Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher with several instances sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.38/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.68 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$313.38

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$55.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.29

vs KY average

−8.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	316.05	1,711	59
Medium and Large 2-3	581	261.00	1,516	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.05/cwt here — about $195 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 sale62 hd

313.38

—

KY average25 barns · 1,488 hd

304.10

+9.29

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−8.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−87.68

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	1,787	161.18	2,881	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	148.86	2,152	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	131.28	1,674	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	112.71	1,181	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	185.00	2,590	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,190	205.00	2,440	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,395	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,192	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,119	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,754	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	914	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,920	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,573	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,973	7

Every lot, as filed

83 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	800–850	820	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	323.46/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,362	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	248.66/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	314.68/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,762	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	352.99/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,850	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	261.25/cwt	261.25–261.25	2,051	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	276.26/cwt	271.50–282.50	1,859	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	259.46/cwt	255.75–262.00	2,138	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	325.56/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	284.09/cwt	281.75–289.00	1,778	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	303.41/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,978	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	335.74/cwt	331.00–344.00	1,944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	965	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,349	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,313	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,440	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	958	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	272.15/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,008	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	405.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,521	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	2,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	339.90/cwt	328.00–346.00	2,056	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,151	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	368.79/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,722	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	356.46/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,715	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	322.62/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,665	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	269.91/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,906	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,190	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,590	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,210	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,769	157.62/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,788	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	113.60/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,453	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	110.89/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,175	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	152.74/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,998	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	131.39/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,667	24
Bulls	—	—	1,485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	168.33/cwt	163.00–175.00	3,153	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,573.33/head	1,425.00–1,870.00	1,573	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,395.00/head	2,395.00–2,395.00	2,395	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,754.22/head	1,610.00–1,875.00	1,754	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	150.13/cwt	134.00–165.00	1,566	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,191.70/head	1,795.00–2,625.00	2,192	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,119.07/head	2,050.00–2,210.00	2,119	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,524.23/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,524	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,661.67/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,662	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	700	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,282	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	394.54/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	272.33/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	842	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,397	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,570	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	318.71/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,466	39

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.

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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Mar 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 840Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 58Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 59Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	367.50	367.50
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
14	400–450	434	322.00	322.00
3	550–600	581	261.00	261.00
15	600–650	606	271.00	271.00
1	650–700	695	231.00	231.00
2	800–850	820	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	360	347.00	347.00
21	400–450	421	317.00–325.00	323.46
39	450–500	460	317.50–319.00	318.71
13	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
33	550–600	560	309.00–319.00	314.68
27	600–650	626	281.75–289.00	284.09
14	700–750	732	244.00–252.00	248.66
7	750–800	753	253.00	253.00
5	850–900	862	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	511	315.00–343.00	325.56
23	650–700	673	271.50–282.50	276.26
61	750–800	785	261.25	261.25
82	800–850	824	255.75–262.00	259.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	280.00–295.00	287.50
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	577	271.00–275.00	272.33
2	600–650	640	284.00	284.00
1	700–750	705	233.00	233.00
3	800–850	842	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	365.00	365.00
13	300–350	333	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	376	375.00–425.00	394.54
17	400–450	422	372.00	372.00
21	450–500	481	346.00–370.00	356.46
16	500–550	516	290.00–330.00	322.62
10	550–600	569	317.50	317.50
10	600–650	632	287.00	287.00
13	700–750	706	260.00–273.00	269.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	524	347.00–355.00	352.99
14	550–600	579	331.00–344.00	335.74
7	600–650	648	335.00	335.00
13	650–700	659	351.00	351.00
8	950–1000	965	260.25	260.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	533	282.50	282.50
23	650–700	652	301.00–312.00	303.41
3	950–1000	958	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	375	405.00–410.00	405.55
5	400–450	432	355.00	355.00
17	450–500	467	365.00–370.00	368.79
14	500–550	508	341.00	341.00
4	550–600	578	309.00	309.00
12	600–650	605	328.00–346.00	339.90
16	700–750	738	270.00–275.00	272.15
9	750–800	756	278.50	278.50
15	800–850	818	263.00	263.00
48	850–900	874	268.75	268.75
26	900–950	944	258.50	258.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	185.00	185.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,403	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	90.00–125.00	113.60
4	—	1,308	140.00–168.00	152.74
24	—	1,269	127.00–146.00	131.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,060	106.00–116.00	110.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,769	150.00–166.00	157.62
2	—	1,485	145.00	145.00
9	—	1,873	163.00–175.00	168.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	1,425.00–1,870.00	1,573.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,920.00	1,920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,245	2,395.00	2,395.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,610.00–1,875.00	1,754.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,279	1,795.00–2,625.00	2,191.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	914	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,234	2,050.00–2,210.00	2,119.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	134.00–165.00	150.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,524.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,661.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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