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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

704 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 751▼ 177 vs year ago 881 · −20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 160▲ 14 vs year ago 126 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 71▲ 58 vs year ago 53 · +109.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly 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 $345.17/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −50.98 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$345.17

66 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$27.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.19

vs KY average

−45.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	353.48	1,905	46
Medium and Large 2-3	527	326.07	1,719	20

One grade step is worth $27.41/cwt here — about $186 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 sale66 hd

345.17

—

KY average25 barns · 1,431 hd

367.37

−22.19

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−45.65

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−50.98

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	1,682	189.51	3,188	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	165.65	2,479	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	155.83	1,954	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	131.16	1,236	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,162	238.00	2,766	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	170.00	2,479	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$3,241	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$2,864	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$1,803	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$3,133	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,850	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,763	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$3,330	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

72 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	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,817	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,986	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	401.50/cwt	401.50–401.50	2,064	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	387.34/cwt	383.00–393.00	2,010	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	370.63/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,094	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	349.17/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,140	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	381.29/cwt	372.50–386.00	2,345	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,005	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	679	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,478	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,397	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	707	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,460	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,740	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,769	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,005	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,874	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,069	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,347	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,631	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,688	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	329.96/cwt	312.00–348.00	1,706	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,883	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	551	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,747	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,945	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	346.29/cwt	343.00–349.00	2,133	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	339.40/cwt	332.50–348.00	2,104	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	303.30/cwt	291.00–316.00	1,880	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,394	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,563	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,390	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,618	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,092	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,662	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,435	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,589	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	336.16/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,442	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,901	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,495	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,593	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,993	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	604	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,866	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,058	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,086	14
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,994	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,162	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,766	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,479	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	174.69/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,096	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	190.28/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,282	17
Bulls	—	—	1,920	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,955	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	127.66/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,171	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	146.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,385	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	138.57/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,588	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,357	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	155.84/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,940	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,465	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	169.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,489	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	163.47/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,485	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,762.75/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,763	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,329.63/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,330	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,802.87/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	2,863.87/head	2,425.00–3,125.00	2,864	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	3,241.06/head	2,700.00–3,425.00	3,241	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	3,132.55/head	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,133	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	189.20/cwt	174.00–210.00	2,006	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 751Year ago 881

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 160Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 71Year ago 53

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

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	365.00	365.00
14	350–400	369	365.00	365.00
24	400–450	428	381.00	381.00
22	450–500	460	367.00	367.00
31	500–550	523	360.00	360.00
15	550–600	572	340.00	340.00
38	600–650	620	332.50–348.00	339.40
10	650–700	684	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	722	331.00	331.00
8	900–950	918	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	517	312.00–348.00	329.96
6	550–600	551	317.00	317.00
4	600–650	620	291.00–316.00	303.30
4	800–850	830	252.00	252.00
2	900–950	940	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	616	343.00–349.00	346.29
45	700–750	719	356.50	356.50
10	750–800	791	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
29	400–450	446	407.50	407.50
20	500–550	519	383.00–393.00	387.34
27	550–600	565	370.00–371.00	370.63
25	600–650	613	347.00–350.00	349.17
18	650–700	681	352.00	352.00
8	750–800	758	361.50	361.50
9	800–850	818	338.50	338.50
6	950–1000	963	312.00	312.00
4	1000–1050	1,049	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	412.00	412.00
7	500–550	514	401.50	401.50
36	600–650	615	372.50–386.00	381.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	617	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	679	365.00	365.00
6	700–750	707	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	383.00	383.00
20	450–500	473	402.00	402.00
11	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
23	550–600	576	346.00	346.00
7	600–650	639	322.00	322.00
14	700–750	732	285.00	285.00
3	850–900	863	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	330.00–342.50	336.16
3	500–550	500	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	565	282.00	282.00
2	600–650	604	309.00	309.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,329.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,475.00	3,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	9	—	1,137	2,700.00–3,425.00	3,241.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,802.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,092	2,425.00–3,125.00	2,863.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	3,125.00	3,125.00

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)	13	—	898	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,132.55
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	3	—	1,020	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,762.75

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	—	1,060	174.00–210.00	189.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	170.00–179.00	174.69
17	—	1,725	183.00–199.00	190.28
1	—	1,920	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	118.00	118.00
3	—	948	142.00–150.00	146.06
9	—	917	115.00–138.00	127.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,520	163.00–164.00	163.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	126.00–146.00	138.57
5	—	1,468	165.00–175.00	169.52
70	—	1,245	148.00–165.00	155.84

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.