Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifer sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.73/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −48.34 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$352.73

82 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$34.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs KY average

−16.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	353.58	1,949	80
Medium and Large 2-3	540	318.75	1,721	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $227 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 sale82 hd

352.73

—

KY average26 barns · 1,637 hd

357.51

−4.78

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−16.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−48.34

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	1,696	196.40	3,330	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	157.39	2,385	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	155.76	1,906	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	145.02	1,370	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,529	188.50	2,882	9thin

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)	1,269	$2,403	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,377	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$2,161	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,305	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,070	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	323.24/cwt	321.00–326.00	1,988	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	338.65/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,240	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	391.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,133	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,007	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,465	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	387.04/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	353.28/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,982	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,965	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,059	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	397	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	293.42/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,496	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,224	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	154.44/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,861	15
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,529	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,882	9
Bulls	—	—	1,625	184.66/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	204.82/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,601	9
Bulls	—	—	1,675	194.69/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,261	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	158.43/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,383	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	164.06/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,097	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	146.45/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,749	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	157.66/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,280	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	146.68/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,487	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,610	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	164.95/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	322.75/cwt	322.75–322.75	2,689	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,362	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	1,555	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,920	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,402.91/head	2,175.00–2,775.00	2,403	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	2,161.23/head	1,550.00–2,475.00	2,161	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	175.03/cwt	171.00–179.50	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,860.00/head	2,860.00–2,860.00	2,860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,305.14/head	3,075.00–3,775.00	3,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	334.62/cwt	323.00–336.00	2,085	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	341.95/cwt	335.00–344.50	2,527	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	382.34/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,675	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,377.27/head	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,377	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	364.64/cwt	360.00–365.50	1,728	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	359.31/cwt	351.00–361.00	1,897	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	346.91/cwt	345.00–355.50	2,005	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	410.90/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,348	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,806	3

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 739Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 90Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 55Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	410.00–411.00	410.90
9	350–400	377	411.00	411.00
14	400–450	438	380.00–388.00	382.34
3	500–550	513	400.00	400.00
16	550–600	583	355.00	355.00
19	600–650	623	323.00–336.00	334.62
18	700–750	739	335.00–344.50	341.95
3	900–950	905	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	513	383.00	383.00
11	550–600	563	376.50	376.50
4	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	620	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	289	385.00–400.00	391.89
5	300–350	340	342.50	342.50
14	400–450	436	330.00–341.00	338.65
49	450–500	474	360.00–365.50	364.64
43	500–550	528	351.00–361.00	359.31
37	550–600	578	345.00–355.50	346.91
16	600–650	615	321.00–326.00	323.24
8	650–700	653	343.00	343.00
5	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
6	750–800	790	318.50	318.50
5	1050–1100	1,059	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	397	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	480	338.00	338.00
1	500–550	500	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	611	253.00	253.00
2	850–900	855	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	833	322.75	322.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	333	409.00	409.00
21	400–450	413	376.50	376.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	360	407.00	407.00
10	400–450	428	375.00–390.00	387.04
30	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
30	550–600	561	338.00–355.00	353.28
20	600–650	637	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	287.50	287.50
4	700–750	732	279.00	279.00
6	800–850	827	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	412	320.00	320.00
11	500–550	510	265.00–300.00	293.42
6	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
8	750–800	768	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	519	370.00	370.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	130.00–135.00	132.64
3	—	812	154.00–160.00	157.66
7	—	1,014	144.00–150.00	146.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,205	150.00–159.00	154.44
8	—	1,278	161.00–170.00	164.06
5	—	1,194	142.00–149.00	146.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,504	152.00–162.00	158.43
2	—	1,553	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	1,575	164.00–166.00	164.95
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,529	188.50	188.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	180.00–189.00	184.66
9	—	1,758	201.00–209.00	204.82
10	—	1,675	190.00–199.00	194.69

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,269	2,175.00–2,775.00	2,402.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,092	1,550.00–2,475.00	2,161.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,189	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,377.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	171.00–179.50	175.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	2,860.00	2,860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,217	3,075.00–3,775.00	3,305.14

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle