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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 18

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 303▼ 156 vs year ago 339 · −46.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 83▼ 45 vs year ago 83 · −54.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 106▲ 17 vs year ago 50 · +34.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeders steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. in some instances Plain quality feeders sold sharply lower. Market volatility along with several weeks of extreme temperatures have pressured markets lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $378.39/cwt on 20 head, down $14.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −55.61 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$378.39

▼ 14.55 vs prior sale

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−44.75

vs KY average

−18.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	378.39	2,040	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

378.39

—

KY average24 barns · 561 hd

423.14

−44.75

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−18.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−55.61

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	1,875	213.53	4,003	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	170.54	2,674	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	164.95	2,188	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	159.00	1,575	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	215.00	3,118	1thin

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)	1,211	$3,146	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,105	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$3,047	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,250	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$3,598	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,913	2thin

Every lot

50 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	354	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,752	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,129	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	389.39/cwt	372.50–425.00	1,857	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	382.91/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,010	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,303	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,424	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,591	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,604	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,730	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,410	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	266	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,091	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,570	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,684	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,806	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	332.37/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,918	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,046	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,175	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,123	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,454	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,695	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,880	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,108	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,632	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,925	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,142	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,058	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,118	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	212.75/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,906	7
Bulls	—	—	1,984	220.77/cwt	220.00–222.00	4,380	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,472	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,680	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	152.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,738	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	166.07/cwt	157.00–178.00	2,250	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,628	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	170.54/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,674	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,598.04/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,598	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,104.93/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	3,105	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	3,046.80/head	2,625.00–3,150.00	3,047	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	3,146.35/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,146	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,125	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	246.22/cwt	235.00–260.00	2,278	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 303Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 83Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 106Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	453	470.00	470.00
13	500–550	525	375.00–390.00	382.91
7	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	658	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	713	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	840	310.00	310.00
7	1000–1050	1,030	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	372.50–425.00	389.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	762	340.00	340.00
8	850–900	868	314.50	314.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	421.00	421.00
6	400–450	421	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	516	350.00	350.00
10	550–600	577	330.00–338.00	332.37
7	650–700	696	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	658	311.00	311.00
2	750–800	750	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	414	454.00	454.00
8	450–500	488	432.00	432.00
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	563	342.00	342.00
4	650–700	657	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	518	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	820	251.00	251.00

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)	12	—	1,151	2,625.00–3,150.00	3,046.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,211	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,146.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,065	2,750.00–3,200.00	3,104.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	2	—	1,275	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,598.04

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)	3	—	875	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	925	235.00–260.00	246.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,984	220.00–222.00	220.77
1	—	1,710	190.00	190.00
7	—	1,836	202.00–218.00	212.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	170.00–171.00	170.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,138	145.00–155.00	152.69
17	—	1,355	157.00–178.00	166.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	981	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,000	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	215.00	215.00

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.