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.
Cattle 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.