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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

805 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 658▲ 216 vs year ago 589 · +36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 101▼ 34 vs year ago 109 · −31.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 89▲ 44 vs year ago 76 · +57.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand remanded strong for all feeders . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $411.66/cwt on 97 head, down $3.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 35 comparable sales and sits +15.50 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$411.66

▼ 3.77 vs prior sale

97 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs KY average

−12.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	416.82	2,285	67
Medium and Large 2-3	515	400.12	2,061	30

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale97 hd

411.66

—

KY average27 barns · 1,479 hd

415.99

−4.33

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−12.41

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

+15.50

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	1,513	216.83	3,280	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	171.39	2,213	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	171.39	2,813	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	144.88	1,407	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,685	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,596	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,511	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,178	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,388	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,705	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,257	$3,876	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,841	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,854	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,268	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,181	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,423	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	482.55/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,485	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	480.73/cwt	471.00–489.00	2,505	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,537	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	422.85/cwt	421.00–425.00	2,626	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,779	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,728	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,628	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,678	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	364.25/cwt	364.25–364.25	2,827	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,745	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,239	57
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,067	275.62/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,941	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	277	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,363	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,618	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,852	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	373.12/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,399	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	469.56/cwt	467.00–473.00	2,000	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,910	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,116	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	434.72/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,082	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,190	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	399.37/cwt	372.50–421.00	2,021	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	428.88/cwt	426.00–430.00	2,243	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,325	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,350	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,277	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,419	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	380.45/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,397	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,552	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	325.63/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,205	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,485	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	779	313.00/cwt	309.00–321.00	2,438	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,654	57
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,045	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,607	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	341	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,910	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	527.56/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,910	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	505.96/cwt	500.00–511.00	2,145	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	427.45/cwt	400.00–497.50	1,817	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,332	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	418.25/cwt	407.00–462.50	2,045	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,378	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	511	380.66/cwt	361.00–441.00	1,945	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,420	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	359.81/cwt	355.00–363.50	2,263	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,530	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,469	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,658	11
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	896	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,563	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,422	205.50/cwt	189.00–218.00	2,922	7
Bulls	—	—	1,592	226.74/cwt	221.00–232.00	3,610	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	144.88/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,407	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	143.11/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,621	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	169.94/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,174	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	183.33/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,521	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	171.39/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,813	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	3,876.13/head	3,650.00–4,275.00	3,876	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	750	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,177.88/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,178	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	2,583.49/head	2,190.00–3,025.00	2,583	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,596.15/head	2,050.00–2,875.00	2,596	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,705.00/head	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,705	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	197.48/cwt	187.00–207.00	2,074	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,840.56/head	3,700.00–3,975.00	3,841	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 658Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 101Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 89Year ago 76

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand remanded strong for all feeders . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	502.50	502.50
8	350–400	369	502.00	502.00
16	400–450	426	467.00–473.00	469.56
22	450–500	467	453.00	453.00
33	500–550	523	426.00–430.00	428.88
26	550–600	595	395.00	395.00
40	600–650	630	375.00–384.00	380.45
9	650–700	675	378.00	378.00
10	700–750	714	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	492.00	492.00
4	350–400	375	370.00–376.00	373.12
4	400–450	435	439.00	439.00
8	450–500	479	433.00–440.00	434.72
26	500–550	506	372.50–421.00	399.37
4	550–600	574	405.00	405.00
5	600–650	622	366.00	366.00
6	650–700	677	315.00–331.00	325.63
6	750–800	779	309.00–321.00	313.00
2	800–850	828	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	438.00	438.00
10	600–650	625	387.00	387.00
57	750–800	783	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	378	600.00	600.00
7	400–450	421	518.00	518.00
7	450–500	466	520.00	520.00
9	500–550	521	471.00–489.00	480.73
9	550–600	590	430.00	430.00
33	600–650	621	421.00–425.00	422.85
8	700–750	729	360.50	360.50
32	750–800	764	350.50	350.50
4	800–850	822	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
14	500–550	515	478.00–485.00	482.55
12	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
4	1050–1100	1,067	275.00–277.50	275.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	558	450.00	450.00
8	600–650	633	439.00	439.00
31	650–700	663	411.50	411.50
25	750–800	776	364.25	364.25
57	900–950	932	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	525.00	525.00
16	350–400	362	525.00–530.00	527.56
19	400–450	424	500.00–511.00	505.96
8	450–500	464	502.50	502.50
19	500–550	507	469.00	469.00
9	550–600	568	426.00	426.00
5	600–650	639	396.00	396.00
6	700–750	724	341.00	341.00
2	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
11	850–900	883	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	425	400.00–497.50	427.45
5	450–500	489	407.00–462.50	418.25
10	500–550	511	361.00–441.00	380.66
9	600–650	629	355.00–363.50	359.81
10	850–900	896	286.00	286.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	971	130.00–155.00	144.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	180.00–196.00	183.33
35	—	1,279	159.00–178.00	169.94
2	—	1,133	130.00–157.00	143.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,641	160.00–178.00	171.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,592	221.00–232.00	226.74
7	—	1,422	189.00–218.00	205.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,030	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,177.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,215	2,050.00–2,875.00	2,596.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,685.00	2,685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,078	2,190.00–3,025.00	2,583.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,775.00	2,775.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,705.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	2	—	1,050	187.00–207.00	197.48

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	2	—	1,125	3,700.00–3,975.00	3,840.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	3	—	1,257	3,650.00–4,275.00	3,876.13

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