Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold sharply lower on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower with much better demand for the lightweight and yearling heifers. Continued warm temperatures and high humidity is contributing to the weaker overall demand for feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.94/cwt on 31 head, down $31.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.12 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$351.94

▼ 31.46 vs prior sale

31 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.13

vs KY average

−8.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	353.80	1,937	29
Medium and Large 2-3	552	325.00	1,794	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.80/cwt here — about $143 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 sale31 hd

351.94

—

KY average25 barns · 562 hd

369.07

−17.13

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−8.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−49.12

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	1,528	217.70	3,325	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	180.37	2,412	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	172.81	2,144	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	166.34	1,743	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,850	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,599	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,263	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$3,463	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	700–750	711	312.54/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,222	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,597	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	2,859.38/head	2,250.00–3,400.00	2,859	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,902	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,704	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	380.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,400	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	2,642.79/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,643	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	174.12/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,211	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	185.23/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,575	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	171.75/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,118	19
Bulls	—	—	1,625	220.94/cwt	214.00–230.00	3,590	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	183.81/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,383	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	327.14/cwt	320.00–334.50	2,054	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,132	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,717	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	345.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,707	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,964	15
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,690	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	222.34/cwt	219.00–228.00	2,341	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	252.29/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	167.84/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,809	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	158.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	4,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,278	206.85/cwt	204.00–212.00	2,644	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	141.16/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 391Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 44Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 18Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	435.00	435.00
11	350–400	365	431.00	431.00
8	400–450	425	401.00	401.00
10	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
14	500–550	521	365.00	365.00
15	550–600	572	340.00–345.00	343.35
25	600–650	628	320.00–334.50	327.14
14	700–750	711	310.00–314.00	312.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	740	317.50	317.50
36	750–800	754	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	362.50	362.50
16	450–500	494	340.00–370.00	345.47
2	550–600	552	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	506.00	506.00
5	400–450	443	471.00	471.00
7	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	567	370.00	370.00
22	600–650	630	375.00–385.00	380.97
24	750–800	787	330.00	330.00
7	800–850	838	317.00	317.00
5	1100–1150	1,132	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	369	491.00	491.00
6	400–450	425	461.00	461.00
4	450–500	468	431.00	431.00
8	500–550	518	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
2	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	787	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	342.50	342.50
3	500–550	525	335.00	335.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,324	2,250.00–3,400.00	2,859.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,264	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,642.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	219.00–228.00	222.34
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	240.00–265.00	252.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,925.00	2,925.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,690	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,050.00	4,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,270	171.00–179.00	174.12
9	—	1,390	183.00–192.00	185.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	193.00	193.00
19	—	1,233	165.00–179.00	171.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	175.00–190.00	183.81
9	—	1,078	163.00–169.00	167.84
2	—	1,100	157.00–160.00	158.53
2	—	1,018	139.00–143.00	141.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	214.00–230.00	220.94
1	—	1,995	246.00	246.00
5	—	1,278	204.00–212.00	206.85

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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