Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeders over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher in some instances. Plain quality feeders sold 5.00 lower in some instances. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test and average to plain quality. No test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.57/cwt on 19 head, up $0.71 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −78.90 against this barn's trailing median of $440.47.

Average price

$361.57

▲ 0.71 vs prior sale

19 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.79

vs KY average

−29.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	361.57	1,901	19thin

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

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 sale19 hd

361.57

—

KY average15 barns · 160 hd

358.79

+2.79

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−29.02

This barn, trailing median29 sales

440.47

−78.90

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	1,506	182.51	2,749	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	161.00	2,657	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	143.81	1,849	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	119.23	1,180	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,307	$3,198	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$3,182	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,150	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,828	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,896	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	801	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,169	$4,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$3,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$2,983	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	2,502	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,043	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,073	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,522	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	305.25/cwt	305.25–305.25	2,857	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	285.25/cwt	285.25–285.25	2,350	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,962	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,727	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	3,181.61/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,182	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,150.00/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	3,197.54/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,198	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	405.39/cwt	381.00–415.00	1,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,698	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,396	173.52/cwt	157.00–181.00	2,422	4
Bulls	—	—	2,052	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	119.23/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,180	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	144.33/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,859	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	365.35/cwt	365.00–366.00	1,874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,959	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,057	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,558	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	319.87/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	789	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,489	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	221.40/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,924	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,827.87/head	1,950.00–3,475.00	2,828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	968	1,986.92/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	1,987	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,805.80/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,604	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	988	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	801	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 213Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 105Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 78Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	505.00	505.00
3	400–450	417	411.00	411.00
5	450–500	467	385.00	385.00
14	500–550	513	365.00–366.00	365.35
5	550–600	562	351.00	351.00
2	600–650	608	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	715	339.00	339.00
15	1050–1100	1,073	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	465	403.00	403.00
9	650–700	672	348.00	348.00
54	900–950	936	305.25	305.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	768	325.75	325.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	600	303.00	303.00
7	750–800	789	315.50	315.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	376	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
10	550–600	572	328.00	328.00
4	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
20	800–850	824	285.25	285.25
7	1000–1050	1,043	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
10	500–550	510	310.00–324.00	319.87
2	550–600	558	309.00	309.00
3	650–700	662	272.00	272.00
5	700–750	735	281.00	281.00
1	900–950	900	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
12	600–650	620	316.00	316.00
13	1050–1100	1,057	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	404	381.00–415.00	405.39
3	450–500	475	357.50	357.50
7	500–550	508	340.00	340.00
12	600–650	617	318.00	318.00
4	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	527	331.00	331.00
7	600–650	619	273.00	273.00
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	463	360.00	360.00

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	—	1,350	3,075.00	3,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,375.00	3,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	4,450.00	4,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	4,350.00	4,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	988	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,159	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,181.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,307	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,197.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,049	1,950.00–3,475.00	2,827.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,157	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,805.80
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	968	1,800.00–2,400.00	1,986.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	869	200.00–235.00	221.40
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	801	2,925.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	157.00–181.00	173.52
1	—	2,052	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,400	186.00	186.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	114.00–129.00	119.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	135.00	135.00
17	—	1,288	137.00–154.00	144.33

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