Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.73/cwt on 72 head, down $5.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.67 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$405.73

▼ 5.78 vs prior sale

72 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$27.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.55

vs KY average

−17.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	412.56	2,238	54
Medium and Large 2-3	534	385.23	2,057	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $180 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

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 sale72 hd

405.73

—

KY average25 barns · 1,811 hd

416.28

−10.55

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−17.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

+4.67

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	1,584	207.76	3,291	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	180.00	2,718	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	167.22	2,104	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	145.73	1,508	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,138	215.00	2,447	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,675	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,048	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$2,771	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,350	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,054	$2,086	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,819	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,350	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,279	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	700–750	719	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	348.19/cwt	347.25–349.25	3,015	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,647	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,320	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	329.12/cwt	321.00–329.75	2,613	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	405.81/cwt	405.00–406.50	2,277	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,159	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	448.92/cwt	445.00–451.00	2,357	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,241	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	458.22/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,929	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	1,999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	393.50/cwt	393.50–393.50	2,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	332.72/cwt	329.50–357.50	2,362	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,048.15/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	508.97/cwt	500.00–511.00	2,102	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,381	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	267.55/cwt	215.00–290.00	2,135	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,770.78/head	2,400.00–2,925.00	2,771	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,323	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	225.54/cwt	221.00–229.00	3,877	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,138	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	145.73/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,508	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	153.88/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,734	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	183.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,479	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,032	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,334	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	360.84/cwt	359.50–363.00	2,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,742	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	714	323.94/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,313	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	443.09/cwt	427.00–445.00	1,857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	3,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	332	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	449	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	559.00/cwt	559.00–559.00	2,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,971	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	385.23/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,057	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,085.96/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,086	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,818.52/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,819	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	203.46/cwt	192.00–215.00	3,070	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	167.41/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,173	27
Bulls	—	—	1,435	174.07/cwt	161.00–186.00	2,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,279.33/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,279	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 876Last week 1,018Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 100Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 101Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	403	559.00	559.00
7	450–500	488	488.00	488.00
18	500–550	525	445.00–451.00	448.92
24	550–600	590	410.00	410.00
17	600–650	626	396.00	396.00
8	650–700	672	370.00	370.00
9	700–750	719	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	600.00	600.00
15	450–500	464	500.00	500.00
6	550–600	577	537.00	537.00
8	650–700	688	394.50	394.50
12	750–800	757	367.00	367.00
144	850–900	866	347.25–349.25	348.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	502.00	502.00
14	350–400	363	480.00	480.00
24	400–450	421	457.50–460.00	458.22
27	450–500	466	436.00	436.00
19	500–550	508	425.00	425.00
35	550–600	561	405.00–406.50	405.81
13	600–650	637	359.50–363.00	360.84
8	650–700	667	357.00	357.00
9	700–750	710	329.50–357.50	332.72
69	750–800	794	321.00–329.75	329.12
20	800–850	817	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	724	375.00	375.00
14	750–800	785	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	465.00	465.00
18	400–450	419	427.00–445.00	443.09
2	450–500	490	391.00	391.00
18	500–550	534	383.00–390.00	385.23
11	600–650	614	321.00	321.00
17	700–750	714	315.00–330.00	323.94
2	950–1000	985	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
15	300–350	344	581.00	581.00
17	400–450	413	500.00–511.00	508.97
19	450–500	465	482.00	482.00
16	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	575	404.00	404.00
9	600–650	632	393.50	393.50
5	650–700	673	358.00	358.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	502	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	527.50	527.50
7	400–450	449	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	455	477.50	477.50
3	600–650	636	375.00	375.00
5	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
4	800–850	815	292.00	292.00
2	850–900	875	221.00	221.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,310	3,675.00	3,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,048.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	970	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,274	2,400.00–2,925.00	2,770.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,054	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,085.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	798	215.00–290.00	267.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	810	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,818.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,279.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	221.00–229.00	225.54
5	—	1,509	192.00–215.00	203.46
2	—	1,435	161.00–186.00	174.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	215.00	215.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	138.00–155.00	145.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	138.00–159.00	153.88
7	—	1,273	180.00–190.00	183.61
27	—	1,298	160.00–177.00	167.41

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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