Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.57/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.49 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$343.57

69 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$28.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.19

vs KY average

+3.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	350.11	1,864	53
Medium and Large 2-3	534	321.91	1,720	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.20/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

343.57

—

KY average27 barns · 1,446 hd

331.38

+12.19

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+3.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−57.49

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	—	High	1,758	202.12	3,553	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	164.04	2,283	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	150.12	1,843	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	116.72	1,071	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	191.00	2,388	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,414	$2,630	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$2,254	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,886	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,410	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	700–750	720	271.52/cwt	269.50–276.00	1,955	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	317.91/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,952	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,016	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	371.16/cwt	368.00–377.00	2,153	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,302	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,493	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,016	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,089	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	357.05/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,853	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,704	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	2,253.85/head	2,000.00–2,581.00	2,254	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	2,629.88/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,188	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,168	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	113.54/cwt	102.00–122.00	1,042	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	163.76/cwt	163.00–164.50	2,239	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	166.52/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	132.06/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,610	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	168.75/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,126	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	705	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,410.00/head	2,410.00–2,410.00	2,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	151.71/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,860	44
Bulls	—	—	1,848	211.82/cwt	200.00–224.00	3,914	8
Bulls	—	—	1,655	191.04/cwt	183.00–196.00	3,162	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,886.46/head	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,886	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	150.79/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,334	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	348	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	295.91/cwt	262.50–327.50	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,008	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,218	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,058	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	330.88/cwt	314.00–345.00	1,731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,128	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	356.35/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	877	227.82/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	462	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	373.54/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,748	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	294.48/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,081	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,438	6

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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 970Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 66Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 67Year ago 46

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	476	262.50–327.50	295.91
12	500–550	523	314.00–345.00	330.88
4	550–600	568	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	625	282.50	282.50
13	700–750	720	269.50–276.00	271.52
6	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
3	850–900	877	222.00–240.00	227.82
4	1000–1050	1,008	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,058	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	423	353.00	353.00
11	550–600	563	340.00	340.00
25	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	314	351.00	351.00
11	350–400	357	393.00	393.00
5	400–450	439	347.50	347.50
28	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
37	500–550	519	355.00–360.00	357.05
5	550–600	565	321.00	321.00
26	600–650	614	315.00–322.50	317.91
20	650–700	669	327.00	327.00
8	700–750	700	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	448	350.00–382.00	356.35
5	450–500	479	362.50	362.50
5	650–700	692	293.50	293.50
1	700–750	705	262.50	262.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	227.00	227.00
2	1100–1150	1,128	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	564	382.00	382.00
2	750–800	757	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	400	426.00	426.00
7	450–500	457	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	522	368.00	368.00
22	550–600	580	368.00–377.00	371.16
5	600–650	623	311.00	311.00
7	650–700	658	330.00	330.00
11	700–750	717	321.00	321.00
6	800–850	845	288.50	288.50
7	1050–1100	1,081	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	600	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	444.00	444.00
4	300–350	338	431.00	431.00
14	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
10	550–600	567	341.00	341.00
24	600–650	632	319.00	319.00
16	700–750	742	281.50	281.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	395.00	395.00
18	450–500	468	330.00–385.00	373.54
5	500–550	500	322.50	322.50
8	600–650	608	293.00–295.00	294.48
2	650–700	655	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
2	950–1000	950	209.00	209.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	177.00	177.00

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)	3	—	1,372	2,000.00–2,581.00	2,253.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,414	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,629.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,886.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,410.00	2,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,275.00	3,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	885	144.00–159.00	150.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	139.00	139.00
7	—	918	102.00–122.00	113.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,367	163.00–164.50	163.76
2	—	1,613	166.00–167.00	166.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	121.00–139.00	132.06
4	—	1,260	164.00–174.00	168.75
44	—	1,226	141.00–160.00	151.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,848	200.00–224.00	211.82
7	—	1,655	183.00–196.00	191.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	191.00	191.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle