Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.43/cwt on 27 head, down $14.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −87.04 against this barn's trailing median of $440.47.

Average price

$353.43

▼ 14.76 vs prior sale

27 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$46.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.74

vs KY average

−60.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	356.91	2,006	25
Medium and Large 2	505	310.00	1,566	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.91/cwt here — about $440 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

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 sale27 hd

353.43

—

KY average26 barns · 943 hd

394.17

−40.74

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−60.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

440.47

−87.04

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	1,623	184.46	2,994	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	131.19	2,060	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	129.32	1,647	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	113.35	1,140	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	185.74	2,331	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,221	225.00	2,747	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)	1,155	$2,830	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$2,807	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,164	$2,433	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,092	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,650	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	550–600	572	334.76/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,915	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	264.33/cwt	245.00–283.00	1,636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,430	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	250.67/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	230.90/cwt	205.00–244.00	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,092.11/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	298.62/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	291.86/cwt	282.50–310.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	305.28/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,777	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,035	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,830.09/head	2,650.00–2,925.00	2,830	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	171.52/cwt	159.00–190.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,807.10/head	1,900.00–3,310.00	2,807	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	185.74/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,331	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,866	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	131.06/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,009	12
Bulls	—	—	1,386	178.47/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,474	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,221	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	146.09/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,904	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	120.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,524	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	133.19/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,701	17
Bulls	—	—	1,781	188.46/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,356	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	119.64/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,292	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	104.54/cwt	90.00–110.00	942	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,308	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	355.12/cwt	353.00–357.50	1,829	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,041	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,432.52/head	1,850.00–2,875.00	2,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	401.71/cwt	397.50–414.00	1,820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,703	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	322.67/cwt	312.25–325.75	2,836	151
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	414.93/cwt	385.00–421.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	291.44/cwt	277.50–305.00	2,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,176	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,537	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,067	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	333.69/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,899	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	321.64/cwt	320.50–326.00	2,483	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	357.03/cwt	340.00–370.50	2,032	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	337.01/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	969	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,907	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	378.24/cwt	376.00–382.50	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	443.85/cwt	425.00–446.00	1,829	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,359	14

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 711Last week 780Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 91Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 132Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
4	250–300	291	357.50	357.50
9	350–400	366	410.00	410.00
6	400–450	421	376.00–382.50	378.24
6	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
21	500–550	515	353.00–357.50	355.12
27	550–600	572	325.00–336.00	334.76
2	650–700	687	293.00	293.00
4	700–750	707	271.00	271.00
17	750–800	781	295.50	295.50
8	800–850	819	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	483	313.00	313.00
3	500–550	515	290.00–303.00	298.62
4	550–600	582	290.00–310.00	305.28
4	600–650	619	245.00–283.00	264.33
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	787	240.00–272.50	250.67
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	638	324.00	324.00
34	800–850	828	293.50	293.50
58	850–900	866	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
27	400–450	412	425.00–446.00	443.85
7	450–500	477	381.00	381.00
3	500–550	511	356.00	356.00
22	550–600	569	340.00–370.50	357.03
8	600–650	623	328.00–340.00	337.01
14	650–700	676	349.00	349.00
19	750–800	772	320.50–326.00	321.64
1	850–900	865	311.00	311.00
4	1000–1050	1,035	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	710	282.50–310.00	291.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	800–850	846	319.50	319.50
151	850–900	879	312.25–325.75	322.67
19	950–1000	969	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	538	291.00	291.00
2	600–650	637	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	858	205.00–244.00	230.90
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	435	385.00–421.00	414.93
12	450–500	453	397.50–414.00	401.71
5	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
24	550–600	569	330.00–340.00	333.69
15	600–650	632	323.00	323.00
11	750–800	753	289.00	289.00
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	923	277.50–305.00	291.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	475.00	475.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,092.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,155	2,650.00–2,925.00	2,830.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,284	1,900.00–3,310.00	2,807.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,164	1,850.00–2,875.00	2,432.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	159.00–190.00	171.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,555	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,533	129.00–138.00	131.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	143.00–150.00	146.09
11	—	1,262	115.00–125.00	120.79
1	—	1,250	107.00	107.00
17	—	1,277	126.00–140.00	133.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,080	114.00–122.00	119.64
10	—	901	90.00–110.00	104.54
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	180.00–192.00	185.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,386	171.00–183.00	178.47
9	—	1,781	185.00–195.00	188.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,221	225.00	225.00

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

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