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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 24

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,018 head

▲ 554 vs last sale 464▲ 40 vs year ago 978 · +4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 55▲ 18 vs year ago 82 · +22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 94▲ 5 vs year ago 96 · +5.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $445.07/cwt on 40 head, up $4.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +11.07 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$445.07

▲ 4.22 vs prior sale

40 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.08

vs KY average

−33.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	445.33	2,494	39
Medium and Large 2-3	555	435.00	2,414	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $79 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 sale40 hd

445.07

—

KY average26 barns · 1,327 hd

487.15

−42.08

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−33.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

+11.07

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	1,571	202.65	3,184	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,100	176.00	1,936	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	165.21	1,961	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	139.74	1,367	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	229.00	3,206	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$3,293	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$3,222	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,209	$3,192	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,089	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,099	$2,641	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,525	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$2,966	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,463	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,895	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$4,334	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,169	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,237	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,440	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,354	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	440.58/cwt	433.00–445.00	2,520	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,715	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	391.25/cwt	380.00–394.50	2,469	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,623	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,547	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,362	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,756	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	739	349.75/cwt	349.75–349.75	2,585	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,624	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	346.10/cwt	344.25–355.50	2,707	94
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,818	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	878	338.45/cwt	335.50–339.75	2,972	120
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,104	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,091	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,492	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,780	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	462.37/cwt	455.00–464.00	1,942	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	442.99/cwt	440.00–444.00	1,918	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,065	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	421.47/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,183	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	387.17/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,102	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	551	398.50/cwt	398.50–398.50	2,196	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,114	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	354.57/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,188	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	648	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,002	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,201	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	334.04/cwt	330.50–339.50	2,271	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,398	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	698	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,352	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	707	312.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,207	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,417	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,604	44
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,640	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,535	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	583.02/cwt	530.00–602.50	2,122	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	473.50/cwt	462.00–485.00	1,941	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	510.50/cwt	510.50–510.50	2,175	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,261	31
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,149	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,387	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,219	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,414	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,499	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	644	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,376	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,393	21
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,206	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,441	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	203.55/cwt	189.00–210.00	3,074	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	226.54/cwt	226.00–227.00	4,202	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,086	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	140.82/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,380	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,024	138.37/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,417	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,936	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	189.31/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,302	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	170.50/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,109	33
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,895.00/head	2,895.00–2,895.00	2,895	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	4,439.51/head	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,440	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	3,292.51/head	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,293	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	2,641.08/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,641	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	3,222.47/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,222	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	3,089.30/head	2,850.00–3,775.00	3,089	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	3,191.78/head	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,192	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	2,966.17/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,966	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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 Mar 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 464Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 55Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 94Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	555.00	555.00
10	300–350	325	459.00	459.00
16	400–450	433	440.00–444.00	442.99
2	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
11	500–550	543	385.00–389.00	387.17
4	600–650	648	309.00	309.00
14	650–700	670	328.50	328.50
16	700–750	707	300.00–320.00	312.17
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	347	513.00	513.00
35	400–450	420	455.00–464.00	462.37
23	450–500	465	444.00	444.00
36	500–550	518	412.00–427.00	421.47
35	600–650	617	354.00–355.00	354.57
13	650–700	680	330.50–339.50	334.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	604	350.00	350.00
19	650–700	696	344.50	344.50
22	700–750	715	338.00	338.00
44	750–800	782	333.00	333.00
17	800–850	820	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	698	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	551	398.50	398.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	462.00–485.00	473.50
17	450–500	484	444.00	444.00
3	550–600	552	402.00	402.00
6	600–650	644	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	542.50	542.50
28	350–400	364	530.00–602.50	583.02
25	400–450	426	510.50	510.50
31	450–500	471	480.00	480.00
17	500–550	519	460.00	460.00
8	550–600	564	428.00	428.00
11	600–650	644	388.00	388.00
21	700–750	711	336.50	336.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	602.50	602.50
19	400–450	443	505.00	505.00
6	450–500	488	500.00	500.00
11	500–550	523	450.00	450.00
24	550–600	572	433.00–445.00	440.58
26	600–650	631	380.00–394.50	391.25
6	650–700	656	360.00	360.00
10	750–800	753	348.50	348.50
10	850–900	859	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
8	700–750	739	349.75	349.75
10	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
5	1100–1150	1,104	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	461.00	461.00
7	600–650	643	408.00	408.00
12	650–700	653	390.00	390.00
23	700–750	739	373.00	373.00
94	750–800	782	344.25–355.50	346.10
120	850–900	878	335.50–339.75	338.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,000	2,895.00	2,895.00

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	—	1,260	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,133	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,439.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,191.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,011	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,292.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,099	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,641.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,145	2,850.00–3,775.00	3,089.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,222.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,400.00	3,400.00

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	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	3,525.00	3,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	887	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,966.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	185.00–197.00	189.31
33	—	1,237	154.00–179.00	170.50
11	—	1,024	135.00–155.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	980	131.00–150.00	140.82
1	—	944	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,441	176.00–177.00	176.49
5	—	1,510	189.00–210.00	203.55
2	—	1,855	226.00–227.00	226.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	229.00	229.00

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.