Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 400 lbs and under sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher and instances of sharply higher. Feeders over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.50/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.57 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$271.50

113 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$30.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.14

vs KY average

−33.52 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	277.88	1,509	89
Medium and Large 2-3	540	247.81	1,339	24

One grade step is worth $30.07/cwt here — about $169 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 sale113 hd

271.50

—

KY average26 barns · 2,330 hd

286.63

−15.14

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−33.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−129.57

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	1,741	157.40	2,740	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	133.49	2,106	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,367	131.04	1,791	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	103.73	1,069	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	179.00	2,148	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,281	$1,915	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,181	$1,788	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,763	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,094	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,503	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	984	$1,460	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,610	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	259.77/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	254.82/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,330	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,604	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	291.60/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,997	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	249.10/cwt	249.10–249.10	1,893	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,579	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	759	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	238.00/cwt	217.00–252.00	1,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	273.83/cwt	248.00–285.50	1,714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,652	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,218	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	312.50/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,306	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	280.36/cwt	278.00–282.50	1,469	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	214.87/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	303.54/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	301.83/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,271	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	226.50/cwt	224.00–228.54	1,826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,788	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	2,021	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,070	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,059	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,401	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	318.19/cwt	316.50–320.00	1,655	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,076	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	281.05/cwt	279.00–286.00	2,029	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,712	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,291	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,671	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,200	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	112.72/cwt	96.00–125.00	1,386	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	121.20/cwt	111.00–122.50	1,387	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	98.64/cwt	89.00–110.00	947	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,106	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	78.96/cwt	69.00–85.00	747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	146.77/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,156	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	133.22/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,845	48
Bulls	—	—	1,851	154.25/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,855	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	136.68/cwt	117.00–145.00	1,877	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	168.54/cwt	160.00–176.00	3,067	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,460.35/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,460	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,503.00/head	1,435.00–1,775.00	1,503	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,310	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,094.13/head	2,020.00–2,175.00	2,094	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,934.25/head	1,600.00–2,275.00	1,934	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	163.61/cwt	142.00–174.00	1,562	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	241.55/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,613	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,497	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,485	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,382	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,515	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	1,423	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	881	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,774	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	903	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,860	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,632	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	254.67/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,362	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,787.70/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 784Year ago 837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 80Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 61Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	338.00	338.00
11	350–400	357	392.50	392.50
12	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
24	450–500	492	348.00	348.00
21	500–550	520	316.50–320.00	318.19
9	550–600	565	303.00	303.00
34	650–700	685	285.00–294.00	291.60
17	700–750	728	262.00	262.00
8	950–1000	979	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	281.00	281.00
5	550–600	569	255.00–278.00	259.77
19	600–650	626	248.00–285.50	273.83
11	650–700	660	279.00	279.00
2	1050–1100	1,070	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	351.00	351.00
2	550–600	565	313.00	313.00
11	600–650	604	311.00	311.00
32	650–700	659	312.50	312.50
69	700–750	722	279.00–286.00	281.05
24	800–850	827	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	290.00–306.00	303.54
3	350–400	373	290.00	290.00
13	400–450	421	300.00–305.00	301.83
14	500–550	522	240.00–273.00	254.82
10	550–600	566	217.00–252.00	238.00
2	600–650	607	235.00	235.00
19	700–750	703	235.00	235.00
7	750–800	759	227.00	227.00
7	800–850	845	212.00–216.00	214.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	429	341.00	341.00
26	550–600	553	285.50	285.50
24	600–650	617	260.00	260.00
30	650–700	685	261.00	261.00
13	700–750	730	243.00	243.00
66	750–800	760	249.10	249.10
64	800–850	824	245.25	245.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	344	354.00	354.00
5	350–400	363	375.00	375.00
40	400–450	418	301.00–325.00	312.50
13	450–500	459	301.00	301.00
42	500–550	524	278.00–282.50	280.36
21	550–600	568	263.50	263.50
22	600–650	632	235.00	235.00
11	650–700	673	258.00	258.00
17	700–750	737	240.00–242.00	241.55
9	800–850	806	224.00–228.54	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	881	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	350	225.00	225.00
4	400–450	436	328.00	328.00
3	450–500	463	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	535	250.00–270.00	254.67
2	550–600	563	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	620	238.00	238.00
3	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
12	900–950	903	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
6	350–400	357	292.50	292.50
16	400–450	412	345.50	345.50
19	450–500	467	324.50	324.50
18	500–550	508	305.00	305.00
21	550–600	566	285.00	285.00
16	600–650	600	272.00	272.00
15	700–750	711	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	179.00	179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,230	96.00–125.00	112.72
5	—	1,469	140.00–157.00	146.77
48	—	1,385	123.00–139.00	133.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	111.00–122.50	121.20
8	—	960	89.00–110.00	98.64
4	—	946	69.00–85.00	78.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	131.00–136.00	133.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,851	151.00–158.00	154.25
3	—	1,373	117.00–145.00	136.68
7	—	1,820	160.00–176.00	168.54

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
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	984	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,460.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,020.00–2,175.00	2,094.13
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	800	1,435.00–1,775.00	1,503.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,277	1,600.00–2,275.00	1,934.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,181	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,787.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,780.00	1,780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,610	1,975.00	1,975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	142.00–174.00	163.61

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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