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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 12

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

741 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 479▲ 182 vs year ago 559 · +32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 74▼ 1 vs year ago 100 · −1.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 63▲ 39 vs year ago 53 · +73.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to firm with moderate to strong demand. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $397.15/cwt on 47 head, down $7.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 35 comparable sales and sits +0.99 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$397.15

▼ 7.62 vs prior sale

47 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.64

vs KY average

−19.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	400.63	2,179	32
Medium and Large 2-3	532	389.74	2,073	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale47 hd

397.15

—

KY average26 barns · 1,086 hd

409.79

−12.64

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−19.96

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

+0.99

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	1,668	220.53	3,678	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	179.69	2,567	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	174.39	2,171	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	146.64	1,450	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	239.00	3,442	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)	1,300	$3,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$3,064	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$2,924	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$2,802	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$3,791	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,170	3thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,069	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	515.97/cwt	512.50–535.00	2,198	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	472.17/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,384	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,601	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,507	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,610	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,560	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,678	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	394.05/cwt	390.50–398.00	2,758	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,694	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	365.25/cwt	365.25–365.25	2,823	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,714	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	344.25/cwt	344.25–344.25	2,912	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,910	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	877	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,894	5
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,966	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	1,120	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	3,310	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,529	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	287	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,213	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,661	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,775	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	457.25/cwt	450.00–462.00	1,770	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	468.79/cwt	467.50–469.00	1,955	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	373.41/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,557	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,090	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,058	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	389.74/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,073	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	367.41/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,245	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,418	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	346.29/cwt	325.00–353.50	2,292	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,533	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	367.75/cwt	367.75–367.75	2,545	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	334.42/cwt	331.75–340.50	2,649	100
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,761	61
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,868	60
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,651	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	384	483.27/cwt	477.50–492.50	1,856	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,044	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,362	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	606	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,109	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	388.64/cwt	388.00–389.00	2,363	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,402	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,442	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,499	217.74/cwt	214.00–222.00	3,264	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	225.26/cwt	222.00–232.00	4,012	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	130.88/cwt	115.00–141.00	1,199	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	152.94/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,557	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	159.62/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,718	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	173.08/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,160	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	185.77/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,376	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	178.54/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,434	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,839	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,791.18/head	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,791	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,170.14/head	1,600.00–2,925.00	2,170	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	2,924.48/head	2,350.00–3,425.00	2,924	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	3,064.38/head	2,725.00–3,375.00	3,064	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	204.50/cwt	184.00–233.00	1,734	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	2,801.77/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,802	4

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 479Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 74Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 63Year ago 53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	900	1,600.00–2,925.00	2,170.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	—	1,100	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,193	2,350.00–3,425.00	2,924.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,375.00	3,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,212	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,259	2,725.00–3,375.00	3,064.38

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	4	—	848	184.00–233.00	204.50

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)	4	—	1,024	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,801.77

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	4	—	1,275	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,791.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,781	222.00–232.00	225.26
1	—	1,550	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,499	214.00–222.00	217.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	182.00	182.00
2	—	1,363	178.00–179.00	178.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,248	160.00–182.00	173.08
10	—	1,279	184.00–190.00	185.77
3	—	1,076	155.00–168.00	159.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	115.00–141.00	130.88
10	—	1,018	149.00–157.00	152.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	239.00	239.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	422.50	422.50
5	350–400	387	450.00–462.00	457.25
11	400–450	417	372.50–375.00	373.41
15	500–550	532	370.00–404.00	389.74
20	650–700	662	325.00–353.50	346.29
9	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	418.00	418.00
12	600–650	628	385.00	385.00
35	650–700	692	367.75	367.75
100	750–800	792	331.75–340.50	334.42
61	800–850	823	335.50	335.50
60	850–900	860	333.50	333.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	339	490.00	490.00
10	350–400	364	487.50	487.50
7	400–450	417	467.50–469.00	468.79
12	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	507	406.00	406.00
19	550–600	573	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	611	366.00–372.00	367.41
12	650–700	681	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	580	450.00	450.00
2	650–700	658	407.00	407.00
8	800–850	815	333.00	333.00
5	850–900	877	330.00	330.00
2	1100–1150	1,115	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1100–1150	1,120	295.50	295.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	510.00	510.00
19	700–750	700	390.50–398.00	394.05
21	750–800	773	365.25	365.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	570.00	570.00
14	400–450	426	512.50–535.00	515.97
29	500–550	505	465.00–480.00	472.17
7	550–600	571	439.00	439.00
4	600–650	626	409.00	409.00
7	700–750	727	370.50	370.50
14	800–850	846	344.25	344.25
3	850–900	866	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	384	477.50–492.50	483.27
2	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
6	600–650	606	348.00	348.00
4	650–700	663	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	840	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	602.50	602.50
5	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	415	492.50	492.50
15	550–600	561	421.00	421.00
22	600–650	608	388.00–389.00	388.64
6	700–750	700	370.00	370.00

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.