Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Lighter number of receipts today due to significant winter weather. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.60/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −159.46 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$241.60

22 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$28.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.21

vs KY average

−55.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	252.09	1,406	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	223.25	1,244	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.84/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

241.60

—

KY average24 barns · 1,301 hd

270.81

−29.21

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−55.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−159.46

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	1,642	161.78	2,656	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	129.75	2,001	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	125.58	1,643	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	109.50	1,079	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	150.00	1,875	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$1,939	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,393	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	550–600	572	248.92/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	306	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,991	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	271.94/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	265.25/cwt	265.25–265.25	2,037	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,635	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,385	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,289	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	115.58/cwt	114.00–118.50	1,437	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	130.82/cwt	129.50–135.00	1,626	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	123.74/cwt	119.00–128.50	1,694	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	158.79/cwt	156.50–161.00	2,398	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	167.75/cwt	165.50–170.00	3,196	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,392.62/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,393	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,938.85/head	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,939	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	252.06/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	847	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 981Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 116Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 90Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
11	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	477	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	522	260.00	260.00
10	550–600	572	245.00–255.00	248.92
1	750–800	760	218.00	218.00
4	800–850	825	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	225.00	225.00
9	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
6	550–600	566	221.00	221.00
2	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	800–850	835	238.50	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	521	303.00	303.00
8	550–600	562	300.00	300.00
9	600–650	623	270.00–272.50	271.94
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,010	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	768	265.25	265.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	343	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
10	450–500	454	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	515	285.50	285.50
4	550–600	564	251.00–255.00	252.06
8	600–650	643	255.00	255.00
12	700–750	730	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	847	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,635	139.00–141.00	140.00
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	114.00–118.50	115.58
11	—	1,243	129.50–135.00	130.82
15	—	1,369	119.00–128.50	123.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	108.00	108.00
1	—	955	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	156.50–161.00	158.79
2	—	1,905	165.50–170.00	167.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	140.00	140.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,153	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,392.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,272	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,938.85

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle