Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold steady. Feeder steers 700 lbs and over sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady to 5.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.91/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −101.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$299.91

69 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$33.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.20

vs KY average

−21.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	304.27	1,639	60
Medium and Large 2-3	547	270.90	1,481	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.37/cwt here — about $157 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 sale69 hd

299.91

—

KY average26 barns · 1,459 hd

308.11

−8.20

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−21.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−101.15

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	1,740	160.14	2,787	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	140.23	2,153	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	130.21	1,683	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	97.08	985	15

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)	1,185	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,697	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,425	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,910	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,600	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	600–650	636	295.04/cwt	291.75–297.75	1,876	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	991	276.75/cwt	210.00–307.00	2,743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,930	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,546	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,679	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	285.61/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	2,120	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	356	323.81/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	259.13/cwt	210.00–271.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,211	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,797	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	302.42/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,678	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,063	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	1,951	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	306.24/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,596	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	373.32/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,930	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	921	225.83/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	1,862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,885	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	2,203	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,243	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	884	265.25/cwt	265.25–265.25	2,345	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	138.81/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,106	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	77.26/cwt	70.00–85.00	758	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	115.72/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,016	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	133.75/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,766	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	112.06/cwt	88.00–121.00	1,329	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	161.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,293	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	160.40/cwt	151.00–168.00	2,703	12
Bulls	—	—	2,002	175.11/cwt	171.00–181.00	3,506	6
Bulls	—	—	1,437	129.16/cwt	117.00–152.00	1,856	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,696.81/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,697	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	168.47/cwt	154.00–183.00	1,638	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,136.79/head	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,137	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	269.61/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	409	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	330.13/cwt	329.00–333.00	1,380	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	326.31/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,811	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,588	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	328.68/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	409	315.05/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	412.45/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,556	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 978Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 82Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 96Year ago 58

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold steady. Feeder steers 700 lbs and over sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady 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
104	600–650	636	291.75–297.75	295.04
5	650–700	668	297.50	297.50
15	700–750	748	258.00	258.00
28	750–800	766	254.75	254.75
63	800–850	824	257.25	257.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	305.00–327.50	323.81
5	400–450	409	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	524	285.00–287.50	285.61
5	550–600	565	210.00–271.00	259.13
11	650–700	675	262.00–276.00	269.61
6	700–750	700	237.00	237.00
16	950–1000	991	210.00–307.00	276.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	310.00	310.00
15	300–350	342	354.00	354.00
25	400–450	418	329.00–333.00	330.13
20	450–500	456	339.00	339.00
29	500–550	521	304.00–307.00	306.24
31	550–600	555	295.00–310.00	302.42
17	600–650	624	269.00	269.00
13	650–700	657	273.50	273.50
7	750–800	767	252.00	252.00
4	850–900	868	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	515	322.00	322.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	662	240.50	240.50
6	900–950	921	225.00–230.00	225.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	404.00	404.00
16	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	592	320.00	320.00
22	600–650	618	305.00	305.00
14	650–700	681	303.00	303.00
5	700–750	747	265.00	265.00
8	750–800	779	271.00	271.00
11	800–850	817	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	483	385.50	385.50
26	500–550	517	373.00–375.00	373.32
5	550–600	552	359.00	359.00
24	700–750	700	314.75	314.75
15	800–850	814	275.50	275.50
60	850–900	884	265.25	265.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	290	395.00–415.00	412.45
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	366	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	405	390.00	390.00
16	450–500	463	343.00	343.00
9	500–550	500	331.00	331.00
13	550–600	555	322.00–330.00	326.31
8	600–650	634	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	703	263.50	263.50
2	850–900	868	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	409	310.00–317.50	315.05
6	450–500	452	310.00–347.50	328.68
2	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	568	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	630	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	127.00–140.00	138.81
1	—	1,700	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	70.00–85.00	77.26
3	—	1,056	113.00–119.00	115.72
8	—	1,016	90.00–110.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,320	125.00–147.00	133.75
10	—	1,186	88.00–121.00	112.06
3	—	1,422	155.00–169.00	161.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,685	151.00–168.00	160.40
6	—	2,002	171.00–181.00	175.11
3	—	1,437	117.00–152.00	129.16

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,696.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,136.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	972	154.00–183.00	168.47
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	825	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,910.00	1,910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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