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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

883 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 743▲ 644 vs year ago 239 · +269.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 70▲ 91 vs year ago 34 · +267.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 52▲ 71 vs year ago 24 · +295.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders .Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $419.03/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 35 of 35 comparable sales and sits +22.87 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$419.03

63 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$60.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs KY average

−10.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	430.57	2,267	51
Medium and Large 2-3	554	370.00	2,049	12thin

One grade step is worth $60.57/cwt here — about $219 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 sale63 hd

419.03

—

KY average26 barns · 1,458 hd

410.43

+8.60

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−10.14

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

+22.87

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	1,570	195.58	3,070	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	174.44	2,686	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	161.54	2,050	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	132.73	1,247	7thin

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)	1,200	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,786	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,765	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,334	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,226	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,959	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,258	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	738	$1,840	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,255	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	567.00/cwt	567.00–567.00	2,285	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,367	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	504.84/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,610	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,539	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,398	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	454.31/cwt	446.50–467.00	2,594	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,520	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	371.99/cwt	370.50–374.50	2,537	17
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	715	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,606	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,732	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,618	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,803	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,869	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	336.78/cwt	331.00–338.00	3,092	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,330	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,626	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	488.54/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,778	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	376	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,767	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	462.31/cwt	461.00–490.00	1,956	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	430.94/cwt	408.00–441.00	1,866	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,102	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,168	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,257	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,292	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	544	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,013	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,405	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	359.79/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,263	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	335.25/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,263	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,309	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	716	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,255	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,533	7
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	864	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,601	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	288.94/cwt	281.00–293.00	2,499	6
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,989	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	543.86/cwt	541.00–557.00	1,827	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,218	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	470.63/cwt	460.00–482.00	1,948	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,284	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	418.13/cwt	401.00–490.00	2,040	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,458	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,394	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,441	23
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,390	19
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	827	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,522	7
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,011	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,416	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	188.81/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,473	7
Bulls	—	—	1,460	172.82/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,523	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	214.86/cwt	207.00–221.00	4,143	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	148.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,391	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	128.86/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,229	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	144.08/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,683	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	159.30/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,047	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	177.15/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,317	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,686	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,673	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	3,254.79/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,255	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,105.00/head	2,105.00–2,105.00	2,105	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,334.38/head	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,334	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	2,225.81/head	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,226	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,765.11/head	2,250.00–3,175.00	2,765	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,391	3,297.22/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,297	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	199.34/cwt	168.00–222.00	1,874	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	738	1,839.90/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,840	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,257.58/head	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,258	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 743Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 70Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 52Year ago 24

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders .Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	715	364.50	364.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	403	567.00	567.00
7	450–500	456	519.00	519.00
9	500–550	529	480.00	480.00
24	550–600	571	446.50–467.00	454.31
16	600–650	614	410.50	410.50
17	650–700	682	370.50–374.50	371.99
15	700–750	748	350.00	350.00
11	850–900	880	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	530	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	500–550	517	500.00–510.00	504.84
21	700–750	719	380.00	380.00
8	750–800	768	365.00	365.00
68	900–950	918	331.00–338.00	336.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	489.00	489.00
15	300–350	346	470.00	470.00
18	350–400	364	485.00–490.00	488.54
21	400–450	423	461.00–490.00	462.31
24	450–500	466	451.00	451.00
35	500–550	526	429.00	429.00
20	600–650	629	355.00–361.00	359.79
21	650–700	675	333.00–340.00	335.25
12	700–750	706	327.00	327.00
7	800–850	804	315.00	315.00
13	1100–1150	1,128	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	470.00	470.00
10	400–450	433	408.00–441.00	430.94
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	544	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
17	700–750	716	315.00	315.00
6	850–900	865	281.00–293.00	288.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	864	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	486	446.00	446.00
16	500–550	528	434.00	434.00
38	600–650	628	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	336	541.00–557.00	543.86
15	400–450	410	541.00	541.00
14	450–500	455	502.00	502.00
24	500–550	524	469.00	469.00
19	550–600	553	433.00	433.00
23	600–650	634	385.00	385.00
19	700–750	703	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
8	400–450	414	460.00–482.00	470.63
5	450–500	488	401.00–490.00	418.13
7	800–850	827	305.00	305.00
6	1000–1050	1,011	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,526	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,650	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,168	120.00–149.00	144.08
18	—	1,308	175.00–184.00	177.15
32	—	1,285	150.00–172.00	159.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	117.00	117.00
2	—	938	140.00–155.00	148.32
4	—	954	121.00–140.00	128.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	161.00–180.00	172.82
6	—	1,928	207.00–221.00	214.86
7	—	1,310	183.00–193.00	188.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	850	1,720.00	1,720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	2,105.00	2,105.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,300	2,250.00–3,175.00	2,765.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,391	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,297.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,334.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,162	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,225.81

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	5	—	940	168.00–222.00	199.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	738	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,839.90

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	—	825	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,257.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,975.00	2,975.00

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	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	—	1,460	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,254.79

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.