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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 245▼ 582 vs year ago 821 · −70.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 38▼ 97 vs year ago 131 · −74.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 57▼ 3 vs year ago 27 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Receipts was low due to flooding and winter weather warning. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with high dressing bulls 10.00 higher.

Groups of 20 or more:

Steers:

47 hd 858 lbs 253.50 mix

Heifers:

29 hd 736 lbs 238.25 bl

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.66/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −131.50 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$264.66

26 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.67

vs KY average

−33.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	267.15	1,432	20
Medium and Large 2-3	537	256.35	1,377	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd

264.66

—

KY average21 barns · 588 hd

271.32

−6.67

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−33.17

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−131.50

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $321.35, median $396.16 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,979	178.53	3,532	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	146.14	2,053	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	142.18	1,883	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	113.24	1,136	3thin

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)	1,265	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,041	$1,893	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$1,502	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,431	2thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	955	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,178	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,333	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,621	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	267.37/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,695	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,006	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,175	47
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,204	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,189	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,338	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	267.15/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,432	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	256.35/cwt	240.00–259.50	1,377	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	233.00/cwt	232.50–234.00	1,428	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,361	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,579	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,754	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	970	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,369	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,448	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	4
Bulls	700–750	Large 2-3	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,696	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	158.00/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,604	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,831	1
Bulls	—	—	2,043	191.29/cwt	190.00–192.50	3,908	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	113.24/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,136	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	139.65/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,687	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	122.77/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,530	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	146.14/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,053	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	151.54/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,211	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	1,892.58/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,893	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,430.79/head	1,385.00–1,475.00	1,431	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,799.80/head	1,650.00–2,040.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	159.25/cwt	138.00–171.00	1,924	4

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 245Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 57Year ago 27

Groups of 20 or more:

Steers:

47 hd 858 lbs 253.50 mix

Heifers:

29 hd 736 lbs 238.25 bl

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	240.00–259.50	256.35
2	600–650	630	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	281.00	281.00
9	450–500	478	280.00	280.00
20	500–550	536	263.00–271.00	267.15
12	600–650	613	232.50–234.00	233.00
8	650–700	669	236.00	236.00
29	700–750	736	238.25	238.25
8	900–950	920	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	356	331.00	331.00
9	400–450	437	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
13	600–650	634	267.00–268.00	267.37
6	800–850	809	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	288.00	288.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	850–900	858	253.50	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	243.00	243.00
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	157.00–159.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	309	314.00	314.00
10	450–500	464	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	517	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
2	750–800	757	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	708	220.00	220.00

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)	3	—	1,250	1,650.00–2,040.00	1,799.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,041	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,892.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,385.00–1,475.00	1,430.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,510.00	1,510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,208	138.00–171.00	159.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	153.00	153.00
2	—	2,043	190.00–192.50	191.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	115.00–126.00	122.77
10	—	1,208	132.00–147.00	139.65
11	—	1,459	148.00–164.00	151.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	144.00–149.00	146.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	108.00–117.50	113.24

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.