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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 3

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

573 head

▼ 254 vs last sale 827▲ 62 vs year ago 511 · +12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 97▼ 41 vs year ago 143 · −28.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 121▲ 7 vs year ago 85 · +8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers sold steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Plain quality feeders sold 10.00 lower in instances Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $332.67/cwt on 79 head, down $4.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 35 comparable sales and sits −63.49 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$332.67

▼ 4.49 vs prior sale

79 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs KY average

−28.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	335.78	1,896	68
Medium and Large 2-3	526	313.48	1,649	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $247 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 sale79 hd

332.67

—

KY average24 barns · 1,345 hd

341.59

−8.92

National average45 barns · 4,335 hd

360.81

−28.14

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−63.49

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	1,558	167.90	2,616	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	114.45	1,437	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	110.91	1,840	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	89.00	865	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,914	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,177	$2,460	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,457	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,158	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$3,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	944	$2,059	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,775	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,866	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,148	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	356.28/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,034	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	332.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,126	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,208	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	324.63/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,318	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,515	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,413	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,249	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	396.62/cwt	391.00–404.00	1,717	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,687	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	313.48/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,649	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	333.03/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,908	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,131	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,173	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,666	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,758	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	352.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,477	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,685	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,818	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,772	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,892	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	1,968	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	293.68/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,709	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,028	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,101	18
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,501	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,161	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,243	149.62/cwt	107.00–165.00	1,860	7
Bulls	—	—	1,681	175.01/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,942	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	697	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	106.91/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,023	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	86.94/cwt	85.00–95.00	855	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,223	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	114.66/cwt	102.00–130.00	1,442	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	110.91/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,840	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,075.00/cwt	2,075.00–2,075.00	24,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	885	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	944	2,059.08/head	1,925.00–2,175.00	2,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	850	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,452.90/head	1,925.00–2,700.00	2,453	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,914.36/head	2,850.00–3,125.00	2,914	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	2,460.41/head	1,900.00–3,400.00	2,460	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	2,456.65/head	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,457	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	142.27/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,359	3

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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 827Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 97Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 121Year ago 85

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	944	1,925.00–2,175.00	2,059.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	2,850.00–3,125.00	2,914.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,177	1,900.00–3,400.00	2,460.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,925.00–2,700.00	2,452.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,328	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,456.65

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)	1	—	850	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	3	—	955	136.00–151.00	142.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,243	107.00–165.00	149.62
18	—	1,681	168.00–183.00	175.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	105.00	105.00
44	—	1,258	102.00–130.00	114.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	957	105.00–109.00	106.91
14	—	983	85.00–95.00	86.94
1	—	850	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,659	110.00–111.00	110.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
11	400–450	419	350.00–355.00	352.40
6	450–500	476	354.00	354.00
5	500–550	515	344.00	344.00
3	550–600	582	291.00–295.00	293.68
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	828	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	459.00	459.00
11	400–450	405	434.00	434.00
4	450–500	488	400.00	400.00
19	500–550	524	361.00	361.00
10	550–600	578	340.50	340.50
22	600–650	624	325.00	325.00
18	700–750	717	293.00	293.00
4	800–850	828	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	415	301.00	301.00
2	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
11	500–550	526	290.00–330.00	313.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	433	391.00–404.00	396.62
5	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	522	350.00	350.00
57	550–600	573	326.00–338.00	333.03
16	600–650	623	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	694	307.00	307.00
31	700–750	701	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	367	385.00	385.00
17	450–500	456	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	453	412.00	412.00
7	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
35	550–600	571	356.00–358.00	356.28
13	600–650	639	330.00–335.00	332.71
7	650–700	667	331.00	331.00
17	700–750	714	320.00–330.00	324.63
7	750–800	753	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	537	400.00	400.00

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.