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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 3

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

859 head

▲ 246 vs last sale 613▲ 331 vs year ago 528 · +62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 101▼ 11 vs year ago 106 · −10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 79▼ 40 vs year ago 96 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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 $317.23/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −78.93 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$317.23

52 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$3.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.44

vs KY average

−21.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	319.08	1,755	26
Medium and Large 2-3	506	315.38	1,594	26

One grade step is worth $3.70/cwt here — about $160 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 sale52 hd

317.23

—

KY average25 barns · 1,490 hd

336.66

−19.44

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−21.01

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−78.93

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	1,643	199.36	3,274	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	160.25	2,135	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	154.15	2,286	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	129.87	1,274	7thin

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)	1,249	$2,534	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,224	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,843	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,788	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$3,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,270	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,483	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,574	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,773	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,758	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,009	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,936	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	323.63/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,981	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	352.87/cwt	349.00–357.00	2,205	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,786	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,340	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,196	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,104	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,436	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,369	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	889	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,489	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	289.25/cwt	289.25–289.25	2,574	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,177	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	220.96/cwt	212.00–230.00	2,265	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	346.41/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,060	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	337	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,082	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,372	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	314.34/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,305	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,555	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,585	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,675	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,568	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	502	316.51/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,589	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,714	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,779	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,708	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,848	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	284.19/cwt	265.00–285.50	1,776	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,051	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,769	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	247.73/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,883	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,095	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	265.08/cwt	257.00–301.00	2,200	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	904	243.67/cwt	225.00–250.00	2,203	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,374	28
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,036	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,383	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	411.95/cwt	410.50–425.00	1,421	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	376	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,500	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	381.49/cwt	377.00–382.00	1,732	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	327.07/cwt	311.00–334.00	1,619	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,797	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	286.66/cwt	276.00–317.50	1,591	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,916	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,910	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	282.83/cwt	259.00–291.00	1,787	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,839	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	868	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,040	8
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,087	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	154.91/cwt	140.00–161.00	2,197	3
Bulls	—	—	1,622	198.48/cwt	182.00–208.00	3,219	24
Bulls	—	—	1,772	216.52/cwt	210.00–229.00	3,837	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	918	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	129.73/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,288	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	144.10/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,438	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	158.20/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,099	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	179.19/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,478	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	154.15/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,286	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	2,204.51/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,205	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	1,843.37/head	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,843	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	2,534.39/head	2,225.00–2,680.00	2,534	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,223.89/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,224	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	182.30/cwt	161.00–210.00	1,573	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,270.00/head	3,270.00–3,270.00	3,270	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,788.28/head	2,775.00–2,800.00	2,788	2

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 613Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 101Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 79Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	321.00	321.00
2	350–400	392	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	415	314.00–315.00	314.34
5	450–500	493	318.00	318.00
25	500–550	502	314.00–321.00	316.51
1	550–600	595	287.00	287.00
16	600–650	625	265.00–285.50	284.19
1	650–700	665	266.00	266.00
10	750–800	760	220.00–255.00	247.73
21	800–850	830	257.00–301.00	265.08
4	900–950	904	225.00–250.00	243.67
10	1000–1050	1,036	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	306	340.00–382.50	346.41
5	400–450	441	352.50	352.50
12	450–500	473	335.00	335.00
10	500–550	529	324.00	324.00
16	550–600	563	316.00	316.00
8	600–650	611	302.50	302.50
4	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
7	800–850	812	258.00	258.00
28	900–950	908	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	484	346.00	346.00
44	600–650	632	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	420.00	420.00
18	450–500	463	383.00	383.00
5	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
15	550–600	578	335.00	335.00
26	600–650	612	321.00–325.00	323.63
18	650–700	684	321.00	321.00
9	700–750	741	284.00	284.00
12	800–850	814	291.00	291.00
9	850–900	890	289.25	289.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	574	350.00	350.00
29	600–650	625	349.00–357.00	352.87
31	650–700	663	353.00	353.00
15	700–750	745	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	453	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	558	315.00	315.00
8	600–650	638	280.00	280.00
7	850–900	889	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	985	221.00	221.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	212.00–230.00	220.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	399.00	399.00
10	450–500	495	311.00–334.00	327.07
4	550–600	555	276.00–317.50	286.66
12	600–650	632	259.00–291.00	282.83
2	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
8	850–900	868	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	940	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	345	410.50–425.00	411.95
14	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
10	450–500	454	377.00–382.00	381.49
15	500–550	521	345.00	345.00
10	550–600	577	332.00	332.00
12	600–650	620	308.00	308.00
6	700–750	721	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,204.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,043	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,843.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,249	2,225.00–2,680.00	2,534.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,223.89

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	—	1,445	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2	—	863	161.00–210.00	182.30

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	—	1,150	3,270.00	3,270.00

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	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,775.00–2,800.00	2,788.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,772	210.00–229.00	216.52
3	—	1,418	140.00–161.00	154.91
24	—	1,622	182.00–208.00	198.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	174.00–188.00	179.19
37	—	1,327	150.00–166.00	158.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	102.00	102.00
2	—	998	143.00–145.00	144.10
4	—	993	126.00–138.00	129.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,483	140.00–159.00	154.15

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.