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Upton Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 9

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

726 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 726▲ 0 vs year ago 726 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 105▲ 0 vs year ago 105 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 83▲ 0 vs year ago 83 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Significant declines in the CME futures markets pressured the market down. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $343.43/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −52.73 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$343.43

75 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$30.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.92

vs KY average

−24.91 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	351.54	1,918	55
Medium and Large 2-3	542	321.12	1,741	20

One grade step is worth $30.43/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale75 hd

343.43

—

KY average24 barns · 1,647 hd

363.35

−19.92

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−24.91

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−52.73

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	1,723	199.33	3,435	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	158.74	1,947	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	155.90	2,296	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	127.33	1,178	8thin

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)	1,233	$2,826	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,151	$1,822	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,819	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,757	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$2,643	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,300	5

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	998	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,928	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	316.03/cwt	265.00–352.50	1,485	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	369.42/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,958	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,227	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	363.54/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,236	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	322.20/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,030	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	643	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,058	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,531	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	771	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,629	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	338.55/cwt	333.50–350.00	2,647	22
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,615	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	261	365.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	954	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,341	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,553	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	336.20/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,449	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	371.80/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,755	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	359.96/cwt	354.50–365.00	1,839	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	324.78/cwt	285.00–348.00	1,663	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	343.43/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,988	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	316.64/cwt	270.00–351.00	1,833	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,987	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	303.56/cwt	285.00–328.00	1,891	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,281	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	333.65/cwt	333.65–333.65	2,319	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	729	314.56/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,293	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,417	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,508	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,571	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,341	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,624	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,405	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,761	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,518	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,840	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	355.30/cwt	327.50–361.00	1,727	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,630	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,934	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,809	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	354.29/cwt	351.00–365.00	2,002	29
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,788	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,025	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	293.75/cwt	293.75–293.75	2,139	22
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	782	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,111	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	873	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,078	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	173.79/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	198.43/cwt	192.00–204.00	3,437	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	218.14/cwt	212.00–222.00	4,232	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	127.33/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,178	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	149.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,778	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	157.97/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,927	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	179.53/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,411	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	155.90/cwt	154.50–163.00	2,296	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,757.28/head	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,757	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,144	1,795.49/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,795	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,912.59/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,913	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,826.35/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,826	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,300	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	2,643.18/head	2,525.00–2,850.00	2,643	3

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 726Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 105Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 83Year ago 83

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Significant declines in the CME futures markets pressured the market down. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	462.50	462.50
14	350–400	353	460.00	460.00
9	400–450	412	427.50	427.50
19	450–500	478	385.00	385.00
16	500–550	524	369.00	369.00
29	550–600	565	351.00–365.00	354.29
8	600–650	643	315.00	315.00
22	700–750	728	293.75	293.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	357.50	357.50
8	400–450	413	367.50	367.50
11	450–500	486	327.50–361.00	355.30
9	500–550	500	326.00	326.00
4	550–600	560	323.00	323.00
6	600–650	600	298.00	298.00
7	750–800	782	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	873	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	261	360.00–370.00	365.49
12	350–400	353	380.00	380.00
9	400–450	413	376.00	376.00
32	450–500	472	365.00–389.00	371.80
27	500–550	511	354.50–365.00	359.96
28	550–600	579	340.00–346.00	343.43
15	600–650	621	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	681	335.00	335.00
10	700–750	746	324.00	324.00
6	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
13	800–850	815	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	650–700	695	333.65	333.65
13	750–800	774	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
8	400–450	431	331.00–351.00	336.20
11	500–550	512	285.00–348.00	324.78
9	550–600	579	270.00–351.00	316.64
11	600–650	623	285.00–328.00	303.56
2	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
11	700–750	729	314.00–315.00	314.56
3	950–1000	990	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
12	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
9	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
22	500–550	530	363.00–375.00	369.42
5	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
18	600–650	615	360.00–368.00	363.54
8	700–750	721	351.00	351.00
22	750–800	782	333.50–350.00	338.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	459	420.00	420.00
8	550–600	586	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	643	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	332.50	332.50
2	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	470	265.00–352.50	316.03
2	600–650	630	310.00–335.00	322.20
4	750–800	771	341.00	341.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	249.00	249.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,058	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,757.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,198	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,912.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,826.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00

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)	4	—	1,144	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,795.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	5	—	900	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	917	2,525.00–2,850.00	2,643.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	212.00–222.00	218.14
2	—	1,373	170.00–178.00	173.79
6	—	1,732	192.00–204.00	198.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,220	155.00–168.00	157.97
4	—	1,192	145.00–155.00	149.15
3	—	1,343	176.00–183.00	179.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	925	122.00–135.00	127.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,473	154.50–163.00	155.90

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.