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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 1

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

798 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 978▲ 263 vs year ago 535 · +49.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 82▼ 41 vs year ago 125 · −32.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 96▼ 8 vs year ago 58 · −13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold steady. Feeder steers 700 lbs and over sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady to 5.00 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 $299.91/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −96.24 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$299.91

69 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$33.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.20

vs KY average

−21.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	304.27	1,639	60
Medium and Large 2-3	547	270.90	1,481	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.37/cwt here — about $157 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 sale69 hd

299.91

—

KY average26 barns · 1,459 hd

308.11

−8.20

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−21.47

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−96.24

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	1,740	160.14	2,787	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	140.23	2,153	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	130.21	1,683	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	97.08	985	15

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)	1,185	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,697	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,425	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,910	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,600	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,950	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,495	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	1,862	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,658	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	373.32/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,930	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,982	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,894	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,885	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,592	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,063	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	2,203	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,980	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,111	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,243	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,124	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	265.25/cwt	265.25–265.25	2,345	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	921	225.83/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,080	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	902	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,211	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	356	323.81/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,153	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	409	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,186	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	330.13/cwt	329.00–333.00	1,380	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,546	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	306.24/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,596	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	285.61/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,497	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	302.42/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,678	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	259.13/cwt	210.00–271.00	1,464	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,679	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	295.04/cwt	291.75–297.75	1,876	104
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,797	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,987	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	269.61/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,820	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,930	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	1,951	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,933	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	2,120	63
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,957	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	991	276.75/cwt	210.00–307.00	2,743	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	412.45/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,196	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,556	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	409	315.05/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,289	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	452	328.68/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,486	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,588	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,655	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	326.31/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,811	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,687	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,493	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,870	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,852	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,066	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	129.16/cwt	117.00–152.00	1,856	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	160.40/cwt	151.00–168.00	2,703	12
Bulls	—	—	2,002	175.11/cwt	171.00–181.00	3,506	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	77.26/cwt	70.00–85.00	758	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,016	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	115.72/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,222	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	112.06/cwt	88.00–121.00	1,329	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	133.75/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,766	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	161.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,293	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	138.81/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,106	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,601	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,696.81/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,697	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,136.79/head	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,137	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	168.47/cwt	154.00–183.00	1,638	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 978Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 82Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 96Year ago 58

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold steady. Feeder steers 700 lbs and over sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady to 5.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
104	600–650	636	291.75–297.75	295.04
5	650–700	668	297.50	297.50
15	700–750	748	258.00	258.00
28	750–800	766	254.75	254.75
63	800–850	824	257.25	257.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	305.00–327.50	323.81
5	400–450	409	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	524	285.00–287.50	285.61
5	550–600	565	210.00–271.00	259.13
11	650–700	675	262.00–276.00	269.61
6	700–750	700	237.00	237.00
16	950–1000	991	210.00–307.00	276.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	310.00	310.00
15	300–350	342	354.00	354.00
25	400–450	418	329.00–333.00	330.13
20	450–500	456	339.00	339.00
29	500–550	521	304.00–307.00	306.24
31	550–600	555	295.00–310.00	302.42
17	600–650	624	269.00	269.00
13	650–700	657	273.50	273.50
7	750–800	767	252.00	252.00
4	850–900	868	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	515	322.00	322.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	662	240.50	240.50
6	900–950	921	225.00–230.00	225.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	404.00	404.00
16	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	592	320.00	320.00
22	600–650	618	305.00	305.00
14	650–700	681	303.00	303.00
5	700–750	747	265.00	265.00
8	750–800	779	271.00	271.00
11	800–850	817	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	483	385.50	385.50
26	500–550	517	373.00–375.00	373.32
5	550–600	552	359.00	359.00
24	700–750	700	314.75	314.75
15	800–850	814	275.50	275.50
60	850–900	884	265.25	265.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	290	395.00–415.00	412.45
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	366	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	405	390.00	390.00
16	450–500	463	343.00	343.00
9	500–550	500	331.00	331.00
13	550–600	555	322.00–330.00	326.31
8	600–650	634	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	703	263.50	263.50
2	850–900	868	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	409	310.00–317.50	315.05
6	450–500	452	310.00–347.50	328.68
2	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	568	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	630	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	127.00–140.00	138.81
1	—	1,700	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	70.00–85.00	77.26
3	—	1,056	113.00–119.00	115.72
8	—	1,016	90.00–110.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,320	125.00–147.00	133.75
10	—	1,186	88.00–121.00	112.06
3	—	1,422	155.00–169.00	161.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,685	151.00–168.00	160.40
6	—	2,002	171.00–181.00	175.11
3	—	1,437	117.00–152.00	129.16

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,696.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,136.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	972	154.00–183.00	168.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	825	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,910.00	1,910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.