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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 27

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

613 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 571▲ 88 vs year ago 525 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 116▼ 6 vs year ago 107 · −5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 80▲ 65 vs year ago 14 · +464.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 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 $315.47/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −80.68 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$315.47

59 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.24

vs KY average

−17.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	319.54	1,711	37
Medium and Large 2-3	530	308.64	1,636	22

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $75 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 sale59 hd

315.47

—

KY average16 barns · 779 hd

326.71

−11.24

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−17.22

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−80.68

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	—	High	1,637	206.97	3,388	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	152.87	1,958	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	148.52	2,251	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	126.32	1,221	6thin

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)	1,333	$2,739	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,369	$2,670	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$2,547	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,778	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,850	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$3,366	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$2,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

79 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	375	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,528	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,778	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,705	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,435	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,845	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	350.46/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,861	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,945	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	350.80/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,122	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,028	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,866	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,040	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	312.11/cwt	310.00–314.75	2,263	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	304.77/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,353	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,446	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	933	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,333	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	969	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,423	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	981	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,158	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,652	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,040	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,206	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	358.25/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,483	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	313.73/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,346	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	334.73/cwt	318.00–348.00	1,587	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	323.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,705	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	308.64/cwt	262.50–323.00	1,636	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	316.47/cwt	313.00–328.00	1,715	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	304.67/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,868	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	289.45/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,829	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,987	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	254.14/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,698	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,230	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	721	270.57/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,951	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,145	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	250.88/cwt	247.00–270.00	2,020	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	894	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,235	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,268	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,534	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	387.34/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,623	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,732	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,785	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	504	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,754	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	352.81/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,785	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	561	322.25/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,808	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	1,992	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	288.70/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,770	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	2,232	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,095	16
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,876	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,509	195.38/cwt	184.00–205.00	2,948	11
Bulls	—	—	1,813	222.91/cwt	216.00–230.00	4,041	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	122.58/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,176	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,457	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	133.48/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,648	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	153.41/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,962	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	168.06/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,255	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	149.30/cwt	137.00–158.00	2,192	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,688	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,314	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	3,198.73/head	2,525.00–3,575.00	3,199	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,576.20/head	3,250.00–3,875.00	3,576	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,778.31/head	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,778	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,547.28/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,547	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	2,738.60/head	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,739	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	2,669.62/head	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,670	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	170.38/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,513	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 May 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 571Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 116Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 80Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 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
16	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	323.56
22	600–650	637	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	361.00	361.00
6	300–350	300	402.00	402.00
20	400–450	414	345.00–375.00	358.25
46	450–500	474	318.00–348.00	334.73
21	500–550	542	313.00–328.00	316.47
17	600–650	632	285.00–296.00	289.45
10	700–750	709	314.50	314.50
11	750–800	750	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	429	280.00–322.50	313.73
2	450–500	465	337.50	337.50
22	500–550	530	262.50–323.00	308.64
11	600–650	613	291.00–310.00	304.67
7	650–700	668	240.00–260.00	254.14
8	700–750	721	267.50–271.00	270.57
6	800–850	805	247.00–270.00	250.88
4	850–900	894	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	465	372.50	372.50
9	500–550	504	348.00	348.00
8	550–600	561	314.00–325.00	322.25
7	600–650	613	286.00–305.00	288.70
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	422.50	422.50
5	350–400	363	422.50	422.50
8	400–450	419	386.00–395.00	387.34
9	450–500	466	383.00	383.00
16	500–550	506	350.00–353.00	352.81
9	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
21	600–650	612	325.50	325.50
16	700–750	730	287.00	287.00
3	800–850	845	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	709	314.75	314.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	407.50	407.50
18	400–450	444	384.00	384.00
19	500–550	531	350.00–351.00	350.46
9	550–600	572	340.00	340.00
10	600–650	622	326.00	326.00
12	650–700	657	310.50	310.50
17	750–800	772	299.00–310.00	304.77
5	850–900	880	278.00	278.00
11	950–1000	969	250.00	250.00
6	1100–1150	1,138	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	302.00	302.00
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	622	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	933	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	981	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	427.50	427.50
14	500–550	502	367.50	367.50
50	600–650	605	350.00–352.00	350.80
22	700–750	725	310.00–314.75	312.11

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,239	2,525.00–3,575.00	3,198.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	3,250.00–3,875.00	3,576.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	1	—	800	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,778.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,738.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,369	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,669.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,547.28

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)	4	—	950	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	1,500	3,800.00	3,800.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	3	—	888	161.00–175.00	170.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,279	140.00–164.00	153.41
6	—	1,235	125.00–140.00	133.48
6	—	1,342	165.00–170.00	168.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	160.00	160.00
9	—	1,468	137.00–158.00	149.30
1	—	1,780	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	110.00–132.00	122.58
1	—	1,005	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,813	216.00–230.00	222.91
11	—	1,509	184.00–205.00	195.38

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.