Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

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 slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.03/cwt on 63 head, up $13.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.97 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$419.03

▲ 13.35 vs prior sale

63 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$60.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs KY average

−10.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	430.57	2,267	51
Medium and Large 2-3	554	370.00	2,049	12thin

One grade step is worth $60.57/cwt here — about $219 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

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 sale63 hd

419.03

—

KY average26 barns · 1,458 hd

410.43

+8.60

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−10.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

+17.97

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	1,570	195.58	3,070	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	174.44	2,686	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	161.54	2,050	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	132.73	1,247	7thin

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)	1,200	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,786	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,765	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,334	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,226	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,959	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,258	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	738	$1,840	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,255	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Large 1-2	700–750	715	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,257	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	288.94/cwt	281.00–293.00	2,499	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	864	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	359.79/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,263	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,128	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,989	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,309	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	462.31/cwt	461.00–490.00	1,956	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	430.94/cwt	408.00–441.00	1,866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	567.00/cwt	567.00–567.00	2,285	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,292	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	454.31/cwt	446.50–467.00	2,594	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	488.54/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,778	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,255	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	504.84/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,610	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,405	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,168	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	371.99/cwt	370.50–374.50	2,537	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	918	336.78/cwt	331.00–338.00	3,092	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,732	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,458	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	543.86/cwt	541.00–557.00	1,827	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,390	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,394	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,218	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,284	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,686	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	144.08/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,683	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	177.15/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,317	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	148.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,391	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	172.82/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,523	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	214.86/cwt	207.00–221.00	4,143	6
Bulls	—	—	1,310	188.81/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,473	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	128.86/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,229	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	159.30/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,047	32
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,765.11/head	2,250.00–3,175.00	2,765	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	199.34/cwt	168.00–222.00	1,874	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	738	1,839.90/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,840	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,105.00/head	2,105.00–2,105.00	2,105	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	3,297.22/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,297	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,334.38/head	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,334	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,257.58/head	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,258	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,225.81/head	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,226	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,254.79/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	470.63/cwt	460.00–482.00	1,948	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	827	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	418.13/cwt	401.00–490.00	2,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,441	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,011	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,102	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	335.25/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,263	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,767	3

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 743Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 70Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 52Year ago 24

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 slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	715	364.50	364.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	403	567.00	567.00
7	450–500	456	519.00	519.00
9	500–550	529	480.00	480.00
24	550–600	571	446.50–467.00	454.31
16	600–650	614	410.50	410.50
17	650–700	682	370.50–374.50	371.99
15	700–750	748	350.00	350.00
11	850–900	880	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	530	452.50	452.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	500–550	517	500.00–510.00	504.84
21	700–750	719	380.00	380.00
8	750–800	768	365.00	365.00
68	900–950	918	331.00–338.00	336.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	489.00	489.00
15	300–350	346	470.00	470.00
18	350–400	364	485.00–490.00	488.54
21	400–450	423	461.00–490.00	462.31
24	450–500	466	451.00	451.00
35	500–550	526	429.00	429.00
20	600–650	629	355.00–361.00	359.79
21	650–700	675	333.00–340.00	335.25
12	700–750	706	327.00	327.00
7	800–850	804	315.00	315.00
13	1100–1150	1,128	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	470.00	470.00
10	400–450	433	408.00–441.00	430.94
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	544	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
17	700–750	716	315.00	315.00
6	850–900	865	281.00–293.00	288.94
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	864	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	486	446.00	446.00
16	500–550	528	434.00	434.00
38	600–650	628	383.00	383.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	336	541.00–557.00	543.86
15	400–450	410	541.00	541.00
14	450–500	455	502.00	502.00
24	500–550	524	469.00	469.00
19	550–600	553	433.00	433.00
23	600–650	634	385.00	385.00
19	700–750	703	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
8	400–450	414	460.00–482.00	470.63
5	450–500	488	401.00–490.00	418.13
7	800–850	827	305.00	305.00
6	1000–1050	1,011	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,526	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,650	162.00	162.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,168	120.00–149.00	144.08
18	—	1,308	175.00–184.00	177.15
32	—	1,285	150.00–172.00	159.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	117.00	117.00
2	—	938	140.00–155.00	148.32
4	—	954	121.00–140.00	128.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	161.00–180.00	172.82
6	—	1,928	207.00–221.00	214.86
7	—	1,310	183.00–193.00	188.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	850	1,720.00	1,720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	2,105.00	2,105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,300	2,250.00–3,175.00	2,765.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,391	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,297.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,334.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,162	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,225.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	940	168.00–222.00	199.34
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	738	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,839.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,257.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,975.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,460	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,254.79

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle