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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 11

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

645 head

▼ 428 vs last sale 1,073▼ 74 vs year ago 719 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 124▲ 53 vs year ago 66 · +80.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 81▲ 34 vs year ago 29 · +117.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $290.96/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −105.19 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$290.96

95 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs KY average

−24.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	298.21	1,631	66
Medium and Large 2-3	544	274.46	1,494	29

One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale95 hd

290.96

—

KY average25 barns · 1,476 hd

293.72

−2.76

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−24.00

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−105.19

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	1,633	154.72	2,526	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	129.42	1,717	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	94.66	919	13

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)	1,160	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,200	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,170	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,158	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,030	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$1,899	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$1,723	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,550	2thin

Every lot

74 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	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,412	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	344.42/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,633	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,840	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,615	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,715	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,804	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,965	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	306.21/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,905	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,990	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,851	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	263.80/cwt	220.00–278.00	1,886	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	258.96/cwt	252.00–263.00	2,015	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	267.11/cwt	264.00–269.00	2,150	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,294	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,024	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,239	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,268	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,435	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	286.14/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,494	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	294.92/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,545	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	1,706	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,666	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	255.36/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,484	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	252.77/cwt	243.50–275.00	1,608	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	639	249.31/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,593	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,750	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	716	234.76/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,681	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,828	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	859	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,855	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	901	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,005	8
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,108	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,994	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	281	330.21/cwt	315.00–340.00	928	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,136	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,414	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,601	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	297.95/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,275	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,564	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,463	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,647	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,426	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,763	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	236.94/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,507	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,742	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,491	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	12
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	141.33/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,926	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	157.28/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,705	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	80.38/cwt	80.00–81.00	756	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,089	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	94.88/cwt	84.00–101.00	938	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	111.28/cwt	96.00–118.00	1,352	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	130.73/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,733	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	140.09/cwt	139.50–143.00	2,092	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,170.00/head	2,170.00–2,170.00	2,170	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,898.54/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,899	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,722.97/head	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,723	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,158.25/head	1,850.00–2,330.00	2,158	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	2,030.49/head	2,010.00–2,050.00	2,030	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	875	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2

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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 1,073Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 124Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 81Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	371.00	371.00
16	350–400	353	351.00	351.00
24	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
24	450–500	463	310.00	310.00
26	500–550	524	291.00–305.00	294.92
18	550–600	562	296.50	296.50
17	600–650	636	243.50–275.00	252.77
3	650–700	668	262.00	262.00
5	700–750	717	255.00	255.00
8	900–950	901	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	562	303.50	303.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
9	400–450	413	307.00	307.00
18	500–550	522	260.00–294.00	286.14
11	550–600	581	235.00–260.00	255.36
9	600–650	639	245.00–258.00	249.31
6	700–750	716	226.00–239.00	234.76
8	750–800	750	222.00	222.00
6	850–900	859	216.00	216.00
2	1100–1150	1,108	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
16	450–500	474	342.50–350.00	344.42
13	500–550	518	331.00	331.00
14	550–600	569	317.00	317.00
20	600–650	622	301.00–309.00	306.21
9	650–700	685	290.50	290.50
8	700–750	701	264.00	264.00
24	800–850	805	264.00–269.00	267.11
9	950–1000	960	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	353.00	353.00
3	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
8	700–750	715	220.00–278.00	263.80
22	750–800	778	252.00–263.00	258.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	478	385.00	385.00
10	500–550	500	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	612	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	315.00–340.00	330.21
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	428	296.00–300.00	297.95
3	450–500	478	306.00	306.00
4	500–550	538	265.00	265.00
20	600–650	636	233.00–241.00	236.94
2	650–700	665	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	700	213.00	213.00
3	900–950	910	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	303	375.00	375.00
13	350–400	358	395.00	395.00
8	400–450	417	384.00	384.00
21	450–500	474	330.00	330.00
8	500–550	513	321.00	321.00
19	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
11	600–650	623	283.00	283.00
12	700–750	725	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	989	84.00–101.00	94.88
3	—	940	80.00–81.00	80.38
2	—	945	110.00–120.00	115.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	96.00–118.00	111.28
5	—	1,493	139.50–143.00	140.09
56	—	1,326	121.00–136.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,720	151.00–163.00	157.28
4	—	1,363	137.00–149.00	141.33
1	—	1,575	175.00	175.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,898.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,722.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,170.00	2,170.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,450	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,010.00–2,050.00	2,030.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,308	1,850.00–2,330.00	2,158.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.