Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: CME feeder cattle futures have traded substantially lower for several days pressuring prices down. Feeder steers and feeder heifers weaned and preconditioned sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeders of average to plain quality sold sharply lower. Demand varied for different categories of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.47/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.59 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$330.47

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$5.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.07

vs KY average

−44.42 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	330.96	1,801	56
Medium and Large 2-3	545	325.00	1,771	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.96/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale61 hd

330.47

—

KY average25 barns · 1,605 hd

348.54

−18.07

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−44.42

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−70.59

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	1,636	186.01	3,043	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	164.99	2,538	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	151.93	2,002	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	124.07	1,140	12

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)	1,285	$3,275	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,577	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$2,521	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$2,041	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$2,598	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,543	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$2,881	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$2,775	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	650–700	656	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,201	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	325.29/cwt	322.50–327.00	2,336	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	354.55/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	317.12/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,985	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	344.72/cwt	344.00–346.00	1,593	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	320.91/cwt	314.00–329.00	1,845	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,217	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,764	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,175	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	351.33/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,048	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	1,462	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,599	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	308.71/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,889	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,395	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,291	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,883	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	2,598.29/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,598	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,521.21/head	2,175.00–3,175.00	2,521	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	2,967.88/head	2,675.00–3,400.00	2,968	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,106.46/head	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,106	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	111.57/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,065	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	143.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,283	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	122.46/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,121	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	136.66/cwt	105.00–150.00	1,552	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	154.50/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,086	48
Bulls	—	—	2,000	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	189.64/cwt	182.00–195.00	3,211	7
Bulls	—	—	1,253	165.80/cwt	157.00–178.00	2,077	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,543.42/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,543	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,648.79/head	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,649	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	309.92/cwt	290.00–326.00	874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	302.83/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	311.38/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	321.29/cwt	302.00–352.50	1,831	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	322.65/cwt	303.00–329.50	2,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	285.44/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,767	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,153	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	822	264.00/cwt	215.00–280.00	2,170	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	306.51/cwt	290.00–313.50	2,072	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	2,324	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	227	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,765	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,792	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	272.87/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,478	21

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 704Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 140Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 111Year ago 73

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
11	650–700	656	335.50	335.50
21	700–750	743	333.50	333.50
40	800–850	838	330.00	330.00
37	850–900	855	326.50	326.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
20	450–500	462	344.00–346.00	344.72
18	500–550	515	340.00–380.00	354.55
34	550–600	583	348.00–352.00	351.33
20	600–650	626	310.00–330.00	317.12
5	650–700	662	320.00	320.00
18	700–750	718	322.50–327.00	325.29
14	850–900	850	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	311.00	311.00
20	550–600	570	302.00–352.50	321.29
6	600–650	636	303.00	303.00
8	650–700	660	303.00–329.50	322.65
2	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	235.00	235.00
3	1150–1200	1,153	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	340	358.00	358.00
3	350–400	377	342.50	342.50
13	400–450	409	341.00	341.00
25	450–500	471	339.50	339.50
32	500–550	521	338.50	338.50
24	550–600	575	314.00–329.00	320.91
24	600–650	612	303.00–318.00	308.71
25	650–700	657	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	282	290.00–326.00	309.92
1	300–350	340	333.00	333.00
10	400–450	435	298.00–310.00	302.83
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
24	600–650	619	260.00–300.00	285.44
17	650–700	676	290.00–313.50	306.51
5	700–750	712	280.00	280.00
23	800–850	822	215.00–280.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
29	700–750	728	319.25	319.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	377.00	377.00
10	400–450	428	341.50	341.50
10	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
14	500–550	528	315.00	315.00
12	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
10	750–800	750	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	227	312.50	312.50
7	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
3	350–400	382	302.50–330.00	311.38
11	450–500	478	260.00–310.00	272.87
11	500–550	548	304.00	304.00
5	550–600	565	249.00	249.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	916	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,598.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,543.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	2,175.00–3,175.00	2,521.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,083	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,106.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	3,275.00	3,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,251	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,648.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	2,675.00–3,400.00	2,967.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	110.00–113.00	111.57
2	—	897	141.00–145.00	143.02
8	—	915	115.00–132.00	122.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	164.00–166.00	164.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	105.00–150.00	136.66
1	—	1,410	166.00	166.00
48	—	1,350	150.00–164.00	154.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	201.00	201.00
7	—	1,693	182.00–195.00	189.64
2	—	1,253	157.00–178.00	165.80

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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