Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due being closed for the July Fourth holiday. Market was active today with good demand for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.71/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.35 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$330.71

60 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs KY average

−10.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	332.24	1,844	57
Medium and Large 2-3	549	301.67	1,655	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale60 hd

330.71

—

KY average13 barns · 587 hd

339.14

−8.43

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−10.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−70.35

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	1,563	210.03	3,284	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	161.20	2,593	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	160.51	2,036	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	150.20	1,275	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	177.07	2,355	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)	1,213	$2,481	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,200	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,154	21
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,475	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,375	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	293.65/cwt	290.00–294.50	2,211	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	326.53/cwt	322.00–333.50	2,328	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	313.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	308.23/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	331.25/cwt	331.25–331.25	2,683	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	289.96/cwt	282.00–293.00	2,079	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	336.93/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,897	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	332.77/cwt	331.00–334.00	2,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	350.83/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,428	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	337.26/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,754	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	297.62/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	373.95/cwt	373.00–377.00	2,008	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	546	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,016	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	146.36/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,188	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	166.28/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,564	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	156.12/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,615	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	177.07/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	215.83/cwt	212.00–221.00	3,693	14
Bulls	—	—	1,530	207.37/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,173	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	162.05/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,074	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	138.71/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,276	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	159.51/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,373	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	154.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,881	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	170.46/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,710	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,189	196.88/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,547	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,015	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,202.81/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,203	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	318.76/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,842	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,480.67/head	2,175.00–2,650.00	2,481	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,199.75/head	1,300.00–2,630.00	2,200	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	358.02/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	373.44/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	374.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,378	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	345.14/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,629	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,258	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 420Year ago 1,025

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 76Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 16

No comparison to last week due being closed for the July Fourth holiday. Market was active today with good demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	537	373.00–377.00	373.95
8	600–650	632	353.00	353.00
62	800–850	810	331.25	331.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	401.00	401.00
7	400–450	422	371.00–380.00	373.44
9	450–500	498	367.00	367.00
6	500–550	520	356.00	356.00
13	550–600	577	350.00–363.00	358.02
5	600–650	622	324.00	324.00
7	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
35	700–750	713	322.00–333.50	326.53
7	850–900	882	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	405	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	595	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	688	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	563	335.00–341.00	336.93
10	600–650	629	331.00–334.00	332.77
32	750–800	753	290.00–294.50	293.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
9	350–400	368	370.00–375.00	374.46
17	400–450	407	346.00–360.00	350.83
23	450–500	472	343.00–350.00	345.14
16	500–550	520	335.00–341.00	337.26
15	550–600	578	315.00–326.00	318.76
9	600–650	632	300.00–315.00	313.36
5	650–700	665	303.00	303.00
15	700–750	717	282.00–293.00	289.96
4	750–800	765	292.00	292.00
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
11	950–1000	961	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	491	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	533	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	408	386.00	386.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
12	550–600	563	304.00–314.00	308.23
10	600–650	624	286.00–301.00	297.62
5	750–800	762	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	980	215.00	215.00
5	1000–1050	1,017	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
11	450–500	467	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	546	291.00	291.00
3	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
9	600–650	615	278.00	278.00
1	950–1000	995	188.00	188.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,233	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,202.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,175.00–2,650.00	2,480.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,248	1,300.00–2,630.00	2,199.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,675.00	2,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	170.00	170.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	812	143.00–150.00	146.36
3	—	920	135.00–141.00	138.71
7	—	861	156.00–162.00	159.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	165.00–169.00	166.28
3	—	1,675	153.00–159.00	156.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,280	158.00–166.00	162.05
11	—	1,221	150.00–157.00	154.02
3	—	1,342	168.00–172.00	170.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	175.00–179.00	177.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,711	212.00–221.00	215.83
19	—	1,530	202.00–211.00	207.37
1	—	1,630	232.00	232.00
4	—	1,189	192.00–200.00	196.88

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle