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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 10

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jan 20Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

743 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 536▲ 498 vs year ago 245 · +203.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 79▲ 32 vs year ago 38 · +84.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 47▼ 5 vs year ago 57 · −8.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due being closed for inclement winter last week however market was strong with active buyers.

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 $430.05/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −3.95 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$430.05

34 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$593

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

$65.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.52

vs KY average

−48.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	435.87	2,484	31
Medium and Large 2-3	511	370.00	1,891	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.87/cwt here — about $593 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

430.05

—

KY average20 barns · 523 hd

443.57

−13.52

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−48.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−3.95

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	1,783	198.70	3,542	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	161.57	2,402	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,261	158.41	1,998	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	142.68	1,300	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,047	207.19	2,169	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,297	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,210	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,525	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,425	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,691	5

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,200	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,163	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,346	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	511	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,891	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,180	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	437.03/cwt	434.00–439.50	2,517	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	423.25/cwt	422.00–425.50	2,611	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	415.42/cwt	413.00–418.50	2,617	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,334	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	393.68/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,681	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	371.00/cwt	368.50–373.50	2,697	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,768	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,606	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,713	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	339.83/cwt	335.50–346.00	2,940	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	337.25/cwt	337.25–337.25	3,059	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	2,996	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,053	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	475.99/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,599	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	348	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,514	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,921	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,061	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,743	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	421.88/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,194	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,880	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,268	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	358.85/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,246	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	370.57/cwt	367.50–374.00	2,335	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	312.41/cwt	290.00–318.00	2,084	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	341.22/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,337	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	309.51/cwt	308.00–317.50	2,179	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	332.15/cwt	330.75–336.50	2,607	80
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	326.25/cwt	326.25–326.25	2,741	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,508	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,019	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,796	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,159	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	379.75/cwt	378.50–380.00	2,408	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,417	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,583	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,033	201.79/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,084	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,075	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,344	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,183	181.43/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,146	2
Bulls	—	—	1,897	198.63/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,768	3
Bulls	—	—	2,068	210.29/cwt	203.00–218.00	4,349	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	138.19/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,170	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	148.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,360	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,179	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,537	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	140.68/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,629	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	157.79/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,908	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	146.30/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,902	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	170.45/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,345	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,398	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,417	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	2,296.75/head	1,175.00–3,175.00	2,297	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,255.41/head	2,175.00–2,475.00	2,255	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,679	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	3,044.62/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,045	4

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 536Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 79Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 47Year ago 57

No trends due being closed for inclement winter last week however market was strong with active buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	412	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	457	472.50	472.50
6	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
6	600–650	634	378.50–380.00	379.75
5	700–750	712	339.50	339.50
9	850–900	861	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	422.50	422.50
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	336	475.00–485.00	475.99
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
9	400–450	411	467.50	467.50
25	500–550	520	415.00–428.00	421.88
24	550–600	567	400.00	400.00
30	600–650	626	345.00–360.00	358.85
10	650–700	685	334.00–342.00	341.22
13	700–750	704	308.00–317.50	309.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	630	367.50–374.00	370.57
80	750–800	785	330.75–336.50	332.15
32	800–850	840	326.25	326.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	491	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	534	352.00	352.00
5	650–700	667	290.00–318.00	312.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	471	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	617	422.00–425.50	423.25
60	850–900	865	335.50–346.00	339.83
60	900–950	910	329.25	329.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	437	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	471	498.00	498.00
3	500–550	513	425.00	425.00
28	550–600	576	434.00–439.50	437.03
18	600–650	630	413.00–418.50	415.42
18	650–700	681	386.00–395.00	393.68
28	700–750	727	368.50–373.50	371.00
9	750–800	750	369.00	369.00
8	800–850	805	337.00	337.00
58	900–950	907	337.25	337.25
6	950–1000	993	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	625	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	665	351.00	351.00
8	750–800	778	335.00	335.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	522.50	522.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	155.00–157.00	156.02
5	—	914	145.00–150.00	148.75
3	—	847	135.00–141.00	138.19
3	—	920	125.00–130.00	128.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,580	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	140.00–141.00	140.68
11	—	1,209	155.00–162.00	157.79
7	—	1,376	169.00–179.00	170.45
2	—	1,300	144.00–149.00	146.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	179.00–184.00	181.43
3	—	1,897	191.00–202.00	198.63
3	—	2,068	203.00–218.00	210.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,033	200.00–204.00	201.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,213	2,175.00–2,475.00	2,255.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,152	1,175.00–3,175.00	2,296.75

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)	3	—	700	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	1	—	1,410	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,219	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,044.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.