Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. The demand for the lightweight calves was softer but the calves over 500 lbs. saw stronger demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.93/cwt on 47 head, up $33.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −4.74 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$435.93

▲ 33.38 vs prior sale

47 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$38.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.20

vs KY average

−36.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	441.69	2,457	40
Medium and Large 2-3	597	403.00	2,406	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.69/cwt here — about $52 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

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 sale47 hd

435.93

—

KY average23 barns · 1,022 hd

465.12

−29.20

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−36.27

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−4.74

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	1,687	199.43	3,364	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	154.30	1,795	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	152.79	2,025	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	136.45	1,398	21

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,196	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$3,006	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,747	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,480	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$2,395	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,555	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	809	$2,360	11
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$4,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$3,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	350–400	393	447.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	443	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,016	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,374	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	247	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	696	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	420.24/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,181	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	581	458.50/cwt	458.50–458.50	2,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	382.87/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,041	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	471.86/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,604	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,768	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	430.00/cwt	423.00–440.00	2,468	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	527.82/cwt	520.00–532.50	1,979	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	349.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,171	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	502.87/cwt	500.00–509.00	2,409	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	379.48/cwt	369.00–386.00	2,535	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,188	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	423.50/cwt	423.50–423.50	2,732	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,732	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	722	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,354	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	632	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,223	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	1,873	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	156.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,130	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	152.71/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,999	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	146.01/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,704	212.83/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,627	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	122.16/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,252	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	167.10/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,676	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,292	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,459	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	146.85/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,915	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	173.49/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,611	194.80/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,138	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	181.87/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,413.41/head	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,920.29/head	2,450.00–3,575.00	2,920	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,593.04/head	2,225.00–2,925.00	2,593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,280	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,857.56/head	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,858	6
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,196.09/head	2,725.00–3,600.00	3,196	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,555.11/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,555	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	817	2,835.20/head	2,525.00–3,000.00	2,835	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,058	3,266.73/head	2,750.00–3,375.00	3,267	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,496.91/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,497	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 855Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 89Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 64Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	247	500.00	500.00
25	300–350	340	470.00–480.00	471.86
24	350–400	393	440.00–450.00	447.90
26	400–450	416	425.00	425.00
17	450–500	460	433.00	433.00
35	500–550	519	415.00–425.00	420.24
25	600–650	621	340.00–360.00	349.64
9	700–750	700	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	443	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	488	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
6	650–700	696	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	533	374.00–390.00	382.87
6	750–800	782	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	467.50	467.50
7	400–450	415	447.50	447.50
3	500–550	543	351.00	351.00
2	550–600	550	337.00	337.00
7	600–650	615	320.50	320.50
1	900–950	930	257.00	257.00
2	950–1000	995	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	356	526.00	526.00
16	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	464	470.00	470.00
10	500–550	517	430.00	430.00
10	550–600	563	405.00	405.00
13	600–650	623	381.00	381.00
4	700–750	721	326.00	326.00
3	800–850	846	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
5	550–600	581	458.50	458.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	537.50	537.50
36	350–400	375	520.00–532.50	527.82
12	400–450	442	495.00	495.00
45	450–500	479	500.00–509.00	502.87
8	500–550	513	440.00	440.00
20	550–600	574	423.00–440.00	430.00
26	600–650	645	423.50	423.50
32	650–700	668	369.00–386.00	379.48
7	700–750	731	346.00	346.00
9	750–800	787	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	825	325.50	325.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	597	403.00	403.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	538	465.00	465.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	632	332.00	332.00
32	700–750	722	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,358	152.00–162.00	156.85
2	—	1,340	170.00–172.00	171.03
1	—	1,120	127.00	127.00
10	—	1,304	145.00–148.00	146.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,309	151.00–157.00	152.71
2	—	1,023	130.00–134.00	132.33
3	—	1,133	143.00–148.00	146.01
4	—	1,074	170.00–183.00	173.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	115.00–135.00	122.16
1	—	1,065	147.00	147.00
4	—	1,003	160.00–177.50	167.10
5	—	1,033	140.00–142.00	141.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	207.00–217.00	212.83
4	—	1,611	189.00–200.00	194.80
2	—	1,803	178.00–186.00	181.87

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)	2	—	1,025	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,413.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,058	2,750.00–3,375.00	3,266.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,220	2,450.00–3,575.00	2,920.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,225.00–2,925.00	2,593.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	3,375.00	3,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,295	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,857.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,725.00–3,600.00	3,196.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,496.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,555.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	750	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	817	2,525.00–3,000.00	2,835.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	4,450.00	4,450.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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