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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 5

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

598 head

▲ 271 vs last sale 327▲ 32 vs year ago 566 · +5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 55▲ 52 vs year ago 53 · +98.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 56▲ 0 vs year ago 44 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $343.56/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −52.60 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$343.56

74 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$3.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs KY average

−7.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	343.76	1,912	70
Medium and Large 2-3	561	340.00	1,907	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.76/cwt here — about $4 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 sale74 hd

343.56

—

KY average24 barns · 1,000 hd

344.69

−1.12

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−7.01

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−52.60

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	1,594	209.10	3,333	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	166.88	2,096	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,813	163.53	2,965	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	138.78	1,288	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,750	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,687	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,820	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	440.44/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,621	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	425.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,734	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,932	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,960	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,181	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,010	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,335	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	265.10/cwt	215.00–340.00	1,667	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,448	18
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	666	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,351	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	338.56/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,279	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,442	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,499	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,390	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	833	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,532	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,557	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,163	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,354	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,414	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,508	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	328.86/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,519	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,628	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,754	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	561	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,907	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	345.76/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,967	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	601	299.39/cwt	273.00–310.00	1,799	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	329.53/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,043	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	306.81/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,031	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,392	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	714	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,071	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	759	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,156	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,312	11
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,470	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,602	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,769	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	356.41/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,529	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,867	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	359.27/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,872	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	325.59/cwt	321.00–328.00	1,703	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,026	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,131	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,136	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	288.92/cwt	284.00–305.00	2,054	22
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	793	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,070	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	918	233.68/cwt	230.00–237.50	2,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	207.67/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,250	12
Bulls	—	—	1,746	217.31/cwt	211.00–223.00	3,794	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	146.47/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,330	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,575	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	166.69/cwt	157.00–176.00	2,057	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	152.33/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,960	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	182.68/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,505	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,813	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,965	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,820.00/head	2,325.00–3,350.00	2,820	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	880	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	2,687.22/head	2,575.00–2,825.00	2,687	11

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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 327Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 55Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 56Year ago 44

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	429	340.00–360.00	356.41
9	500–550	523	321.00–328.00	325.59
20	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	678	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	793	261.00	261.00
2	900–950	918	230.00–237.50	233.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	403	439.00	439.00
21	450–500	490	381.00	381.00
14	500–550	521	357.50–362.50	359.27
10	550–600	574	353.00	353.00
14	600–650	601	354.50	354.50
6	650–700	678	315.00	315.00
22	700–750	711	284.00–305.00	288.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	440.00–442.50	440.44
2	400–450	408	420.00–430.00	425.09
9	450–500	477	405.00	405.00
13	500–550	509	385.00	385.00
8	550–600	574	380.00	380.00
13	600–650	605	386.00	386.00
6	650–700	673	333.00–350.00	338.56
6	700–750	716	341.00	341.00
11	750–800	762	328.00	328.00
12	800–850	817	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	905	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	658	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	666	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	343.00	343.00
5	600–650	629	215.00–340.00	265.10
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	833	304.00	304.00
1	950–1000	980	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	380.00	380.00
10	350–400	366	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	419	360.00	360.00
17	450–500	472	345.00	345.00
18	500–550	519	338.00	338.00
52	550–600	569	342.00–355.00	345.76
30	600–650	620	320.00–344.00	329.53
11	750–800	768	301.00	301.00
6	1050–1100	1,060	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
9	400–450	417	339.00	339.00
6	450–500	462	312.50–335.00	328.86
4	550–600	561	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	601	273.00–310.00	299.39
5	650–700	662	305.00–308.00	306.81
5	700–750	714	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	759	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	700–750	712	336.00	336.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	978	2,575.00–2,825.00	2,687.22
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	1,150	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	875	2,325.00–3,350.00	2,820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	179.00–188.00	182.68
40	—	1,234	157.00–176.00	166.69
6	—	1,287	149.00–155.00	152.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
2	—	908	146.00–147.00	146.47
2	—	1,013	155.00–156.00	155.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	162.00–165.00	163.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,746	211.00–223.00	217.31
12	—	1,565	200.00–217.00	207.67
1	—	1,030	177.00	177.00

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.