Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold Steady to 5.00 higher. 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 $392.94/cwt on 20 head, down $27.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −47.53 against this barn's trailing median of $440.47.

Average price

$392.94

▼ 27.91 vs prior sale

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$69.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.04

vs KY average

−8.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	403.43	2,174	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	517	333.50	1,724	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.93/cwt here — about $450 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $345.00, median $440.47 across 29 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 sale20 hd

392.94

—

KY average23 barns · 566 hd

428.98

−36.04

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−8.89

This barn, trailing median29 sales

440.47

−47.53

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	1,621	219.66	3,560	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	186.50	2,923	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	178.55	2,421	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	147.15	1,541	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$3,339	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$3,311	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,253	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,956	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,717	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,615	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$3,175	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,142	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$2,920	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$3,908	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$3,575	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	500–550	539	403.43/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,174	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	1,746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,364	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,717.09/head	2,650.00–2,775.00	2,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,871	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,225	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,971	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	3,174.53/head	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,111	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	1,566	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,977.88/head	2,175.00–3,575.00	2,978	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,252.52/head	2,775.00–3,850.00	3,253	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	3,310.58/head	2,775.00–3,550.00	3,311	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	2,920.00/head	2,920.00–2,920.00	2,920	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	3,338.71/head	3,125.00–3,500.00	3,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	179.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,428	37
Bulls	—	—	1,555	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	4,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	163.12/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,659	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	429.30/cwt	427.00–433.00	1,876	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	982	263.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	491.95/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,001	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	321.69/cwt	317.00–324.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,108	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,704	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,680	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,560.00/head	2,560.00–2,560.00	2,560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,142.07/head	2,950.00–3,325.00	3,142	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,615.09/head	2,375.00–2,850.00	2,615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,933.33/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	219.01/cwt	166.00–230.00	3,528	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	163.57/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,208	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	141.48/cwt	133.00–159.00	1,525	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	1,100	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 341Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 77Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 64Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold Steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	470.00–500.00	491.95
17	500–550	539	400.00–410.00	403.43
2	600–650	608	364.00	364.00
4	650–700	658	354.00	354.00
10	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	900–950	910	315.50	315.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	333.50	333.50
2	700–750	717	299.00	299.00
1	750–800	760	324.00	324.00
9	800–850	800	325.00	325.00
5	1100–1150	1,108	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	317	494.00	494.00
13	350–400	352	496.00	496.00
3	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	469	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	528	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	568	347.00	347.00
8	600–650	630	336.00	336.00
11	650–700	693	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	402.00	402.00
3	500–550	530	317.00–324.00	321.69
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	635	270.00–280.00	275.00
3	800–850	835	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	295	462.50	462.50
7	350–400	356	436.00	436.00
15	400–450	437	427.00–433.00	429.30
3	450–500	495	413.00	413.00
12	500–550	521	384.00	384.00
4	550–600	560	362.00	362.00
5	600–650	613	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	475	403.00	403.00
3	950–1000	982	260.00–270.00	263.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,201	2,650.00–2,775.00	2,717.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,187	2,175.00–3,575.00	2,977.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,265	2,775.00–3,850.00	3,252.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	2,775.00–3,550.00	3,310.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,123	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	3,125.00–3,500.00	3,338.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,168	2,375.00–2,850.00	2,615.09
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,560.00	2,560.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,174.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	952	2,920.00	2,920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,950.00–3,325.00	3,142.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,265	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,525.00	2,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	3,625.00	3,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,835	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,353	170.00–185.00	179.43
1	—	1,480	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,350	161.00–165.00	163.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,017	160.00–166.00	163.12
1	—	950	123.00	123.00
7	—	1,078	133.00–159.00	141.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	193.00	193.00
2	—	1,753	239.00–240.00	239.49
20	—	1,611	166.00–230.00	219.01

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle