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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 26

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

454 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 385▼ 159 vs year ago 613 · −25.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 98▼ 5 vs year ago 101 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 118▼ 13 vs year ago 79 · −16.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers 500 lbs and under sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeders over 500 lbs sold steady to firm. Feeder steers 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm . Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of slaughter cattle.

Groups of 20 head or more:

61 hd 858 lbs 362.00 mix

39 hd 865 lbs 360.00 blk

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.06/cwt on 8 head, down $10.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.06 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$454.06

▼ 10.95 vs prior sale

8 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.60

vs KY average

−6.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	454.06	2,403	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

454.06

—

KY average17 barns · 679 hd

470.67

−16.60

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−6.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

+20.06

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,644	227.14	3,735	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	180.00	3,078	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	175.33	2,322	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	154.56	1,605	30

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$3,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,082	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,386	$2,979	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,878	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$2,847	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,001	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,061	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	461.63/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,930	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,149	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,220	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,537	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,401	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,393	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	425.50/cwt	425.50–425.50	2,613	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,628	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,534	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,734	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	361.22/cwt	360.00–362.00	3,110	100
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,860	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,656	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	331	462.97/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,532	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,656	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,809	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	450.91/cwt	445.00–452.00	1,876	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,995	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,113	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	380.24/cwt	374.00–388.00	1,962	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,133	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	400.35/cwt	400.00–401.00	2,274	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	375.71/cwt	372.00–377.50	2,153	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	320.02/cwt	317.00–326.00	2,266	20
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,688	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,149	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	474.99/cwt	471.00–485.00	2,166	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,141	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	404.17/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,130	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,328	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,154	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,393	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,470	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	221.32/cwt	205.00–227.00	3,537	6
Bulls	—	—	1,714	235.88/cwt	232.00–241.00	4,043	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	147.14/cwt	125.00–163.00	1,458	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	169.40/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,921	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	171.48/cwt	160.00–189.00	2,099	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	152.69/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,020	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	184.18/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,667	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,976	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,167	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	983	2,529.66/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,530	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	3,005.10/head	2,675.00–3,200.00	3,005	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,081.56/head	2,895.00–3,175.00	3,082	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,367.27/head	3,178.00–3,525.00	3,367	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,386	2,978.70/head	2,225.00–3,600.00	2,979	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	4,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	850	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	213.56/cwt	180.00–239.00	1,935	5

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 385Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 98Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 118Year ago 79

Groups of 20 head or more:

61 hd 858 lbs 362.00 mix

39 hd 865 lbs 360.00 blk

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	983	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,529.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	3,178.00–3,525.00	3,367.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,386	2,225.00–3,600.00	2,978.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,164	2,675.00–3,200.00	3,005.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,275.00	3,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,001	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,240	2,895.00–3,175.00	3,081.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	3,050.00	3,050.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	5	—	906	180.00–239.00	213.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	232.00–241.00	235.88
6	—	1,598	205.00–227.00	221.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	146.00–155.00	152.69
27	—	1,224	160.00–189.00	171.48
22	—	1,448	181.00–191.00	184.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,600	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	991	125.00–163.00	147.14
10	—	1,134	169.00–170.00	169.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	410.00–485.00	462.97
4	350–400	389	465.00	465.00
13	400–450	416	445.00–452.00	450.91
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
11	500–550	516	374.00–388.00	380.24
19	550–600	573	372.00–377.50	375.71
20	700–750	708	317.00–326.00	320.02
3	1000–1050	1,018	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	288	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	338	490.00	490.00
6	400–450	436	457.50	457.50
6	450–500	467	452.50	452.50
18	500–550	517	412.50	412.50
20	550–600	568	400.00–401.00	400.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	443	485.00	485.00
7	450–500	456	471.00–485.00	474.99
8	500–550	529	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	628	381.00	381.00
3	700–750	716	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	432.50	432.50
3	500–550	527	402.50–405.00	404.17
4	600–650	611	352.50	352.50
2	800–850	820	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	453	490.00	490.00
7	500–550	522	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	580	412.50	412.50
5	600–650	614	425.50	425.50
12	650–700	657	400.00	400.00
10	700–750	703	360.50	360.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	418	420.00–480.00	461.63
2	450–500	450	477.50	477.50
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
6	800–850	825	340.00	340.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	541.00	541.00
13	450–500	495	512.50	512.50
7	750–800	781	350.00	350.00
100	850–900	861	360.00–362.00	361.22

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.