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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

513 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 711▼ 65 vs year ago 578 · −11.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 89▲ 16 vs year ago 83 · +19.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 53▲ 2 vs year ago 76 · +2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.01/cwt on 18 head, up $0.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −81.92 against this barn's trailing median of $435.93.

Average price

$354.01

▲ 0.58 vs prior sale

18 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.46

vs KY average

−76.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	354.01	2,031	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

354.01

—

KY average25 barns · 830 hd

389.47

−35.46

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−76.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.93

−81.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.48, low $345.00, median $435.93 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,631	183.46	2,992	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	123.74	1,589	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	117.05	1,885	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	102.01	996	14

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)	1,130	$2,963	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,645	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$2,341	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$2,274	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$3,475	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,657	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,219	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,658	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,655	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,916	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,968	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,766	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	354.61/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,085	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,110	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,103	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	344.00/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,126	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,253	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	325.41/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,415	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,668	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	964	304.75/cwt	304.75–304.75	2,938	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	358	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,611	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,486	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,628	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	336.73/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,532	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,703	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,550	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,869	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	300.86/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,712	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	325.40/cwt	324.50–329.00	1,868	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,974	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	309.53/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,956	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,926	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,108	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,178	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	901	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,379	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	973	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,436	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,785	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	349.65/cwt	332.00–362.00	1,822	36
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	318.59/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,701	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,746	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,054	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	656	289.11/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,897	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,153	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,350	10
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	166.80/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,240	4
Bulls	—	—	1,442	205.76/cwt	201.00–212.50	2,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	183.44/cwt	171.00–195.00	3,177	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	102.01/cwt	97.00–114.00	996	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	109.15/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,181	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,758	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	123.72/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,622	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	121.58/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,770	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,074	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,962.94/head	2,100.00–3,550.00	2,963	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	2,340.83/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,341	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	2,644.57/head	2,400.00–2,975.00	2,645	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,274.42/head	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,274	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 711Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 89Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 76

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
10	500–550	544	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	466	383.00	383.00
36	500–550	521	332.00–362.00	349.65
5	550–600	561	320.00	320.00
11	600–650	628	327.00	327.00
10	700–750	746	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
11	300–350	305	319.00	319.00
2	350–400	388	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	534	316.00–335.00	318.59
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	656	245.00–300.00	289.11
10	700–750	740	291.00	291.00
2	850–900	850	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
15	600–650	632	309.00–311.00	309.53
8	900–950	901	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	358	415.00	415.00
9	400–450	434	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	477	357.00	357.00
13	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
29	550–600	574	324.50–329.00	325.40
6	600–650	615	321.00	321.00
9	700–750	717	294.00	294.00
10	750–800	795	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	558	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	455	322.00–340.00	336.73
3	500–550	510	304.00	304.00
8	550–600	569	292.00–320.00	300.86
1	650–700	655	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	396.00	396.00
16	600–650	601	351.00	351.00
12	800–850	835	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	473	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	503	351.00	351.00
15	550–600	588	351.00–360.00	354.61
20	600–650	618	343.00–345.00	344.00
10	650–700	655	344.00	344.00
12	700–750	742	325.00–326.00	325.41
55	950–1000	964	304.75	304.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	442	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	615	342.00	342.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	356.00	356.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	5	—	1,202	2,400.00–2,975.00	2,644.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,100.00–3,550.00	2,962.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,199	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,340.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,274.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,732	171.00–195.00	183.44
3	—	1,442	201.00–212.50	205.76
4	—	1,343	161.00–175.00	166.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,456	116.00–126.00	121.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	106.00–110.00	109.15
41	—	1,311	114.00–131.00	123.72
5	—	1,270	135.00–142.00	138.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	976	97.00–114.00	102.01

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.