Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.83/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −70.83 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$369.83

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.98

vs KY average

−8.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	369.83	2,013	42

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 sale42 hd

369.83

—

KY average27 barns · 1,298 hd

367.85

+1.98

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−8.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−70.83

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	1,763	205.42	3,621	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	157.96	2,195	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	153.95	1,895	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	939	124.02	1,165	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	180.00	2,358	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)	1,255	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$2,353	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,166	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,055	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,200	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$2,304	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,628	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	450–500	472	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	409	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,299	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	370.68/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,364	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	349.76/cwt	342.50–357.00	1,417	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	331.20/cwt	311.00–351.00	1,689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,874	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	964	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,627.83/head	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,585	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,081	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,306	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	119.02/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,075	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	157.20/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,132	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	197.58/cwt	179.00–207.00	3,388	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	153.36/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,874	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,054.58/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,055	17
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	213.83/cwt	205.00–224.00	3,879	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	129.00/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,503	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	168.93/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	809	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,063	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	172.76/cwt	159.00–190.00	1,716	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,303.61/head	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,304	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	2,353.48/head	1,710.00–2,450.00	2,353	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,163.11/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,163	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	275.54/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,400	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	806	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,910	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	331.76/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	276.04/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	334.16/cwt	321.00–339.00	1,460	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	360.48/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	359	308.79/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	285.26/cwt	279.25–290.00	2,490	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	372.87/cwt	371.00–373.50	2,032	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	314.86/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	265.72/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,929	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	822	239.38/cwt	211.00–268.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	219.00/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,688	8

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 559Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 100Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 53Year ago 46

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	360.00	360.00
16	350–400	368	370.00–371.00	370.68
14	400–450	405	342.50–357.00	349.76
9	450–500	472	342.00	342.00
6	500–550	510	311.00–351.00	331.20
8	550–600	575	312.00	312.00
16	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
12	650–700	678	288.50	288.50
22	700–750	726	261.00–274.00	265.72
6	950–1000	964	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	635	291.00	291.00
29	850–900	858	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	347.50	347.50
4	350–400	359	305.00–312.50	308.79
11	400–450	437	321.00–339.00	334.16
4	450–500	459	327.00–345.00	331.76
8	500–550	508	274.00–280.00	275.54
7	650–700	669	250.00–287.00	276.04
8	750–800	771	210.00–247.00	219.00
6	800–850	809	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	445	387.00	387.00
4	500–550	506	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	563	362.00	362.00
2	600–650	610	337.00	337.00
5	650–700	657	334.00	334.00
2	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	815	279.50	279.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	409	427.50	427.50
31	500–550	545	371.00–373.50	372.87
6	600–650	620	349.00	349.00
4	800–850	821	285.00	285.00
118	850–900	873	279.25–290.00	285.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
8	800–850	822	211.00–268.00	239.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	415	382.00	382.00
9	450–500	469	375.00	375.00
12	500–550	526	351.00	351.00
13	550–600	568	330.00	330.00
12	600–650	629	316.00	316.00
10	700–750	715	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	336	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	445	347.00	347.00
10	450–500	463	357.50–362.50	360.48
4	500–550	523	305.00–320.00	314.86
8	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
10	600–650	638	291.00	291.00
4	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
9	800–850	806	237.00	237.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,255	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,214	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,054.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,342	1,710.00–2,450.00	2,353.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,163.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,627.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	3,175.00	3,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	159.00–190.00	172.76
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,038	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,303.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	130.00–133.00	131.53
3	—	903	109.00–124.00	119.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,356	149.00–160.00	157.20
3	—	1,567	161.00–163.00	161.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,222	142.00–163.00	153.36
3	—	1,165	124.00–131.00	129.00
7	—	1,324	162.00–179.00	168.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,715	179.00–207.00	197.58
14	—	1,814	205.00–224.00	213.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	180.00	180.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle