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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 20

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 575▲ 2 vs year ago 704 · +0.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 81▼ 27 vs year ago 140 · −19.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 78▼ 10 vs year ago 111 · −9.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $371.75/cwt on 40 head, up $7.30 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −64.18 against this barn's trailing median of $435.93.

Average price

$371.75

▲ 7.30 vs prior sale

40 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$35.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.70

vs KY average

−67.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	372.64	2,074	39
Medium and Large 2-3	590	337.00	1,988	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.64/cwt here — about $86 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 sale40 hd

371.75

—

KY average25 barns · 985 hd

392.45

−20.70

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−67.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.93

−64.18

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	—	High	1,623	176.74	2,869	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	130.32	1,809	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	124.70	1,943	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	94.11	946	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,196	237.00	2,835	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,934	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,688	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,482	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,468	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,048	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,175	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,817	6

Every lot, as filed

73 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,866	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,907	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,005	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,024	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,036	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,988	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,196	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	370.12/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,317	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,312	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,520	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,512	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	838	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,598	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	879	315.41/cwt	309.50–316.50	2,772	70
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,105	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,497	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,461	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,646	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	1,821	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,509	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,618	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	325.99/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,708	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	352.07/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,852	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,959	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,032	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,239	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	301.60/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,202	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	777	304.83/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,369	58
Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	983	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,231	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,647	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	427.74/cwt	423.00–450.00	1,809	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,856	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,668	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	318.13/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,651	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,913	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	341.27/cwt	336.00–347.00	1,962	57
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,915	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,161	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,223	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,941	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,187	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	851	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,221	12
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	958	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,973	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,196	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,835	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	160.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	190.07/cwt	189.00–191.00	3,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	178.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,998	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	63.05/cwt	50.00–80.00	523	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	103.43/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,094	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	109.54/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,383	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	131.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,834	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	124.70/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,943	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,468.43/head	1,825.00–2,825.00	2,468	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,048.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,048	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,933.72/head	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,934	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,482.31/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,482	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,187.50/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	3,168.13/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,168	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	197.55/cwt	169.00–230.00	2,049	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	700	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	6

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 575Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 81Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 78Year ago 111

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	452.50	452.50
24	400–450	423	423.00–450.00	427.74
7	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
25	500–550	524	365.00	365.00
57	550–600	575	336.00–347.00	341.27
20	600–650	644	335.50	335.50
3	650–700	652	341.00	341.00
6	700–750	734	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	480	347.50	347.50
7	500–550	519	317.50–319.00	318.13
9	600–650	628	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	675	287.50	287.50
12	850–900	851	261.00	261.00
2	950–1000	958	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
7	400–450	424	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	472	404.00	404.00
13	500–550	527	384.00	384.00
13	550–600	572	356.00	356.00
29	600–650	626	368.00–374.00	370.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	337.00	337.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	672	344.00	344.00
10	750–800	752	334.00	334.00
11	800–850	838	310.00	310.00
70	850–900	879	309.50–316.50	315.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	401.00	401.00
10	550–600	592	371.00	371.00
5	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
28	700–750	712	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	396.00	396.00
11	400–450	422	390.00	390.00
20	450–500	485	375.50	375.50
26	500–550	526	351.00–355.00	352.07
26	600–650	639	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	498	303.00	303.00
7	500–550	524	300.00–336.00	325.99
1	600–650	630	311.00	311.00
15	700–750	730	300.00–303.00	301.60
58	750–800	777	300.00–305.00	304.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	983	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	522	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	689	325.00	325.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,048.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	3,225.00	3,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,420	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,482.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,213	1,825.00–2,825.00	2,468.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,278	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,933.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	3	—	1,213	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,168.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	6	—	1,037	169.00–230.00	197.55

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)	6	—	700	2,175.00	2,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	189.00–191.00	190.07
18	—	1,684	170.00–185.00	178.01
3	—	1,265	150.00–165.00	160.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,395	120.00–139.00	131.50
3	—	1,263	107.00–113.00	109.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	122.00–130.00	124.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,058	90.00–120.00	103.43
3	—	830	50.00–80.00	63.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	237.00	237.00

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.