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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 22

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

869 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 914▼ 41 vs year ago 910 · −4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 56▲ 5 vs year ago 81 · +6.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 53▲ 30 vs year ago 45 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher and in stances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $312.29/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −83.87 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$312.29

80 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

vs KY average

−17.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	317.21	1,766	59
Medium and Large 2-3	551	298.47	1,644	21

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale80 hd

312.29

—

KY average24 barns · 1,409 hd

319.62

−7.33

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−17.66

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−83.87

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	1,841	179.72	3,308	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	156.57	2,522	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	143.81	1,782	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	124.98	1,293	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,360	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,242	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,750	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,930	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	864	$2,230	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	901	$2,203	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$2,836	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$2,433	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,641	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,763	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	503	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,534	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,885	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	362.24/cwt	360.00–363.50	2,050	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,931	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	314.90/cwt	310.50–330.00	1,990	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,987	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,068	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,181	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	902	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,205	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,245	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	286	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	954	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	345.10/cwt	343.50–350.00	1,194	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,554	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,565	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,630	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,595	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,667	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,773	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	288.21/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,660	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	311.30/cwt	306.50–315.50	1,806	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,799	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,897	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	284.04/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,795	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,042	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,905	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	671	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,617	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	304.75/cwt	304.75–304.75	2,179	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	729	268.44/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,957	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,463	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	264.25/cwt	264.25–264.25	2,125	62
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	812	235.04/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,909	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,235	68
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,209	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,598	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	434.25/cwt	434.25–434.25	1,563	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,668	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	1,749	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,931	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,902	18
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,958	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	161.15/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	183.85/cwt	177.00–192.50	3,456	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	118.25/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,205	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	131.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,385	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	159.36/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,783	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	122.33/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,399	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	145.06/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,836	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	158.27/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,513	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,567	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	2,230.17/head	2,070.00–2,450.00	2,230	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	2,121.31/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,121	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,035.71/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,036	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,241.70/head	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,242	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,362	2,359.79/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,360	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,750	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	2,836.46/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,836	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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 914Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 56Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 53Year ago 45

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
2	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	514	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	585	307.50	307.50
35	600–650	642	318.00	318.00
17	700–750	715	304.75	304.75
62	800–850	804	264.25	264.25
68	850–900	863	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	346	343.50–350.00	345.10
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
9	400–450	444	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	478	341.00	341.00
17	500–550	513	325.00	325.00
33	550–600	580	306.50–315.50	311.30
14	600–650	627	302.50	302.50
6	650–700	650	293.00	293.00
6	1050–1100	1,052	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	333.50	333.50
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	470	333.00	333.00
7	500–550	500	319.00	319.00
14	550–600	576	270.00–297.50	288.21
20	600–650	632	282.00–287.00	284.04
7	650–700	671	241.00	241.00
16	700–750	729	266.00–272.50	268.44
1	750–800	795	184.00	184.00
14	800–850	812	210.00–244.00	235.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	372	441.00	441.00
10	400–450	444	397.00	397.00
3	500–550	537	351.00	351.00
14	550–600	568	340.00	340.00
22	600–650	632	310.50–330.00	314.90
3	650–700	658	302.00	302.00
6	700–750	713	290.00	290.00
8	900–950	902	244.50	244.50
6	1000–1050	1,049	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	500	367.50	367.50
39	550–600	566	360.00–363.50	362.24
12	700–750	727	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	357	447.50	447.50
10	400–450	417	400.00	400.00
16	450–500	472	370.50	370.50
16	500–550	518	350.00	350.00
12	550–600	568	340.00	340.00
18	600–650	632	301.00	301.00
15	700–750	720	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	434.25	434.25
4	450–500	450	380.00	380.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	864	2,070.00–2,450.00	2,230.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	909	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,121.31

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	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,241.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,035.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,362	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,359.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,750	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	2	—	975	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	1,317	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,836.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,053	131.00–136.00	131.50
3	—	1,019	105.00–127.00	118.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	150.00–159.50	158.27
1	—	1,795	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	110.00–131.00	122.33
4	—	1,119	157.00–163.00	159.36
36	—	1,266	134.00–155.00	145.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	159.00–163.00	161.15
9	—	1,880	177.00–192.50	183.85

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.