Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Significant declines in the CME futures markets pressured the market down. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.43/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$343.43

75 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$30.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.92

vs KY average

−24.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	351.54	1,918	55
Medium and Large 2-3	542	321.12	1,741	20

One grade step is worth $30.43/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale75 hd

343.43

—

KY average24 barns · 1,647 hd

363.35

−19.92

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−24.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−57.63

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	1,723	199.33	3,435	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	158.74	1,947	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	155.90	2,296	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	127.33	1,178	8thin

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)	1,233	$2,826	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,151	$1,822	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,819	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,757	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$2,643	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,300	5

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	293.75/cwt	293.75–293.75	2,139	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,341	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,934	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	338.55/cwt	333.50–350.00	2,647	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	369.42/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,958	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	343.43/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,988	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	365.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	363.54/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,236	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	333.65/cwt	333.65–333.65	2,319	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,624	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,757.28/head	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,757	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	359.96/cwt	354.50–365.00	1,839	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	371.80/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,755	32
Bulls	—	—	1,940	218.14/cwt	212.00–222.00	4,232	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	157.97/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,927	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	149.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,778	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	179.53/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,373	173.79/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	198.43/cwt	192.00–204.00	3,437	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,144	1,795.49/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,795	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	643	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,058	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	127.33/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,178	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	155.90/cwt	154.50–163.00	2,296	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	354.29/cwt	351.00–365.00	2,002	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,912.59/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,913	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	2,643.18/head	2,525.00–2,850.00	2,643	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,826.35/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,826	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	729	314.56/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,293	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	316.03/cwt	265.00–352.50	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	336.20/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,449	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	316.64/cwt	270.00–351.00	1,833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	303.56/cwt	285.00–328.00	1,891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	324.78/cwt	285.00–348.00	1,663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	322.20/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,417	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	355.30/cwt	327.50–361.00	1,727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	782	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,111	7

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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 726Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 105Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 83Year ago 83

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Significant declines in the CME futures markets pressured the market down. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	462.50	462.50
14	350–400	353	460.00	460.00
9	400–450	412	427.50	427.50
19	450–500	478	385.00	385.00
16	500–550	524	369.00	369.00
29	550–600	565	351.00–365.00	354.29
8	600–650	643	315.00	315.00
22	700–750	728	293.75	293.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	357.50	357.50
8	400–450	413	367.50	367.50
11	450–500	486	327.50–361.00	355.30
9	500–550	500	326.00	326.00
4	550–600	560	323.00	323.00
6	600–650	600	298.00	298.00
7	750–800	782	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	873	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	261	360.00–370.00	365.49
12	350–400	353	380.00	380.00
9	400–450	413	376.00	376.00
32	450–500	472	365.00–389.00	371.80
27	500–550	511	354.50–365.00	359.96
28	550–600	579	340.00–346.00	343.43
15	600–650	621	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	681	335.00	335.00
10	700–750	746	324.00	324.00
6	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
13	800–850	815	315.50	315.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	650–700	695	333.65	333.65
13	750–800	774	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
8	400–450	431	331.00–351.00	336.20
11	500–550	512	285.00–348.00	324.78
9	550–600	579	270.00–351.00	316.64
11	600–650	623	285.00–328.00	303.56
2	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
11	700–750	729	314.00–315.00	314.56
3	950–1000	990	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
12	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
9	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
22	500–550	530	363.00–375.00	369.42
5	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
18	600–650	615	360.00–368.00	363.54
8	700–750	721	351.00	351.00
22	750–800	782	333.50–350.00	338.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	459	420.00	420.00
8	550–600	586	380.00	380.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	643	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	332.50	332.50
2	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	470	265.00–352.50	316.03
2	600–650	630	310.00–335.00	322.20
4	750–800	771	341.00	341.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	249.00	249.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,058	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,757.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,198	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,912.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,826.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,795.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	900	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	917	2,525.00–2,850.00	2,643.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	212.00–222.00	218.14
2	—	1,373	170.00–178.00	173.79
6	—	1,732	192.00–204.00	198.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,220	155.00–168.00	157.97
4	—	1,192	145.00–155.00	149.15
3	—	1,343	176.00–183.00	179.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	925	122.00–135.00	127.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,473	154.50–163.00	155.90

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