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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 25

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

784 head

▲ 545 vs last sale 239▼ 194 vs year ago 978 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 34▼ 31 vs year ago 111 · −27.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 24▼ 43 vs year ago 104 · −41.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Sharply higher in some spots. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $258.57/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −137.59 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$258.57

39 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.46

vs KY average

−48.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	260.57	1,411	34
Medium and Large 2-3	557	245.00	1,364	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $47 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 sale39 hd

258.57

—

KY average16 barns · 552 hd

272.03

−13.46

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−48.44

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−137.59

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	—	Low	1,642	164.24	2,696	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	154.04	2,350	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	143.94	1,898	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	125.40	1,229	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,236	168.04	2,077	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,339	$2,033	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,341	$1,860	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,533	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,258	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	407	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	926	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,695	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	307.74/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,745	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	286.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,822	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	302.70/cwt	300.00–304.50	1,943	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,043	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,784	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	255.01/cwt	251.50–259.00	1,869	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	259.65/cwt	252.00–264.00	2,012	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	265.09/cwt	262.75–267.50	2,163	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	260.75/cwt	260.75–260.75	2,190	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,902	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,180	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,040	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,347	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	292.05/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,244	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,349	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,232	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	262.28/cwt	256.00–265.50	1,398	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,392	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,451	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,462	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	256.61/cwt	252.50–258.50	1,640	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,767	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	255.19/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,728	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	264.25/cwt	264.25–264.25	1,858	80
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	241.21/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,770	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	232.94/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,749	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,904	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	219.03/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,800	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,918	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,124	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,194	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,145	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,324	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	279.57/cwt	269.50–287.50	1,473	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,590	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,697	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	634	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,458	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,690	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,236	168.04/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,077	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	163.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,748	11
Bulls	—	—	1,685	176.68/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,977	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,356	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,087	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	122.64/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,239	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	127.14/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,583	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	145.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,898	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,030	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,359	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,100	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	151.09/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,378	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,576.58/head	1,175.00–2,180.00	1,577	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,339	2,032.77/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,033	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	1,859.60/head	1,710.00–2,000.00	1,860	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 239Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 34Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 24Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	320.00	320.00
30	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	538	315.00	315.00
14	550–600	567	301.00–313.00	307.74
22	600–650	635	280.00–290.00	286.95
17	650–700	668	267.00	267.00
19	700–750	733	251.50–259.00	255.01
19	750–800	775	252.00–264.00	259.65
10	800–850	840	260.75	260.75
3	900–950	928	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	642	300.00–304.50	302.70
25	650–700	658	310.50	310.50
62	800–850	816	262.75–267.50	265.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	227.50	227.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	289.00	289.00
4	450–500	483	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	568	245.00	245.00
10	600–650	622	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
10	700–750	718	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	347	340.00	340.00
17	400–450	426	288.00–295.00	292.05
2	450–500	475	284.00	284.00
26	500–550	533	256.00–265.50	262.28
8	550–600	569	255.00	255.00
35	600–650	639	252.50–258.50	256.61
23	650–700	677	254.00–257.50	255.19
31	700–750	734	230.00–247.00	241.21
23	750–800	751	232.50–235.00	232.94
4	800–850	822	217.00–221.00	219.03
7	850–900	860	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	421	320.00	320.00
38	650–700	657	269.00	269.00
80	700–750	703	264.25	264.25
23	750–800	760	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	365.00	365.00
7	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
12	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
21	500–550	527	269.50–287.50	279.57
7	550–600	565	281.50	281.50
9	600–650	631	269.00	269.00
5	700–750	716	236.00	236.00
7	800–850	835	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	272.50	272.50
7	600–650	634	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	320.00	320.00
7	400–450	440	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,574	148.00–156.00	151.09
8	—	1,493	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,300	142.00–148.00	145.99
4	—	1,245	125.00–129.00	127.14
10	—	1,372	147.00–150.00	147.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	112.00–115.00	113.42
2	—	958	141.00–142.00	141.51
3	—	1,010	119.00–125.00	122.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,236	167.00–169.00	168.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	151.00–152.00	151.50
3	—	1,685	171.00–181.00	176.68
11	—	1,684	160.00–168.00	163.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,341	1,710.00–2,000.00	1,859.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,339	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,032.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,228	1,175.00–2,180.00	1,576.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	970.00	970.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	2,525.00	2,525.00

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.