Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2026-03-10

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 10
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
767 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 855▲ 122 vs year ago 645 · +18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 89▼ 39 vs year ago 119 · −32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 64▲ 38 vs year ago 63 · +60.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. The demand for the lightweight calves was softer but the calves over 500 lbs. saw stronger demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $435.93/cwt on 47 head, up $33.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +1.92 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.
Average price
$435.93
▲ 33.38 vs prior sale
47 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,452
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.20
vs KY average
−36.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556441.692,45740
Medium and Large 2-3597403.002,4067thin
One grade step is worth $38.69/cwt here — about $52 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 sale47 hd
435.93
—
KY average23 barns · 1,022 hd
465.12
−29.20
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−36.27
This barn, trailing median31 sales
434.00
+1.92
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
499443387331median 434.0003/0304/2106/2309/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,687199.433,36410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,163154.301,79514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,325152.792,02525
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,025136.451,39821

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$3,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,1963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$3,00621
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$2,7478
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,4804thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,142$2,3953thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,8003thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,5552thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)809$2,36011
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,550$3,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$4,4504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$3,7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$2,4751thin

Every lot

89 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,8541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375527.82/cwt520.00–532.501,97936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,18812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479502.87/cwt500.00–509.002,40945
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2578
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574430.00/cwt423.00–440.002,46820
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy581458.50/cwt458.50–458.502,6645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3597403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,4067
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645423.50/cwt423.50–423.502,73226
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668379.48/cwt369.00–386.002,53532
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,5297
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5589
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825325.50/cwt325.50–325.502,6853
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,035264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,7321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2247500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2355
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340471.86/cwt470.00–480.001,60425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3283
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393447.90/cwt440.00–450.001,76024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,76826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,01615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,99217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519420.24/cwt415.00–425.002,18135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533382.87/cwt374.00–390.002,04115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621349.64/cwt340.00–360.002,17125
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3696300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0886
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1919
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2782295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3076
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2356526.00/cwt526.00–526.001,87314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,7864
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,00916
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,8577
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,18110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,22310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3543351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9063
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8542
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,28010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615320.50/cwt320.50–320.501,9717
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,37413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,3504
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2846275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3273
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,3901
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2892
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3632332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,0989
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3722326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,35432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,611194.80/cwt189.00–200.003,1384
Bulls——1,704212.83/cwt207.00–217.003,6274
Bulls——1,803181.87/cwt178.00–186.003,2792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003167.10/cwt160.00–177.501,6764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,023132.33/cwt130.00–134.001,3542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025122.16/cwt115.00–135.001,25211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033141.24/cwt140.00–142.001,4595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074173.49/cwt170.00–183.001,8634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,120127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133146.01/cwt143.00–148.001,6543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,304146.85/cwt145.00–148.001,91510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309152.71/cwt151.00–157.001,9995
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340171.03/cwt170.00–172.002,2922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358156.85/cwt152.00–162.002,13012
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0252,413.41/head2,375.00–2,450.002,4132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0583,266.73/head2,750.00–3,375.003,2676
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1002,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,550.00/head2,525.00–2,575.002,5502
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1332,496.91/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,593.04/head2,225.00–2,925.002,5932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,920.29/head2,450.00–3,575.002,92012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,196.09/head2,725.00–3,600.003,1963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,857.56/head2,525.00–2,975.002,8586
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9755
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28172,835.20/head2,525.00–3,000.002,8353
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29002,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,555.11/head2,400.00–2,725.002,5552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2504,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002

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.