Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to low receipts. Cattle movement slowed by widespread flooding.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.89/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −115.17 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$285.89

23 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.35

vs KY average

−30.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	290.00	1,565	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	271.10	1,377	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale23 hd

285.89

—

KY average23 barns · 853 hd

309.24

−23.35

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−30.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−115.17

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	1,922	166.29	3,196	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	131.95	1,774	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	104.00	1,175	2thin

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)	1,322	$2,052	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,742	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,077	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,720	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,194	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	808	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,504	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	271.10/cwt	240.00–284.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,063	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,741.83/head	1,500.00–1,980.00	1,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,052.42/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,052	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,076.76/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,077	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,720.13/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,720	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,976	164.11/cwt	158.00–168.00	3,243	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,241	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	115.18/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	130.87/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,760	19
Bulls	—	—	1,705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,127	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 798Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 84Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 50Year ago 42

No trends available due to low receipts. Cattle movement slowed by widespread flooding.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	357	317.50	317.50
3	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	469	305.00	305.00
12	500–550	524	287.00	287.00
6	550–600	571	296.00	296.00
5	600–650	641	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	748	230.00	230.00
10	850–900	886	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	508	240.00–284.00	271.10
2	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	808	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	417	352.00	352.00
5	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	562	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	625	277.00	277.00
3	650–700	693	267.00	267.00
4	750–800	777	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	800–850	831	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	388.00	388.00
4	500–550	544	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	595	306.00	306.00
5	650–700	661	308.00	308.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,063	209.00	209.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,500.00–1,980.00	1,741.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,322	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,052.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,076.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	963	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,720.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,976	158.00–168.00	164.11
1	—	1,705	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,494	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,113	110.00–122.00	115.18
19	—	1,345	124.00–140.00	130.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle