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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

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

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

954 head

▲ 419 vs last sale 535▼ 7 vs year ago 961 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 68▲ 70 vs year ago 90 · +77.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 65▲ 51 vs year ago 53 · +96.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Very strong demand for all classes resulted in Premium prices for all feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm on a quality offering.

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 $349.81/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −46.34 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$349.81

62 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs KY average

−28.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.45	1,886	50
Medium and Large 2-3	524	338.83	1,775	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $111 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 sale62 hd

349.81

—

KY average28 barns · 1,949 hd

349.18

+0.63

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−28.15

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−46.34

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	1,567	191.50	3,000	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	161.00	2,460	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	155.11	2,045	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	130.00	1,260	17

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)	1,200	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,416	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,025	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,726	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,438	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,300	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,552	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	375.98/cwt	368.00–388.00	1,463	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,799	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	414.50/cwt	414.50–414.50	1,952	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,030	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	413.78/cwt	411.50–414.50	2,172	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	349.61/cwt	300.00–366.00	1,912	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,111	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,127	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,368	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,509	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	330.76/cwt	326.50–337.50	2,262	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	353.33/cwt	340.50–357.25	2,495	77
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,317	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,564	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	843	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,580	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	923	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,344	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	956	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,677	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,017	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,153	51
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,931	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	339	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,319	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,498	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,580	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	361.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,560	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	454	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,703	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,726	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	341.45/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,776	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,864	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,942	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	318.38/cwt	315.50–325.50	2,003	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	686	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,051	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	311.71/cwt	309.00–314.00	2,247	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,292	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,613	59
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,406	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	911	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,651	49
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,032	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,296	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	292	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,168	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,431	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	400.50/cwt	400.50–400.50	1,654	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,853	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	329.73/cwt	328.00–331.00	1,688	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,903	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,979	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,882	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,002	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,902	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,083	28
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	857	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,014	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	163.44/cwt	147.00–175.00	2,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,497	192.02/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,875	9
Bulls	—	—	1,840	204.75/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,767	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	125.24/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,211	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	142.11/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,403	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	143.01/cwt	121.00–149.00	1,662	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,275	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	158.20/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,153	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,460	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,725.98/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,726	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	2,415.70/head	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,416	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	201.69/cwt	177.00–232.00	1,712	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 535Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 68Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 65Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	389.00	389.00
9	400–450	432	350.00–370.00	361.12
11	500–550	520	330.00–347.00	341.45
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
7	650–700	686	299.00	299.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	368	407.00	407.00
20	400–450	413	382.50	382.50
16	450–500	469	368.00	368.00
37	500–550	522	357.00	357.00
13	550–600	572	339.50	339.50
24	600–650	629	315.50–325.50	318.38
9	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
17	700–750	721	309.00–314.00	311.71
10	800–850	831	289.50	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	454	375.00	375.00
11	700–750	730	314.00	314.00
59	800–850	809	323.00	323.00
49	900–950	911	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	368.00–388.00	375.98
4	450–500	460	391.00	391.00
8	500–550	547	300.00–366.00	349.61
8	800–850	843	306.00	306.00
2	900–950	923	254.00	254.00
2	950–1000	956	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	401.00	401.00
6	500–550	514	395.00	395.00
6	550–600	569	371.00	371.00
6	600–650	606	351.00	351.00
26	650–700	684	326.50–337.50	330.76
12	700–750	724	320.00	320.00
8	1050–1100	1,064	275.50	275.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	471	414.50	414.50
30	500–550	525	411.50–414.50	413.78
6	600–650	647	366.00	366.00
6	650–700	678	370.00	370.00
77	700–750	706	340.50–357.25	353.33
9	800–850	827	310.00	310.00
51	1000–1050	1,017	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	367	390.00	390.00
10	400–450	413	400.50	400.50
18	450–500	474	391.00	391.00
14	500–550	520	366.00	366.00
12	550–600	559	354.00	354.00
15	600–650	618	324.00	324.00
16	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
28	700–750	731	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	292	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	512	328.00–331.00	329.73
2	600–650	605	311.00	311.00
8	650–700	665	286.00	286.00
3	850–900	857	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,346	169.00	169.00
62	—	1,361	150.00–163.00	158.20
17	—	1,162	121.00–149.00	143.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	987	139.00–149.00	142.11
10	—	967	115.00–137.00	125.24
1	—	880	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	147.00–175.00	163.44
6	—	1,840	200.00–212.00	204.75
9	—	1,497	184.00–195.00	192.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	875	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	2,475.00	2,475.00

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)	1	—	880	2,325.00	2,325.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,725.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,157	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,415.70

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)	2	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	849	177.00–232.00	201.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.