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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 16

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

501 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 726▼ 77 vs year ago 578 · −13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 105▲ 6 vs year ago 83 · +7.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 83▼ 56 vs year ago 156 · −35.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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 $355.70/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −40.46 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$355.70

54 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs KY average

−3.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	357.71	1,957	49
Medium and Large 2-3	558	336.00	1,876	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale54 hd

355.70

—

KY average24 barns · 1,303 hd

356.91

−1.21

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−3.96

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−40.46

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	—	Low	1,498	190.31	2,850	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	154.14	2,224	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	154.11	1,876	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	139.69	1,378	15

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,958	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,250	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,171	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,128	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$2,098	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$2,087	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,750	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,575	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	1,210	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,703	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,850	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,013	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,102	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,111	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,305	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,686	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,532	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	981	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,693	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,028	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,081	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,354	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	355.14/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,499	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	2,011	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,826	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,995	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	347.03/cwt	342.00–351.50	1,992	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,011	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	325.19/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,075	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	328.23/cwt	327.00–329.50	2,196	42
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,123	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,490	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,576	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	429.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,233	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,489	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	386	397.69/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,535	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	383.94/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,590	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,730	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,878	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	307.25/cwt	257.00–347.00	1,635	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,910	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,758	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	303.38/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,911	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,998	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,430	12
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	241.00/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,928	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	193.78/cwt	185.00–210.00	2,854	23
Bulls	—	—	1,640	170.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,794	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	799	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	138.92/cwt	121.00–155.00	1,314	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,631	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	169.97/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,011	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	143.98/cwt	127.00–149.00	1,703	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	155.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,910	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	154.14/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,224	15
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	186.07/cwt	176.00–199.00	1,872	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	2,006.62/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	2,007	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,127.63/head	2,075.00–2,175.00	2,128	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	2,086.88/head	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,087	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	2,205.06/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,205	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,958.26/head	2,325.00–3,150.00	2,958	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	2,249.71/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,250	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	2,190.09/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,190	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 726Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 105Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 83Year ago 156

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	433.00	433.00
12	700–750	735	365.50	365.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	494.00	494.00
7	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	408	417.50	417.50
2	450–500	450	411.00	411.00
8	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
24	550–600	576	365.00	365.00
9	600–650	621	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	688	335.00	335.00
9	700–750	736	344.00	344.00
4	950–1000	981	274.50	274.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	420.00–450.00	429.77
12	300–350	348	428.00	428.00
3	400–450	422	410.00	410.00
17	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
15	500–550	516	364.00	364.00
10	550–600	560	341.00	341.00
10	600–650	630	293.00–306.00	303.38
8	700–750	711	281.00	281.00
12	750–800	789	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	380.00–405.00	397.69
4	400–450	414	370.00–397.00	383.94
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
21	500–550	532	257.00–347.00	307.25
3	600–650	617	285.00	285.00
4	800–850	800	237.00–245.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	367.00	367.00
13	350–400	365	371.00	371.00
9	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
17	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
20	500–550	513	370.00	370.00
21	550–600	574	342.00–351.50	347.03
18	600–650	638	322.00–335.00	325.19
2	700–750	732	290.00	290.00
12	750–800	788	316.00	316.00
12	800–850	800	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	332.50	332.50
30	400–450	422	347.00–360.00	355.14
3	500–550	537	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
42	650–700	669	327.00–329.50	328.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	491	409.50	409.50
8	550–600	562	355.00	355.00
13	600–650	604	333.00	333.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,425.00	3,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	2	—	750	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	4	—	1,006	176.00–199.00	186.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,075.00–2,175.00	2,127.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	991	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,086.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,142	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,205.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,190.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,216	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,249.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,173	2,325.00–3,150.00	2,958.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,825.00–2,150.00	2,006.62

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	—	1,000	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,443	148.00–155.00	154.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	127.00–149.00	143.98
2	—	1,183	168.00–172.00	169.97
23	—	1,229	150.00–164.00	155.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	121.00–155.00	138.92
1	—	888	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,080	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	160.00–175.00	170.38
23	—	1,473	185.00–210.00	193.78

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.