Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.06/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −131.61 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$309.06

83 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$28.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs KY average

−33.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	313.53	1,702	70
Medium and Large 2-3	564	284.98	1,607	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.55/cwt here — about $95 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 sale83 hd

309.06

—

KY average17 barns · 701 hd

312.57

−3.51

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−33.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−131.61

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	1,720	154.10	2,651	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	142.52	2,331	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	135.29	1,834	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	102.65	941	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	146.88	1,873	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,330	167.00	2,221	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$2,322	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$2,087	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,957	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,731	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$1,608	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$1,562	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,253	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,681	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,028	186.46/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,097	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	281.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,060	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	259.81/cwt	252.00–269.50	1,655	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	268.47/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,557	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,927	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	247.06/cwt	246.75–247.75	1,806	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	273.23/cwt	270.00–274.50	1,410	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	342.01/cwt	339.50–350.00	1,409	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	310.51/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,633	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	255.80/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,970	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,942	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	278.86/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,751	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	336.79/cwt	332.50–341.50	1,580	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	288.19/cwt	280.00–289.75	1,896	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	271.15/cwt	270.00–274.50	1,950	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	287.03/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,811	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	843	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,204	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	945	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,259	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	310.40/cwt	305.00–313.50	1,921	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	284.98/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	305.44/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	323.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,207	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	328.39/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,103	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,724	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	146.88/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	114.07/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,329	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	97.13/cwt	94.00–99.00	908	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	145.91/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,410	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	136.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,201	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,089	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,221	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	143.96/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,059	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	131.61/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,745	30
Bulls	—	—	1,932	165.17/cwt	149.00–170.50	3,191	5
Bulls	—	—	1,707	154.17/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,632	12
Bulls	—	—	1,496	140.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,095	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,253.41/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,608.22/head	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,956.58/head	1,625.00–2,525.00	1,957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,086.59/head	1,725.00–2,400.00	2,087	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,730.95/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,731	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	134.38/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,062	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,562.16/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	2,321.53/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,322	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,681.41/head	1,475.00–1,825.00	1,681	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	307.50/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,602	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	259.30/cwt	250.00–263.50	1,481	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	235.49/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,477	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,259	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,929	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,818	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	261.68/cwt	259.50–265.00	1,727	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	286.05/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,373	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,786	4

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,229Last week 780Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	280.00–290.00	281.44
5	450–500	475	257.00	257.00
7	500–550	543	270.00	270.00
13	550–600	571	250.00–263.50	259.30
11	600–650	627	221.00–241.00	235.49
4	750–800	768	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	850	202.00	202.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	183.00–190.00	186.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	330.00	330.00
13	300–350	345	318.00	318.00
15	400–450	414	304.00	304.00
36	450–500	480	281.00–289.00	286.05
34	500–550	516	270.00–274.50	273.23
57	550–600	580	260.00–276.00	268.47
80	600–650	637	252.00–269.50	259.81
20	650–700	660	259.50–265.00	261.68
16	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
13	750–800	764	238.00	238.00
11	850–900	863	223.50	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	505	286.00	286.00
64	700–750	731	246.75–247.75	247.06
70	750–800	780	247.00	247.00
22	850–900	869	223.50	223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
48	400–450	412	339.50–350.00	342.01
25	450–500	469	332.50–341.50	336.79
29	500–550	526	309.00–311.00	310.51
16	550–600	570	303.00–310.00	305.44
29	600–650	631	283.00–295.00	287.03
60	650–700	658	280.00–289.75	288.19
18	700–750	717	254.50	254.50
26	750–800	770	250.00–262.00	255.80
26	800–850	829	248.50	248.50
9	1000–1050	1,003	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	564	280.00–288.00	284.98
23	600–650	628	271.00–285.00	278.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	513	320.00	320.00
16	550–600	563	320.00–325.00	323.45
28	600–650	619	305.00–313.50	310.40
41	700–750	719	270.00–274.50	271.15
63	800–850	843	261.50	261.50
17	850–900	869	254.00	254.00
57	900–950	945	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	357.50	357.50
9	300–350	336	325.00–332.50	328.39
4	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	454	326.00	326.00
17	550–600	569	281.50	281.50
11	600–650	633	264.50	264.50
6	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	408	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	458	307.00–308.00	307.50
3	600–650	608	238.00	238.00
7	800–850	823	209.50	209.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	145.00–149.00	146.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	112.00–116.00	114.07
25	—	1,430	140.00–155.00	143.96
30	—	1,326	121.00–139.00	131.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	94.00–99.00	97.13
3	—	937	115.00–117.50	116.21
1	—	800	78.50	78.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,652	141.00–150.00	145.91
3	—	1,608	135.00–139.00	136.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,932	149.00–170.50	165.17
12	—	1,707	150.00–157.50	154.17
4	—	1,496	135.00–144.00	140.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,077	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,253.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,475.00–1,825.00	1,681.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,608.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	1,625.00–2,525.00	1,956.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,725.00–2,400.00	2,086.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,730.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,388	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,356	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,321.53
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	790	125.00–140.00	134.38

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle