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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 23

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 506▲ 550 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 69▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 32▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Steers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and steers over 600lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was strong on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand .

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 $434.00/cwt on 47 head, down $8.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$434.00

▼ 8.71 vs prior sale

47 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$62.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.62

vs KY average

−34.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	460.78	2,616	27
Medium and Large 2-3	562	397.85	2,237	20

One grade step is worth $62.93/cwt here — about $379 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 sale47 hd

434.00

—

KY average24 barns · 807 hd

462.62

−28.62

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−34.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

+0.00

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	1,690	210.03	3,550	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	177.17	2,650	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	176.43	2,012	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	148.69	1,357	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	993	217.97	2,164	2thin

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)	1,250	$2,891	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,403	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,377	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,675	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	311	591.97/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,841	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,061	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	496.50/cwt	496.50–496.50	2,294	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	461.95/cwt	450.00–468.00	2,439	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,272	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	460.45/cwt	460.00–462.00	2,666	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,195	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	430.27/cwt	430.00–430.50	2,655	9
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	376.12/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,524	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,771	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,705	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,831	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,667	3
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	905	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,828	1
Steers	900–950	Large 2	915	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,521	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	927	349.75/cwt	349.75–349.75	3,242	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	7
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	464.06/cwt	457.50–472.50	1,796	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	418.57/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,787	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	458.16/cwt	441.00–462.00	2,098	11
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	420.92/cwt	397.50–428.00	2,180	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	422.67/cwt	390.00–428.50	2,367	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,535	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	346.41/cwt	343.00–349.00	2,491	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,648	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,980	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	439.67/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,684	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,930	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	402.36/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,662	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,172	6
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	446.40/cwt	375.00–471.00	2,094	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	504	390.29/cwt	387.50–401.00	1,967	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,314	19
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,355	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	343.78/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,008	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,470	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,412	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,228	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	993	217.97/cwt	200.00–241.00	2,164	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	185.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,372	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	221.78/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,792	212.51/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,808	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	150.37/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,421	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	171.32/cwt	154.00–189.00	1,948	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	215.18/cwt	191.00–239.00	2,640	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	177.17/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,650	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,612.50/head	2,450.00–2,775.00	2,613	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,403.45/head	1,700.00–3,100.00	2,403	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,891.00/head	2,525.00–3,125.00	2,891	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	2,377.00/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,377	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,576	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	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 Jun 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 506Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	457	451.00	451.00
6	500–550	528	450.00–468.00	461.95
21	550–600	579	460.00–462.00	460.45
9	600–650	617	430.00–430.50	430.27
7	650–700	671	374.00–377.00	376.12
5	700–750	739	366.00	366.00
3	800–850	801	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	738	375.50	375.50
30	750–800	752	376.50	376.50
61	900–950	927	349.75	349.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	575.00–600.00	591.97
15	450–500	462	496.50	496.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	427.00	427.00
11	550–600	587	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	905	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	275.50	275.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	387	457.50–472.50	464.06
8	400–450	427	410.00–427.50	418.57
11	450–500	458	441.00–462.00	458.16
21	500–550	518	397.50–428.00	420.92
36	550–600	560	390.00–428.50	422.67
17	600–650	622	407.50	407.50
21	650–700	652	385.00	385.00
24	700–750	719	343.00–349.00	346.41
4	800–850	830	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	430.00–450.00	439.67
6	400–450	400	482.50	482.50
15	450–500	469	375.00–471.00	446.40
19	500–550	526	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	566	416.00	416.00
7	600–650	630	392.00	392.00
9	650–700	693	348.00	348.00
3	700–750	728	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	550.00	550.00
6	400–450	438	496.00	496.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	380.00–425.00	402.36
5	500–550	504	387.50–401.00	390.29
4	550–600	584	340.00–345.00	343.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,700.00–3,100.00	2,403.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,525.00–3,125.00	2,891.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,450.00–2,775.00	2,612.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,377.00

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	1	—	1,010	255.00	255.00

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	2	—	1,000	2,675.00	2,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,496	168.00–186.00	177.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	141.00	141.00
31	—	1,137	154.00–189.00	171.32
5	—	1,227	191.00–239.00	215.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
5	—	945	142.00–156.00	150.37
1	—	910	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	219.00–225.00	221.78
3	—	1,280	180.00–190.00	185.28
11	—	1,792	205.00–218.00	212.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	200.00–241.00	217.97

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.