Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.60/cwt on 50 head, up $7.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +12.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$413.60

▲ 7.87 vs prior sale

50 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.15

vs KY average

−14.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	414.56	2,185	46
Large 1-2	502	402.50	2,021	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $165 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 sale50 hd

413.60

—

KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd

422.75

−9.15

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−14.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

+12.54

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	1,632	211.82	3,458	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	178.09	2,348	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	163.71	2,529	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	154.19	1,622	33

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,203	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,978	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,960	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,841	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,541	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$2,462	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$3,067	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,700	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,600	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,133	$3,047	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$4,350	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$3,175	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	394.20/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,822	44
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	500.14/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	366.41/cwt	358.00–367.00	2,290	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	371.50/cwt	371.50–371.50	2,407	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	498.55/cwt	487.50–510.00	1,700	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,292	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	404	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	1,943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	395.38/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,194	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	454.35/cwt	452.50–456.00	1,904	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	509.18/cwt	502.50–511.50	2,317	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	329.85/cwt	322.00–338.00	2,527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	442.30/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,048	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,457	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	988	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	411.94/cwt	408.00–414.50	2,739	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,331	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	900	337.25/cwt	337.25–337.25	3,035	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,523	9
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,848	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,130	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	884	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	3,010	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	451.92/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,599	13
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,574	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,523	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	398.88/cwt	391.00–404.00	2,441	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	151.04/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,565	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	163.71/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,529	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,638	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	159.94/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,727	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	181.93/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,452	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	172.06/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,189	14
Bulls	—	—	1,810	224.23/cwt	216.00–236.00	4,059	7
Bulls	—	—	1,471	206.64/cwt	201.00–212.00	3,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,487	191.49/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,847	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,841.38/head	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,091.58/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,701.65/head	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,702	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	3,066.72/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,067	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,959.52/head	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,960	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,275.00/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,275	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	725	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,517	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,096	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	502	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	578.74/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,136	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,327	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	439.74/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,172	12
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,786.96/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,787	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,201.84/head	2,975.00–3,450.00	3,202	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,462.24/head	1,850.00–3,100.00	2,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,202.65/head	2,550.00–3,450.00	3,203	5
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	850	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 876Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 57Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 90Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	497.50	497.50
8	600–650	610	422.00	422.00
44	700–750	716	390.00–395.00	394.20
22	850–900	884	340.50	340.50
21	900–950	900	337.25	337.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	930	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	575.00	575.00
16	450–500	455	502.50–511.50	509.18
14	500–550	510	457.00	457.00
13	550–600	575	445.00–462.50	451.92
9	600–650	608	415.00	415.00
25	650–700	665	408.00–414.50	411.94
5	850–900	863	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	955	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
1	700–750	735	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	288	522.50	522.50
22	300–350	341	487.50–510.00	498.55
2	350–400	353	480.00–520.00	500.14
26	400–450	419	452.50–456.00	454.35
35	450–500	463	435.00–445.00	442.30
10	500–550	505	381.00	381.00
13	550–600	555	380.00–400.00	395.38
15	600–650	625	358.00–367.00	366.41
4	650–700	695	357.00	357.00
10	700–750	734	325.00	325.00
8	750–800	766	322.00–338.00	329.85
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50
1	900–950	905	287.50	287.50
1	1100–1150	1,115	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	666	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	735	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	404	481.00	481.00
23	500–550	521	440.00	440.00
19	600–650	648	371.50	371.50
30	650–700	656	374.50	374.50
21	700–750	701	359.00	359.00
10	950–1000	988	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	502	402.50	402.50
1	650–700	650	322.50	322.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,130	218.00	218.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	273	600.00	600.00
14	350–400	369	575.00–585.00	578.74
8	400–450	418	493.00	493.00
10	450–500	473	492.00	492.00
13	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	563	425.00	425.00
10	600–650	612	391.00–404.00	398.88
6	700–750	718	377.00	377.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
8	350–400	382	540.00	540.00
12	450–500	494	438.00–445.00	439.74
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	768	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,036	146.00–155.00	151.04
2	—	928	125.00–130.00	127.40
17	—	1,080	157.00–169.00	159.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	158.00–169.00	163.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,348	178.00–188.00	181.93
14	—	1,272	163.00–175.00	172.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,810	216.00–236.00	224.23
5	—	1,471	201.00–212.00	206.64
3	—	1,487	185.00–196.00	191.49

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,841.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,091.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,138	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,701.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,126	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,959.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,850.00–3,100.00	2,462.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,225	2,550.00–3,450.00	3,202.65
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,066.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	875	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	3,200.00	3,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,150	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,786.96
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,133	2,975.00–3,450.00	3,201.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	4,350.00	4,350.00

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Upton Livestock Auction

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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

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