Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2026-10-27

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
← Oct 20Oct 27latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 706▲ 77 vs year ago 750 · +10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 113▲ 5 vs year ago 92 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 101▲ 7 vs year ago 114 · +6.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.16/cwt on 105 head, down $2.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −60.00 against this barn's trailing median of $397.15.
Average price
$337.16
▼ 2.99 vs prior sale
105 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.93
vs KY average
−38.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531348.611,85276
Medium and Large 2-3540307.151,65829
One grade step is worth $41.45/cwt here — about $193 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale105 hd
337.16
—
KY average27 barns · 1,254 hd
343.08
−5.93
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−38.27
This barn, trailing median35 sales
397.15
−60.00
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

35 sales
439395351307median 397.1502/2404/2106/2309/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $321.35, median $397.15 across 35 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,659176.062,92016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,592130.002,07010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244125.261,55835
CowsLean 85-90%Low94598.5393114
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,437218.003,1332thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,347$2,59521
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,5685
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,122$2,0778
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$1,9237
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,4501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,188$3,7452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,328$3,5083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,2134thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,88513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428446.00/cwt446.00–446.001,9095
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0038
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,97211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0266
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3602369.60/cwt350.00–377.002,22511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,46111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,53815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3295
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704340.44/cwt340.00–341.002,39718
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,60814
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5814
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812342.82/cwt341.25–344.752,78444
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885325.59/cwt322.25–329.502,88130
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2961310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9795
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3167
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,2788
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,65223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,54020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,5231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5986
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475372.19/cwt370.00–373.001,76823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512353.08/cwt352.00–357.001,80850
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519309.92/cwt275.00–315.001,60818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,93126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574302.62/cwt283.00–327.001,73711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,8844
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617335.45/cwt335.00–336.002,07018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,01022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,19129
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,21319
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,17514
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,51023
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2394
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2869277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,4074
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,090221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,4092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,80020
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,5847
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414424.00/cwt424.00–424.001,7556
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3429349.62/cwt340.00–377.501,5004
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,6155
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,88619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,4672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3507333.31/cwt280.00–365.001,69012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,90110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,98822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3613290.28/cwt282.00–293.001,77912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,11029
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627323.39/cwt317.00–330.002,02810
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,21112
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,3239
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3853261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,2267
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3937231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,1642
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3978222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1714
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,437218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,1332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,150154.75/cwt140.00–169.001,7804
Bulls——1,785180.77/cwt175.00–185.003,2279
Bulls——1,957190.35/cwt190.00–191.003,7253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85184.77/cwt80.00–89.007212
Cows—Lean 85-90%961100.82/cwt91.00–110.0096912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203123.74/cwt120.00–130.001,48922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288111.88/cwt110.00–115.001,4414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323134.91/cwt134.00–135.001,7859
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,592130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,07010
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29502,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1883,745.00/head3,500.00–3,975.003,7452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3283,507.53/head3,125.00–3,800.003,5083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29501,727.63/head1,675.00–1,775.001,7282
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,423.08/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4232
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,294.48/head2,200.00–2,550.002,2946
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,000.50/head1,650.00–2,300.002,0015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,568.24/head2,050.00–2,700.002,5685
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3472,595.15/head2,500.00–2,725.002,59521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2911168.72/cwt135.00–215.001,53710

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.