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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

575 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 513▼ 176 vs year ago 751 · −23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 99▼ 79 vs year ago 160 · −49.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 78▲ 7 vs year ago 71 · +9.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.45/cwt on 11 head, up $10.45 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −71.47 against this barn's trailing median of $435.93.

Average price

$364.45

▲ 10.45 vs prior sale

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$40.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.74

vs KY average

−67.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	371.89	2,009	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	331.00	1,837	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.89/cwt here — about $172 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

364.45

—

KY average24 barns · 716 hd

382.19

−17.74

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−67.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.93

−71.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.48, low $345.00, median $435.93 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,686	175.87	2,964	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	136.00	2,234	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	133.39	1,745	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	105.71	1,058	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,408	182.03	2,563	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,367	$2,822	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,635	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	999	$2,415	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$2,193	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,883	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$3,153	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,572	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,601	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,935	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,991	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,837	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,069	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	352.35/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,209	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,333	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,251	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,474	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	340.75/cwt	340.75–340.75	2,597	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,447	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,613	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,775	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	890	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	2,850	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,264	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,478	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	387.25/cwt	378.00–388.00	1,642	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,512	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,767	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,790	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	320.95/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,701	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,907	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	301.76/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,726	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,925	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,997	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,100	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,162	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,597	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	891	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,370	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,374	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,665	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,641	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,747	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	371.04/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,599	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,829	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,539	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,846	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	322.44/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,696	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	557	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,796	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	331.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,911	30
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	318.63/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,017	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,105	24
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,888	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,199	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,108	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	818	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,339	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,408	182.03/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,563	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	167.69/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,598	8
Bulls	—	—	1,633	177.86/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,904	11
Bulls	—	—	2,103	186.78/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,928	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	94.70/cwt	88.00–100.00	848	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	102.91/cwt	95.00–115.00	993	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	116.90/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,344	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,428	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	127.82/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,645	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	148.68/cwt	139.00–150.50	2,056	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,224	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,241	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	948	1,757.59/head	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,758	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,212.50/head	1,575.00–2,850.00	2,213	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,049	2,216.72/head	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,217	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,071.43/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,071	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,635.49/head	2,025.00–2,925.00	2,635	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	2,821.95/head	2,575.00–3,250.00	2,822	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,608.23/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,155.00/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,155	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	173.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,769	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 Oct 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 513Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 99Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 78Year ago 71

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	431	370.00–372.00	371.04
4	450–500	495	311.00	311.00
6	500–550	526	315.00–326.00	322.44
2	550–600	557	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	658	287.00	287.00
3	750–800	778	271.00	271.00
7	800–850	818	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	362	460.00	460.00
11	400–450	418	418.00	418.00
13	450–500	469	390.00	390.00
12	500–550	523	353.00	353.00
30	550–600	577	325.00–335.00	331.24
24	600–650	638	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	733	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	417.50	417.50
11	600–650	633	315.00–319.00	318.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	472	410.00	410.00
7	500–550	531	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	573	361.00	361.00
11	600–650	627	345.00–355.00	352.35
4	650–700	668	337.00	337.00
7	700–750	743	333.00	333.00
6	800–850	814	321.00	321.00
19	850–900	881	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	331.00	331.00
1	800–850	805	304.00	304.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	648	360.00	360.00
59	750–800	762	340.75	340.75
57	850–900	890	320.25	320.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	424	378.00–388.00	387.25
7	450–500	484	365.00	365.00
11	500–550	525	341.00	341.00
9	550–600	571	334.00	334.00
20	600–650	634	315.00	315.00
8	650–700	674	311.50	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	364	406.00	406.00
16	400–450	442	342.00	342.00
10	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	625	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	716	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	814	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	530	312.50–325.00	320.95
9	550–600	572	291.00–311.00	301.76
5	850–900	891	266.00	266.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	2,575.00–3,250.00	2,821.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,280	2,025.00–2,925.00	2,635.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,071.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,049	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,216.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,575.00–2,850.00	2,212.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	948	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,757.59

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	—	1,250	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	170.00–180.00	173.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	116.00–118.00	116.90
12	—	1,383	139.00–150.50	148.68
27	—	1,287	120.00–136.00	127.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,685	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	965	95.00–115.00	102.91
2	—	895	88.00–100.00	94.70
4	—	1,180	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	177.00–187.00	182.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	160.00–175.00	167.69
4	—	2,103	185.00–190.00	186.78
11	—	1,633	170.00–183.00	177.86

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.