Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. The demand for feeder calves today was softer compared to last week's strong sale. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.28/cwt on 87 head, down $15.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.22 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$403.28

▼ 15.75 vs prior sale

87 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$38.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs KY average

−27.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	407.69	2,225	77
Medium and Large 2-3	572	369.28	2,111	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.41/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale87 hd

403.28

—

KY average26 barns · 1,779 hd

412.10

−8.82

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−27.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

+2.22

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	1,739	195.26	3,396	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	165.98	2,448	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	159.77	1,893	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	146.21	1,548	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,849	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,800	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,668	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,675	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,246	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,050	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$2,507	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2-3	500–550	530	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	408.02/cwt	406.50–410.00	2,289	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	318.67/cwt	316.75–320.25	2,747	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	454.64/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,364	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	316.55/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,301	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	311.44/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,582	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	440.50/cwt	440.50–440.50	1,819	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	341.56/cwt	335.50–348.00	2,661	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,415	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	332.01/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	349.37/cwt	344.00–351.00	2,212	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	490.49/cwt	490.00–491.00	2,349	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	440.70/cwt	440.00–441.00	2,124	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	391.35/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,214	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	328.20/cwt	326.50–331.50	2,875	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	310.84/cwt	310.00–311.50	2,819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	359.38/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,372	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,031	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	3,245	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,853	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,663	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	371.40/cwt	371.00–372.50	2,763	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	333.12/cwt	330.50–339.00	2,425	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,250	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,393	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	158.97/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,978	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	147.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,515	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	122.23/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,338	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	171.37/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,770	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	156.51/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,661	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	163.46/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,496	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	147.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,755	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,908	1
Bulls	—	—	2,069	207.60/cwt	203.00–214.00	4,295	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	193.74/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,100	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	180.94/cwt	170.00–201.00	2,381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	178.26/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,849.16/head	2,750.00–3,175.00	2,849	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,668.01/head	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,668	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,566	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	369.20/cwt	361.00–373.00	2,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	1,700	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	414.74/cwt	399.00–420.00	2,157	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	393.50/cwt	393.50–393.50	2,448	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	416.72/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	471.15/cwt	459.50–482.50	1,969	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,360	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,029	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,440	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	414.57/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,246.43/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,246	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,167Last week 883Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 125Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 95Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	530	432.50	432.50
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
10	650–700	668	354.00–360.00	359.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	518.00	518.00
6	500–550	500	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
32	450–500	479	490.00–491.00	490.49
14	500–550	520	450.00–455.00	454.64
10	550–600	578	435.00	435.00
15	600–650	616	385.00	385.00
6	650–700	699	379.00	379.00
5	700–750	715	341.00	341.00
25	750–800	779	335.50–348.00	341.56
16	900–950	907	310.00–311.50	310.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	579	460.00	460.00
66	700–750	744	371.00–372.50	371.40
51	800–850	821	347.50	347.50
51	850–900	876	326.50–331.50	328.20
62	1000–1050	1,031	314.75	314.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	550–600	561	406.50–410.00	408.02
73	600–650	622	393.50	393.50
27	650–700	685	352.50	352.50
24	750–800	773	332.00	332.00
96	850–900	862	316.75–320.25	318.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	472.50	472.50
6	300–350	327	470.00	470.00
25	400–450	413	440.50	440.50
31	450–500	482	440.00–441.00	440.70
31	500–550	520	399.00–420.00	414.74
14	550–600	568	388.00–400.00	391.35
26	600–650	633	344.00–351.00	349.37
17	650–700	671	330.00	330.00
33	700–750	727	310.00–327.50	316.55
9	750–800	772	317.00	317.00
23	800–850	829	310.00–312.50	311.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	410.00–418.00	416.72
2	450–500	477	379.00	379.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	579	361.00–373.00	369.20
10	600–650	625	330.00–334.00	332.01
1	650–700	685	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	880	297.50	297.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	355	479.00	479.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	545.00	545.00
22	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
14	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
22	450–500	464	485.00	485.00
22	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
18	550–600	574	425.00	425.00
14	600–650	621	380.00	380.00
26	700–750	728	330.50–339.00	333.12
9	850–900	856	279.50	279.50
6	1000–1050	1,029	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	517.50	517.50
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
20	400–450	418	459.50–482.50	471.15
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	532	405.00–419.00	414.57
6	550–600	595	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,244	152.00–161.00	158.97
1	—	1,190	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,033	165.00–182.00	171.37
3	—	1,193	144.00–150.00	147.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,027	142.00–150.00	147.56
3	—	1,095	114.00–132.00	122.23
1	—	1,125	138.00	138.00
7	—	1,061	152.00–160.00	156.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,527	158.00–166.00	163.46
1	—	1,325	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,316	170.00–201.00	180.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,069	203.00–214.00	207.60
7	—	1,600	185.00–200.00	193.74
3	—	1,515	172.00–183.00	178.26

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)	11	—	1,130	2,750.00–3,175.00	2,849.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,025.00	3,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,323	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,668.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,165	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,750.00	2,750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	875	2,675.00	2,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,550.00	3,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,985.00	1,985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	4,150.00	4,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,400	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,246.43

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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