Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.18/cwt on 36 head, down $8.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −26.48 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$414.18

▼ 8.41 vs prior sale

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$31.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.57

vs KY average

−51.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	420.26	2,309	29
Medium and Large 2-3	514	389.00	1,999	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.26/cwt here — about $309 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 sale36 hd

414.18

—

KY average24 barns · 1,436 hd

440.76

−26.57

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−51.15

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−26.48

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	—	Average	1,598	182.76	2,921	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	157.23	2,120	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	127.91	1,208	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,412	$3,135	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,811	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,636	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,486	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,435	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,143	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,675	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,653	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	700–750	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	415.41/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,404	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,749	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,545	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	358.34/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,215	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	360.33/cwt	359.00–361.00	2,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	333.35/cwt	330.00–336.50	2,740	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,359	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	375.40/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,538	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	844	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,870	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,613	7
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	678	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	414.50/cwt	414.50–414.50	2,346	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,168	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,380	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,544	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	126.09/cwt	114.00–131.25	1,185	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	146.88/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	190.72/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,966	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	158.63/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,168	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	137.45/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,836	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	174.31/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,022	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	170.82/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	198.34/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,835	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,486.36/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,486	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,142.51/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,143	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,434.74/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,811.45/head	2,650.00–2,975.00	2,811	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	3,135.06/head	2,950.00–3,225.00	3,135	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,636.17/head	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,636	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,653.04/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	377.55/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	389.96/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,872	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	350.84/cwt	333.25–367.50	1,803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	282.75/cwt	282.75–282.75	2,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	923	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,182	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,734	14

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 1,095Year ago 889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 183Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 150Year ago 62

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	395.00–420.00	415.41
6	500–550	514	333.25–367.50	350.84
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
11	700–750	723	305.00	305.00
9	750–800	788	315.00	315.00
3	900–950	923	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	317	452.50	452.50
14	400–450	401	432.50	432.50
5	450–500	468	410.00	410.00
8	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
29	600–650	618	357.50–360.00	358.34
6	650–700	678	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	705	316.00	316.00
2	800–850	825	282.75	282.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	551	396.00	396.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	542	431.00	431.00
13	650–700	690	388.00	388.00
39	700–750	744	369.50	369.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	492.00	492.00
9	450–500	453	467.50	467.50
4	500–550	505	415.00	415.00
15	550–600	566	414.50	414.50
13	600–650	612	385.50	385.50
35	650–700	676	370.00–384.00	375.40
23	700–750	725	351.00	351.00
23	800–850	822	330.00–336.50	333.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	389.00	389.00
2	600–650	623	357.50	357.50
6	650–700	670	359.00–361.00	360.33
7	900–950	930	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	800–850	844	340.00	340.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	678	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	445.00	445.00
6	350–400	379	415.00	415.00
7	400–450	416	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	463	441.00	441.00
2	500–550	515	401.00	401.00
7	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
9	600–650	604	359.00	359.00
4	700–750	725	312.00	312.00
15	800–850	815	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	387.50–395.00	389.96
4	500–550	537	370.00–385.00	377.55
4	600–650	621	349.00	349.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	940	114.00–131.25	126.09
2	—	993	140.00–155.00	146.88
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,367	150.00–164.00	158.63
5	—	1,336	132.00–142.00	137.45
3	—	1,160	172.00–179.00	174.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	187.00–194.00	190.72
2	—	1,663	162.00–177.00	170.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,486.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,189	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,142.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,134	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,434.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,650.00–2,975.00	2,811.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,412	2,950.00–3,225.00	3,135.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,636.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	197.00–200.00	198.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	850	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,653.04

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle