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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 29

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

968 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 869▲ 203 vs year ago 765 · +26.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 129▼ 14 vs year ago 132 · −10.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 27▼ 4 vs year ago 25 · −16.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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 $142.43/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$142.43

312 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

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	586	143.77	842	278
Medium and Large 2-3	488	131.48	641	34

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $201 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 sale312 hd

142.43

—

KY average13 barns · 3,155 hd

146.19

−3.76

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	1,718	94.35	1,621	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	73.03	1,133	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	67.75	892	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	48.27	457	18

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)	983	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$750	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$740	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$680	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$855	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$710	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,410	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	176.39/cwt	173.50–179.00	744	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	751	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	173.45/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,001	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	161.61/cwt	161.00–162.00	987	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	970	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	666	156.15/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,040	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	161.09/cwt	160.00–162.25	1,091	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	165.58/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,197	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,126	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	922	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,235	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,014	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,268	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	302	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	438	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	524	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	148.71/cwt	146.50–150.00	601	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	547	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	708	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	131.61/cwt	123.00–138.00	678	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	731	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	776	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	142.08/cwt	141.50–143.00	905	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	144.37/cwt	142.00–146.00	990	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	992	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,113	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	140.46/cwt	139.25–141.00	1,142	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,163	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,176	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	588	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	146.08/cwt	138.00–151.00	554	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	163.74/cwt	161.00–166.50	671	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	793	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	145.54/cwt	141.00–148.00	752	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	808	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	780	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	908	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	132.41/cwt	132.00–133.00	902	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	617	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	629	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,471	85.49/cwt	81.50–87.50	1,258	4
Bulls	—	—	1,774	95.24/cwt	88.00–101.50	1,690	14
Bulls	—	—	1,823	105.85/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	581	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	38.04/cwt	33.00–47.00	343	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	52.38/cwt	50.00–57.00	511	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	53.87/cwt	46.00–59.00	670	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	67.55/cwt	61.00–72.50	873	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	75.04/cwt	75.00–75.50	1,093	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	71.91/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,101	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,267	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	719.32/head	600.00–850.00	719	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 968Last week 869Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 129Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 27Year ago 25

No trends available due to no sale for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	155.00	155.00
16	—	666	155.00–158.00	156.15
33	—	511	147.00	147.00
3	—	922	134.00	134.00
2	—	720	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,014	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	422	173.50–179.00	176.39
18	—	611	161.00–162.00	161.61
7	—	729	154.50	154.50
6	—	830	150.00	150.00
6	—	480	182.00	182.00
34	—	677	160.00–162.25	161.09
26	—	577	172.50–178.00	173.45
12	—	500	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	723	165.00–166.00	165.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
5	—	440	124.00–125.00	124.40
7	—	616	126.00	126.00
8	—	302	145.00	145.00
7	—	515	123.00–138.00	131.61
5	—	658	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	404	146.50–150.00	148.71
33	—	565	143.00	143.00
30	—	464	152.50	152.50
5	—	781	142.50	142.50
27	—	724	135.00–140.00	137.05
10	—	348	150.50	150.50
3	—	868	134.00	134.00
27	—	686	142.00–146.00	144.37
16	—	813	139.25–141.00	140.46
5	—	919	128.00	128.00
38	—	637	141.50–143.00	142.08
38	—	522	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	658	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	614	127.00	127.00
14	—	517	141.00–148.00	145.54
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
2	—	655	111.00	111.00
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
11	—	487	140.00	140.00
10	—	840	110.00	110.00
9	—	379	138.00–151.00	146.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	681	132.00–133.00	132.41
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
6	—	555	147.00	147.00
29	—	626	145.00	145.00
15	—	479	165.50	165.50
33	—	410	161.00–166.50	163.74
3	—	300	165.00	165.00
22	—	518	156.00	156.00
10	—	354	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	70.00–74.00	71.91
1	—	1,635	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	46.00–59.00	53.87
13	—	1,457	75.00–75.50	75.04
57	—	1,293	61.00–72.50	67.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	902	33.00–47.00	38.04
1	—	900	64.50	64.50
11	—	975	50.00–57.00	52.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	105.00–106.50	105.85
14	—	1,774	88.00–101.50	95.24
4	—	1,471	81.50–87.50	85.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	600.00–850.00	719.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,410.00	1,410.00

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.