Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady . Strong demand for 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 $340.88/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.18 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$340.88

30 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs KY average

−49.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	345.17	1,854	24
Medium and Large 2-3	563	323.74	1,823	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $31 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 sale30 hd

340.88

—

KY average26 barns · 1,335 hd

351.41

−10.53

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−49.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−60.18

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	1,709	188.18	3,216	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	159.41	2,445	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	156.74	2,024	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	132.61	1,409	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,090	200.00	2,180	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)	1,400	$3,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,612	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,391	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,898	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	911	$2,280	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,742	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,291	$4,073	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$3,933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	395.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,002	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	410.81/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	401.20/cwt	397.00–404.00	2,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	793	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,382	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	320.91/cwt	319.50–321.50	2,311	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	321.23/cwt	321.00–321.50	2,367	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	331.25/cwt	331.25–331.25	2,484	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	955	292.75/cwt	292.75–292.75	2,796	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	719	292.56/cwt	287.00–295.00	2,104	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	323.74/cwt	321.00–329.00	1,823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	954	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,714	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,134	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	381.41/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	289	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	313.07/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	822	269.94/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,219	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	328.59/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,014	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	312.56/cwt	312.50–313.00	2,325	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	159.41/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,445	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	157.47/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,063	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	167.15/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,136	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	97.58/cwt	90.00–105.00	868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	148.20/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,390	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	134.66/cwt	111.00–145.00	1,473	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	141.00/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,565	5
Bulls	—	—	2,100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	188.22/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,179	9
Bulls	—	—	1,500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,565	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,741.67/head	1,475.00–2,275.00	1,742	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	4,073.06/head	3,950.00–4,400.00	4,073	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,933.40/head	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,933	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,612.19/head	1,875.00–3,325.00	2,612	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	167.04/cwt	124.00–184.00	1,538	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,898.06/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,898	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,391.22/head	2,275.00–2,675.00	2,391	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,275.00/head	1,775.00–2,775.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	302.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,553	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	863	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,942	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	376.93/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	379.77/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,603	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	312.64/cwt	311.00–316.00	1,945	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,983	6

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 954Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 160Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 104Year ago 71

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady . Strong demand for feeders. 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 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	329	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	401	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	459	401.00	401.00
8	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	573	346.00	346.00
9	600–650	633	338.00	338.00
5	700–750	703	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
9	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	302.18
7	600–650	600	291.00	291.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
8	850–900	863	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
11	400–450	425	410.00–411.00	410.81
14	500–550	506	390.00–400.00	395.69
15	550–600	555	397.00–404.00	401.20
9	600–650	618	369.00	369.00
4	650–700	658	330.00	330.00
15	700–750	737	321.00–321.50	321.23
7	750–800	752	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	647	368.00	368.00
15	750–800	750	331.25	331.25
21	950–1000	955	292.75	292.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
6	750–800	793	305.50	305.50
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	359	385.00	385.00
21	400–450	422	371.00–385.00	379.77
10	450–500	462	373.00–385.00	381.41
13	500–550	505	358.00	358.00
11	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
18	600–650	622	311.00–316.00	312.64
6	650–700	688	326.50	326.50
17	700–750	720	319.50–321.50	320.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	289	289.00	289.00
5	300–350	321	341.00	341.00
4	400–450	403	365.00–381.00	376.93
4	450–500	488	305.00–321.00	313.07
6	550–600	563	321.00–329.00	323.74
16	700–750	719	287.00–295.00	292.56
9	800–850	822	260.00–273.00	269.94
1	1000–1050	1,020	255.00	255.00
4	1100–1150	1,134	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	613	328.00–330.00	328.59
60	700–750	744	312.50–313.00	312.56
59	950–1000	954	284.50	284.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	200.00	200.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	155.00–162.00	159.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,310	150.00–163.00	157.47
4	—	1,278	165.00–170.00	167.15
5	—	1,110	130.00–153.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	90.00–105.00	97.58
2	—	938	145.00–151.00	148.20
19	—	1,094	111.00–145.00	134.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	205.00	205.00
9	—	1,689	181.00–194.00	188.22
1	—	1,500	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	800	1,475.00–2,275.00	1,741.67
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	925	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,291	3,950.00–4,400.00	4,073.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,345	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,933.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,175	1,875.00–3,325.00	2,612.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,073	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,898.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	2,275.00–2,675.00	2,391.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,775.00–2,775.00	2,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	921	124.00–184.00	167.04

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

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Replacement Cattle