Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.69/cwt on 28 head, up $8.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −65.85 against this barn's trailing median of $400.54.

Average price

$334.69

▲ 8.66 vs prior sale

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$35.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.67

vs KY average

−19.62 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	346.00	1,866	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	310.82	1,731	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale28 hd

334.69

—

KY average24 barns · 857 hd

341.36

−6.67

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−19.62

This barn, trailing median33 sales

400.54

−65.85

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	1,482	193.78	2,872	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	155.71	2,262	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	154.29	2,030	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	128.62	1,351	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	230.00	2,956	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,275	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,122	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$2,875	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$2,498	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,159	$2,448	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,318	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,566	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	792	$1,767	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,850	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$3,347	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$3,336	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$3,225	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	432.82/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,006	193.54/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,947	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	336.46/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,734	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,426.24/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	3,076.87/head	2,825.00–3,200.00	3,077	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,302	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,975	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,447.11/head	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,447	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	2,597.63/head	2,025.00–2,930.00	2,598	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,565.91/head	2,550.00–2,575.00	2,566	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	2,874.78/head	2,650.00–3,700.00	2,875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	216.85/cwt	213.00–220.00	4,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	131.00/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,390	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	167.73/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,134	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	153.84/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,043	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	322.45/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,131	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	315.49/cwt	290.00–380.00	1,360	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	276.65/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	641	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	988	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,107	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	364.38/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	305.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,778	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	177.80/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,952	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	2,448.45/head	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,572	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,121.85/head	2,525.00–3,600.00	3,122	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	142.10/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,884	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	155.71/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	193.42/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,408	171.78/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,419	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 338Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 103Year ago 100

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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
4	600–650	624	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	405	437.00	437.00
8	450–500	451	425.00–437.50	432.82
5	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	567	355.00	355.00
5	600–650	631	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	417.50	417.50
7	600–650	641	338.00	338.00
3	650–700	672	331.00	331.00
3	850–900	865	271.00	271.00
2	950–1000	988	235.00	235.00
8	1100–1150	1,131	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	290.00–380.00	315.49
3	450–500	473	325.00–342.50	336.46
9	600–650	622	250.00–280.00	276.65
2	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
7	1000–1050	1,006	185.00–195.00	193.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	462.50	462.50
7	400–450	419	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	517	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	581	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	622	325.00	325.00
13	700–750	745	309.00	309.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	422.50	422.50
6	400–450	428	380.00	380.00
10	450–500	472	363.00	363.00
15	500–550	529	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	578	331.00	331.00
18	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	694	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	355.00–400.00	364.38
2	450–500	495	317.50	317.50
3	500–550	505	317.50–325.00	322.45
6	550–600	583	300.00–315.00	305.00
5	1100–1150	1,107	205.00	205.00

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	2	—	1,205	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,112	2,825.00–3,200.00	3,076.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,025.00	4,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	3,225.00	3,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,104	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,447.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,159	2,025.00–2,930.00	2,597.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	3,275.00	3,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,357	2,650.00–3,700.00	2,874.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,159	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,448.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,217	2,525.00–3,600.00	3,121.85
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	990	2,550.00–2,575.00	2,565.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,850	4,100.00	4,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	171.00–186.00	177.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	230.00	230.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	213.00–220.00	216.85
6	—	1,353	185.00–203.00	193.42
2	—	1,408	164.00–177.00	171.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
12	—	1,061	120.00–138.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	165.00–173.00	167.73
14	—	1,328	148.00–160.00	153.84
5	—	1,326	129.00–147.00	142.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	153.00–160.00	155.71

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

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