Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2026-04-14

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 14
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
972 head
▲ 282 vs last sale 690▲ 58 vs year ago 914 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 120▲ 89 vs year ago 56 · +158.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 78▲ 172 vs year ago 53 · +324.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Demand for feeders intended for grazing was very strong. Strong demand for all other classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $485.48/cwt on 86 head, up $24.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +51.48 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.
Average price
$485.48
▲ 24.22 vs prior sale
86 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.67
vs KY average
−2.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552485.562,68279
Medium and Large 2-3550484.652,6687thin
One grade step is worth $0.91/cwt here — about $14 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 sale86 hd
485.48
—
KY average26 barns · 1,133 hd
486.15
−0.67
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
−2.87
This barn, trailing median31 sales
434.00
+51.48
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—Low1,667217.953,63320
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,318175.572,31490
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,930168.003,2421thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low994149.611,48618

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)1,285$3,6007
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,400$2,8943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,056$2,88121
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$2,6667
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)972$2,2717
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$2,2115
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$2,1655
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$2,5065
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,208$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$3,8173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,086$3,2417

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0606
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360660.48/cwt647.50–665.002,37823
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,67516
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,2752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2447580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,59310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3496485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4065
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,40217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,8144
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564489.55/cwt448.50–527.502,76162
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583417.51/cwt417.51–417.512,4343
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3102
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,64814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627408.56/cwt400.00–410.002,5627
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6516
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,3682
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,5381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3807330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6634
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,90164
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877346.16/cwt340.00–357.503,036140
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912342.50/cwt342.50–342.503,12460
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3931306.67/cwt282.00–315.002,8554
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0082
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,1041
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,025295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,0243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284695.00/cwt695.00–695.001,97410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322566.64/cwt547.50–585.001,82522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,82712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390476.00/cwt476.00–476.001,8563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408477.33/cwt476.00–478.001,94842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434534.00/cwt534.00–534.002,3186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,06922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,25011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1838
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530428.48/cwt426.00–432.502,27140
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,28017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635383.76/cwt375.00–399.002,43726
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3642337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1643
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3656343.74/cwt340.00–346.002,2558
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,3182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730363.00/cwt358.00–367.502,65069
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,3599
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2801317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5398
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,028250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5706
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285614.13/cwt600.00–620.001,7507
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330658.88/cwt645.00–695.002,17410
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3334550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8374
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3377535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0172
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380589.99/cwt563.00–657.502,24226
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420587.42/cwt569.00–602.002,46729
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,3389
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505481.00/cwt481.00–481.002,4297
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570431.88/cwt423.00–441.002,46214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,51910
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5736
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,6997
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3528325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,0981
Bulls——1,478210.63/cwt199.00–220.003,11310
Bulls——1,926231.18/cwt223.00–239.004,4539
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Cows—Lean 85-90%999151.06/cwt131.00–157.001,50917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186156.33/cwt155.00–158.001,8542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279172.72/cwt160.00–180.002,20956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395181.77/cwt181.00–188.002,53632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,930168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,2421
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-21,1503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29242,363.64/head2,325.00–2,500.002,3645
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29652,071.76/head1,925.00–2,200.002,0722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0973,042.98/head2,600.00–3,500.003,04316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,210.71/head2,050.00–2,300.002,2115
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1662,666.01/head2,400.00–3,200.002,6667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,440.82/head3,150.00–3,625.003,4412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,7501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945176.51/cwt172.00–180.001,6683
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0013,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0104,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,571.79/head3,500.00–3,900.003,5725
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28102,505.86/head2,275.00–2,875.002,5065
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.