Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2026-04-07

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
690 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 876▲ 528 vs year ago 162 · +325.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 57▲ 87 vs year ago 33 · +263.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 90▲ 45 vs year ago 33 · +136.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.60/cwt on 50 head, up $7.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 35 comparable sales and sits +17.44 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.
Average price
$413.60
▲ 7.87 vs prior sale
50 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$12.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.15
vs KY average
−14.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527414.562,18546
Large 1-2502402.502,0214thin
One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $165 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 sale50 hd
413.60
—
KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd
422.75
−9.15
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−14.76
This barn, trailing median35 sales
396.16
+17.44
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
439395351307median 396.1603/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,632211.823,45815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,318178.092,34836
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545163.712,5293thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,052154.191,62233

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$3,2035
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,9783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$2,9607
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$2,8412thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,5415
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$2,4623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)962$3,0673thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,7003thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,6002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,133$3,0476
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$4,3501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)838$3,1754thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Steers350–400Large 1-2350550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,1795
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455509.18/cwt502.50–511.502,31716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,4925
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,33114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575451.92/cwt445.00–462.502,59913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5239
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,5748
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665411.94/cwt408.00–414.502,73925
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716394.20/cwt390.00–395.002,82244
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5541
Steers750–800Large 1-2755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8485
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added884340.50/cwt340.50–340.503,01022
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900337.25/cwt337.25–337.253,03521
Steers900–950Large 1-2930290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6971
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,5058
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2341498.55/cwt487.50–510.001,70022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353500.14/cwt480.00–520.001,7652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404481.00/cwt481.00–481.001,94310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419454.35/cwt452.50–456.001,90426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463442.30/cwt435.00–445.002,04835
Heifers500–550Large 1-2502402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,92410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,29223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555395.38/cwt380.00–400.002,19413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625366.41/cwt358.00–367.002,29015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648371.50/cwt371.50–371.502,40719
Heifers650–700Large 1-2650322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656374.50/cwt374.50–374.502,45730
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3666325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1653
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,51721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,38610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3341
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766329.85/cwt322.00–338.002,5278
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2201
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,6021
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added988318.00/cwt318.00–318.003,14210
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,9271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6387
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369578.74/cwt575.00–585.002,13614
Bulls350–400Large 1-2375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0638
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418493.00/cwt493.00–493.002,0618
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473492.00/cwt492.00–492.002,32710
Bulls450–500Large 1-2480465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2494439.74/cwt438.00–445.002,17212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,31813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3933
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612398.88/cwt391.00–404.002,44110
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,7076
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5503
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,5231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,130218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,4635
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,471206.64/cwt201.00–212.003,0405
Bulls——1,487191.49/cwt185.00–196.002,8473
Bulls——1,810224.23/cwt216.00–236.004,0597
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928127.40/cwt125.00–130.001,1822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036151.04/cwt146.00–155.001,56514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080159.94/cwt157.00–169.001,72717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272172.06/cwt163.00–175.002,18914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348181.93/cwt178.00–188.002,45222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545163.71/cwt158.00–169.002,5293
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-21,1003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bulls—Large 1-21,1333,201.84/head2,975.00–3,450.003,2023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,786.96/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0252,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0882,841.38/head2,350.00–3,300.002,8412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,959.52/head2,450.00–3,350.002,9607
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,701.65/head2,100.00–3,300.002,7024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1883,091.58/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,202.65/head2,550.00–3,450.003,2035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,462.24/head1,850.00–3,100.002,4623
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 1-28502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29623,066.72/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0673
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-27252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29503,275.00/head3,000.00–3,550.003,2752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3754,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501

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.