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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 15

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

532 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 657▲ 191 vs year ago 341 · +56.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 99▲ 60 vs year ago 68 · +88.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 19▲ 45 vs year ago 17 · +264.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter 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 $331.69/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −64.47 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$331.69

35 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$55.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

vs KY average

−7.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	339.57	1,844	30
Medium and Large 2-3	545	284.40	1,550	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.17/cwt here — about $294 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 sale35 hd

331.69

—

KY average24 barns · 1,407 hd

336.78

−5.09

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−7.05

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−64.47

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	1,601	196.25	3,142	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	154.41	1,950	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	152.75	2,316	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	145.11	1,480	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,390	182.00	2,530	1thin

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)	1,322	$2,403	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,344	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,325	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,317	$2,720	3thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	412.52/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,390	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	350.06/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,656	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	371.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,886	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,811	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,748	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,033	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	333.11/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,075	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,327	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	335.61/cwt	332.75–343.50	2,208	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,320	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	2,150	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	762	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,195	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	319.26/cwt	317.00–321.50	2,458	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	279.17/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,487	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,192	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	380.50/cwt	380.50–380.50	1,381	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,481	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	334.92/cwt	333.00–336.00	1,547	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,671	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,415	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,569	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	322.74/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,711	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	338.23/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,908	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,509	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,064	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	321.38/cwt	321.00–323.00	2,099	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	326.25/cwt	326.25–326.25	2,245	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,100	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,080	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,960	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	2,404	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,378	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,374	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	412.32/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,571	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,641	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,732	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	340.97/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,776	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,702	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	309.23/cwt	306.00–312.50	1,908	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,072	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,782	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	693	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,344	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	194.79/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,023	21
Bulls	—	—	1,589	185.28/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,944	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	203.93/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,426	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	154.24/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,481	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,437	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,488	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	167.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,960	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	146.84/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,855	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	155.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,981	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	156.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,335	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	147.34/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,287	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	2,344.07/head	1,700.00–2,625.00	2,344	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	2,324.93/head	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,325	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	2,402.74/head	1,750.00–2,875.00	2,403	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	186.26/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,213	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 657Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 99Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 19Year ago 17

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
13	500–550	507	370.00–375.00	371.96
5	600–650	629	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	661	351.00	351.00
20	700–750	713	301.50	301.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	400.00–419.00	412.52
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	473	344.00–355.00	350.06
4	500–550	516	351.00	351.00
8	550–600	576	353.00	353.00
14	600–650	623	326.00–340.00	333.11
34	650–700	658	332.75–343.50	335.61
18	750–800	770	317.00–321.50	319.26
18	850–900	891	270.00–285.00	279.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	333.00	333.00
4	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	762	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
13	350–400	363	380.50	380.50
5	400–450	416	356.00	356.00
10	450–500	462	333.00–336.00	334.92
5	500–550	530	310.00–326.00	322.74
15	550–600	564	333.00–345.00	338.23
6	600–650	638	320.00	320.00
21	650–700	653	321.00–323.00	321.38
7	700–750	724	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	751	277.00	277.00
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
2	1000–1050	1,008	237.00–240.00	238.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	463	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	518	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	600	344.00	344.00
69	650–700	688	326.25	326.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	523	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	261.00	261.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
4	1000–1050	1,005	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	415.00	415.00
7	350–400	381	400.00–417.00	412.32
3	400–450	425	386.00	386.00
6	450–500	481	360.00	360.00
11	500–550	521	327.00–345.00	340.97
8	600–650	617	306.00–312.50	309.23
6	650–700	677	306.00	306.00
3	750–800	760	234.50	234.50
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	608	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	194.00	194.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,224	1,700.00–2,625.00	2,344.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,241	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,324.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,750.00–2,875.00	2,402.74

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	—	1,200	2,110.00	2,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	3,025.00	3,025.00

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	—	1,188	184.00–189.00	186.26

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	164.00–170.00	167.10
40	—	1,274	152.00–160.00	155.48
14	—	1,263	143.00–151.00	146.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	125.00–130.00	127.95
4	—	960	151.00–158.00	154.24
2	—	998	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	145.00–149.00	147.34
4	—	1,489	152.00–160.00	156.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,552	190.00–199.00	194.79
7	—	1,589	182.00–187.00	185.28
14	—	1,680	200.00–212.00	203.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	182.00	182.00

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.