Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.19/cwt on 26 head, up $6.61 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.48 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$368.19

▲ 6.61 vs prior sale

26 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$35.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.75

vs KY average

−37.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	380.23	2,171	17thin
Medium and Large 2	585	346.00	2,024	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	345.00	2,029	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $142 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 $345.00, 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 sale26 hd

368.19

—

KY average26 barns · 715 hd

381.93

−13.75

National average166 barns · 11,684 hd

406.11

−37.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−72.48

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	1,554	186.30	2,894	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	138.60	2,412	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	138.34	1,702	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	114.26	1,149	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	194.67	2,463	2thin

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)	1,098	$3,143	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,138	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,715	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$2,227	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	997	$2,144	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$1,906	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,129	$1,901	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,114	$3,229	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	931	$2,500	5

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,332	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	345.38/cwt	337.00–355.50	2,200	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	382.42/cwt	382.00–383.00	2,214	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,116	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	934	301.75/cwt	301.75–301.75	2,818	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	370.82/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,295	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,038	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,015	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	361.13/cwt	360.50–362.00	2,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,913	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,419.31/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,419	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,794	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,200	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	207.20/cwt	204.00–211.00	3,912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	190.61/cwt	181.00–201.00	2,947	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	102.06/cwt	100.00–105.00	975	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	116.07/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,185	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	138.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	194.67/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	172.14/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,505	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	139.49/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,763	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	125.62/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,386	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	165.82/cwt	153.00–173.00	2,010	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,712.00/head	1,712.00–1,712.00	1,712	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	190.51/cwt	166.00–222.00	1,797	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,612.80/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,613	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,371.26/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,371	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	731	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,137.66/head	3,125.00–3,175.00	3,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,116.73/head	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,117	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,900.79/head	1,475.00–2,500.00	1,901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	279	394.75/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	312.97/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,759	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	824	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,414	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	300.61/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	330.73/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,742	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	313.75/cwt	313.75–313.75	2,397	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	3

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 302Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 45Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 146Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	362.00	362.00
14	650–700	656	322.50	322.50
22	700–750	722	323.00	323.00
69	750–800	764	313.75	313.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	418.00	418.00
8	400–450	418	400.00	400.00
17	450–500	468	389.00	389.00
14	500–550	526	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	560	333.00	333.00
8	600–650	635	320.50	320.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	390.00–400.00	394.75
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	520	300.00–301.00	300.61
15	550–600	562	305.00–316.00	312.97
1	650–700	680	311.00	311.00
6	700–750	731	304.00	304.00
2	800–850	825	269.00	269.00
4	950–1000	965	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
7	700–750	703	305.00	305.00
14	800–850	824	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	585	346.00	346.00
23	600–650	637	337.00–355.50	345.38
1	750–800	795	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	483.00	483.00
3	400–450	442	362.50	362.50
11	450–500	477	401.00	401.00
3	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
14	550–600	579	382.00–383.00	382.42
12	600–650	643	360.50–362.00	361.13
10	700–750	733	345.50	345.50
1	750–800	750	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	619	370.00–375.00	370.82
17	750–800	788	329.50	329.50
56	800–850	829	330.00–332.00	330.73
53	900–950	934	301.75	301.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	588	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	353	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
16	450–500	472	380.00	380.00
13	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
16	550–600	566	356.00	356.00
13	600–650	633	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
3	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	880	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	413.00	413.00
9	450–500	488	350.00	350.00

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	—	1,208	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,419.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,168	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,179	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,612.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,143	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,371.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,185	3,125.00–3,175.00	3,137.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,116.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,129	1,475.00–2,500.00	1,900.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,325.00	3,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,712.00	1,712.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	166.00–222.00	190.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	204.00–211.00	207.20
10	—	1,546	181.00–201.00	190.61
6	—	1,455	165.00–180.00	172.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	100.00–105.00	102.06
2	—	1,038	130.00–131.00	130.50
9	—	1,021	110.00–125.00	116.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	137.00–140.00	138.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,264	130.00–147.00	139.49
10	—	1,103	110.00–134.00	125.62
3	—	1,212	153.00–173.00	165.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	191.00–198.00	194.67

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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