Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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 $321.77/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −79.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$321.77

66 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$28.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs KY average

−7.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	324.40	1,736	60
Medium and Large 2-3	534	295.50	1,576	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale66 hd

321.77

—

KY average25 barns · 1,270 hd

323.69

−1.92

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−7.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−79.29

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	1,626	176.17	2,865	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	149.40	2,278	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	144.71	1,790	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	109.21	1,041	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,186	170.00	2,016	4thin

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)	1,279	$2,435	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,418	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,150	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,013	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$2,495	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,014	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$1,892	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,234	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,830	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	303.52/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,824	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,083	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	1,463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,617	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	346.30/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,143	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	335.68/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,682	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	383.20/cwt	379.00–389.00	1,797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,935	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	325.67/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,856	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	1,897	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,746	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,435.43/head	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,435	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,233.67/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,234	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	195.19/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,873	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,312.35/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,312	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	124.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	163.36/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,138	5
Bulls	—	—	1,507	174.69/cwt	161.00–186.00	2,633	12
Bulls	—	—	1,438	155.81/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,241	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	104.03/cwt	103.00–105.00	962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	144.45/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,791	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	152.23/cwt	151.50–159.00	2,282	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	138.10/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,248	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,186	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,959	189.31/cwt	175.00–212.00	3,709	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,417.53/head	1,825.00–2,610.00	2,418	6
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	518	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,541	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	925	2,586.82/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,587	4
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	800	2,013.85/head	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	761	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,249	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	817	230.31/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,882	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,013.00/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	2,013	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,891.54/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,150.00/head	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	360.10/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,923	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	307.43/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	331.99/cwt	325.00–345.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	324.42/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,998	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	307.95/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	943	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	601	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	278.80/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	867	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	304.11/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	347	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,284	12

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 869Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 86Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 75Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
12	300–350	347	370.00	370.00
11	400–450	408	358.50	358.50
12	550–600	565	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
9	300–350	330	330.00–355.00	346.30
5	350–400	364	365.00	365.00
6	400–450	413	340.00	340.00
17	450–500	477	339.00	339.00
31	500–550	501	330.00–343.00	335.68
17	550–600	576	300.00–307.50	304.11
26	600–650	601	300.00–307.50	303.52
11	650–700	686	282.00	282.00
5	700–750	725	270.50	270.50
11	750–800	786	265.00	265.00
7	850–900	854	244.50	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	325.00–345.00	331.99
4	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	489	299.00–316.00	307.43
3	500–550	517	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	550	291.00	291.00
21	600–650	625	240.00–285.00	278.80
40	650–700	688	279.50	279.50
12	700–750	703	254.00	254.00
11	750–800	787	209.00	209.00
3	900–950	943	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	356	444.00	444.00
8	400–450	447	374.00	374.00
16	450–500	469	379.00–389.00	383.20
16	500–550	520	352.00	352.00
12	550–600	570	325.00–333.00	325.67
8	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	657	315.00	315.00
6	750–800	753	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	307.00	307.00
7	650–700	674	291.00	291.00
19	750–800	761	295.50	295.50
2	850–900	867	249.00	249.00
1	900–950	900	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	616	324.00–325.00	324.42
8	750–800	756	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	359	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	422	405.00	405.00
13	450–500	468	373.00	373.00
15	500–550	509	350.00	350.00
9	550–600	566	331.00	331.00
16	600–650	619	306.50	306.50
5	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
9	750–800	775	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	403	335.00–372.50	360.10
7	500–550	512	300.00–319.00	307.95
3	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	601	269.00	269.00
9	800–850	817	229.00–235.00	230.31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,279	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,435.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,398	1,825.00–2,610.00	2,417.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,450.00–2,150.00	2,013.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,172	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,233.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	983	185.00–205.00	195.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,312.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	813	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,891.54
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	925	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,586.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	800	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,013.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,117	120.00–127.00	124.26
5	—	1,309	158.00–169.00	163.36
44	—	1,240	130.00–156.00	144.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	103.00–105.00	104.03
1	—	911	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,003	125.00–128.00	126.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,499	151.50–159.00	152.23
3	—	1,628	130.00–144.00	138.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,507	161.00–186.00	174.69
3	—	1,438	152.00–159.00	155.81
6	—	1,959	175.00–212.00	189.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	170.00	170.00

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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