Upton, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Tue, Oct 13, 2026. 47 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Tuesday.
Receipts
734 head
Last reported: 690 (Oct 6, 2026) Year ago: 982
500-599 lb steers
$371.89/cwt
9 head, M&L 1-2 ▲ +$17.88 vs last week ▼ -$6.62 vs Oct 14, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$339.93/cwt
66 head, M&L 1-2 ▲ +$14.52 vs last week n/a vs Oct 14, 2025
Reports
47 in 12 mo
Since Oct 14, 2025 Usual day: Tuesday
Prices, Oct 13, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
348348
460.00460.00
$1,601
5
472472
410.00410.00
$1,935
7
531531
375.00375.00
$1,991
2
573573
361.00361.00
$2,069
11
627610-633
352.35345.00-355.00
$2,209
8
648648
360.00360.00
$2,333
Value Added
4
668668
337.00337.00
$2,251
7
743743
333.00333.00
$2,474
59
762762
340.75340.75
$2,597
Value Added
6
814814
321.00321.00
$2,613
19
881881
315.00315.00
$2,775
57
890890
320.25320.25
$2,850
Value Added
Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
555555
331.00331.00
$1,837
1
805805
304.00304.00
$2,447
1
900900
230.00230.00
$2,070
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
13
424415-425
387.25378.00-388.00
$1,642
7
484484
365.00365.00
$1,767
11
525525
341.00341.00
$1,790
9
571571
334.00334.00
$1,907
20
634634
315.00315.00
$1,997
8
674674
311.50311.50
$2,100
10
814814
319.00319.00
$2,597
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
7
316316
400.00400.00
$1,264
7
364364
406.00406.00
$1,478
16
442442
342.00342.00
$1,512
10
542542
330.00330.00
$1,789
2
625625
308.00308.00
$1,925
3
716716
302.00302.00
$2,162
Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
305305
360.00360.00
$1,098
1
405405
327.50327.50
$1,326
3
530515-538
320.95312.50-325.00
$1,701
9
572550-595
301.76291.00-311.00
$1,726
5
891891
266.00266.00
$2,370
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
302302
455.00455.00
$1,374
5
362362
460.00460.00
$1,665
11
418418
418.00418.00
$1,747
13
469469
390.00390.00
$1,829
12
523523
353.00353.00
$1,846
30
577568-592
331.24325.00-335.00
$1,911
24
638638
330.00330.00
$2,105
6
733733
300.00300.00
$2,199
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
393393
417.50417.50
$1,641
11
633632-640
318.63315.00-319.00
$2,017
Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
390390
380.00380.00
$1,482
4
431413-448
371.04370.00-372.00
$1,599
4
495495
311.00311.00
$1,539
6
526510-534
322.44315.00-326.00
$1,696
2
557557
322.50322.50
$1,796
2
658658
287.00287.00
$1,888
3
778778
271.00271.00
$2,108
7
818818
286.00286.00
$2,339
Slaughter heifers, Choice 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,4081400-1415
182.03177.00-187.00
$2,563
Average dressing
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
1,5491205-1760
167.69160.00-175.00
$2,598
Low dressing
11
1,6331170-2030
177.86170.00-183.00
$2,904
Average dressing
4
2,1031830-2250
186.78185.00-190.00
$3,928
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,6001600
139.00139.00
$2,224
High dressing
1
1,6851685
133.00133.00
$2,241
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,1501035-1265
116.90116.00-118.00
$1,344
Low dressing
27
1,2871140-1585
127.82120.00-136.00
$1,645
Average dressing
12
1,3831365-1385
148.68139.00-150.50
$2,056
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
895790-1000
94.7088.00-100.00
$848
Low dressing
14
965888-1105
102.9195.00-115.00
$993
Average dressing
4
1,1801180
121.00121.00
$1,428
High dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 47 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026
$371.89
$339.93
Oct 5, 2026
$354.01
$325.41
Sep 28, 2026
$356.91
$321.64
Sep 21, 2026
$380.23
$334.91
Sep 14, 2026
$358.12
-
Sep 7, 2026
$361.57
$339.00
Aug 31, 2026
$368.45
$312.00
Aug 24, 2026
$345.00
-
Aug 17, 2026
$378.39
$340.00
Aug 10, 2026
$403.43
$320.00
Aug 3, 2026
$400.00
$340.00
Jul 27, 2026
$393.33
$330.00
Jul 20, 2026
$420.85
$347.78
Jul 13, 2026
$433.13
$361.14
Jul 6, 2026
$449.17
$356.00
Jun 22, 2026
$460.78
$375.18
Jun 15, 2026
$450.71
$362.00
Jun 8, 2026
$453.16
$346.00
Jun 1, 2026
$442.88
$377.09
May 25, 2026
$454.06
$356.18
May 18, 2026
$481.48
$365.00
May 11, 2026
$470.15
$377.67
May 4, 2026
$479.05
$361.82
Apr 27, 2026
$453.22
$357.02
Apr 20, 2026
$451.56
$362.72
Apr 13, 2026
$485.56
-
Apr 6, 2026
$461.26
$394.20
Mar 30, 2026
$440.47
$370.43
Mar 23, 2026
$445.33
$351.16
Mar 16, 2026
$445.38
$357.22
Mar 9, 2026
$441.69
$334.19
Mar 2, 2026
$426.07
$346.65
Feb 23, 2026
$457.41
$362.05
Feb 16, 2026
$488.33
$367.05
Feb 9, 2026
$435.87
$370.51
Jan 19, 2026
$420.26
$362.64
Jan 12, 2026
$423.30
$353.88
Jan 5, 2026
$430.39
$348.83
Dec 15, 2025
$398.54
$325.44
Dec 8, 2025
$404.99
$348.84
Dec 1, 2025
$366.64
$326.34
Nov 17, 2025
$348.88
$327.16
Nov 10, 2025
$355.75
$332.04
Nov 3, 2025
$364.50
$332.24
Oct 27, 2025
$352.44
$329.71
Oct 20, 2025
$380.82
$361.50
Oct 13, 2025
$378.51
-
Price slide, Oct 13, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
$460.00
-
400-499 lb
$410.00-50.00
$379.46
500-599 lb
$371.89-38.11
$337.85-41.61
600-699 lb
$352.34-19.55
$314.00-23.85
700-799 lb
$339.93-12.41
-
800-899 lb
$319.09-20.84
$319.00
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.