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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 31

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

876 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 1,018▲ 78 vs year ago 798 · +9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 100▼ 27 vs year ago 84 · −32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 101▲ 40 vs year ago 50 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $405.73/cwt on 72 head, down $5.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 35 comparable sales and sits +9.57 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$405.73

▼ 5.78 vs prior sale

72 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$27.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.55

vs KY average

−17.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	412.56	2,238	54
Medium and Large 2-3	534	385.23	2,057	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale72 hd

405.73

—

KY average25 barns · 1,811 hd

416.28

−10.55

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−17.46

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

+9.57

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	—	High	1,584	207.76	3,291	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	180.00	2,718	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	167.22	2,104	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	145.73	1,508	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,138	215.00	2,447	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,675	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,048	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$2,771	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,350	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,054	$2,086	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,819	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,350	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,279	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$3,250	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	332	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,992	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	559.00/cwt	559.00–559.00	2,253	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,320	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,381	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	448.92/cwt	445.00–451.00	2,357	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	3,098	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,479	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,486	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,714	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,696	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,778	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	348.19/cwt	347.25–349.25	3,015	144
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,370	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	338	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,572	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,742	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	443.09/cwt	427.00–445.00	1,857	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	458.22/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,929	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,032	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,916	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,159	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	385.23/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,057	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	405.81/cwt	405.00–406.50	2,277	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,971	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	360.84/cwt	359.50–363.00	2,299	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,381	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	332.72/cwt	329.50–357.50	2,362	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	714	323.94/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,313	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,715	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,700	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	329.12/cwt	321.00–329.75	2,613	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,647	20
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,630	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	1,999	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,941	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	508.97/cwt	500.00–511.00	2,102	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	449	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,088	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,173	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,241	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,334	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,323	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	393.50/cwt	393.50–393.50	2,487	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,385	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,409	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,380	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,934	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,138	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,447	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	174.07/cwt	161.00–186.00	2,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,509	203.46/cwt	192.00–215.00	3,070	5
Bulls	—	—	1,719	225.54/cwt	221.00–229.00	3,877	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	145.73/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,508	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	153.88/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,734	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	183.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,337	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	167.41/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,173	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,718	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	2,085.96/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,086	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	2,770.78/head	2,400.00–2,925.00	2,771	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,048.15/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,048	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	267.55/cwt	215.00–290.00	2,135	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	2,818.52/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,819	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,279.33/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,279	2

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 876Last week 1,018Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 100Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 101Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	403	559.00	559.00
7	450–500	488	488.00	488.00
18	500–550	525	445.00–451.00	448.92
24	550–600	590	410.00	410.00
17	600–650	626	396.00	396.00
8	650–700	672	370.00	370.00
9	700–750	719	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	600.00	600.00
15	450–500	464	500.00	500.00
6	550–600	577	537.00	537.00
8	650–700	688	394.50	394.50
12	750–800	757	367.00	367.00
144	850–900	866	347.25–349.25	348.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	502.00	502.00
14	350–400	363	480.00	480.00
24	400–450	421	457.50–460.00	458.22
27	450–500	466	436.00	436.00
19	500–550	508	425.00	425.00
35	550–600	561	405.00–406.50	405.81
13	600–650	637	359.50–363.00	360.84
8	650–700	667	357.00	357.00
9	700–750	710	329.50–357.50	332.72
69	750–800	794	321.00–329.75	329.12
20	800–850	817	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	724	375.00	375.00
14	750–800	785	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	465.00	465.00
18	400–450	419	427.00–445.00	443.09
2	450–500	490	391.00	391.00
18	500–550	534	383.00–390.00	385.23
11	600–650	614	321.00	321.00
17	700–750	714	315.00–330.00	323.94
2	950–1000	985	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
15	300–350	344	581.00	581.00
17	400–450	413	500.00–511.00	508.97
19	450–500	465	482.00	482.00
16	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	575	404.00	404.00
9	600–650	632	393.50	393.50
5	650–700	673	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	502	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	527.50	527.50
7	400–450	449	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	455	477.50	477.50
3	600–650	636	375.00	375.00
5	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
4	800–850	815	292.00	292.00
2	850–900	875	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,310	3,675.00	3,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,048.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	970	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,274	2,400.00–2,925.00	2,770.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,054	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,085.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	8	—	798	215.00–290.00	267.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	1	—	1,200	3,950.00	3,950.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	810	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,818.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,279.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	221.00–229.00	225.54
5	—	1,509	192.00–215.00	203.46
2	—	1,435	161.00–186.00	174.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	138.00–155.00	145.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	138.00–159.00	153.88
7	—	1,273	180.00–190.00	183.61
27	—	1,298	160.00–177.00	167.41

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.