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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 4

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 337▼ 257 vs year ago 598 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 73▼ 28 vs year ago 105 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 57▲ 20 vs year ago 44 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher on a very limited number of comparisons. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves saw much stronger demand today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $358.13/cwt on 14 head, up $6.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −38.02 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$358.13

▲ 6.19 vs prior sale

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$10.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.01

vs KY average

−15.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	360.35	1,990	11thin
Medium and Large 2	531	350.00	1,859	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.35/cwt here — about $132 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 sale14 hd

358.13

—

KY average26 barns · 720 hd

376.14

−18.01

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−15.90

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−38.02

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	1,688	225.45	3,805	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	180.37	2,515	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	175.68	2,119	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	151.76	1,616	22

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)	1,283	$3,768	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,347	$3,447	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,134	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$3,058	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,638	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,946	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,278	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$3,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,090	2thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,134	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,048	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	605	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,978	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,683	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	353.25/cwt	353.25–353.25	2,844	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	989	307.75/cwt	307.75–307.75	3,044	40
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 2-3	1,215	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,867	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,477	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	384	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,693	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	401	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,474	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,760	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,695	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,751	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,983	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	352.31/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,994	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,143	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,994	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,066	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	343.25/cwt	343.25–343.25	2,265	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,248	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,428	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,596	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,694	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	353	427.59/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,509	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	1,763	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,069	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,822	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,171	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	367.44/cwt	361.00–378.00	1,947	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,034	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,264	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	303.00/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,106	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	207.62/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	222.82/cwt	214.00–227.00	3,677	5
Bulls	—	—	1,949	237.64/cwt	230.00–246.00	4,632	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	137.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,307	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	157.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,790	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	166.89/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,928	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,039	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	170.31/cwt	169.00–170.50	1,991	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	186.42/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,386	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	184.07/cwt	179.00–192.00	2,540	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	175.29/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,479	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	920	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	2,782.93/head	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,783	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,043	1,893.76/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,894	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 1-2	1,100	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,220	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,401.00/head	2,575.00–3,725.00	3,401	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	3,768.18/head	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,768	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	3,483.45/head	2,850.00–3,775.00	3,483	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	242.12/cwt	234.00–250.00	2,482	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 337Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 73Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 57Year ago 44

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	353	415.00–440.00	427.59
3	400–450	440	414.00	414.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	695	300.00–304.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	359	491.00	491.00
3	400–450	431	480.00	480.00
11	450–500	472	460.00	460.00
13	500–550	530	361.00–378.00	367.44
3	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	339.00	339.00
4	650–700	684	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	610	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	531	350.00	350.00
9	600–650	626	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	355	416.00	416.00
3	400–450	421	402.50	402.50
6	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	536	370.00	370.00
6	550–600	566	351.00–355.00	352.31
11	600–650	623	344.00	344.00
12	650–700	672	334.50	334.50
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
5	850–900	851	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	660	343.25	343.25
37	700–750	746	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	441.00	441.00
10	400–450	419	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	401	367.50	367.50
1	450–500	485	361.00	361.00
6	600–650	625	319.00	319.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	455	469.00	469.00
2	500–550	512	400.00	400.00
25	650–700	688	390.00	390.00
5	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
40	950–1000	989	307.75	307.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
2	1200–1250	1,215	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	805	353.25	353.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	605	327.00	327.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,768.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,363	2,850.00–3,775.00	3,483.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,229	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,250	2,575.00–3,725.00	3,401.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,782.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,893.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	2	—	1,025	234.00–250.00	242.12

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	1	—	925	220.00	220.00

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	—	1,278	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	1,113	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,780.00	1,780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	950	130.00–145.00	137.55
9	—	1,137	150.00–160.00	157.45
2	—	1,165	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,155	165.00–169.00	166.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	179.00–190.00	186.42
8	—	1,169	169.00–170.50	170.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,380	179.00–192.00	184.07
8	—	1,414	175.00–177.00	175.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,650	214.00–227.00	222.82
4	—	1,949	230.00–246.00	237.64
2	—	1,260	205.00–210.00	207.62

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.