Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand remanded strong for all feeders . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.66/cwt on 97 head, down $3.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.59 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$411.66

▼ 3.77 vs prior sale

97 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs KY average

−12.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	416.82	2,285	67
Medium and Large 2-3	515	400.12	2,061	30

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $224 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $337.41, median $401.06 across 31 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 sale97 hd

411.66

—

KY average27 barns · 1,479 hd

415.99

−4.33

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−12.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

+10.59

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	1,513	216.83	3,280	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	171.39	2,213	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	171.39	2,813	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	144.88	1,407	13

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)	995	$2,685	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,596	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,511	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,178	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,388	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,705	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,257	$3,876	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,841	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	650–700	675	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,678	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	428.88/cwt	426.00–430.00	2,243	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	828	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	399.37/cwt	372.50–421.00	2,021	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	380.45/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,397	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,116	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,350	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	779	313.00/cwt	309.00–321.00	2,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	325.63/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	434.72/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	932	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,239	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	364.25/cwt	364.25–364.25	2,827	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	422.85/cwt	421.00–425.00	2,626	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,067	275.62/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	482.55/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,485	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	480.73/cwt	471.00–489.00	2,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,728	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,181	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,378	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	505.96/cwt	500.00–511.00	2,145	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,910	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	144.88/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,407	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	183.33/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,521	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	169.94/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,174	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	143.11/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	226.74/cwt	221.00–232.00	3,610	8
Bulls	—	—	1,422	205.50/cwt	189.00–218.00	2,922	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	171.39/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,813	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,177.88/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,178	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,705.00/head	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,705	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,596.15/head	2,050.00–2,875.00	2,596	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	197.48/cwt	187.00–207.00	2,074	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,840.56/head	3,700.00–3,975.00	3,841	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,583.49/head	2,190.00–3,025.00	2,583	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	3,876.13/head	3,650.00–4,275.00	3,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	427.45/cwt	400.00–497.50	1,817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	896	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	359.81/cwt	355.00–363.50	2,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	527.56/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,910	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	380.66/cwt	361.00–441.00	1,945	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	418.25/cwt	407.00–462.50	2,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,658	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,420	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	373.12/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,654	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	469.56/cwt	467.00–473.00	2,000	16

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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 658Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 101Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 89Year ago 76

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand remanded strong for all feeders . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	502.50	502.50
8	350–400	369	502.00	502.00
16	400–450	426	467.00–473.00	469.56
22	450–500	467	453.00	453.00
33	500–550	523	426.00–430.00	428.88
26	550–600	595	395.00	395.00
40	600–650	630	375.00–384.00	380.45
9	650–700	675	378.00	378.00
10	700–750	714	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	492.00	492.00
4	350–400	375	370.00–376.00	373.12
4	400–450	435	439.00	439.00
8	450–500	479	433.00–440.00	434.72
26	500–550	506	372.50–421.00	399.37
4	550–600	574	405.00	405.00
5	600–650	622	366.00	366.00
6	650–700	677	315.00–331.00	325.63
6	750–800	779	309.00–321.00	313.00
2	800–850	828	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	438.00	438.00
10	600–650	625	387.00	387.00
57	750–800	783	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	378	600.00	600.00
7	400–450	421	518.00	518.00
7	450–500	466	520.00	520.00
9	500–550	521	471.00–489.00	480.73
9	550–600	590	430.00	430.00
33	600–650	621	421.00–425.00	422.85
8	700–750	729	360.50	360.50
32	750–800	764	350.50	350.50
4	800–850	822	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
14	500–550	515	478.00–485.00	482.55
12	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
4	1050–1100	1,067	275.00–277.50	275.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	558	450.00	450.00
8	600–650	633	439.00	439.00
31	650–700	663	411.50	411.50
25	750–800	776	364.25	364.25
57	900–950	932	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	525.00	525.00
16	350–400	362	525.00–530.00	527.56
19	400–450	424	500.00–511.00	505.96
8	450–500	464	502.50	502.50
19	500–550	507	469.00	469.00
9	550–600	568	426.00	426.00
5	600–650	639	396.00	396.00
6	700–750	724	341.00	341.00
2	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
11	850–900	883	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	425	400.00–497.50	427.45
5	450–500	489	407.00–462.50	418.25
10	500–550	511	361.00–441.00	380.66
9	600–650	629	355.00–363.50	359.81
10	850–900	896	286.00	286.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	971	130.00–155.00	144.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	180.00–196.00	183.33
35	—	1,279	159.00–178.00	169.94
2	—	1,133	130.00–157.00	143.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,641	160.00–178.00	171.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,592	221.00–232.00	226.74
7	—	1,422	189.00–218.00	205.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,030	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,177.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,215	2,050.00–2,875.00	2,596.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,685.00	2,685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,078	2,190.00–3,025.00	2,583.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,705.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	187.00–207.00	197.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	3,700.00–3,975.00	3,840.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,257	3,650.00–4,275.00	3,876.13

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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