Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Demand for feeders intended for grazing was very strong. Strong demand for all other classes of feeders. 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 $485.48/cwt on 86 head, up $24.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +44.82 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$485.48

▲ 24.22 vs prior sale

86 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$0.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs KY average

−2.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	485.56	2,682	79
Medium and Large 2-3	550	484.65	2,668	7thin

One grade step is worth $0.91/cwt here — about $14 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 sale86 hd

485.48

—

KY average26 barns · 1,133 hd

486.15

−0.67

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−2.87

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

+44.82

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	1,667	217.95	3,633	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	175.57	2,314	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,930	168.00	3,242	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	149.61	1,486	18

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)	1,285	$3,600	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,894	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,881	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,666	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$2,271	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,211	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$2,165	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,506	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,817	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$3,241	7

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	2,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,827	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	428.48/cwt	426.00–432.50	2,271	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,519	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	658.88/cwt	645.00–695.00	2,174	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,648	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	489.55/cwt	448.50–527.50	2,761	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,280	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	614.13/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	346.16/cwt	340.00–357.50	3,036	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	477.33/cwt	476.00–478.00	1,948	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,069	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,901	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	589.99/cwt	563.00–657.50	2,242	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	431.88/cwt	423.00–441.00	2,462	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,210.71/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,211	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	3,042.98/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,043	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	587.42/cwt	569.00–602.00	2,467	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,359	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	176.51/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,668	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,440.82/head	3,150.00–3,625.00	3,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,571.79/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,572	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	231.18/cwt	223.00–239.00	4,453	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	151.06/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,509	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	181.77/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,536	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	172.72/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,209	56
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	2,071.76/head	1,925.00–2,200.00	2,072	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	210.63/cwt	199.00–220.00	3,113	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,242	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	156.33/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,001	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	924	2,363.64/head	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,364	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,750	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,505.86/head	2,275.00–2,875.00	2,506	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,666.01/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,666	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	656	343.74/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	660.48/cwt	647.50–665.00	2,378	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	408.56/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	383.76/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,437	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,402	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,028	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	363.00/cwt	358.00–367.50	2,650	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	566.64/cwt	547.50–585.00	1,825	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,675	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	912	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	3,124	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	807	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	417.51/cwt	417.51–417.51	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	931	306.67/cwt	282.00–315.00	2,855	4

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 972Last week 690Year ago 914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 120Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 225Last week 78Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	322	547.50–585.00	566.64
3	350–400	390	476.00	476.00
8	500–550	526	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	642	337.00	337.00
8	650–700	656	340.00–346.00	343.74
2	700–750	722	321.00	321.00
6	1000–1050	1,028	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	534.00	534.00
11	500–550	500	450.00	450.00
69	700–750	730	358.00–367.50	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	284	695.00	695.00
12	300–350	348	525.00	525.00
42	400–450	408	476.00–478.00	477.33
22	450–500	464	446.00	446.00
40	500–550	530	426.00–432.50	428.48
17	550–600	563	405.00	405.00
26	600–650	635	375.00–399.00	383.76
9	700–750	735	321.00	321.00
8	800–850	801	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	600.00–620.00	614.13
10	300–350	330	645.00–695.00	658.88
26	350–400	380	563.00–657.50	589.99
29	400–450	420	569.00–602.00	587.42
9	450–500	463	505.00	505.00
7	500–550	505	481.00	481.00
14	550–600	570	423.00–441.00	431.88
10	600–650	613	411.00	411.00
6	700–750	700	367.50	367.50
7	850–900	868	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	377	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	463	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	680.00	680.00
23	350–400	360	647.50–665.00	660.48
10	400–450	447	580.00	580.00
17	500–550	510	471.00	471.00
62	550–600	564	448.50–527.50	489.55
7	600–650	627	400.00–410.00	408.56
6	650–700	667	397.50	397.50
64	800–850	815	356.00	356.00
2	900–950	940	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	955	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	440	517.00	517.00
5	450–500	496	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	526	535.00	535.00
3	550–600	583	417.51	417.51
2	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	733	323.00	323.00
1	750–800	760	334.00	334.00
4	800–850	807	330.00	330.00
4	900–950	931	282.00–315.00	306.67
3	1000–1050	1,025	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	428	625.00	625.00
14	600–650	626	423.00	423.00
140	850–900	877	340.00–357.50	346.16
60	900–950	912	342.50	342.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	325.00	325.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,120	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,210.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,097	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,042.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	3,150.00–3,625.00	3,440.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,285	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	975	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,666.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	1,925.00–2,200.00	2,071.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	924	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,363.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,750	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	172.00–180.00	176.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,170	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,571.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	4,250.00	4,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,001	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	810	2,275.00–2,875.00	2,505.86
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	172.00	172.00
9	—	1,926	223.00–239.00	231.18
10	—	1,478	199.00–220.00	210.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
17	—	999	131.00–157.00	151.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,395	181.00–188.00	181.77
56	—	1,279	160.00–180.00	172.72
2	—	1,186	155.00–158.00	156.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	168.00	168.00

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Upton Livestock Auction

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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

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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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