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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 338▼ 199 vs year ago 501 · −39.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 31▼ 44 vs year ago 89 · −49.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 103▲ 46 vs year ago 100 · +46.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $334.69/cwt on 28 head, up $8.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.96 against this barn's trailing median of $396.65.

Average price

$334.69

▲ 8.66 vs prior sale

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$35.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.67

vs KY average

−19.62 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	346.00	1,866	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	310.82	1,731	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about $135 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 sale28 hd

334.69

—

KY average24 barns · 857 hd

341.36

−6.67

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−19.62

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.65

−61.96

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $321.35, median $396.65 across 34 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	1,482	193.78	2,872	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	155.71	2,262	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	154.29	2,030	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	128.62	1,351	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	230.00	2,956	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,275	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,122	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$2,875	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$2,498	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,159	$2,448	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,318	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,566	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	792	$1,767	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,850	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$3,347	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$3,336	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$3,225	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,770	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	432.82/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,952	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,983	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,013	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,103	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,240	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	641	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,167	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,224	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,344	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	988	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,322	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,131	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,488	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,542	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	364.38/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,330	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,626	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,713	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,572	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	322.45/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,628	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,913	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	305.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,778	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,082	7
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,107	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,269	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,734	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,760	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	315.49/cwt	290.00–380.00	1,360	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	336.46/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,591	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,913	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,975	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,022	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	276.65/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,721	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,302	13
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,006	193.54/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,947	7
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,365	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,956	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	193.42/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,408	171.78/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	216.85/cwt	213.00–220.00	4,213	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	131.00/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,390	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	167.73/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,134	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	142.10/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,884	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	153.84/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,043	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	155.71/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,262	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,850	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	3,076.87/head	2,825.00–3,200.00	3,077	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,426.24/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	2,447.11/head	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,447	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	2,597.63/head	2,025.00–2,930.00	2,598	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	2,448.45/head	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,448	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	3,121.85/head	2,525.00–3,600.00	3,122	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,357	2,874.78/head	2,650.00–3,700.00	2,875	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,565.91/head	2,550.00–2,575.00	2,566	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	177.80/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,952	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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 338Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 103Year ago 100

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	624	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	405	437.00	437.00
8	450–500	451	425.00–437.50	432.82
5	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	567	355.00	355.00
5	600–650	631	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	417.50	417.50
7	600–650	641	338.00	338.00
3	650–700	672	331.00	331.00
3	850–900	865	271.00	271.00
2	950–1000	988	235.00	235.00
8	1100–1150	1,131	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	290.00–380.00	315.49
3	450–500	473	325.00–342.50	336.46
9	600–650	622	250.00–280.00	276.65
2	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
7	1000–1050	1,006	185.00–195.00	193.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	462.50	462.50
7	400–450	419	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	517	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	581	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	622	325.00	325.00
13	700–750	745	309.00	309.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	422.50	422.50
6	400–450	428	380.00	380.00
10	450–500	472	363.00	363.00
15	500–550	529	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	578	331.00	331.00
18	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	694	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	355.00–400.00	364.38
2	450–500	495	317.50	317.50
3	500–550	505	317.50–325.00	322.45
6	550–600	583	300.00–315.00	305.00
5	1100–1150	1,107	205.00	205.00

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	2	—	1,205	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,426.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,112	2,825.00–3,200.00	3,076.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,025.00	4,025.00

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	—	985	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	3,225.00	3,225.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,104	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,447.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,159	2,025.00–2,930.00	2,597.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	3,275.00	3,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,357	2,650.00–3,700.00	2,874.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,159	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,448.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,217	2,525.00–3,600.00	3,121.85

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	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	990	2,550.00–2,575.00	2,565.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	—	1,850	4,100.00	4,100.00

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	—	1,098	171.00–186.00	177.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	213.00–220.00	216.85
6	—	1,353	185.00–203.00	193.42
2	—	1,408	164.00–177.00	171.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
12	—	1,061	120.00–138.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	165.00–173.00	167.73
14	—	1,328	148.00–160.00	153.84
5	—	1,326	129.00–147.00	142.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	153.00–160.00	155.71

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.