Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.90/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −100.77 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$339.90

33 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.43

vs KY average

−24.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	339.90	1,906	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 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 sale33 hd

339.90

—

KY average24 barns · 1,062 hd

353.33

−13.43

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−24.86

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−100.77

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	1,769	168.27	2,976	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	145.07	1,797	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	137.00	2,194	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	112.50	1,069	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,368	161.50	2,209	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,173	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,028	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,601	7

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	428.38/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,756	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	329.52/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,532	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	313.71/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,732	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	338.81/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,972	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,912	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	253.99/cwt	250.00–262.50	2,078	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	311.97/cwt	308.00–315.50	2,062	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	932	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,521	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	286.27/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,955	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	352.95/cwt	352.50–353.00	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,115	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,144	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,049	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,350	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,065	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,332	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	968	260.75/cwt	260.75–260.75	2,524	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	320.53/cwt	318.00–331.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	372.15/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,738	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	638	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,949	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,551	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	140.72/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,628	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,435	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	152.82/cwt	146.50–154.00	2,086	16
Bulls	—	—	1,708	164.02/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,801	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,929	178.45/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,442	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,173.48/head	2,125.00–2,225.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,028.38/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,028	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,403.05/head	1,650.00–3,525.00	2,403	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,096.00/head	2,875.00–3,300.00	3,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,575	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	248.72/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,620	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,238	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	340.02/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,452	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	258.40/cwt	256.00–259.50	1,886	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	260.43/cwt	252.00–266.50	1,643	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,919	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	249.88/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,942	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,064	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	379.99/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,634	13

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 162Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 33Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 33Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
13	400–450	430	372.50–385.00	379.99
16	450–500	467	371.00–380.00	372.15
8	500–550	517	352.50	352.50
14	550–600	571	336.00	336.00
4	600–650	603	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	283.00	283.00
5	800–850	816	231.00	231.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	209.00	209.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	638	305.50	305.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	510	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	725	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
15	300–350	344	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
29	400–450	427	332.00–346.00	340.02
22	450–500	465	327.50–342.50	329.52
18	500–550	532	312.00–315.00	313.71
11	550–600	567	301.00	301.00
34	600–650	631	252.00–266.50	260.43
11	650–700	694	248.00–250.00	248.72
16	700–750	730	256.00–259.50	258.40
44	750–800	777	245.00–253.00	249.88
2	900–950	928	215.00	215.00
4	1050–1100	1,064	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	511	339.00	339.00
22	600–650	601	269.50	269.50
6	650–700	692	265.00	265.00
20	700–750	734	260.50	260.50
35	800–850	818	250.00–262.50	253.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	543	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	744	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	430	309.00	309.00
6	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	612	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
27	400–450	410	425.00–435.00	428.38
7	450–500	468	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	363	439.00	439.00
4	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
13	450–500	455	388.00	388.00
5	500–550	540	318.00–331.00	320.53
19	550–600	582	333.00–345.00	338.81
5	600–650	621	310.00	310.00
25	650–700	683	285.00–289.00	286.27
3	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
7	750–800	757	291.00	291.00
4	850–900	896	255.00	255.00
11	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
17	1000–1050	1,049	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	527	352.50–353.00	352.95
22	600–650	636	332.50	332.50
13	650–700	661	308.00–315.50	311.97
11	700–750	732	300.50	300.50
20	800–850	831	258.00	258.00
72	900–950	932	270.50	270.50
21	950–1000	968	260.75	260.75
24	1050–1100	1,065	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,485	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	130.00–136.00	133.10
23	—	1,157	137.00–145.00	140.72
16	—	1,365	146.50–154.00	152.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	139.00–142.00	140.49
1	—	1,530	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,890	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,708	161.00–169.00	164.02
1	—	1,490	153.00	153.00
4	—	1,929	175.00–182.00	178.45

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,125.00–2,225.00	2,173.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,028.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,190	1,650.00–3,525.00	2,403.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,875.00–3,300.00	3,096.00

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

Steers · 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