Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the Holidays. Stronger undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.61/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −151.05 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$289.61

10 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$61.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.56

vs KY average

−52.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	308.00	1,571	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	246.71	1,419	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.29/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

289.61

—

KY average6 barns · 135 hd

303.17

−13.56

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−52.47

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−151.05

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	—	Average	1,464	132.79	1,944	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	119.73	1,483	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	99.00	1,109	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	148.00	1,746	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,240	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,952	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,169	$1,782	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,055	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	264.50/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	279.20/cwt	272.50–282.00	1,893	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,002	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,109	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,015	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	245.37/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,739	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	259.70/cwt	259.50–260.00	1,667	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	259.62/cwt	258.50–261.00	2,030	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	923	247.11/cwt	243.00–248.75	2,281	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	255.05/cwt	254.25–255.50	2,112	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	284.85/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	270.75/cwt	270.75–270.75	1,933	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	864	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	2,236	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,302	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	867	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	2,066	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,909	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,764	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,195	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,774	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,240.00/head	2,240.00–2,240.00	2,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,952.30/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,059.61/head	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,060	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,936	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	120.57/cwt	116.00–124.50	1,500	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	131.16/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	103.36/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,180	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,746	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 671Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 95Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 71Year ago 15

No trends available due to the Holidays. Stronger undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	510	308.00	308.00
11	600–650	632	283.00–287.00	284.85
18	650–700	668	260.00–269.00	264.50
5	750–800	762	251.00	251.00
13	800–850	822	250.00	250.00
16	900–950	934	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
32	650–700	678	272.50–282.00	279.20
24	700–750	714	270.75	270.75
106	750–800	782	258.50–261.00	259.62
28	800–850	828	254.25–255.50	255.05
44	850–900	864	258.75	258.75
65	900–950	923	243.00–248.75	247.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	246.71
4	650–700	661	264.00	264.00
1	950–1000	955	205.00	205.00
44	1000–1050	1,002	210.50	210.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	241.00	241.00
3	550–600	557	258.00	258.00
4	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	273.00	273.00
7	550–600	561	264.00	264.00
27	600–650	642	259.50–260.00	259.70
27	650–700	668	264.00	264.00
25	700–750	720	241.50	241.50
60	750–800	783	243.75	243.75
16	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
71	850–900	867	238.25	238.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	280.50	280.50
5	500–550	546	261.00	261.00
7	550–600	590	257.00	257.00
9	600–650	635	241.00–252.00	245.37
13	700–750	733	242.00	242.00
17	800–850	838	240.50	240.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
10	550–600	588	271.00	271.00
7	700–750	708	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,240.00	2,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,952.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,267	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,059.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	152.50	152.50
2	—	1,233	120.00–125.00	122.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	116.00–124.50	120.57
4	—	1,313	129.00–133.50	131.16
3	—	1,132	90.00–112.00	103.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	148.00	148.00

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.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle