Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Plain quality feeders sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.17/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −95.49 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$345.17

29 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.11

vs KY average

−64.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	348.88	1,939	26
Medium and Large 2-3	568	313.00	1,779	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 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 sale29 hd

345.17

—

KY average26 barns · 1,102 hd

372.28

−27.11

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−64.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−95.49

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	1,470	188.90	2,776	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	155.00	2,031	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	137.86	1,676	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	111.54	1,038	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,277	181.00	2,311	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,803	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,648	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,625	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$1,867	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$1,860	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,046	$1,810	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$2,581	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	936	$2,508	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,050	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,000	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$3,432	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,109	$2,663	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	600–650	627	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	2,802	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,448	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	342.28/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,787	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,517	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	306.94/cwt	296.00–310.75	2,842	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	344.07/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,937	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,301	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,884	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,846	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	325.92/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,858	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,836	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,059	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,700.00/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,368	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,733.80/head	2,400.00–3,175.00	2,734	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,802.69/head	2,200.00–3,350.00	2,803	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,581.03/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,581	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	180.29/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,905.54/head	1,600.00–2,450.00	1,906	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	3,562.67/head	2,825.00–4,300.00	3,563	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,881.86/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,882	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	747	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	117.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,281	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	151.67/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	111.86/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,032	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,228	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	138.36/cwt	109.00–150.00	1,689	66
Heifers	Choice	—	1,277	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,311	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	201.79/cwt	199.00–203.00	3,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	188.10/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,592	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	884	1,779.35/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,779	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	888	1,613.03/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	864	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,647.62/head	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,121.60/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,122	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	2,623.15/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	291	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	354	277.24/cwt	260.00–287.00	981	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,947	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	360.75/cwt	360.75–360.75	2,273	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	284.65/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	818	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	295.81/cwt	279.00–333.00	1,526	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	299.69/cwt	293.50–310.00	2,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	824	203.18/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	284.51/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	264.81/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	261	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	289.42/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	702	273.96/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,923	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,448	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,808	2

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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 855Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 103Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 207Last week 207Year ago 207

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	376.00	376.00
14	450–500	454	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	534	350.00	350.00
13	550–600	563	340.00–357.00	344.07
11	600–650	627	320.00	320.00
10	700–750	734	313.50	313.50
27	900–950	926	296.00–310.75	306.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	321.00	321.00
2	550–600	585	309.00	309.00
8	650–700	683	293.50–310.00	299.69
5	850–900	864	310.00	310.00
3	950–1000	995	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	358.00	358.00
31	600–650	630	360.75	360.75
13	700–750	721	339.50	339.50
11	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
64	800–850	832	336.75	336.75
58	900–950	921	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	373.00	373.00
8	350–400	356	380.00	380.00
17	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
11	450–500	462	365.00	365.00
14	500–550	523	355.00	355.00
22	550–600	568	325.00	325.00
20	600–650	633	290.00	290.00
9	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	334	278.00	278.00
2	350–400	380	379.00	379.00
13	500–550	516	279.00–333.00	295.81
4	600–650	628	278.00–291.00	284.65
10	650–700	652	252.00	252.00
5	800–850	818	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	351	370.00	370.00
15	400–450	411	369.00	369.00
12	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
18	500–550	522	338.00–344.00	342.28
12	550–600	570	320.00–329.00	325.92
28	600–650	625	301.50	301.50
13	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
7	800–850	825	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
13	350–400	354	260.00–287.00	277.24
6	450–500	489	278.00–291.00	284.51
10	500–550	521	278.00	278.00
4	550–600	592	316.00	316.00
13	600–650	635	276.00–293.00	289.42
10	650–700	667	240.00–290.00	264.81
20	700–750	702	260.00–300.00	273.96
11	800–850	824	200.00–218.00	203.18
2	900–950	945	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	600	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	689	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	2,400.00–3,175.00	2,733.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,232	2,825.00–4,300.00	3,562.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,164	2,200.00–3,350.00	2,802.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,022	1,600.00–2,450.00	1,905.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,075	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,881.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,647.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,121.60
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	884	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,779.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,056	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,581.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	963	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,623.15
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	800	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	170.00–190.00	180.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	4,600.00	4,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	83.00	83.00
11	—	923	100.00–122.00	111.86
2	—	990	120.00–128.00	124.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	115.00–120.00	117.70
2	—	1,230	150.00–153.00	151.67
66	—	1,221	109.00–150.00	138.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	181.00	181.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	199.00–203.00	201.79
1	—	1,650	159.00	159.00
11	—	1,378	180.00–192.00	188.10

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

Steers · 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