Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.42/cwt on 45 head, down $9.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +14.36 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$415.42

▼ 9.50 vs prior sale

45 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs KY average

−6.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	430.19	2,255	26
Medium and Large 2-3	522	395.21	2,064	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $191 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

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 sale45 hd

415.42

—

KY average27 barns · 1,277 hd

420.22

−4.79

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−6.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

+14.36

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	1,566	213.62	3,345	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	174.21	2,481	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	173.29	2,188	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	146.72	1,469	46

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,196	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$3,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,696	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,354	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,272	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,875	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,950	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,222	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	450–500	473	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,881	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,965	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	376.21/cwt	368.50–380.00	2,671	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	1,819	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	462.01/cwt	446.00–470.00	1,936	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	340.72/cwt	334.50–355.00	2,072	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	430.50/cwt	430.50–430.50	2,553	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	292	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,236	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	671.00/cwt	671.00–671.00	2,456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	864	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,808	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	504.52/cwt	503.00–512.50	2,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	918	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,735	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,755	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	435.79/cwt	435.00–436.00	2,510	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	1,751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	485.47/cwt	462.00–489.00	2,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,367	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	144.95/cwt	128.00–159.00	1,407	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	174.21/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,481	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	172.50/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,158	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,003	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	155.07/cwt	153.50–162.00	1,714	11
Bulls	—	—	1,800	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	4,158	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	187.18/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,519	210.14/cwt	199.00–216.00	3,192	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,695.84/head	2,250.00–2,925.00	2,696	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,195.69/head	3,025.00–3,325.00	3,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	208.44/cwt	190.00–237.50	2,082	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,271.97/head	2,050.00–2,425.00	2,272	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	2,354.24/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,354	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,221.74/head	4,000.00–4,425.00	4,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,141	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,305	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	798	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	727	316.92/cwt	311.00–321.00	2,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	397.00/cwt	327.50–420.00	2,060	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	546.07/cwt	538.00–550.00	2,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,369	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	355.90/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,199	11

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 972Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 145Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 225Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	385.00	385.00
12	350–400	356	511.00	511.00
16	400–450	411	478.00	478.00
7	450–500	473	474.00	474.00
15	500–550	514	435.00	435.00
6	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
11	600–650	618	355.00–360.00	355.90
34	850–900	885	325.50	325.50
9	900–950	936	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	292	535.00	535.00
25	400–450	419	446.00–470.00	462.01
2	450–500	467	450.00	450.00
17	500–550	519	327.50–420.00	397.00
2	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
20	600–650	608	334.50–355.00	340.72
5	700–750	727	311.00–321.00	316.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	407	486.00	486.00
5	500–550	518	440.00	440.00
25	650–700	675	351.00	351.00
58	850–900	864	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	472.50	472.50
2	450–500	498	485.00	485.00
4	550–600	553	445.00	445.00
4	900–950	918	283.00	283.00
9	1000–1050	1,020	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	510.00	510.00
5	600–650	611	417.50	417.50
16	650–700	672	407.00	407.00
24	700–750	710	368.50–380.00	376.21
20	750–800	787	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	671.00	671.00
6	400–450	443	503.00–512.50	504.52
9	450–500	484	518.00	518.00
8	500–550	514	475.00	475.00
20	550–600	593	430.50	430.50
10	600–650	614	417.00	417.00
9	650–700	665	374.00	374.00
9	700–750	736	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	538.00–550.00	546.07
7	500–550	521	442.50	442.50
9	550–600	562	422.00	422.00
3	600–650	615	348.00	348.00
5	700–750	710	329.00	329.00
6	750–800	798	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	627.50	627.50
17	350–400	379	565.00	565.00
8	450–500	473	462.00–489.00	485.47
13	500–550	519	456.00	456.00
10	550–600	576	435.00–436.00	435.79
8	600–650	638	405.00	405.00
11	700–750	723	355.00	355.00
3	900–950	920	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	971	128.00–159.00	144.95
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,105	153.50–162.00	155.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,424	165.00–175.00	174.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,251	167.00–182.00	172.50
1	—	1,335	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,363	183.00–190.00	187.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	231.00	231.00
5	—	1,519	199.00–216.00	210.14

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)	15	—	1,207	2,250.00–2,925.00	2,695.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	3,025.00–3,325.00	3,195.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	3,375.00	3,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,050.00–2,425.00	2,271.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,149	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,354.24
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	999	190.00–237.50	208.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	940	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	2,875.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,725.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	3,025.00	3,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,150	4,000.00–4,425.00	4,221.74

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle