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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 23

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

739 head

▲ 238 vs last sale 501▲ 204 vs year ago 535 · +38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 89▲ 7 vs year ago 83 · +8.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 100▼ 6 vs year ago 61 · −9.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold unevenly steady. ALL other Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $366.39/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.61 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$366.39

37 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$30.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.55

vs KY average

−50.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	370.52	2,050	32
Medium and Large 2-3	548	340.00	1,863	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about $187 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 sale37 hd

366.39

—

KY average24 barns · 1,163 hd

384.94

−18.55

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−50.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−67.61

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	—	Low	1,647	191.81	3,160	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	153.15	2,352	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	149.75	1,830	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	133.65	1,357	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,669	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,475	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,235	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,037	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,003	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,238	6
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,171	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,145	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$2,607	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,638	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	441	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,874	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,767	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,976	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	548	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,863	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	369.02/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,074	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,112	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	659	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,704	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,549	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,690	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	941	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,917	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	332.90/cwt	332.90–332.90	3,392	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	294	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,029	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,048	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,425	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,751	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,947	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,770	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,013	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,018	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,981	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,054	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	659	287.22/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,893	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,036	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	312.28/cwt	301.00–330.00	2,261	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	280.03/cwt	274.00–289.00	2,310	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,522	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,468	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,381	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,482	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	388.75/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,598	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,809	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	338.29/cwt	310.00–366.00	1,607	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,933	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,032	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,807	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,082	11
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	757	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,097	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	166.86/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,611	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	193.87/cwt	187.00–199.00	3,172	12
Bulls	—	—	1,775	208.53/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,701	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	106.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,043	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	129.80/cwt	114.00–146.00	1,282	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	150.67/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,612	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	128.52/cwt	100.00–145.00	1,563	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	152.32/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,860	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	167.68/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,066	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	153.15/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,352	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	2,785.86/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,786	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	197.31/cwt	189.00–214.00	1,819	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,037.46/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,037	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,003.02/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,003	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,234.50/head	2,050.00–2,425.00	2,235	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,237.50/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,238	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,144.59/head	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,145	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,170.66/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,171	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 501Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 89Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 100Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	358	398.00	398.00
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
14	450–500	467	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	511	381.00	381.00
20	550–600	575	351.00	351.00
4	600–650	636	323.00	323.00
5	650–700	671	303.50	303.50
13	700–750	724	301.00–330.00	312.28
4	800–850	827	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	320	327.50	327.50
5	550–600	555	319.00	319.00
2	600–650	617	321.00	321.00
11	650–700	659	270.00–300.00	287.22
5	800–850	825	274.00–289.00	280.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	567	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	358	410.00	410.00
19	400–450	411	382.50–390.00	388.75
3	450–500	471	384.00	384.00
14	500–550	510	379.00	379.00
14	550–600	563	361.00	361.00
13	600–650	633	310.00	310.00
11	700–750	723	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	388	356.00	356.00
1	400–450	405	366.00	366.00
4	450–500	475	310.00–366.00	338.29
3	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	650	278.00	278.00
5	750–800	757	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	459	385.00	385.00
8	500–550	527	375.00	375.00
24	550–600	562	360.00–372.00	369.02
21	600–650	614	344.00	344.00
6	700–750	715	345.00	345.00
13	750–800	790	340.50	340.50
53	1000–1050	1,019	332.90	332.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	670	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	395.00–400.00	397.46
5	500–550	548	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	659	258.50	258.50
6	900–950	941	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	441	425.00	425.00
8	700–750	710	359.00	359.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,165	2,875.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,785.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	6	—	922	189.00–214.00	197.31

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)	3	—	1,215	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,003.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,037.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,263	2,050.00–2,425.00	2,234.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,975.00	1,975.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,144.59
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,225.00	2,225.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	850	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,237.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,170.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	163.00–174.00	167.68
16	—	1,221	146.00–160.00	152.32
7	—	1,216	100.00–145.00	128.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	105.00–110.00	106.76
10	—	988	114.00–146.00	129.80
7	—	1,070	142.00–152.00	150.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,536	153.00–155.00	153.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	160.00–174.00	166.86
12	—	1,636	187.00–199.00	193.87
3	—	1,775	205.00–214.00	208.53

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.