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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 6

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,255 head

▲ 665 vs last sale 590▲ 475 vs year ago 780 · +60.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 97▲ 163 vs year ago 17 · +958.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 142▲ 84 vs year ago 16 · +525.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to Christmas Holidays.

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 $369.40/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 15 of 35 comparable sales and sits −26.75 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$369.40

84 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$17.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs KY average

−40.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	374.89	2,101	58
Medium and Large 2-3	541	357.17	1,933	26

One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale84 hd

369.40

—

KY average14 barns · 948 hd

369.56

−0.15

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−40.70

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−26.75

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	—	Average	1,750	191.52	3,351	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	154.26	2,427	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	148.62	1,951	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	127.44	1,282	52

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,467	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,290	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,339	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$2,252	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$3,542	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,992	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	327.72/cwt	310.00–382.50	1,442	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,982	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,254	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,996	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	411.91/cwt	408.00–415.00	2,130	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	445.50/cwt	445.50–445.50	2,490	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	396.50/cwt	396.50–396.50	2,264	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	409.00/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,548	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,498	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	360.23/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,396	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,466	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	721	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,423	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,614	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	777	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,370	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	353.12/cwt	349.00–357.50	2,758	44
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,587	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	352.74/cwt	347.00–354.50	2,850	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	834	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,969	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	325.34/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,863	28
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,809	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	992	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,941	26
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,137	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,854	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,202	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	425.59/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,562	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,798	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	415.50/cwt	415.50–415.50	1,899	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	364.67/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,791	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,980	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	359.62/cwt	323.00–381.00	1,888	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	367.12/cwt	363.00–371.00	2,122	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,077	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,309	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	352.29/cwt	336.50–355.50	2,255	87
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,270	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,334	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,373	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	729	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,121	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,347	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	331.75/cwt	331.75–331.75	2,508	57
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	781	280.04/cwt	230.00–290.00	2,187	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,689	63
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,327	8
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,093	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,273	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	394.32/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,479	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,839	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	373.89/cwt	360.00–381.00	1,619	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,023	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	496	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,637	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	380.02/cwt	354.00–387.50	1,931	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,001	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	378.33/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,153	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,172	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,066	21
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,200	12
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	883	223.32/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,972	11
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	3,089	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	167.46/cwt	154.00–176.00	2,132	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	188.36/cwt	181.00–195.00	3,323	16
Bulls	—	—	2,030	216.00/cwt	209.00–223.00	4,385	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	99.47/cwt	90.00–106.00	950	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	128.56/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,282	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	168.62/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,809	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	140.16/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,578	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	139.86/cwt	121.00–143.00	1,692	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	154.50/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,199	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	154.26/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,427	18
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	3,541.56/head	3,475.00–3,600.00	3,542	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	2,251.97/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,252	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,339.02/head	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,339	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,328.57/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,329	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	2,466.67/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,467	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,155.56/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,156	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	183.53/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,683	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,255Last week 590Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 97Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 142Year ago 16

No comparisons available due to Christmas Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	461	430.00	430.00
23	500–550	517	408.00–415.00	411.91
8	600–650	623	401.00	401.00
43	650–700	665	357.50–365.00	360.23
8	750–800	796	325.00	325.00
26	800–850	808	347.00–354.50	352.74
28	850–900	880	320.00–330.00	325.34
11	900–950	918	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	310.00–382.50	327.72
1	500–550	515	387.50	387.50
12	550–600	571	396.50	396.50
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
7	650–700	672	367.00	367.00
17	700–750	721	336.00	336.00
6	750–800	777	305.00	305.00
5	1100–1150	1,137	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	510	442.00	442.00
22	550–600	559	445.50	445.50
25	600–650	623	408.00–410.00	409.00
10	700–750	749	349.00	349.00
44	750–800	781	349.00–357.50	353.12
60	800–850	834	356.00	356.00
26	950–1000	992	296.50	296.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
17	600–650	619	373.00	373.00
10	650–700	665	351.00	351.00
34	700–750	700	339.00	339.00
57	750–800	756	331.75	331.75
63	800–850	823	326.75	326.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	407.50	407.50
13	350–400	367	422.50–430.00	425.59
14	400–450	427	421.00	421.00
29	450–500	457	415.50	415.50
10	500–550	509	389.00	389.00
30	550–600	578	363.00–371.00	367.12
87	600–650	640	336.50–355.50	352.29
19	650–700	655	346.50	346.50
9	700–750	731	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	491	351.00–400.00	364.67
20	500–550	525	323.00–381.00	359.62
6	550–600	595	349.00	349.00
10	700–750	729	291.00	291.00
12	750–800	781	230.00–290.00	280.04
8	800–850	828	281.00	281.00
2	1050–1100	1,093	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
8	400–450	417	441.00	441.00
18	450–500	476	425.00	425.00
22	500–550	513	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	569	375.00–379.00	378.33
15	600–650	625	347.50	347.50
1	950–1000	955	323.50	323.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	340.00–400.00	394.32
23	400–450	433	360.00–381.00	373.89
3	450–500	496	330.00	330.00
9	500–550	508	354.00–387.50	380.02
21	600–650	630	328.00	328.00
12	650–700	677	325.00	325.00
11	850–900	883	210.00–260.00	223.32
1	900–950	925	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	985	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	90.00–106.00	99.47
5	—	1,126	140.00–141.00	140.16
43	—	997	110.00–138.00	128.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,573	153.00–161.00	154.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,423	145.00–165.00	154.50
20	—	1,210	121.00–143.00	139.86
2	—	1,073	167.00–170.00	168.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,764	181.00–195.00	188.36
4	—	1,273	154.00–176.00	167.46
6	—	2,030	209.00–223.00	216.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,339.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	912	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,251.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,099	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,466.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,155.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	900	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,328.57

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	3	—	917	175.00–192.00	183.53

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	—	1,300	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	985	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	2	—	963	3,475.00–3,600.00	3,541.56

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.