Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.86/cwt on 35 head, up $4.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.19 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$440.86

▲ 4.93 vs prior sale

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.60

vs KY average

−31.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	445.38	2,392	13thin
Large 1-2	548	438.18	2,401	22

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about −$9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

440.86

—

KY average25 barns · 892 hd

476.45

−35.60

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−31.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

+0.19

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	1,805	214.55	3,873	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	171.39	2,507	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	166.89	1,941	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	140.12	1,454	9thin

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)	900	$3,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$3,044	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$3,035	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,706	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,466	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,295	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,625	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,428	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$3,788	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	600–650	629	352.45/cwt	343.00–359.00	2,217	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	777	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,409	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	327.55/cwt	307.50–370.00	2,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,569	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,047	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	476.87/cwt	420.00–487.50	1,969	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	423.51/cwt	420.50–425.00	2,283	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	360.61/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,326	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,008	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,635	8
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	661	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,571	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	554	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,465	17
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,100	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	306.63/cwt	290.00–308.75	3,115	63
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,901	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	479.46/cwt	470.00–489.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	140.12/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,454	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	171.39/cwt	170.50–175.00	2,507	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,178	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	177.96/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,098	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	164.92/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,860	16
Bulls	—	—	1,505	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	217.20/cwt	208.00–223.00	3,986	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	229.33/cwt	190.00–281.00	2,094	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,607.14/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,607	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,295.24/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,243.13/head	3,125.00–3,350.00	3,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,706.25/head	2,200.00–2,875.00	2,706	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,600.68/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	3,043.87/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	3,044	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,624.69/head	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,428.00/head	2,700.00–4,100.00	3,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	421.59/cwt	345.00–430.00	2,087	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	543.75/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	453.33/cwt	210.00–575.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,832	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 767Year ago 840

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 101Year ago 59

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	555.00	555.00
10	300–350	342	512.50	512.50
10	400–450	424	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
32	500–550	539	420.50–425.00	423.51
5	550–600	587	400.00	400.00
22	600–650	629	343.00–359.00	352.45
5	650–700	692	331.00	331.00
4	700–750	728	316.00	316.00
20	750–800	794	323.50	323.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	413	420.00–487.50	476.87
10	450–500	495	345.00–430.00	421.59
3	500–550	535	342.50	342.50
10	750–800	777	310.00	310.00
3	1000–1050	1,047	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	645	360.00–362.00	360.61
10	750–800	777	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	307.50–370.00	327.55
1	800–850	835	325.00	325.00
23	950–1000	955	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	550.00	550.00
5	450–500	461	490.00	490.00
10	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	577	430.00	430.00
5	650–700	683	390.00	390.00
8	700–750	732	360.00	360.00
10	750–800	756	355.00	355.00
21	900–950	905	320.50	320.50
63	1000–1050	1,016	290.00–308.75	306.63
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	400	525.00	525.00
5	500–550	527	415.00	415.00
17	550–600	554	445.00	445.00
4	650–700	661	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	602	412.00	412.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	530.00–550.00	543.75
4	400–450	402	470.00–489.00	479.46
6	450–500	451	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	573	419.00	419.00
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	210.00–575.00	453.33
2	350–400	358	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	630	372.00	372.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	125.00–145.00	140.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	170.50–175.00	171.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,179	175.00–182.00	177.96
16	—	1,128	157.00–172.00	164.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	188.00	188.00
10	—	1,835	208.00–223.00	217.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	913	190.00–281.00	229.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	900	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,607.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,295.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	3,125.00–3,350.00	3,243.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,875.00	2,706.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,600.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,091	2,600.00–3,200.00	3,043.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	875	2,975.00	2,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,624.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,000.00	3,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,250	2,700.00–4,100.00	3,428.00

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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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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