Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.98/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.08 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$265.98

45 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.77

vs KY average

−38.44 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	269.60	1,463	37
Medium and Large 2-3	530	249.26	1,320	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $337.41, median $401.06 across 31 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 sale45 hd

265.98

—

KY average26 barns · 1,952 hd

278.75

−12.77

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−38.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−135.08

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	1,726	162.47	2,804	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	144.00	2,254	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	136.20	1,681	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	90.80	825	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	160.00	2,024	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,411	$2,178	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,068	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,871	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,821	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,248	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,310	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,668	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,945	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	901	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	644	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,215	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	270.71/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,705	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	721	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,593	13
Steers	Large 1	650–700	688	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	245.43/cwt	240.50–246.25	2,005	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,959	6
Steers	Large 1	900–950	914	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	260.30/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,895	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	336.28/cwt	331.00–339.00	1,601	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,894	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	265.01/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,921	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	259.25/cwt	247.50–271.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	711	256.98/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,827	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	896	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	2,238	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	327.36/cwt	322.00–338.00	1,319	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,699	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	149.37/cwt	144.00–165.00	1,888	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	136.64/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,698	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	91.34/cwt	86.00–94.00	836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,257	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	114.58/cwt	97.00–125.00	1,319	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,202	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	161.05/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,752	6
Bulls	—	—	1,198	142.43/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,706	2
Bulls	—	—	2,111	178.68/cwt	172.50–183.00	3,772	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,247.84/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,248	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,820.63/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,821	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,411	2,178.15/head	2,125.00–2,225.00	2,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,068.31/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,068	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	153.69/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,667.67/head	2,275.00–3,025.00	2,668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	817	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,105	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,911	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,016	4
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	764	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,251	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	301.59/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	253.76/cwt	245.00–261.50	1,576	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	332.88/cwt	299.00–340.00	1,009	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	260.82/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,463	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	273.81/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,462	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	252.73/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,322	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,871.46/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,871	3

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 889Last week 1,229Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 100Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 54Year ago 53

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	630	268.00–274.00	270.71
43	800–850	814	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	523	239.00–255.00	252.73
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	227.00	227.00
13	700–750	721	221.00	221.00
13	800–850	817	215.25	215.25
5	900–950	901	213.00	213.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	278	311.00	311.00
12	300–350	303	299.00–340.00	332.88
9	350–400	363	299.00–304.00	301.59
8	400–450	413	303.00	303.00
6	450–500	453	295.00	295.00
25	500–550	534	273.00–275.00	273.81
12	550–600	561	259.00–261.00	260.82
78	600–650	621	245.00–261.50	253.76
3	650–700	697	249.00	249.00
13	700–750	721	233.50	233.50
64	750–800	789	242.25	242.25
15	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
4	900–950	931	216.50	216.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	764	226.50	226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	263.00	263.00
4	500–550	500	247.50–271.00	259.25
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	644	261.00	261.00
42	700–750	711	237.00–258.00	256.98
4	900–950	935	236.50	236.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	213.00	213.00
2	1200–1250	1,215	187.00	187.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	688	245.00	245.00
9	900–950	914	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	381	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
17	450–500	476	331.00–339.00	336.28
5	500–550	537	314.00	314.00
3	550–600	567	325.00	325.00
6	600–650	622	315.00	315.00
8	650–700	665	274.00	274.00
22	700–750	728	252.00–264.00	260.30
50	800–850	817	240.50–246.25	245.43
5	850–900	873	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	322.50	322.50
8	600–650	600	323.00	323.00
31	650–700	674	281.00	281.00
52	700–750	725	263.00–271.00	265.01
64	850–900	896	249.75	249.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	403	322.00–338.00	327.36
5	450–500	471	318.00	318.00
7	500–550	519	307.00	307.00
4	550–600	590	294.00	294.00
10	600–650	643	265.00	265.00
5	700–750	709	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
3	550–600	562	260.00	260.00
9	800–850	805	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	900	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	144.00–165.00	149.37
25	—	1,243	127.00–143.00	136.64
6	—	1,151	97.00–125.00	114.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	86.00–94.00	91.34
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,546	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,720	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,709	152.00–167.00	161.05
2	—	1,198	137.00–147.00	142.43
3	—	2,111	172.50–183.00	178.68

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,060	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,247.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,254	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,820.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,411	2,125.00–2,225.00	2,178.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,352	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,068.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,871.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	140.00–167.00	153.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	2,275.00–3,025.00	2,667.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

Heifers · 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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