Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeders over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.17/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −93.49 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$347.17

59 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$618

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

$109.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.76

vs KY average

−24.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	362.02	1,951	51
Medium and Large 2-3	528	252.50	1,333	8thin

One grade step is worth $109.52/cwt here — about $618 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale59 hd

347.17

—

KY average24 barns · 899 hd

374.93

−27.76

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−24.75

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−93.49

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	1,593	208.09	3,314	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	159.88	2,018	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	144.05	2,542	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	138.49	1,298	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	168.07	2,303	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,397	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$2,299	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,009	$2,381	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,908	9
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	908	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,564	205.99/cwt	191.00–215.00	3,222	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,063	2,322.06/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,051	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	297.98/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,693	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	168.07/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	159.33/cwt	146.00–167.00	2,017	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	170.63/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,027	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	144.05/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,256	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	145.63/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,383	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	2,443.01/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,443	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	390.82/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,606	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	344.44/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,805	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	346.04/cwt	334.00–351.00	1,803	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	263.96/cwt	249.00–267.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	355.55/cwt	355.00–356.00	1,657	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	353.63/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	329.02/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,014	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,949	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,397.22/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	273.22/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	263.75/cwt	230.00–270.50	1,894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	259.16/cwt	247.00–265.00	2,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	382.14/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	881	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	298.03/cwt	281.00–315.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,058	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	358.93/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,003	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,344	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	893	287.75/cwt	287.75–287.75	2,570	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	314.85/cwt	311.00–317.00	2,245	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	326.46/cwt	324.50–328.50	2,331	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,664	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	2,490	67

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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 1,085Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 108Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 52Year ago 76

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeders over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,322.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	3,925.00	3,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,234	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,282	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,443.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,397.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	158.00	158.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	600	318.00	318.00
3	900–950	908	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	420.00	420.00
17	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
10	500–550	506	350.00–356.00	353.63
31	550–600	558	356.00–360.00	358.93
13	600–650	612	326.00–334.00	329.02
20	700–750	713	311.00–317.00	314.85
3	800–850	823	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	422.50	422.50
10	500–550	513	380.00	380.00
36	700–750	714	324.50–328.50	326.46
67	750–800	785	317.25	317.25
52	850–900	893	287.75	287.75
57	900–950	930	286.50	286.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	471	381.00	381.00
8	500–550	528	252.50	252.50
4	600–650	618	311.00	311.00
3	700–750	735	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	427	339.00	339.00
11	550–600	568	287.50–300.00	297.98
18	600–650	629	220.00–295.00	273.22
12	700–750	718	230.00–270.50	263.75
18	750–800	768	267.00	267.00
3	850–900	873	247.00–265.00	259.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	402.50	402.50
15	400–450	411	387.50–392.50	390.82
20	450–500	466	355.00–356.00	355.55
51	500–550	524	320.00–353.00	344.44
10	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
11	600–650	625	301.50	301.50
6	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
6	800–850	807	249.00–267.00	263.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	567	335.00	335.00
53	800–850	840	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	418	400.00	400.00
10	450–500	454	378.00	378.00
29	500–550	521	334.00–351.00	346.04
11	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
10	700–750	706	273.00	273.00
5	900–950	942	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	425	365.00–385.00	382.14
4	500–550	544	281.00–315.00	298.03
4	850–900	881	244.00	244.00
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	205.00	205.00
3	1050–1100	1,058	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	227.00	227.00
9	—	1,564	191.00–215.00	205.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	165.00–171.00	168.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,266	146.00–167.00	159.33
2	—	1,188	170.00–171.00	170.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	143.00–145.00	144.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	130.00–140.00	134.92
2	—	950	143.00–148.00	145.63

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle