Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-15

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 15
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 945▲ 72 vs year ago 797 · +9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 70▲ 60 vs year ago 69 · +87.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 35▲ 4 vs year ago 23 · +17.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.23/cwt on 384 head.
Average price
$145.23
384 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554147.29815315
Medium and Large 2-3534135.8372669
One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $90 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 sale384 hd
145.23
—
KY average23 barns · 6,728 hd
147.95
−2.72
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—Average1,58098.621,5589thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46270.811,03512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26769.0287553
CowsLean 85-90%High95957.8955511

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)1,250$1,1193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,011$9149
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)905$8402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,002$6713thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$6251thin

Every lot

70 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 1-2355162.00/cwt162.00–162.005755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3453156.00/cwt156.00–156.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485167.00/cwt167.00–167.008104
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500158.50/cwt158.50–158.507937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516165.00/cwt165.00–165.0085111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563156.78/cwt155.00–158.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573166.65/cwt164.00–168.0095512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3614151.69/cwt125.00–156.0093117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634161.96/cwt161.00–163.001,02742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,03520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,02910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,09812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3732153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,12010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742161.45/cwt161.00–162.001,19811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,40811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283137.96/cwt130.00–140.003909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285149.00/cwt149.00–149.004255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331142.50/cwt142.50–142.5047215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370131.11/cwt129.00–138.0048517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414142.50/cwt142.50–142.5059022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added446149.00/cwt149.00–149.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470144.50/cwt144.50–144.5067928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493134.00/cwt134.00–134.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506150.00/cwt150.00–150.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510147.00/cwt147.00–147.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516144.43/cwt144.25–145.0074539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566143.89/cwt143.75–144.0081429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571150.00/cwt150.00–150.0085720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576136.60/cwt128.00–142.0078716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614154.69/cwt152.50–156.0095051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619147.06/cwt143.00–151.2591047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670147.00/cwt147.00–147.0098510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,00113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,06827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3737130.05/cwt124.00–131.009587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1764
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2292168.00/cwt168.00–168.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356163.00/cwt163.00–163.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3369150.00/cwt150.00–150.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.0064011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463152.00/cwt152.00–152.0070421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484138.00/cwt138.00–138.006688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509138.00/cwt138.00–138.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513148.00/cwt148.00–148.0075925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567144.41/cwt144.00–145.0081924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582126.60/cwt120.00–130.0073715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640144.21/cwt142.00–148.0092335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3704109.21/cwt108.00–111.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.0095012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3805113.00/cwt113.00–113.0091015
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56696.42/cwt92.00–98.501,5106
Bulls——1,607103.02/cwt100.00–104.501,6563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93955.84/cwt52.00–60.005249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05067.10/cwt65.00–69.007052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15958.95/cwt50.00–64.506836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20067.05/cwt63.00–70.0080524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36673.70/cwt71.50–80.001,00723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45067.00/cwt67.00–67.009721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46371.16/cwt70.00–72.501,04111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1902105.00/cwt105.00–105.009471
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291595.26/cwt88.00–114.008728
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2875625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2905840.00/head840.00–840.008402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011914.07/head850.00–1,010.009149
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053670.87/head600.00–735.006712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,119.33/head1,075.00–1,150.001,1193

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.