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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 320 vs last sale 855▼ 177 vs year ago 712 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 103▼ 81 vs year ago 149 · −54.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 207▼ 76 vs year ago 141 · −53.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale during Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeders was noted.

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 $357.93/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.07 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$357.93

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$40.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs KY average

−71.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	366.64	2,054	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	326.00	1,630	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.64/cwt here — about $424 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 sale14 hd

357.93

—

KY average12 barns · 305 hd

361.21

−3.28

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−71.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−76.07

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	—	High	1,511	188.50	2,848	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	162.97	2,564	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	157.86	2,036	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	119.09	1,068	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,638	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,605	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$1,461	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,363	4thin

Every lot

68 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,833	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,630	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,875	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,039	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,149	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	299.57/cwt	282.00–312.50	1,848	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	340.84/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,151	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,265	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,757	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	323.19/cwt	321.50–326.00	2,372	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,249	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,488	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,217	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	332.75/cwt	332.75–332.75	2,685	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	309.25/cwt	309.25–309.25	2,536	30
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	315.75/cwt	315.75–315.75	2,940	56
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	942	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,543	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	293	260.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	762	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,437	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,623	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	461	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,512	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,653	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,787	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,589	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,871	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,865	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	313.64/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,929	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,038	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	290.25/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,058	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,966	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,235	23
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,001	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,212	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,427	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,604	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,304	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	303.62/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,403	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,714	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,888	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,950	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,684	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,017	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	188.62/cwt	175.00–200.00	2,793	8
Bulls	—	—	2,100	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	98.68/cwt	85.00–111.00	844	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,227	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	141.00/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,438	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	171.36/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,190	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	158.03/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,107	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	162.97/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,564	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	1,461.04/head	776.00–2,150.00	1,461	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,604.65/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,605	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,638.23/head	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,638	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 855Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 103Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 207Year ago 141

No trends available due to no sale during Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeders was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	476	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	508	369.00	369.00
2	550–600	568	359.00	359.00
34	600–650	631	340.00–342.00	340.84
11	650–700	668	339.00	339.00
21	700–750	734	321.50–326.00	323.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	500	326.00	326.00
7	600–650	617	282.00–312.50	299.57
2	650–700	668	263.00	263.00
6	700–750	735	306.00	306.00
3	750–800	778	285.00	285.00
30	800–850	820	309.25	309.25
8	900–950	942	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	584	368.00	368.00
21	750–800	755	329.50	329.50
65	800–850	807	332.75	332.75
56	900–950	931	315.75	315.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	302.50	302.50
7	450–500	462	295.00–326.00	303.62
6	650–700	658	256.00	256.00
1	800–850	805	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	421	381.00	381.00
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	510	336.00	336.00
7	550–600	572	330.00	330.00
11	600–650	629	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	301.00	301.00
6	700–750	715	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	402.50	402.50
5	400–450	413	393.00	393.00
7	450–500	463	357.00	357.00
6	500–550	512	349.00	349.00
9	550–600	562	333.00	333.00
13	600–650	615	310.00–316.00	313.64
19	700–750	709	285.00–296.00	290.25
23	750–800	755	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	255.00–265.00	260.04
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	461	328.00	328.00
2	500–550	528	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	592	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	645	316.00	316.00
6	700–750	728	270.00	270.00
3	1000–1050	1,001	221.00	221.00

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	1	—	955	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	776.00–2,150.00	1,461.04
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,604.65

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	1	—	855	158.00	158.00

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)	1	—	1,065	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,215	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,638.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	160.00–165.00	162.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,333	150.00–163.00	158.03
7	—	1,278	165.00–177.00	171.36
6	—	1,020	116.00–149.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	85.00–111.00	98.68
3	—	925	130.00–134.00	132.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,160	166.00	166.00
8	—	1,481	175.00–200.00	188.62

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.