Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to firm with moderate to strong demand. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.15/cwt on 47 head, down $7.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −3.91 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$397.15

▼ 7.62 vs prior sale

47 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.64

vs KY average

−19.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	400.63	2,179	32
Medium and Large 2-3	532	389.74	2,073	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale47 hd

397.15

—

KY average26 barns · 1,086 hd

409.79

−12.64

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−19.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−3.91

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	1,668	220.53	3,678	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	179.69	2,567	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	174.39	2,171	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	146.64	1,450	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	239.00	3,442	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)	1,300	$3,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$3,064	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$2,924	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$2,802	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$3,791	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,170	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,170.14/head	1,600.00–2,925.00	2,170	3
Bulls	—	—	1,781	225.26/cwt	222.00–232.00	4,012	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,839	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	178.54/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	173.08/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,160	53
Bulls	—	—	1,550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,924.48/head	2,350.00–3,425.00	2,924	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	204.50/cwt	184.00–233.00	1,734	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	2,801.77/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,791.18/head	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,791	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	389.74/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,073	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	373.41/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,557	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	877	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,115	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	346.29/cwt	325.00–353.50	2,292	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	1100–1150	1,120	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	3,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	457.25/cwt	450.00–462.00	1,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	483.27/cwt	477.50–492.50	1,856	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,868	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	394.05/cwt	390.50–398.00	2,758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	367.75/cwt	367.75–367.75	2,545	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	365.25/cwt	365.25–365.25	2,823	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,761	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	185.77/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,376	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	159.62/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,718	3
Bulls	—	—	1,499	217.74/cwt	214.00–222.00	3,264	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	130.88/cwt	115.00–141.00	1,199	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	152.94/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,557	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,362	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	3,064.38/head	2,725.00–3,375.00	3,064	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	388.64/cwt	388.00–389.00	2,363	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	515.97/cwt	512.50–535.00	2,198	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	792	334.42/cwt	331.75–340.50	2,649	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	367.41/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	344.25/cwt	344.25–344.25	2,912	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	468.79/cwt	467.50–469.00	1,955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	472.17/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,384	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,090	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,418	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,402	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 479Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 74Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 63Year ago 53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,600.00–2,925.00	2,170.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,193	2,350.00–3,425.00	2,924.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,375.00	3,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,212	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,259	2,725.00–3,375.00	3,064.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	848	184.00–233.00	204.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,801.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,275	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,791.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,781	222.00–232.00	225.26
1	—	1,550	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,499	214.00–222.00	217.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	182.00	182.00
2	—	1,363	178.00–179.00	178.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,248	160.00–182.00	173.08
10	—	1,279	184.00–190.00	185.77
3	—	1,076	155.00–168.00	159.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	115.00–141.00	130.88
10	—	1,018	149.00–157.00	152.94
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	239.00	239.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	422.50	422.50
5	350–400	387	450.00–462.00	457.25
11	400–450	417	372.50–375.00	373.41
15	500–550	532	370.00–404.00	389.74
20	650–700	662	325.00–353.50	346.29
9	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	418.00	418.00
12	600–650	628	385.00	385.00
35	650–700	692	367.75	367.75
100	750–800	792	331.75–340.50	334.42
61	800–850	823	335.50	335.50
60	850–900	860	333.50	333.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	339	490.00	490.00
10	350–400	364	487.50	487.50
7	400–450	417	467.50–469.00	468.79
12	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	507	406.00	406.00
19	550–600	573	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	611	366.00–372.00	367.41
12	650–700	681	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	580	450.00	450.00
2	650–700	658	407.00	407.00
8	800–850	815	333.00	333.00
5	850–900	877	330.00	330.00
2	1100–1150	1,115	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1100–1150	1,120	295.50	295.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	510.00	510.00
19	700–750	700	390.50–398.00	394.05
21	750–800	773	365.25	365.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	570.00	570.00
14	400–450	426	512.50–535.00	515.97
29	500–550	505	465.00–480.00	472.17
7	550–600	571	439.00	439.00
4	600–650	626	409.00	409.00
7	700–750	727	370.50	370.50
14	800–850	846	344.25	344.25
3	850–900	866	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	384	477.50–492.50	483.27
2	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
6	600–650	606	348.00	348.00
4	650–700	663	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	840	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	602.50	602.50
5	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	415	492.50	492.50
15	550–600	561	421.00	421.00
22	600–650	608	388.00–389.00	388.64
6	700–750	700	370.00	370.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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