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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 29

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 344▼ 438 vs year ago 765 · −57.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 13▼ 12 vs year ago 67 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 52▲ 23 vs year ago 33 · +69.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Extremely hot and humid weather conditions restricting the movement of cattle and putting downward pressure on the market and demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was 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 $334.92/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −61.24 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$334.92

33 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$36.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs KY average

−12.58 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	337.10	1,855	31
Medium and Large 2-3	510	301.00	1,535	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.10/cwt here — about $320 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 sale33 hd

334.92

—

KY average25 barns · 756 hd

338.59

−3.67

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−12.58

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−61.24

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	1,713	204.54	3,503	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	165.19	2,020	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	162.24	2,468	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	150.78	1,486	9thin

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)	1,340	$2,671	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,249	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,037	21
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,881	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,706	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,877	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,987	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,335	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,751	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,709	7
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,782	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,738	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,043	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,350	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,591	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,623	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,535	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,752	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,889	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	320.15/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,790	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	275.36/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,823	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,268	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,454	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,050	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,940	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,203	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	969	254.61/cwt	245.00–262.50	2,467	16
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,486	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,274	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	411.38/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,600	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,516	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,664	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	324.39/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,648	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	351.84/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,815	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,969	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,748	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,869	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	208.03/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	217.08/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,890	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	151.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,441	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	141.39/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,397	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	159.60/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,623	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	152.54/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,736	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	162.11/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,989	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	172.95/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,132	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,505	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	163.80/cwt	158.00–165.50	2,490	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,255	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,036.52/head	1,630.00–2,500.00	2,037	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,249.30/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,249	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,670.71/head	2,250.00–3,175.00	2,671	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,881.21/head	1,920.00–3,750.00	2,881	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 Jul 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 344Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 13Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 52Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	352.50	352.50
5	350–400	372	363.00	363.00
4	400–450	445	357.50	357.50
5	450–500	483	336.00	336.00
2	500–550	527	332.50	332.50
8	550–600	559	319.00–322.00	320.15
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	773	260.00–270.00	265.15
1	800–850	800	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
16	950–1000	969	245.00–262.50	254.61
6	1000–1050	1,049	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	327.50	327.50
2	450–500	473	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	510	301.00	301.00
3	650–700	662	273.00–280.00	275.36
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	549	344.00	344.00
32	650–700	671	338.00	338.00
11	750–800	762	322.00	322.00
27	800–850	813	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	417	409.00	409.00
3	500–550	520	361.00	361.00
2	600–650	602	330.00	330.00
7	700–750	714	327.00	327.00
9	850–900	879	313.00	313.00
7	1000–1050	1,007	269.00	269.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	244.00	244.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	410.00–420.00	411.38
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	456	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	508	322.50–325.00	324.39
4	550–600	586	336.00	336.00
3	600–650	638	274.00	274.00
6	650–700	670	279.00	279.00
2	800–850	810	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	450.00	450.00
11	500–550	516	350.00–354.00	351.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	500	307.50	307.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,227	159.00–169.00	162.11
2	—	1,138	152.00–153.00	152.54
10	—	1,233	170.00–179.00	172.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	140.00–144.00	141.39
3	—	952	150.00–154.00	151.34
3	—	1,017	159.00–161.00	159.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,555	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,520	158.00–165.50	163.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	215.00–219.00	217.08
3	—	1,705	205.00–210.00	208.03
1	—	1,435	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,775	191.00	191.00

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)	21	—	1,178	1,630.00–2,500.00	2,036.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,249.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,340	2,250.00–3,175.00	2,670.71

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	—	935	180.00	180.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	2	—	1,238	1,920.00–3,750.00	2,881.21

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.