Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.77/cwt on 54 head, down $6.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.70 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$404.77

▼ 6.89 vs prior sale

54 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.77

vs KY average

−23.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	408.70	2,254	40
Medium and Large 2-3	571	393.53	2,247	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale54 hd

404.77

—

KY average25 barns · 1,064 hd

414.53

−9.77

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−23.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

+3.70

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	—	Average	1,786	220.01	3,930	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	171.70	2,563	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	169.60	2,155	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	144.01	1,373	8thin

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)	1,200	$3,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,547	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,000	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$4,255	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$3,621	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	713	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,606	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	468.42/cwt	461.00–470.00	1,977	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	475.09/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,213	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	393.53/cwt	360.00–412.00	2,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	347.70/cwt	334.00–361.00	2,163	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	443.37/cwt	425.00–448.00	1,929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,344	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	1,696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	525.59/cwt	517.00–539.50	2,397	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	798	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,351	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,421	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	702	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,121	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	428.49/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,014	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	385.33/cwt	350.00–421.00	1,965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	375.58/cwt	373.00–383.00	2,389	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	494.60/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,003	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	546.73/cwt	460.00–595.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	4,254.90/head	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,547.44/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,547	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,825.00/head	3,825.00–3,825.00	3,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	700	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	193.07/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,740	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,731.45/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	214.90/cwt	206.00–219.00	3,787	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	153.88/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,617	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,464	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	169.54/cwt	168.50–170.00	2,579	10
Bulls	—	—	1,830	229.21/cwt	222.00–236.00	4,195	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	170.23/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,256	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	182.81/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,324	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	150.42/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,430	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	158.84/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,585	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	116.34/cwt	101.00–129.00	1,062	2

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 805Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 75Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 120Year ago 67

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
10	500–550	517	428.00	428.00
29	700–750	713	365.50	365.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	435	425.00–448.00	443.37
14	550–600	571	360.00–412.00	393.53
11	600–650	622	334.00–361.00	347.70
2	700–750	702	346.00	346.00
2	900–950	925	290.00	290.00
3	1000–1050	1,040	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
5	300–350	343	510.00	510.00
8	350–400	354	479.00	479.00
23	400–450	422	461.00–470.00	468.42
15	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
8	500–550	508	403.00	403.00
22	550–600	583	402.00	402.00
19	600–650	636	373.00–383.00	375.58
5	650–700	682	361.00	361.00
5	700–750	741	343.00	343.00
5	750–800	783	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	572.50	572.50
21	450–500	456	517.00–539.50	525.59
11	500–550	525	490.00	490.00
6	550–600	571	445.00	445.00
5	600–650	610	409.00	409.00
6	700–750	748	355.00	355.00
7	850–900	867	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	630	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	688	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	507.00	507.00
5	600–650	636	425.00	425.00
5	700–750	711	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	460.00–595.00	546.73
4	350–400	372	450.00–495.00	475.09
9	450–500	470	400.00–455.00	428.49
6	500–550	510	350.00–421.00	385.33
3	550–600	588	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	615	357.00	357.00
2	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	798	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	610.00	610.00
5	300–350	338	565.00	565.00
20	400–450	405	490.00–505.00	494.60
12	450–500	475	495.00	495.00
5	500–550	512	462.00	462.00
11	550–600	554	437.00	437.00
4	600–650	605	397.50	397.50
9	700–750	710	348.00	348.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,275	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,254.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,547.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,825.00	3,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	700	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	901	180.00–215.00	193.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,731.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,762	206.00–219.00	214.90
5	—	1,830	222.00–236.00	229.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	145.00–155.50	153.88
28	—	1,325	160.00–176.00	170.23
7	—	1,271	180.00–188.00	182.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	180.00–185.00	182.50
10	—	1,521	168.50–170.00	169.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	144.00–154.00	150.42
2	—	998	155.00–162.00	158.84
2	—	913	101.00–129.00	116.34

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle