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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

840 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 645▲ 30 vs year ago 810 · +3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 119▼ 27 vs year ago 85 · −31.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 63▲ 27 vs year ago 32 · +84.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compaerd to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $329.73/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −104.27 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$329.73

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.01

vs KY average

−27.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	337.96	1,816	45
Medium and Large 2-3	568	303.29	1,724	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale59 hd

329.73

—

KY average24 barns · 1,306 hd

345.75

−16.01

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−27.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−104.27

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 $434.00 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	—	Low	1,793	162.87	2,921	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	138.00	2,187	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	136.00	1,729	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	107.82	1,008	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,132	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,114	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,964	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,820	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,543	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	360.56/cwt	353.00–368.00	1,702	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	333.72/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,769	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	548	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,584	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	307.19/cwt	297.00–313.00	1,763	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,934	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	322.83/cwt	315.00–326.50	2,127	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	244.26/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,624	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,008	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	272.75/cwt	272.75–272.75	1,969	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,934	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,103	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	779	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,799	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,070	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,129	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	821	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,979	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,163	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	261.68/cwt	258.50–262.75	2,240	79
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	908	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	2,345	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	970	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	2,476	52
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,002	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	344	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,066	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,253	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	295.27/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,234	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	325.82/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,378	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,497	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,483	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	306.06/cwt	303.00–311.00	1,613	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,503	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,656	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,549	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,748	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	244.24/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,607	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	264.25/cwt	264.25–264.25	1,823	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	254.84/cwt	231.00–264.00	1,792	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,911	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	231.73/cwt	226.50–233.75	1,940	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	902	202.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,822	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,442	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	369.71/cwt	317.00–409.00	1,582	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,605	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,682	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	283.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,493	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,768	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,658	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,723	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,815	9
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	851	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,847	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	143.17/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	166.81/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,938	5
Bulls	—	—	2,063	172.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,563	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,085	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	103.60/cwt	95.00–117.00	980	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,291	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	130.57/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,648	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	150.56/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,974	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,187	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,820.00/head	1,820.00–1,820.00	1,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,964.33/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,964	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	2,113.63/head	1,860.00–2,375.00	2,114	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,131.87/head	1,575.00–2,600.00	2,132	5

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 645Year ago 810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 119Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 63Year ago 32

Compaerd to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	418	280.00–310.00	295.27
2	500–550	535	281.00	281.00
13	600–650	622	281.00	281.00
13	650–700	658	235.00–255.00	244.24
5	900–950	902	200.00–205.00	202.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	348.00	348.00
8	350–400	358	350.00	350.00
27	400–450	423	319.00–329.00	325.82
5	450–500	480	309.00	309.00
24	500–550	527	303.00–311.00	306.06
12	550–600	571	290.00	290.00
20	600–650	610	254.00	254.00
31	700–750	703	231.00–264.00	254.84
6	750–800	783	244.00	244.00
21	800–850	837	226.50–233.75	231.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	462	324.00	324.00
47	650–700	690	264.25	264.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	521	350.00	350.00
22	650–700	659	315.00–326.50	322.83
28	700–750	722	272.75	272.75
10	750–800	769	273.50	273.50
8	800–850	840	257.50	257.50
79	850–900	856	258.50–262.75	261.68
58	900–950	908	258.25	258.25
52	950–1000	970	255.25	255.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
10	400–450	403	383.00	383.00
19	450–500	472	353.00–368.00	360.56
21	500–550	530	331.00–338.00	333.72
10	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
8	600–650	622	311.00	311.00
6	650–700	690	291.00	291.00
12	700–750	744	260.00	260.00
9	750–800	796	260.00	260.00
8	800–850	811	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	289.00	289.00
11	550–600	574	297.00–313.00	307.19
7	650–700	665	237.00–250.00	244.26
5	750–800	779	231.00	231.00
6	800–850	821	241.00	241.00
4	1050–1100	1,050	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	317.00–409.00	369.71
9	450–500	464	346.00	346.00
16	500–550	516	326.00	326.00
5	550–600	574	308.00	308.00
9	600–650	613	281.00	281.00
9	700–750	741	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	526	280.00–290.00	283.86
1	550–600	590	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
12	850–900	851	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,311	149.00–154.00	150.56
18	—	1,262	124.00–138.00	130.57
3	—	1,170	109.00–111.00	110.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	946	95.00–117.00	103.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	141.00–145.00	143.17
2	—	2,063	170.00–175.00	172.70
5	—	1,761	160.00–169.00	166.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,050	1,820.00	1,820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,964.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,214	1,860.00–2,375.00	2,113.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,222	1,575.00–2,600.00	2,131.87

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.