Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Plain quality feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.15/cwt on 70 head, down $24.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.51 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$440.15

▼ 24.86 vs prior sale

70 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$63.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.84

vs KY average

−19.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	442.88	2,452	67
Medium and Large 2-3	545	379.33	2,069	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.54/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 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 sale70 hd

440.15

—

KY average25 barns · 1,003 hd

461.99

−21.84

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−19.04

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−0.51

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	1,551	228.63	3,545	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	177.53	2,157	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	175.40	2,384	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	154.96	1,490	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	257.00	3,148	3thin

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)	1,150	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$3,263	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,275	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,375	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	452.42/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,407	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	385.51/cwt	383.00–387.00	2,675	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	381.20/cwt	377.00–383.50	2,691	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	413.40/cwt	409.00–420.00	2,604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,903	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	415.93/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,184	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,793	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	380.79/cwt	371.00–383.00	2,547	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	357.62/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,285	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,296	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	427.17/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,495	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,229	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,107	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,236	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	185.79/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,328	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	160.02/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,568	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	143.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,321	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	175.40/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	141.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,607	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	172.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,044	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,268	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	438.33/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	509	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	371.87/cwt	369.00–372.75	2,707	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	880	331.25/cwt	331.25–331.25	2,915	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	413.08/cwt	377.50–445.00	1,789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,058	270.64/cwt	236.00–281.00	2,863	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,125	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	859	320.32/cwt	301.00–330.00	2,752	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	2,381	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	281.10/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	334.03/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	377.96/cwt	365.00–391.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	203.27/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,344	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	3,148	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	239.63/cwt	230.00–253.00	4,285	12
Bulls	—	—	1,313	217.62/cwt	208.00–232.00	2,857	12
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	3,262.85/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,263	17

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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 454Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 96Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 66Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	542.50	542.50
16	400–450	428	480.00	480.00
31	500–550	532	450.00–455.00	452.42
22	550–600	584	425.00–428.00	427.17
10	600–650	630	409.00–420.00	413.40
16	650–700	669	371.00–383.00	380.79
30	700–750	728	369.00–372.75	371.87
1	750–800	795	334.00	334.00
44	800–850	830	336.50	336.50
6	900–950	903	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	439	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	525	369.00	369.00
1	550–600	586	400.00	400.00
5	750–800	760	367.50	367.50
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	461.00	461.00
9	550–600	571	437.00–440.00	438.33
32	650–700	694	383.00–387.00	385.51
45	700–750	706	377.00–383.50	381.20
16	750–800	768	378.00	378.00
25	850–900	880	331.25	331.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	361	497.50	497.50
7	400–450	416	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
37	500–550	525	415.00–418.00	415.93
12	550–600	560	398.00	398.00
10	600–650	639	356.00–358.00	357.62
5	650–700	674	351.00	351.00
6	700–750	749	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	637	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
9	400–450	433	377.50–445.00	413.08
4	500–550	502	365.00–391.00	377.96
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	610	346.00	346.00
5	650–700	678	330.00–335.00	334.03
31	700–750	707	336.75	336.75
4	750–800	755	316.00	316.00
78	850–900	859	301.00–330.00	320.32
13	1050–1100	1,058	236.00–281.00	270.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	605.00	605.00
7	400–450	424	490.00	490.00
11	450–500	461	457.00	457.00
7	500–550	526	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	567	405.00	405.00
8	650–700	682	392.00	392.00
13	700–750	733	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	414	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	509	371.00	371.00
3	600–650	610	351.00	351.00
2	800–850	820	277.00–285.00	281.10

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,317	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,262.85
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	3,275.00	3,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	810	2,375.00	2,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	185.00–220.00	203.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,253	182.00–194.00	185.79
3	—	1,133	135.00–150.00	141.82
26	—	1,183	160.00–180.00	172.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	980	157.00–166.00	160.02
4	—	920	138.00–148.00	143.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,359	169.00–179.00	175.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	257.00	257.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,788	230.00–253.00	239.63
12	—	1,313	208.00–232.00	217.62

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle