Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale during Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeders was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.93/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −82.74 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$357.93

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$40.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs KY average

−71.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	366.64	2,054	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	326.00	1,630	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.64/cwt here — about $424 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 sale14 hd

357.93

—

KY average12 barns · 305 hd

361.21

−3.28

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−71.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−82.74

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	1,511	188.50	2,848	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	162.97	2,564	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	157.86	2,036	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	119.09	1,068	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,638	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,605	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$1,461	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,363	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	700–750	734	323.19/cwt	321.50–326.00	2,372	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,249	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	303.62/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,833	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,265	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	315.75/cwt	315.75–315.75	2,940	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	340.84/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,151	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,488	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	290.25/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,058	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,787	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,017	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,461.04/head	776.00–2,150.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,235	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,950	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	162.97/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,564	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	158.03/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,107	39
Bulls	—	—	2,100	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	171.36/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,190	7
Bulls	—	—	1,160	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,926	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	98.68/cwt	85.00–111.00	844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	188.62/cwt	175.00–200.00	2,793	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	141.00/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,438	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,217	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,604.65/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,638.23/head	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,638	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	260.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,001	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	942	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	309.25/cwt	309.25–309.25	2,536	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	313.64/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	807	332.75/cwt	332.75–332.75	2,685	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	299.57/cwt	282.00–312.50	1,848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,437	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 855Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 103Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 207Year ago 141

No trends available due to no sale during Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeders was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	476	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	508	369.00	369.00
2	550–600	568	359.00	359.00
34	600–650	631	340.00–342.00	340.84
11	650–700	668	339.00	339.00
21	700–750	734	321.50–326.00	323.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	500	326.00	326.00
7	600–650	617	282.00–312.50	299.57
2	650–700	668	263.00	263.00
6	700–750	735	306.00	306.00
3	750–800	778	285.00	285.00
30	800–850	820	309.25	309.25
8	900–950	942	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	584	368.00	368.00
21	750–800	755	329.50	329.50
65	800–850	807	332.75	332.75
56	900–950	931	315.75	315.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	302.50	302.50
7	450–500	462	295.00–326.00	303.62
6	650–700	658	256.00	256.00
1	800–850	805	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	421	381.00	381.00
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	510	336.00	336.00
7	550–600	572	330.00	330.00
11	600–650	629	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	301.00	301.00
6	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	402.50	402.50
5	400–450	413	393.00	393.00
7	450–500	463	357.00	357.00
6	500–550	512	349.00	349.00
9	550–600	562	333.00	333.00
13	600–650	615	310.00–316.00	313.64
19	700–750	709	285.00–296.00	290.25
23	750–800	755	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	255.00–265.00	260.04
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	461	328.00	328.00
2	500–550	528	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	592	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	645	316.00	316.00
6	700–750	728	270.00	270.00
3	1000–1050	1,001	221.00	221.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	776.00–2,150.00	1,461.04
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,604.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	158.00	158.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,215	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,638.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	160.00–165.00	162.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,333	150.00–163.00	158.03
7	—	1,278	165.00–177.00	171.36
6	—	1,020	116.00–149.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	85.00–111.00	98.68
3	—	925	130.00–134.00	132.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,160	166.00	166.00
8	—	1,481	175.00–200.00	188.62

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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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