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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 391▲ 10 vs year ago 327 · +3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 44▲ 18 vs year ago 55 · +32.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 18▲ 1 vs year ago 56 · +1.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold sharply lower on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower with much better demand for the lightweight and yearling heifers. Continued warm temperatures and high humidity is contributing to the weaker overall demand for feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $351.94/cwt on 31 head, down $31.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −44.21 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$351.94

▼ 31.46 vs prior sale

31 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.13

vs KY average

−8.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	353.80	1,937	29
Medium and Large 2-3	552	325.00	1,794	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.80/cwt here — about $143 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 sale31 hd

351.94

—

KY average25 barns · 562 hd

369.07

−17.13

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−8.58

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−44.21

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	—	Average	1,528	217.70	3,325	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	180.37	2,412	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	172.81	2,144	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	166.34	1,743	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,850	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,599	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,263	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$3,463	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,050	2thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,882	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,087	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,098	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	380.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,400	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,597	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,656	7
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,717	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,231	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	317	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,149	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,573	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,704	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	494	345.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,707	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,902	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,794	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,964	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,825	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	327.14/cwt	320.00–334.50	2,054	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	312.54/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,222	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,383	36
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	1,812	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,421	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,959	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,017	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,865	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,243	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	206.85/cwt	204.00–212.00	2,644	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	220.94/cwt	214.00–230.00	3,590	8
Bulls	—	—	1,995	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	4,908	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	183.81/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,733	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	141.16/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,437	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	167.84/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,809	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	158.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,744	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	171.75/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,118	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	174.12/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,211	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,683	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	185.23/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,575	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,075	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,090	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	2,642.79/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,643	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	2,859.38/head	2,250.00–3,400.00	2,859	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	880	252.29/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,220	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	222.34/cwt	219.00–228.00	2,341	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,783	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,690	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 391Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 44Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 18Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	435.00	435.00
11	350–400	365	431.00	431.00
8	400–450	425	401.00	401.00
10	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
14	500–550	521	365.00	365.00
15	550–600	572	340.00–345.00	343.35
25	600–650	628	320.00–334.50	327.14
14	700–750	711	310.00–314.00	312.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	740	317.50	317.50
36	750–800	754	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	362.50	362.50
16	450–500	494	340.00–370.00	345.47
2	550–600	552	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	506.00	506.00
5	400–450	443	471.00	471.00
7	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	567	370.00	370.00
22	600–650	630	375.00–385.00	380.97
24	750–800	787	330.00	330.00
7	800–850	838	317.00	317.00
5	1100–1150	1,132	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	369	491.00	491.00
6	400–450	425	461.00	461.00
4	450–500	468	431.00	431.00
8	500–550	518	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
2	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	787	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	342.50	342.50
3	500–550	525	335.00	335.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,324	2,250.00–3,400.00	2,859.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,264	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,642.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	219.00–228.00	222.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	240.00–265.00	252.29

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	—	1,200	2,925.00	2,925.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,690	4,000.00	4,000.00

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	1	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,050.00	4,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,270	171.00–179.00	174.12
9	—	1,390	183.00–192.00	185.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	193.00	193.00
19	—	1,233	165.00–179.00	171.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	175.00–190.00	183.81
9	—	1,078	163.00–169.00	167.84
2	—	1,100	157.00–160.00	158.53
2	—	1,018	139.00–143.00	141.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	214.00–230.00	220.94
1	—	1,995	246.00	246.00
5	—	1,278	204.00–212.00	206.85

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.