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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 1

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 532▼ 616 vs year ago 829 · −74.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 61▲ 22 vs year ago 83 · +26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 119▲ 38 vs year ago 40 · +95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due the lack of comparable cattle. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. With the extremely warm temperatures in place and forecasted for the next several days producers and buyers wasn't eager to be handling cattle which softened demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00-7.00 lower.

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 $321.35/cwt on 28 head, down $25.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −74.81 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$321.35

▼ 25.85 vs prior sale

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs KY average

−10.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	323.89	1,807	20
Medium and Large 2-3	540	315.00	1,699	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $108 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 sale28 hd

321.35

—

KY average27 barns · 520 hd

329.31

−7.96

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−10.17

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−74.81

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	—	Low	1,517	205.70	3,120	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	157.76	2,191	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	149.41	1,826	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	143.53	1,435	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)	1,302	$3,291	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,776	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,433	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,977	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$4,047	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$3,834	4thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,769	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,654	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,928	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	340.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,843	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,069	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,346	8
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,616	10
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,626	7
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,315	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,451	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	338.77/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,403	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,636	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,551	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	361.75/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,686	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	551	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,681	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	323.89/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,807	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,959	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,034	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,008	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,369	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,472	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	363.86/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,525	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,794	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,055	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,741	2
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,166	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,070	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,023	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,657	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	204.34/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,789	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	219.27/cwt	217.00–221.00	3,899	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	149.79/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,480	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	124.74/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,292	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	160.36/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,839	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	149.75/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,767	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,518	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,599	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	163.95/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,220	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	142.96/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,980	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,118	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	155.88/cwt	153.00–156.50	2,284	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	4,061.11/head	3,825.00–4,325.00	4,061	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	3,833.57/head	3,375.00–4,025.00	3,834	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	4,157.44/head	3,825.00–4,250.00	4,157	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	1,865.85/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,866	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,432.65/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,433	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,776.28/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,776	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	3,291.25/head	2,275.00–3,750.00	3,291	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	211.79/cwt	204.00–222.50	2,071	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,066	1

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 532Year ago 829

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 61Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 119Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	441	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	510	378.00	378.00
7	550–600	570	363.00	363.00
3	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
8	750–800	752	312.00	312.00
10	1100–1150	1,104	237.00	237.00
7	1150–1200	1,162	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	325.00–355.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	368	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	419	360.00–380.00	363.86
2	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	577	311.00	311.00
4	700–750	715	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
6	400–450	435	376.00	376.00
7	450–500	466	357.50–365.00	361.75
20	550–600	558	318.00–327.00	323.89
9	600–650	631	310.50	310.50
6	700–750	724	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	377	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	414	337.50–340.00	338.77
4	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	551	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	355.00	355.00
9	1000–1050	1,008	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,055	165.00	165.00
4	1150–1200	1,166	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,023	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,200	3,375.00	3,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,125	3,825.00–4,250.00	4,157.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	3,375.00–4,025.00	3,833.57

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	9	—	1,050	3,825.00–4,325.00	4,061.11

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)	1	—	1,310	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,225	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,432.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,298	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,776.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,302	2,275.00–3,750.00	3,291.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,825.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,865.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	194.00	194.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	978	204.00–222.50	211.79

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	—	1,450	3,650.00	3,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	988	147.00–161.00	149.79
4	—	1,036	123.00–129.00	124.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	136.00–147.00	142.96
16	—	1,354	158.00–168.00	163.95
9	—	1,465	153.00–156.50	155.88
1	—	1,265	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	148.00–153.00	149.75
5	—	1,461	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,267	120.00–130.00	126.23
10	—	1,147	157.00–165.00	160.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,778	217.00–221.00	219.27
4	—	1,365	200.00–208.00	204.34

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.