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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 12

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

618 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 598▲ 79 vs year ago 539 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 105▲ 2 vs year ago 66 · +3.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 44▼ 12 vs year ago 42 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 400 lbs and under sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Other classes of Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.55/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.45 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$355.55

22 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$3.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.30

vs KY average

−31.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	356.04	2,008	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	352.50	1,763	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.54/cwt here — about $245 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 sale22 hd

355.55

—

KY average23 barns · 722 hd

387.85

−32.30

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−31.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−78.45

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.48, low $345.00, median $434.00 across 31 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	1,774	205.34	3,643	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	163.57	1,986	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	159.28	2,376	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	142.67	1,330	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$2,596	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,298	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,230	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,983	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	867	$2,187	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$3,486	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,664	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,870	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,073	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	354.65/cwt	351.00–362.00	2,004	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,263	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	296.17/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,818	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,146	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	362.58/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,386	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	364.76/cwt	348.50–367.50	2,626	42
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,653	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	368.75/cwt	368.75–368.75	2,865	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	347.16/cwt	341.75–357.00	2,743	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	913	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,593	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,729	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,096	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,735	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	284	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,091	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,184	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,419	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,558	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,666	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,823	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	325.61/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,869	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	343.54/cwt	337.00–349.00	1,975	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,988	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	286.47/cwt	277.00–315.00	1,825	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	682	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,203	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,263	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,290	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	279.08/cwt	250.00–309.00	1,981	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	331.25/cwt	331.25–331.25	2,600	111
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	889	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,400	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,023	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,292	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	401	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,594	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,730	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	1,824	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,628	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,967	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,949	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	310.74/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,923	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,796	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,003	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,070	8
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 2-3	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,259	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	203.54/cwt	189.00–215.00	3,609	15
Bulls	—	—	1,908	218.45/cwt	216.00–223.00	4,168	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	142.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,330	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	160.73/cwt	149.00–169.00	1,913	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	175.89/cwt	172.50–183.00	2,320	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	159.28/cwt	158.00–159.50	2,376	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,310.00/head	2,310.00–2,310.00	2,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,230.00/head	2,230.00–2,230.00	2,230	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,291.30/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,291	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,595.52/head	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,596	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,485.66/head	3,375.00–3,550.00	3,486	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,190.00/head	2,190.00–2,190.00	2,190	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	190.53/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,810	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 598Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 105Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 44Year ago 42

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	293	404.00	404.00
5	350–400	363	391.00	391.00
6	400–450	421	370.00	370.00
8	450–500	476	350.00	350.00
12	500–550	518	352.00	352.00
11	550–600	575	337.00–349.00	343.54
8	600–650	631	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	690	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	693	330.50	330.50
111	750–800	785	331.25	331.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	284	384.00	384.00
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	574	320.00–339.00	325.61
8	600–650	637	277.00–315.00	286.47
3	650–700	682	323.00	323.00
4	700–750	710	250.00–309.00	279.08
7	850–900	889	270.00	270.00
6	1000–1050	1,023	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	610	371.00	371.00
42	700–750	720	348.50–367.50	364.76
25	750–800	777	368.75	368.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	352.50	352.50
8	600–650	614	292.00–325.00	296.17
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	913	284.00	284.00
5	1050–1100	1,096	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	451.00	451.00
8	450–500	456	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	544	381.00	381.00
18	550–600	565	351.00–362.00	354.65
7	600–650	622	345.00	345.00
21	650–700	658	354.00–370.00	362.58
5	700–750	743	357.00	357.00
70	750–800	790	341.75–357.00	347.16
1	900–950	925	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	419	413.00	413.00
14	450–500	467	390.50	390.50
10	500–550	533	369.00	369.00
9	550–600	570	342.00	342.00
23	600–650	619	310.00–311.00	310.74
4	650–700	686	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	512	318.00	318.00
2	650–700	653	275.00	275.00
8	800–850	828	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	850	205.00	205.00

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)	2	—	1,100	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,595.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,230.00	2,230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,291.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,310.00	2,310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	3,375.00–3,550.00	3,485.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	2,190.00	2,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	2,185.00	2,185.00

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	—	950	180.00–200.00	190.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,190	149.00–169.00	160.73
6	—	1,319	172.50–183.00	175.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	135.00–150.00	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,492	158.00–159.50	159.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,773	189.00–215.00	203.54
1	—	1,255	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,908	216.00–223.00	218.45

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.