Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.16/cwt on 75 head, down $2.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −4.91 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$396.16

▼ 2.78 vs prior sale

75 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$37.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.43

vs KY average

+0.11 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	401.72	2,215	64
Medium and Large 2-3	521	363.79	1,895	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.93/cwt here — about $320 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.

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 sale75 hd

396.16

—

KY average26 barns · 1,419 hd

412.59

−16.43

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+0.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−4.91

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	1,712	222.30	3,805	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	181.04	2,495	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	172.36	2,105	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	152.34	1,693	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$3,224	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,388	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,031	$1,889	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,312	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	361.24/cwt	354.50–366.50	2,688	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	424.15/cwt	423.50–425.00	2,600	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	797	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,877	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	397.02/cwt	390.50–401.00	2,303	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	406.42/cwt	405.00–411.50	2,126	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	436.60/cwt	436.00–437.00	2,362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	355.51/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,233	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,462	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	483.64/cwt	482.50–485.00	1,993	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	334.54/cwt	330.00–340.50	2,305	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,321	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	653	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	182.49/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	173.25/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,984	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	149.73/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,553	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	184.39/cwt	182.00–200.00	2,486	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,398	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	351.75/cwt	351.75–351.75	2,867	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,497	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	425.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	363.79/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,895	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	374.44/cwt	365.00–376.00	1,887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,945	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	3,223.57/head	2,975.00–3,450.00	3,224	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,312.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	172.09/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,050	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,852	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,818.00/head	1,720.00–2,000.00	1,818	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,943	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	179.42/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,523	11
Bulls	—	—	1,776	222.24/cwt	211.00–227.00	3,947	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	237.29/cwt	234.00–240.00	4,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	192.49/cwt	184.00–200.00	2,768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,240	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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 529Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 64Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 47Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
18	400–450	412	482.50–485.00	483.64
3	450–500	466	455.00	455.00
4	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
11	550–600	573	405.00	405.00
16	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
16	650–700	689	330.00–340.50	334.54
2	850–900	857	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	504	365.00–376.00	374.44
1	550–600	595	341.00	341.00
5	600–650	628	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	527.50	527.50
7	400–450	449	486.00	486.00
7	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
10	500–550	541	436.00–437.00	436.60
12	550–600	583	420.00–430.00	425.09
9	600–650	612	408.00	408.00
4	650–700	665	387.00	387.00
32	700–750	744	354.50–366.50	361.24
2	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	935	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	555	440.00	440.00
28	600–650	613	423.50–425.00	424.15
22	750–800	797	361.00	361.00
18	800–850	815	351.75	351.75
19	850–900	855	344.50	344.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	561	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
10	400–450	416	445.00	445.00
13	450–500	459	430.00	430.00
32	500–550	523	405.00–411.50	406.42
32	550–600	580	390.50–401.00	397.02
34	600–650	628	350.00–368.00	355.51
6	700–750	718	333.00	333.00
13	750–800	754	326.50	326.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	636	377.00	377.00
11	750–800	750	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	406.00	406.00
4	450–500	455	402.00	402.00
11	500–550	521	340.00–380.00	363.79
4	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	940	275.00	275.00

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)	1	—	1,150	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,450	3,325.00	3,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,303	2,975.00–3,450.00	3,223.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,720.00–2,000.00	1,818.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,312.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	182.00–183.00	182.49
11	—	1,191	168.00–177.00	172.09
1	—	1,445	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	170.00–176.00	173.25
2	—	1,125	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,240	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,037	149.00–150.00	149.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,348	182.00–200.00	184.39
1	—	1,805	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,340	145.00	145.00
11	—	1,406	173.00–181.00	179.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,776	211.00–227.00	222.24
4	—	1,768	234.00–240.00	237.29
2	—	1,438	184.00–200.00	192.49

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

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