Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.61/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −47.45 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$353.61

70 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$24.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs KY average

−44.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	356.77	1,941	61
Medium and Large 2-3	522	332.25	1,734	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $207 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 sale70 hd

353.61

—

KY average25 barns · 957 hd

354.96

−1.34

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−44.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−47.45

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	—	Average	1,546	193.39	2,990	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	163.66	2,288	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	157.04	1,835	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	123.98	1,247	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	230.00	3,105	1thin

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)	1,240	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,490	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,081	$2,321	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$2,404	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,488	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,509	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$3,021	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	350–400	352	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,452	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	332.25/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	372.03/cwt	362.50–374.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,135	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	343.73/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,172	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	391.74/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,014	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	352.75/cwt	352.75–352.75	2,914	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,881	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,928	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	372.19/cwt	355.00–378.00	1,522	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,039	306.75/cwt	306.75–306.75	3,187	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	350.67/cwt	350.00–355.50	1,999	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,771	119
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,128	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	907	353.75/cwt	353.75–353.75	3,209	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	391	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	893	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	156.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,913	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	139.79/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,384	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,501	191.60/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,876	10
Bulls	—	—	1,470	178.39/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,622	11
Bulls	—	—	1,653	208.62/cwt	201.00–215.00	3,448	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	161.83/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,272	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	170.64/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,346	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	169.79/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,810	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	106.66/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,019	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	131.82/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,137.50/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,081	2,320.81/head	2,200.00–2,675.00	2,321	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	795	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,202	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	148.32/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,095	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,377	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	823	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,387	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,118.09/head	4,025.00–4,200.00	4,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,075	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,860	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	886	324.75/cwt	324.75–324.75	2,877	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,786	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,266.61/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,267	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,640.27/head	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,640	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,487.61/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,488	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	3,401.20/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,899	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,102	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	3,020.69/head	2,625.00–3,750.00	3,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	329.88/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,263	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,277	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,136	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,226	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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 578Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 83Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 76Year ago 94

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. 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
9	250–300	282	400.00	400.00
11	350–400	352	412.50	412.50
6	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
12	450–500	464	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	507	371.00	371.00
10	550–600	575	365.00	365.00
10	600–650	629	333.00	333.00
15	700–750	707	301.00	301.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	825	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	391	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	496	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	600	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	795	254.00	254.00
1	850–900	860	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	980	242.50	242.50
1	1050–1100	1,095	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	823	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	327.50	327.50
2	450–500	452	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	522	326.00–336.00	332.25
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	267.50	267.50
4	750–800	770	284.00	284.00
4	850–900	875	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	380	362.50–374.00	372.03
16	400–450	409	355.00–378.00	372.19
10	450–500	470	369.00	369.00
36	500–550	526	361.00	361.00
25	550–600	570	350.00–355.50	350.67
13	600–650	637	330.00	330.00
14	650–700	686	325.00–339.00	329.88
5	750–800	790	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	486	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	800–850	802	345.50	345.50
56	850–900	886	324.75	324.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	419.00	419.00
14	450–500	467	393.00	393.00
15	500–550	514	375.00	375.00
14	550–600	577	370.00	370.00
18	600–650	632	342.50–345.00	343.73
8	650–700	658	346.00	346.00
10	1000–1050	1,039	306.75	306.75
7	1100–1150	1,136	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	514	390.00–392.50	391.74
56	800–850	826	352.75	352.75
61	900–950	907	353.75	353.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	547	363.00	363.00
2	600–650	602	323.00	323.00
3	750–800	788	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	893	301.00	301.00
9	1050–1100	1,075	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,640.27
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,137.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	2,200.00–2,675.00	2,320.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,266.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,725.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	4,025.00–4,200.00	4,118.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,261	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,401.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	2,625.00–3,750.00	3,020.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	968	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,487.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,224	150.00–163.00	156.26
4	—	990	135.00–148.00	139.79
7	—	1,066	164.00–175.00	169.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,404	152.00–165.00	161.83
11	—	1,375	166.00–175.00	170.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	955	100.00–115.00	106.66
3	—	1,118	125.00–139.00	131.82
1	—	1,060	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,024	144.00–153.00	148.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	230.00	230.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,501	188.00–197.00	191.60
11	—	1,470	170.00–186.00	178.39
12	—	1,653	201.00–215.00	208.62

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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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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