Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due the lack of comparable cattle. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. With the extremely warm temperatures in place and forecasted for the next several days producers and buyers wasn't eager to be handling cattle which softened demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.35/cwt on 28 head, down $25.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −79.45 against this barn's trailing median of $400.80.

Average price

$321.35

▼ 25.85 vs prior sale

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs KY average

−10.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	323.89	1,807	20
Medium and Large 2-3	540	315.00	1,699	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $108 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $321.35, median $400.80 across 32 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 sale28 hd

321.35

—

KY average27 barns · 520 hd

329.31

−7.96

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−10.17

This barn, trailing median32 sales

400.80

−79.45

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	—	Low	1,517	205.70	3,120	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	157.76	2,191	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	149.41	1,826	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	143.53	1,435	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)	1,302	$3,291	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,776	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,433	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,977	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$4,047	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$3,834	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	650–700	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	363.86/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,162	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	323.89/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,807	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,104	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	361.75/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,346	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,432.65/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	4,157.44/head	3,825.00–4,250.00	4,157	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	3,833.57/head	3,375.00–4,025.00	3,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,959	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	149.79/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,480	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	142.96/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,980	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	163.95/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,220	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	155.88/cwt	153.00–156.50	2,284	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,008	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,369	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,451	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	338.77/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	340.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,843	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,865.85/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,866	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,776.28/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,776	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	3,291.25/head	2,275.00–3,750.00	3,291	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	211.79/cwt	204.00–222.50	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	149.75/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,767	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,055	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,741	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,166	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,070	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,023	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,657	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	4,061.11/head	3,825.00–4,325.00	4,061	9
Bulls	—	—	1,778	219.27/cwt	217.00–221.00	3,899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,118	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	124.74/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,292	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	160.36/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,839	10
Bulls	—	—	1,365	204.34/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,789	4

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 532Year ago 829

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 61Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 119Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	441	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	510	378.00	378.00
7	550–600	570	363.00	363.00
3	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
8	750–800	752	312.00	312.00
10	1100–1150	1,104	237.00	237.00
7	1150–1200	1,162	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	325.00–355.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	368	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	419	360.00–380.00	363.86
2	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	577	311.00	311.00
4	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
6	400–450	435	376.00	376.00
7	450–500	466	357.50–365.00	361.75
20	550–600	558	318.00–327.00	323.89
9	600–650	631	310.50	310.50
6	700–750	724	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	377	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	414	337.50–340.00	338.77
4	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	551	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	355.00	355.00
9	1000–1050	1,008	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,055	165.00	165.00
4	1150–1200	1,166	177.50	177.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,023	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,375.00	3,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,125	3,825.00–4,250.00	4,157.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	3,375.00–4,025.00	3,833.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,050	3,825.00–4,325.00	4,061.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,225	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,432.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,298	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,776.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,302	2,275.00–3,750.00	3,291.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,865.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	194.00	194.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	978	204.00–222.50	211.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	3,650.00	3,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	988	147.00–161.00	149.79
4	—	1,036	123.00–129.00	124.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	136.00–147.00	142.96
16	—	1,354	158.00–168.00	163.95
9	—	1,465	153.00–156.50	155.88
1	—	1,265	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	148.00–153.00	149.75
5	—	1,461	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,267	120.00–130.00	126.23
10	—	1,147	157.00–165.00	160.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,778	217.00–221.00	219.27
4	—	1,365	200.00–208.00	204.34

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

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