Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for weaned and vaccinated feeders . Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.01/cwt on 25 head, down $0.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 28 comparable sales and sits +24.35 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$465.01

▼ 0.79 vs prior sale

25 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$82.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.20

vs KY average

−9.47 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	481.48	2,617	20
Medium and Large 2-3	563	399.16	2,247	5thin

One grade step is worth $82.32/cwt here — about $370 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

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 sale25 hd

465.01

—

KY average28 barns · 1,459 hd

479.21

−14.20

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−9.47

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

+24.35

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	—	Average	1,612	229.77	3,704	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	184.92	2,747	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	180.53	2,283	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	154.72	1,584	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	243.75	3,235	7thin

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)	1,305	$3,556	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,933	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,355	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	966	$2,188	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,844	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$3,369	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$2,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$3,456	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$4,441	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$3,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	350–400	354	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	404.32/cwt	401.00–419.00	2,592	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	3,020	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	431.25/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	302	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	490.50/cwt	490.50–490.50	2,654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	470.59/cwt	468.00–472.50	1,976	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	355.70/cwt	342.50–377.50	1,974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	546	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	4,656.00/head	4,375.00–4,700.00	4,656	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,354.52/head	2,025.00–3,075.00	2,355	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,555.82/head	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,556	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	399.16/cwt	370.00–441.00	2,247	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,413	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,844.29/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,474	219.98/cwt	206.00–228.00	3,243	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	173.76/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,047	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	153.31/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,604	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	166.14/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	243.75/cwt	241.00–250.00	3,235	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,031	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,371	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	186.57/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,733	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	236.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	4,044	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	188.69/cwt	184.00–200.00	2,536	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	154.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,852	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,933.15/head	2,175.00–3,050.00	2,933	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,455.53/head	2,700.00–4,700.00	3,456	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	3,369.12/head	2,950.00–3,525.00	3,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,257	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	219.97/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,026	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	561.00/cwt	561.00–561.00	1,868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,404	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	4,425.00/head	4,425.00–4,425.00	4,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	561.00/cwt	561.00–561.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,375	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,003	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	396.37/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,632	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	448.73/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,060	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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 741Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 99Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 92Year ago 80

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for weaned and vaccinated feeders . Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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	310	522.50	522.50
9	350–400	354	487.50	487.50
23	400–450	420	468.00–472.50	470.59
4	450–500	458	462.50	462.50
2	500–550	500	411.00	411.00
10	550–600	567	398.00	398.00
25	600–650	642	370.00	370.00
5	700–750	714	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	420.00–442.50	431.25
6	400–450	444	452.00	452.00
4	450–500	495	412.00	412.00
6	500–550	546	411.00	411.00
4	550–600	555	342.50–377.50	355.70
2	900–950	940	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	590.00	590.00
7	500–550	536	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	650.00	650.00
10	300–350	333	561.00	561.00
5	400–450	425	504.00	504.00
4	450–500	484	484.00	484.00
3	500–550	528	450.00	450.00
6	550–600	563	427.00	427.00
6	700–750	744	346.00	346.00
4	800–850	801	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	459	445.00–450.00	448.73
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
7	600–650	614	393.00	393.00
1	650–700	678	340.00	340.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	680.00	680.00
5	300–350	333	561.00	561.00
3	350–400	367	577.50	577.50
3	400–450	422	513.00	513.00
4	500–550	531	461.00	461.00
5	550–600	559	478.00	478.00
16	600–650	641	401.00–419.00	404.32
19	650–700	664	390.00–400.00	396.37
6	700–750	726	365.00	365.00
7	800–850	846	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	522.50	522.50
11	500–550	541	490.50	490.50
6	600–650	621	430.00	430.00
24	800–850	815	370.50	370.50
32	850–900	858	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
5	550–600	563	370.00–441.00	399.16
4	600–650	642	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	677	340.00	340.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,031	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,316	4,375.00–4,700.00	4,656.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	4,450.00	4,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	4,425.00	4,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,050	2,025.00–3,075.00	2,354.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,305	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,555.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,269	2,175.00–3,050.00	2,933.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,844.29
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	978	2,950.00–3,525.00	3,369.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,235	2,700.00–4,700.00	3,455.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	921	200.00–250.00	219.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	206.00–228.00	219.98
10	—	1,709	230.00–245.00	236.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,178	161.00–182.00	173.76
32	—	1,344	184.00–200.00	188.69
3	—	1,200	150.00–159.00	154.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,046	139.00–158.00	153.31
4	—	989	163.00–167.00	166.14
1	—	900	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	186.00–189.00	186.57
1	—	1,610	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	241.00–250.00	243.75

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

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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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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