Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.07/cwt on 40 head, up $4.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +4.41 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$445.07

▲ 4.22 vs prior sale

40 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.08

vs KY average

−33.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	445.33	2,494	39
Medium and Large 2-3	555	435.00	2,414	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $79 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 sale40 hd

445.07

—

KY average26 barns · 1,327 hd

487.15

−42.08

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−33.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

+4.41

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	1,571	202.65	3,184	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,100	176.00	1,936	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	165.21	1,961	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	139.74	1,367	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	229.00	3,206	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$3,293	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$3,222	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,209	$3,192	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,089	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,099	$2,641	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,525	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$2,966	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,463	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,895	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$4,334	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,149	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	354.57/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,188	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	442.99/cwt	440.00–444.00	1,918	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	387.17/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,102	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,398	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	462.37/cwt	455.00–464.00	1,942	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	334.04/cwt	330.50–339.50	2,271	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	698	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,352	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	421.47/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,183	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	312.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,207	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,065	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,604	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,417	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,104	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,640	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	550–600	551	398.50/cwt	398.50–398.50	2,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	391.25/cwt	380.00–394.50	2,469	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	440.58/cwt	433.00–445.00	2,520	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	338.45/cwt	335.50–339.75	2,972	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	739	349.75/cwt	349.75–349.75	2,585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,237	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,201	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	583.02/cwt	530.00–602.50	2,122	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	644	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,261	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	473.50/cwt	462.00–485.00	1,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,895.00/head	2,895.00–2,895.00	2,895	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	3,191.78/head	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,192	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	4,439.51/head	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,440	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	3,292.51/head	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,293	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	2,641.08/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,641	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,089.30/head	2,850.00–3,775.00	3,089	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	3,222.47/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,222	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	2,966.17/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,966	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	189.31/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,302	5
Bulls	—	—	1,441	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	203.55/cwt	189.00–210.00	3,074	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	226.54/cwt	226.00–227.00	4,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	170.50/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,109	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	138.37/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,417	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	140.82/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,380	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	346.10/cwt	344.25–355.50	2,707	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,756	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	510.50/cwt	510.50–510.50	2,175	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,499	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,393	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,387	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,414	8

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.

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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Mar 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 464Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 55Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 94Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	555.00	555.00
10	300–350	325	459.00	459.00
16	400–450	433	440.00–444.00	442.99
2	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
11	500–550	543	385.00–389.00	387.17
4	600–650	648	309.00	309.00
14	650–700	670	328.50	328.50
16	700–750	707	300.00–320.00	312.17
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	347	513.00	513.00
35	400–450	420	455.00–464.00	462.37
23	450–500	465	444.00	444.00
36	500–550	518	412.00–427.00	421.47
35	600–650	617	354.00–355.00	354.57
13	650–700	680	330.50–339.50	334.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	604	350.00	350.00
19	650–700	696	344.50	344.50
22	700–750	715	338.00	338.00
44	750–800	782	333.00	333.00
17	800–850	820	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	698	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	551	398.50	398.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	462.00–485.00	473.50
17	450–500	484	444.00	444.00
3	550–600	552	402.00	402.00
6	600–650	644	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	542.50	542.50
28	350–400	364	530.00–602.50	583.02
25	400–450	426	510.50	510.50
31	450–500	471	480.00	480.00
17	500–550	519	460.00	460.00
8	550–600	564	428.00	428.00
11	600–650	644	388.00	388.00
21	700–750	711	336.50	336.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	602.50	602.50
19	400–450	443	505.00	505.00
6	450–500	488	500.00	500.00
11	500–550	523	450.00	450.00
24	550–600	572	433.00–445.00	440.58
26	600–650	631	380.00–394.50	391.25
6	650–700	656	360.00	360.00
10	750–800	753	348.50	348.50
10	850–900	859	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
8	700–750	739	349.75	349.75
10	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
5	1100–1150	1,104	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	461.00	461.00
7	600–650	643	408.00	408.00
12	650–700	653	390.00	390.00
23	700–750	739	373.00	373.00
94	750–800	782	344.25–355.50	346.10
120	850–900	878	335.50–339.75	338.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	2,895.00	2,895.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,133	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,439.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,191.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,011	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,292.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,099	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,641.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,145	2,850.00–3,775.00	3,089.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,222.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	3,525.00	3,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	887	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,966.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	185.00–197.00	189.31
33	—	1,237	154.00–179.00	170.50
11	—	1,024	135.00–155.00	138.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	980	131.00–150.00	140.82
1	—	944	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,441	176.00–177.00	176.49
5	—	1,510	189.00–210.00	203.55
2	—	1,855	226.00–227.00	226.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	229.00	229.00

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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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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