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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

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

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

978 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 840▲ 260 vs year ago 718 · +36.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 58▼ 59 vs year ago 141 · −41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 59▲ 60 vs year ago 36 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher with several instances sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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 $313.38/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −82.77 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$313.38

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$55.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.29

vs KY average

−8.36 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	316.05	1,711	59
Medium and Large 2-3	581	261.00	1,516	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.05/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale62 hd

313.38

—

KY average25 barns · 1,488 hd

304.10

+9.29

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−8.36

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−82.77

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	1,787	161.18	2,881	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	148.86	2,152	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	131.28	1,674	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	112.71	1,181	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	185.00	2,590	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,190	205.00	2,440	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,395	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,192	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,119	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,754	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	914	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,920	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,573	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,973	7

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	405.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,521	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,534	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	368.79/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,722	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,732	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	352.99/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,850	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,506	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,786	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	335.74/cwt	331.00–344.00	1,944	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	339.90/cwt	328.00–346.00	2,056	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,171	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	652	303.41/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,978	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,313	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	272.15/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,008	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	2,105	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,151	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,349	48
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	944	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,440	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	958	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,964	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	965	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,511	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	293	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,077	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,249	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	323.46/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,362	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,397	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	318.71/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,466	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	325.56/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,664	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	314.68/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,762	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,516	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	606	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,642	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	284.09/cwt	281.75–289.00	1,778	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	276.26/cwt	271.50–282.50	1,859	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	248.66/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,820	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,905	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	261.25/cwt	261.25–261.25	2,051	61
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,702	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	259.46/cwt	255.75–262.00	2,138	82
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,168	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,084	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	863	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,282	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	394.54/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,483	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,570	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	356.46/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,715	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	322.62/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,665	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,807	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	272.33/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,571	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,814	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,818	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	269.91/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,906	13
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	842	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,937	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,190	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	157.62/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,788	9
Bulls	—	—	1,873	168.33/cwt	163.00–175.00	3,153	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	110.89/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,175	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	131.39/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,667	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	113.60/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,453	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	152.74/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,998	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,133	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,210	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,573.33/head	1,425.00–1,870.00	1,573	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,754.22/head	1,610.00–1,875.00	1,754	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	2,119.07/head	2,050.00–2,210.00	2,119	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,395.00/head	2,395.00–2,395.00	2,395	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	2,191.70/head	1,795.00–2,625.00	2,192	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	150.13/cwt	134.00–165.00	1,566	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	700	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,661.67/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,662	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,524.23/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,524	3

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 840Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 58Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 59Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	367.50	367.50
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
14	400–450	434	322.00	322.00
3	550–600	581	261.00	261.00
15	600–650	606	271.00	271.00
1	650–700	695	231.00	231.00
2	800–850	820	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	360	347.00	347.00
21	400–450	421	317.00–325.00	323.46
39	450–500	460	317.50–319.00	318.71
13	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
33	550–600	560	309.00–319.00	314.68
27	600–650	626	281.75–289.00	284.09
14	700–750	732	244.00–252.00	248.66
7	750–800	753	253.00	253.00
5	850–900	862	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	511	315.00–343.00	325.56
23	650–700	673	271.50–282.50	276.26
61	750–800	785	261.25	261.25
82	800–850	824	255.75–262.00	259.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	280.00–295.00	287.50
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	577	271.00–275.00	272.33
2	600–650	640	284.00	284.00
1	700–750	705	233.00	233.00
3	800–850	842	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	365.00	365.00
13	300–350	333	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	376	375.00–425.00	394.54
17	400–450	422	372.00	372.00
21	450–500	481	346.00–370.00	356.46
16	500–550	516	290.00–330.00	322.62
10	550–600	569	317.50	317.50
10	600–650	632	287.00	287.00
13	700–750	706	260.00–273.00	269.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	524	347.00–355.00	352.99
14	550–600	579	331.00–344.00	335.74
7	600–650	648	335.00	335.00
13	650–700	659	351.00	351.00
8	950–1000	965	260.25	260.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	533	282.50	282.50
23	650–700	652	301.00–312.00	303.41
3	950–1000	958	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	375	405.00–410.00	405.55
5	400–450	432	355.00	355.00
17	450–500	467	365.00–370.00	368.79
14	500–550	508	341.00	341.00
4	550–600	578	309.00	309.00
12	600–650	605	328.00–346.00	339.90
16	700–750	738	270.00–275.00	272.15
9	750–800	756	278.50	278.50
15	800–850	818	263.00	263.00
48	850–900	874	268.75	268.75
26	900–950	944	258.50	258.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,403	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	90.00–125.00	113.60
4	—	1,308	140.00–168.00	152.74
24	—	1,269	127.00–146.00	131.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,060	106.00–116.00	110.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,769	150.00–166.00	157.62
2	—	1,485	145.00	145.00
9	—	1,873	163.00–175.00	168.33

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)	3	—	900	1,425.00–1,870.00	1,573.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,920.00	1,920.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,245	2,395.00	2,395.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,610.00–1,875.00	1,754.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,279	1,795.00–2,625.00	2,191.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	914	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,234	2,050.00–2,210.00	2,119.07

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	2	—	1,043	134.00–165.00	150.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,524.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,661.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.