Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.70/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.37 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$355.70

54 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs KY average

−3.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	357.71	1,957	49
Medium and Large 2-3	558	336.00	1,876	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $82 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 sale54 hd

355.70

—

KY average24 barns · 1,303 hd

356.91

−1.21

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−3.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−45.37

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	—	Low	1,498	190.31	2,850	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	154.14	2,224	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	154.11	1,876	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	139.69	1,378	15

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,958	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,250	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,171	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,128	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$2,098	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$2,087	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,750	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,575	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,878	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,430	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	325.19/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,075	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	303.38/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,490	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	186.07/cwt	176.00–199.00	1,872	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,127.63/head	2,075.00–2,175.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	429.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,489	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	2,086.88/head	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,087	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,205.06/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,205	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	154.14/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,224	15
Bulls	—	—	1,640	170.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,794	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	143.98/cwt	127.00–149.00	1,703	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	169.97/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,011	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	138.92/cwt	121.00–155.00	1,314	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	799	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,006.62/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	2,007	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	193.78/cwt	185.00–210.00	2,854	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	155.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,910	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,631	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,190.09/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,190	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,249.71/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,250	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,958.26/head	2,325.00–3,150.00	2,958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	307.25/cwt	257.00–347.00	1,635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	383.94/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	355.14/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,499	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	328.23/cwt	327.00–329.50	2,196	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,354	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	397.69/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	241.00/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	347.03/cwt	342.00–351.50	1,992	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	2,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,102	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,686	12

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 726Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 105Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 83Year ago 156

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

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
6	450–500	465	433.00	433.00
12	700–750	735	365.50	365.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	494.00	494.00
7	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	408	417.50	417.50
2	450–500	450	411.00	411.00
8	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
24	550–600	576	365.00	365.00
9	600–650	621	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	688	335.00	335.00
9	700–750	736	344.00	344.00
4	950–1000	981	274.50	274.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	420.00–450.00	429.77
12	300–350	348	428.00	428.00
3	400–450	422	410.00	410.00
17	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
15	500–550	516	364.00	364.00
10	550–600	560	341.00	341.00
10	600–650	630	293.00–306.00	303.38
8	700–750	711	281.00	281.00
12	750–800	789	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	380.00–405.00	397.69
4	400–450	414	370.00–397.00	383.94
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
21	500–550	532	257.00–347.00	307.25
3	600–650	617	285.00	285.00
4	800–850	800	237.00–245.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	367.00	367.00
13	350–400	365	371.00	371.00
9	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
17	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
20	500–550	513	370.00	370.00
21	550–600	574	342.00–351.50	347.03
18	600–650	638	322.00–335.00	325.19
2	700–750	732	290.00	290.00
12	750–800	788	316.00	316.00
12	800–850	800	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	332.50	332.50
30	400–450	422	347.00–360.00	355.14
3	500–550	537	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
42	650–700	669	327.00–329.50	328.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	491	409.50	409.50
8	550–600	562	355.00	355.00
13	600–650	604	333.00	333.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,425.00	3,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,006	176.00–199.00	186.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,075.00–2,175.00	2,127.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	991	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,086.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,142	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,205.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,190.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,216	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,249.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,173	2,325.00–3,150.00	2,958.26
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,825.00–2,150.00	2,006.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,443	148.00–155.00	154.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	127.00–149.00	143.98
2	—	1,183	168.00–172.00	169.97
23	—	1,229	150.00–164.00	155.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	121.00–155.00	138.92
1	—	888	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,080	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	160.00–175.00	170.38
23	—	1,473	185.00–210.00	193.78

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