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	904	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	947	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	169.42/cwt	166.00–172.00	967	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	156.36/cwt	155.50–158.00	984	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,112	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,109	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,138	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,241	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,315	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,347	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	143.81/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,208	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	904	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,347	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	983	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,209	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,215	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,501	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	410	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	423	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	512	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	596	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	684	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	146.35/cwt	145.00–149.00	743	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	144.45/cwt	143.00–149.50	832	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	142.25/cwt	138.00–148.50	898	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	147.86/cwt	144.00–152.00	952	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	149.76/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,017	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	138.86/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,003	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,149	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,166	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,104	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,337	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	179.59/cwt	175.00–190.00	508	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	409	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	768	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	137.14/cwt	137.00–137.50	701	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	789	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	841	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	862	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	656	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	801	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	865	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	959	92.66/cwt	88.00–95.00	889	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	96.55/cwt	90.00–101.50	1,540	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	45.02/cwt	42.00–48.00	403	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	54.60/cwt	52.00–58.00	531	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	65.30/cwt	57.50–70.00	834	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	113.29/cwt	90.00–119.00	926	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	945.88/head	840.00–980.00	946	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	835.69/head	800.00–870.00	836	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Nov 8, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 585Year ago 875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 70Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	120.00	120.00
4	—	511	138.50	138.50
27	—	631	138.00–148.50	142.25
7	—	431	130.00	130.00
8	—	328	129.00	129.00
2	—	883	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	576	143.00–149.50	144.45
12	—	340	150.50	150.50
47	—	508	145.00–149.00	146.35
35	—	472	145.00	145.00
15	—	414	144.00	144.00
22	—	800	145.75	145.75
20	—	722	135.00–142.50	138.86
63	—	644	144.00–152.00	147.86
49	—	679	146.50–152.00	149.76
11	—	750	143.00	143.00
8	—	276	148.50	148.50
2	—	1,078	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	784	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	149.00	149.00
10	—	840	143.00–144.00	143.81
16	—	680	155.00	155.00
8	—	983	123.00	123.00
5	—	471	141.00–145.00	142.63
1	—	1,030	118.00	118.00
11	—	904	149.00	149.00
22	—	517	143.00–165.00	163.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	824	163.50	163.50
26	—	792	166.00	166.00
12	—	532	178.00	178.00
5	—	672	165.00	165.00
2	—	558	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	571	166.00–172.00	169.42
17	—	725	157.00	157.00
12	—	662	168.00	168.00
8	—	403	172.00	172.00
6	—	759	163.50	163.50
26	—	629	155.50–158.00	156.36
16	—	1,084	138.50	138.50
8	—	524	172.50	172.50
8	—	360	182.00	182.00
8	—	480	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	347	176.00	176.00
30	—	521	150.00–153.00	151.50
18	—	700	130.00	130.00
7	—	467	164.50	164.50
7	—	408	170.00	170.00
3	—	283	175.00–190.00	179.59
10	—	574	146.50	146.50
26	—	616	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	656	117.00	117.00
14	—	511	137.00–137.50	137.14
4	—	409	140.00	140.00
4	—	495	136.00	136.00
3	—	959	88.00–95.00	92.66
4	—	801	108.00	108.00
8	—	643	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	52.00–58.00	54.60
2	—	895	42.00–48.00	45.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	55.00	55.00
40	—	1,277	57.50–70.00	65.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,595	90.00–101.50	96.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	817	90.00–119.00	113.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	857	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	800.00–870.00	835.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,082	840.00–980.00	945.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	910.00	910.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.