Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.59/cwt on 54 head, down $0.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −18.07 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$422.59

▼ 0.99 vs prior sale

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$38.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs KY average

−49.39 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	423.30	2,304	53
Medium and Large 2-3	535	385.00	2,060	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.30/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale54 hd

422.59

—

KY average26 barns · 1,670 hd

426.23

−3.63

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−49.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−18.07

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	—	Low	1,617	190.24	3,076	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	148.15	2,281	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	145.66	1,832	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	120.37	1,212	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	166.00	1,801	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$2,611	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,329	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,223	21
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,392	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,875	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,434	$2,849	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,304	$3,493	6

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	389.58/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,991	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	403.05/cwt	396.00–419.00	2,305	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	435.48/cwt	428.00–440.00	1,873	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,432	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,890	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	330.83/cwt	328.75–337.00	2,590	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	345.49/cwt	330.00–349.50	2,183	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,440	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	885	340.75/cwt	340.75–340.75	3,016	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	351.02/cwt	343.75–352.80	2,857	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	351.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	447.67/cwt	443.00–449.50	2,306	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	341.10/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,493	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,510	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,546	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,199	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,341	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	358.25/cwt	358.25–358.25	2,759	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	450.93/cwt	450.00–451.00	1,529	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,068	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,073	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	408.67/cwt	406.00–410.00	2,468	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,155	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,290	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	158.00/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,085	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,441	178.30/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,569	7
Bulls	—	—	1,698	196.51/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,337	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	219.45/cwt	219.00–220.00	3,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	188.46/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,162	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	123.99/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,213	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,083	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	131.97/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,655	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	140.25/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	148.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,881	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	133.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,339	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	104.68/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,073	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,438	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,392.34/head	1,975.00–3,050.00	2,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	827	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	912	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,010	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,284	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,075	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	308.58/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,999	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	381.35/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,598	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	331.41/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,741	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	353.34/cwt	352.00–354.50	2,767	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	348.87/cwt	334.00–356.50	2,201	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	399.34/cwt	398.50–400.50	2,412	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	408.42/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,928	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	372.22/cwt	371.00–373.00	2,498	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,684.26/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	3,397.56/head	3,050.00–3,900.00	3,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,955	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,434	2,848.74/head	2,375.00–3,650.00	2,849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,222.74/head	1,475.00–2,550.00	2,223	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,610.75/head	1,700.00–3,325.00	2,611	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,329.28/head	1,475.00–3,350.00	2,329	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	419.50/cwt	419.50–419.50	1,762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,207	4

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 Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,095Last week 1,255Year ago 1,229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 180Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 100Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	402.50	402.50
13	300–350	347	415.00	415.00
10	350–400	358	400.00	400.00
15	400–450	419	379.00–390.00	381.35
32	450–500	472	405.00–417.00	408.42
17	500–550	509	350.00–355.00	351.54
38	600–650	632	330.00–349.50	345.49
8	650–700	650	344.50	344.50
4	700–750	722	303.00	303.00
7	750–800	775	318.50	318.50
1	950–1000	950	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	524	373.00	373.00
36	550–600	565	366.00	366.00
21	600–650	648	352.50	352.50
19	700–750	747	336.00	336.00
70	750–800	783	328.75–337.00	330.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	467	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	420	419.50	419.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	430.00	430.00
14	300–350	339	450.00–451.00	450.93
14	400–450	421	449.00	449.00
6	450–500	472	419.00	419.00
19	500–550	511	386.00–390.00	389.58
22	550–600	570	364.00	364.00
31	600–650	631	334.00–356.50	348.87
12	700–750	707	311.00	311.00
13	850–900	880	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	408	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	486	349.00	349.00
4	550–600	557	315.00	315.00
8	600–650	626	308.00	308.00
2	800–850	827	205.00	205.00
4	850–900	850	267.00	267.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	430	428.00–440.00	435.48
4	500–550	518	426.00	426.00
27	550–600	572	396.00–419.00	403.05
19	600–650	604	398.50–400.50	399.34
24	650–700	671	371.00–373.00	372.22
23	700–750	731	340.00–345.00	341.10
26	750–800	783	352.00–354.50	353.34
17	800–850	827	325.00–347.50	331.41
14	950–1000	972	305.00–317.50	308.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	515	443.00–449.50	447.67
15	600–650	604	406.00–410.00	408.67
19	650–700	688	370.00	370.00
8	700–750	726	365.00	365.00
50	750–800	770	358.25	358.25
151	800–850	814	343.75–352.80	351.02
42	850–900	885	340.75	340.75
22	900–950	912	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
3	1050–1100	1,073	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,548	145.00–150.00	147.95
2	—	1,520	136.00–138.00	137.03
2	—	1,470	160.00–163.00	161.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	155.00–161.00	158.00
9	—	1,254	131.50–134.00	131.97
22	—	1,230	134.00–144.00	140.25
66	—	1,263	145.00–153.00	148.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	121.00–128.00	123.99
7	—	1,001	130.00–138.00	133.80
10	—	1,025	100.00–116.00	104.68
2	—	1,020	140.00–142.00	141.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	173.00–180.00	178.30
6	—	1,698	194.00–203.00	196.51
2	—	1,775	219.00–220.00	219.45
7	—	1,678	185.00–192.00	188.46

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	1,975.00–3,050.00	2,392.34
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,186	1,475.00–2,550.00	2,222.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,284	1,700.00–3,325.00	2,610.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,216	1,475.00–3,350.00	2,329.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,684.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,281	3,050.00–3,900.00	3,397.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,434	2,375.00–3,650.00	2,848.74

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

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