Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Downward trends in the CME cattle futures putting downward pressure on the feeder market affecting demand and buyer interest. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.50/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$263.50

101 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$29.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.13

vs KY average

−35.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	264.99	1,461	96
Medium and Large 2-3	571	235.00	1,342	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.99/cwt here — about $119 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

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 sale101 hd

263.50

—

KY average25 barns · 2,341 hd

275.64

−12.13

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−35.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−137.56

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	1,819	160.64	2,922	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	130.48	2,058	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	127.27	1,605	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	110.95	1,100	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,214	169.67	2,059	6thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,282	$1,939	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,716	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,490	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	866	$1,753	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$1,507	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,198	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,294	$2,492	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	800–850	814	215.99/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	312.88/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,111	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	303.69/cwt	303.00–304.00	1,421	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	686	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	238.55/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,512	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,422	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,826	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	272.29/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,830	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	239.91/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,979	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,418	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	254.57/cwt	253.25–256.25	2,187	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	292.85/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,549	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	2,075	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	285.19/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,617	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	647	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,540	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,412	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,075	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	110.50/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,086	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	131.84/cwt	131.50–134.00	2,061	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	141.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,776	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	122.10/cwt	119.50–125.50	1,996	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,163	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,035	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,091	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	122.20/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,540	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	130.46/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,650	23
Bulls	—	—	1,852	169.51/cwt	165.00–173.50	3,139	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	160.50/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,968	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	152.03/cwt	150.50–154.50	2,623	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	1,753.25/head	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,753	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,198.24/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,198	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	1,507.31/head	1,050.00–1,850.00	1,507	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,939.46/head	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,939	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,716.31/head	1,050.00–2,100.00	1,716	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,490.34/head	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,490	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	2,491.67/head	1,475.00–3,075.00	2,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	341.01/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,333	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	303.61/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,667	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	243.67/cwt	240.50–250.00	1,662	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	236.71/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,674	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,824	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	257.09/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,481	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	901	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	302.70/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,280	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	7

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 981Last week 1,229Year ago 1,267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 91Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 85Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	321.00	321.00
7	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
15	350–400	355	300.00–315.00	312.88
24	400–450	423	291.00–306.00	302.70
20	450–500	468	303.00–304.00	303.69
39	500–550	517	275.00	275.00
52	550–600	576	250.00–264.00	257.09
37	600–650	634	230.00–245.00	238.55
38	650–700	682	240.50–250.00	243.67
21	700–750	707	226.00–241.00	236.71
20	750–800	793	230.00	230.00
6	800–850	814	211.00–217.00	215.99
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
11	900–950	905	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	277.50	277.50
7	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	571	235.00	235.00
12	650–700	686	228.00	228.00
3	900–950	901	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	269.00	269.00
13	600–650	621	253.00	253.00
26	750–800	761	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	555	308.50	308.50
6	600–650	635	283.00	283.00
63	800–850	829	250.25	250.25
99	850–900	859	253.25–256.25	254.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	481	283.00	283.00
2	550–600	572	240.00	240.00
10	650–700	683	250.00–255.00	252.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	334.00	334.00
8	350–400	354	361.00	361.00
12	400–450	443	320.00	320.00
17	500–550	529	292.00–294.00	292.85
28	550–600	567	280.00–294.00	285.19
13	600–650	623	267.00	267.00
26	650–700	672	260.00–277.00	272.29
6	700–750	741	240.00	240.00
18	750–800	757	250.00	250.00
22	800–850	825	237.00–242.00	239.91
5	850–900	861	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	403.00	403.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	525	269.00	269.00
9	600–650	647	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	695	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	372.50	372.50
6	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
12	350–400	391	333.00–345.00	341.01
5	400–450	430	301.00–315.00	303.61
10	450–500	464	305.00	305.00
27	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
15	550–600	561	274.50	274.50
13	600–650	620	253.50	253.50
11	650–700	682	244.50	244.50
9	750–800	791	205.50	205.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	104.00–105.00	104.49
5	—	983	108.00–114.50	110.50
2	—	935	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,563	131.50–134.00	131.84
4	—	1,635	119.50–125.50	122.10
1	—	1,550	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,251	140.00–146.00	141.97
29	—	1,260	120.00–127.50	122.20
23	—	1,265	128.00–136.00	130.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,315	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	165.00–173.50	169.51
6	—	1,849	159.00–163.00	160.50
3	—	1,725	150.50–154.50	152.03

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	866	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,753.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	888	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,198.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	919	1,050.00–1,850.00	1,507.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,282	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,939.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,177	1,050.00–2,100.00	1,716.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,490.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,294	1,475.00–3,075.00	2,491.67

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle