Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Some classes of feeders sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.20/cwt on 25 head, up $9.79 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −53.34 against this barn's trailing median of $400.54.

Average price

$347.20

▲ 9.79 vs prior sale

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.92

vs KY average

+9.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	347.20	1,881	25

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $321.35, median $400.54 across 33 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

347.20

—

KY average25 barns · 641 hd

348.12

−0.92

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+9.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

400.54

−53.34

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	1,669	210.42	3,511	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	155.28	2,359	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	154.68	1,815	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	139.74	1,449	9thin

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)	1,250	$3,200	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,428	$2,757	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,569	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,473	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	997	$2,284	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$3,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,788	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$3,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$3,256	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,506	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,087	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,609	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,593	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	370.64/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,786	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,757.14/head	2,575.00–2,975.00	2,757	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	208.18/cwt	191.00–223.00	1,990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,208	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,818	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,568.59/head	2,000.00–3,025.00	2,569	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,006	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,472.96/head	2,175.00–2,850.00	2,473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,787.50/head	3,675.00–3,900.00	3,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	145.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	155.58/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,839	31
Bulls	—	—	1,695	210.94/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,135	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	139.74/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,449	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	155.28/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,359	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,962	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,931	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	325.76/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,029	258.24/cwt	244.00–280.00	2,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,972	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	963	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,619	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	854	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	471.35/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,329	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	300.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	289	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	808	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,101	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,306	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,409.02/head	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,409	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,525.00/head	4,525.00–4,525.00	4,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	2,284.28/head	1,650.00–2,475.00	2,284	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	295.72/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,014	7
Bulls	—	—	1,883	219.10/cwt	218.00–220.00	4,126	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	821	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,225	4
Steers	Large 1	900–950	928	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	700	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 303Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 83Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 106Year ago 71

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Some classes of feeders sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	542	356.00	356.00
6	650–700	674	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	541	325.00–326.00	325.76
8	600–650	622	325.00	325.00
16	650–700	669	330.00	330.00
8	1050–1100	1,087	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
4	850–900	854	270.00	270.00
5	1000–1050	1,029	244.00–280.00	258.24
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	928	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	445.00	445.00
13	350–400	363	415.00	415.00
10	400–450	401	395.00	395.00
11	450–500	482	370.00–371.00	370.64
12	500–550	512	355.00	355.00
13	550–600	569	340.00	340.00
13	600–650	626	315.00	315.00
6	650–700	656	310.00	310.00
12	750–800	769	300.00	300.00
3	1000–1050	1,008	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	382	281.00	281.00
7	650–700	681	285.00–300.00	295.72
6	1000–1050	1,025	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	650–700	678	320.00	320.00
67	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
23	950–1000	963	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	821	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	362	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	426	380.00	380.00
13	450–500	478	365.00	365.00
10	500–550	518	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	569	320.00	320.00
16	600–650	623	310.00	310.00
11	650–700	654	300.00	300.00
17	700–750	709	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	282	450.00–490.00	471.35
2	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	408	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	486	421.00	421.00
12	500–550	520	300.00–305.00	300.42
7	800–850	808	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	310.00	310.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,409.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	4,525.00	4,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,428	2,575.00–2,975.00	2,757.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,252	2,000.00–3,025.00	2,568.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,245	2,175.00–2,850.00	2,472.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	997	1,650.00–2,475.00	2,284.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	956	191.00–223.00	208.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,150	3,675.00–3,900.00	3,787.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,275.00	3,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	140.00–150.00	145.38
31	—	1,182	150.00–169.00	155.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	134.00–141.00	139.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	148.00–159.00	155.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	207.00–214.00	210.94
1	—	1,135	191.00	191.00
2	—	1,883	218.00–220.00	219.10

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle