Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.64/cwt ≈ $911/hd at 677 lb · 166 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.18/cwt ≈ $960/hd at 743 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.07/cwt ≈ $626/hd at 517 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	848	620	1,000
Feeder cattle	713	—	852
Slaughter cattle	98	—	133
Replacement cattle	37	—	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower with light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
330–345	336	4	142.50–148.00	$145.85	$490
355–380	370	3	140.00–149.00	$145.96	$540
400 value added	400	2	155.00	$155.00	$620
405–445	423	12	139.00–147.00	$142.21	$602
453–495	470	15	140.00–148.00	$142.92	$672
455–486 value added	470	9	150.00–157.00	$152.40	$716
512–530	517	14	140.00–142.00	$140.71	$727
506–545 value added	520	14	144.00–153.00	$148.31	$771
555–575 value added	563	6	145.00–147.00	$145.99	$822
550–585	571	9	136.00–144.00	$140.02	$800
603–645	616	12	126.00–137.00	$131.61	$811
615–626 value added	624	6	144.00	$144.00	$899
655–695	667	5	125.00–131.00	$128.04	$854
740–742	741	3	128.00–133.00	$131.34	$973
765–770	768	3	126.00–130.00	$128.66	$988
800	800	1	122.00	$122.00	$976
850–890	870	2	121.00–127.00	$123.93	$1,078
1015	1015	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,127

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
360–392	386	5	131.00–133.00	$131.37	$507
535	535	1	122.00	$122.00	$653
623	623	4	126.00	$126.00	$785
787	787	2	115.00	$115.00	$905
870	870	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,035

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
420–422	421	3	120.00–135.00	$130.02	$547
450–480	460	3	126.00–136.00	$129.48	$596
570	570	1	131.00	$131.00	$747
625	625	1	126.00	$126.00	$788

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1240	1240	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,265

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250	250	1	131.00	$131.00	$328
302–345	319	4	123.00–130.00	$127.13	$406
345 fancy	345	1	135.00	$135.00	$466
355–380	368	6	128.00–132.00	$130.70	$481
350–390 fancy	375	3	134.00–137.00	$135.28	$507
400–445	426	23	121.00–134.00	$129.41	$551
452–492	472	17	119.00–131.00	$122.61	$579
500–545	517	37	117.00–124.00	$121.07	$626
550–577	569	11	117.00–118.50	$118.05	$672
600–605	603	4	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$693
660	660	1	114.00	$114.00	$752
662–694 value added	677	158	132.60–137.95	$135.31	$916
655–696	679	7	121.00–123.00	$122.45	$831
700–732	718	7	107.00–117.00	$112.82	$810
705–735	719	6	120.00–122.00	$121.33	$872
705–749 value added	748	66	123.00–131.75	$131.63	$985
760–797	783	7	101.00–111.00	$108.99	$853
950	950	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,092
970	970	2	93.00	$93.00	$902

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300	300	2	112.50	$112.50	$338
400–440	427	15	107.00–120.00	$115.02	$491
450–482	465	8	110.00–120.00	$115.45	$537
500–540	523	4	108.00–114.00	$111.73	$584
555–582	566	9	108.00–116.00	$110.28	$624
607–640	619	6	102.00–106.00	$104.14	$645
665–690	680	6	99.00–109.00	$104.35	$710
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705
905	905	2	80.00	$80.00	$724

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600
555	555	2	115.00	$115.00	$638
635	635	1	105.00	$105.00	$667

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
380	380	1	103.00	$103.00	$391
485	485	1	100.00	$100.00	$485

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
335–345	338	4	140.00–149.00	$146.27	$494
355–395	376	6	141.00–146.00	$143.68	$540
430–445	438	2	137.00–145.00	$141.07	$618
450–495	473	13	136.00–147.00	$140.57	$665
507–540	520	19	134.00–143.00	$139.84	$727
555–580	574	8	133.00–136.50	$135.71	$779
600–645	611	4	120.00–125.00	$123.25	$753
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812
705–722	716	4	110.00–115.00	$113.51	$813
770	770	1	107.00	$107.00	$824
809	809	5	112.00	$112.00	$906
855	855	1	103.00	$103.00	$881
900–927	918	3	99.00–101.00	$100.35	$921

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–445	431	7	123.00–129.00	$127.03	$547
495	495	1	123.00	$123.00	$609
520	520	1	124.00	$124.00	$645
651–678	665	6	111.00–116.00	$113.45	$754

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	100.00	$100.00	$240
485–495	488	3	100.00–113.00	$108.61	$530
580	580	1	106.00	$106.00	$615
650	650	1	109.00	$109.00	$708

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1365	1204	80-85%	4	46.50–49.00	$47.70	$574
1010–1665	1260	80-85%	15	50.50–54.50	$52.85	$666
1110–1680	1295	80-85%	13	55.00–61.00	$57.59	$746

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1120	974	85-90%	8	33.00–46.00	$41.76	$407
875–1325	1098	85-90%	11	51.50–55.00	$52.80	$580
985–1220	1109	85-90%	8	48.00–51.00	$49.19	$546

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1455	1296	75-80%	9	51.00–54.00	$53.07	$688
1265–1985	1506	75-80%	12	55.00–61.00	$57.52	$866

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1405–1415	1410	2	72.00–73.50	$72.75	$1,026
1595–1790	1718	4	74.50–80.00	$78.34	$1,346
1400–2340	1853	6	79.50–84.00	$81.45	$1,509

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1130–1465	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–825.00	$747.43
1190–1485	1309	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–1,030.00	$826.47

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1140	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	590.00–660.00	$626.61
1050–1290	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–680.00	$641.56

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.