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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

657 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 420▼ 368 vs year ago 1,025 · −35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 76▼ 47 vs year ago 146 · −32.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 16 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due being closed for the July Fourth holiday. Market was active today with good demand for all classes.

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 $330.71/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −65.44 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$330.71

60 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs KY average

−10.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	332.24	1,844	57
Medium and Large 2-3	549	301.67	1,655	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale60 hd

330.71

—

KY average13 barns · 587 hd

339.14

−8.43

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−10.82

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−65.44

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	1,563	210.03	3,284	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	161.20	2,593	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	160.51	2,036	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	150.20	1,275	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	177.07	2,355	2thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,481	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,200	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,154	21
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,475	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,375	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

84 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 2-3	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,544	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,428	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	373.44/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,576	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,828	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,851	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	373.95/cwt	373.00–377.00	2,008	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	358.02/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,066	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,910	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,015	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,231	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,016	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	326.53/cwt	322.00–333.50	2,328	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	331.25/cwt	331.25–331.25	2,683	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,470	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,714	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,278	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	374.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,378	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	350.83/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,428	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	345.14/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,629	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,547	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	337.26/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,754	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	336.93/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,897	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	318.76/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,842	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	332.77/cwt	331.00–334.00	2,093	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	313.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,980	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,015	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	289.96/cwt	282.00–293.00	2,079	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	293.65/cwt	290.00–294.50	2,211	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,234	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,258	11
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,448	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,575	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,611	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	546	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,589	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	308.23/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,735	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,710	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	297.62/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,857	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,057	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,107	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,871	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,014	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	177.07/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,355	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,189	196.88/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	207.37/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,173	19
Bulls	—	—	1,630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	215.83/cwt	212.00–221.00	3,693	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	812	146.36/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,188	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	861	159.51/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,373	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	138.71/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,276	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	154.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,881	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	162.05/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,074	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	170.46/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,288	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	166.28/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,564	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	156.12/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,615	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	975	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,480.67/head	2,175.00–2,650.00	2,481	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,202.81/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,203	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,199.75/head	1,300.00–2,630.00	2,200	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 420Year ago 1,025

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 76Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 16

No comparison to last week due being closed for the July Fourth holiday. Market was active today with good demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	537	373.00–377.00	373.95
8	600–650	632	353.00	353.00
62	800–850	810	331.25	331.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	401.00	401.00
7	400–450	422	371.00–380.00	373.44
9	450–500	498	367.00	367.00
6	500–550	520	356.00	356.00
13	550–600	577	350.00–363.00	358.02
5	600–650	622	324.00	324.00
7	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
35	700–750	713	322.00–333.50	326.53
7	850–900	882	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	405	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	595	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	688	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	563	335.00–341.00	336.93
10	600–650	629	331.00–334.00	332.77
32	750–800	753	290.00–294.50	293.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
9	350–400	368	370.00–375.00	374.46
17	400–450	407	346.00–360.00	350.83
23	450–500	472	343.00–350.00	345.14
16	500–550	520	335.00–341.00	337.26
15	550–600	578	315.00–326.00	318.76
9	600–650	632	300.00–315.00	313.36
5	650–700	665	303.00	303.00
15	700–750	717	282.00–293.00	289.96
4	750–800	765	292.00	292.00
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
11	950–1000	961	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	491	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	533	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	408	386.00	386.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
12	550–600	563	304.00–314.00	308.23
10	600–650	624	286.00–301.00	297.62
5	750–800	762	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	980	215.00	215.00
5	1000–1050	1,017	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
11	450–500	467	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	546	291.00	291.00
3	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
9	600–650	615	278.00	278.00
1	950–1000	995	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	365	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,233	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,202.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,175.00–2,650.00	2,480.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,248	1,300.00–2,630.00	2,199.75

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	—	1,475	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	—	1,175	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,675.00	2,675.00

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	1	—	740	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	812	143.00–150.00	146.36
3	—	920	135.00–141.00	138.71
7	—	861	156.00–162.00	159.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	165.00–169.00	166.28
3	—	1,675	153.00–159.00	156.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,280	158.00–166.00	162.05
11	—	1,221	150.00–157.00	154.02
3	—	1,342	168.00–172.00	170.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	175.00–179.00	177.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,711	212.00–221.00	215.83
19	—	1,530	202.00–211.00	207.37
1	—	1,630	232.00	232.00
4	—	1,189	192.00–200.00	196.88

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.