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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 2

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

829 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 758▲ 190 vs year ago 639 · +29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 94▼ 25 vs year ago 108 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 71▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $369.37/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −64.64 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$369.37

42 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$27.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.13

vs KY average

−47.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	377.20	2,059	30
Medium and Large 2-3	512	349.78	1,791	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale42 hd

369.37

—

KY average18 barns · 768 hd

394.50

−25.13

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−47.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−64.64

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	1,535	199.17	3,058	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	162.48	2,665	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	157.24	2,094	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	131.58	1,313	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,842	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,464	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,329	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,087	2thin

Every lot

73 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 1-2	387	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,614	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,881	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,977	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	349.78/cwt	347.50–353.00	1,791	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,123	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,968	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	358.62/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,220	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,484	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,694	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,780	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,839	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,722	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	859	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,097	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,925	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	3,147	39
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	975	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,222	52
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,822	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,715	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,149	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,317	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	353	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,232	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,643	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,510	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,682	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,756	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,050	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	564	317.30/cwt	270.00–337.00	1,790	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,005	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,975	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,284	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,315	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,200	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,312	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	351.75/cwt	351.75–351.75	2,656	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,126	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,500	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	884	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,466	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,213	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	922	238.76/cwt	210.00–255.00	2,201	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	982	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,465	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,142	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,244	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,549	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	362.11/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,506	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	427.15/cwt	416.00–428.00	1,811	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,835	28
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	494	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,606	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,890	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	339.96/cwt	337.00–343.00	1,758	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,024	36
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,024	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,038	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	704	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,112	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	766	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,145	8
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	171.05/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,536	200.41/cwt	189.00–211.00	3,078	19
Bulls	—	—	1,580	215.52/cwt	215.00–216.00	3,405	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	129.74/cwt	111.00–144.00	1,308	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,295	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	145.43/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,933	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	158.03/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,108	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	162.48/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,665	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,464.08/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,464	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,086.98/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,087	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,329.31/head	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,329	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	2,841.70/head	2,525.00–3,125.00	2,842	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	175.25/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,693	5

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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 758Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 94Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 71Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	387	417.00	417.00
6	450–500	460	409.00	409.00
14	500–550	507	390.00	390.00
16	550–600	580	366.00	366.00
23	600–650	619	353.00–369.00	358.62
9	650–700	692	359.00	359.00
9	700–750	728	370.00	370.00
9	750–800	781	356.00	356.00
12	800–850	835	326.00	326.00
9	850–900	873	335.00	335.00
39	900–950	907	347.00	347.00
4	1000–1050	1,011	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	793	358.00	358.00
59	850–900	859	360.50	360.50
52	950–1000	975	330.50	330.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
12	500–550	512	347.50–353.00	349.78
8	600–650	600	328.00	328.00
1	950–1000	990	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	406.00	406.00
12	300–350	342	385.00	385.00
17	400–450	424	387.50	387.50
41	450–500	467	376.00	376.00
19	550–600	560	366.00	366.00
12	600–650	615	326.00	326.00
12	650–700	662	345.00	345.00
9	700–750	727	318.00	318.00
23	750–800	755	351.75	351.75
9	800–850	809	309.00	309.00
3	900–950	922	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	684	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	349.00	349.00
5	400–450	448	337.00	337.00
3	450–500	466	361.00	361.00
7	550–600	564	270.00–337.00	317.30
1	600–650	625	316.00	316.00
5	700–750	713	308.50	308.50
5	750–800	773	275.00	275.00
5	850–900	884	279.00	279.00
5	900–950	922	210.00–255.00	238.76
3	950–1000	982	251.00	251.00
4	1000–1050	1,045	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	356	435.00	435.00
14	400–450	424	416.00–428.00	427.15
28	450–500	468	392.00	392.00
14	500–550	515	367.00	367.00
36	550–600	563	359.50	359.50
7	600–650	619	327.00	327.00
3	700–750	740	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	447.50	447.50
15	400–450	416	345.00–373.00	362.11
5	450–500	494	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	517	337.00–343.00	339.96
1	600–650	645	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
13	700–750	704	300.00	300.00
8	750–800	766	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,251	2,525.00–3,125.00	2,841.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,464.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,086.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,329.31

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	5	—	966	163.00–180.00	175.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	150.00	150.00
10	—	1,008	111.00–144.00	129.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	154.00–168.00	162.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,329	141.00–150.00	145.43
31	—	1,334	150.00–168.00	158.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,536	189.00–211.00	200.41
2	—	1,483	166.00–175.00	171.05
2	—	1,580	215.00–216.00	215.52

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.