Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Steers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and steers over 600lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was strong on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.00/cwt on 47 head, down $8.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −6.66 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$434.00

▼ 8.71 vs prior sale

47 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$62.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.62

vs KY average

−34.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	460.78	2,616	27
Medium and Large 2-3	562	397.85	2,237	20

One grade step is worth $62.93/cwt here — about $379 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 sale47 hd

434.00

—

KY average24 barns · 807 hd

462.62

−28.62

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−34.46

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−6.66

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	1,690	210.03	3,550	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	177.17	2,650	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	176.43	2,012	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	148.69	1,357	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	993	217.97	2,164	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)	1,250	$2,891	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,403	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,377	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	528	461.95/cwt	450.00–468.00	2,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	464.06/cwt	457.50–472.50	1,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	422.67/cwt	390.00–428.50	2,367	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,771	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	430.27/cwt	430.00–430.50	2,655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	458.16/cwt	441.00–462.00	2,098	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	439.67/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	420.92/cwt	397.50–428.00	2,180	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	418.57/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,314	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	446.40/cwt	375.00–471.00	2,094	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	346.41/cwt	343.00–349.00	2,491	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,535	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	496.50/cwt	496.50–496.50	2,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	591.97/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,403.45/head	1,700.00–3,100.00	2,403	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	177.17/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,650	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	171.32/cwt	154.00–189.00	1,948	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	215.18/cwt	191.00–239.00	2,640	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	150.37/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,272	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	460.45/cwt	460.00–462.00	2,666	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,831	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	927	349.75/cwt	349.75–349.75	3,242	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	402.36/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	390.29/cwt	387.50–401.00	1,967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	376.12/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,377.00/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,377	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,195	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	343.78/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Steers	Large 2	900–950	915	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,891.00/head	2,525.00–3,125.00	2,891	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,612.50/head	2,450.00–2,775.00	2,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	905	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,828	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	221.78/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	185.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,372	3
Bulls	—	—	1,792	212.51/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,808	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	993	217.97/cwt	200.00–241.00	2,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 506Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	457	451.00	451.00
6	500–550	528	450.00–468.00	461.95
21	550–600	579	460.00–462.00	460.45
9	600–650	617	430.00–430.50	430.27
7	650–700	671	374.00–377.00	376.12
5	700–750	739	366.00	366.00
3	800–850	801	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	738	375.50	375.50
30	750–800	752	376.50	376.50
61	900–950	927	349.75	349.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	575.00–600.00	591.97
15	450–500	462	496.50	496.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	427.00	427.00
11	550–600	587	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	905	312.50	312.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	275.50	275.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	387	457.50–472.50	464.06
8	400–450	427	410.00–427.50	418.57
11	450–500	458	441.00–462.00	458.16
21	500–550	518	397.50–428.00	420.92
36	550–600	560	390.00–428.50	422.67
17	600–650	622	407.50	407.50
21	650–700	652	385.00	385.00
24	700–750	719	343.00–349.00	346.41
4	800–850	830	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	430.00–450.00	439.67
6	400–450	400	482.50	482.50
15	450–500	469	375.00–471.00	446.40
19	500–550	526	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	566	416.00	416.00
7	600–650	630	392.00	392.00
9	650–700	693	348.00	348.00
3	700–750	728	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	550.00	550.00
6	400–450	438	496.00	496.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	380.00–425.00	402.36
5	500–550	504	387.50–401.00	390.29
4	550–600	584	340.00–345.00	343.78
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,700.00–3,100.00	2,403.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,525.00–3,125.00	2,891.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,450.00–2,775.00	2,612.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,377.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	255.00	255.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,675.00	2,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,496	168.00–186.00	177.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	141.00	141.00
31	—	1,137	154.00–189.00	171.32
5	—	1,227	191.00–239.00	215.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
5	—	945	142.00–156.00	150.37
1	—	910	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	219.00–225.00	221.78
3	—	1,280	180.00–190.00	185.28
11	—	1,792	205.00–218.00	212.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	200.00–241.00	217.97

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle