Cattle Market Pulse

Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.80/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 616 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.03/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 584 lb · 80 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.00/cwt +19.06 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 726 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 783 686
Feeder cattle 497 733 616
Slaughter cattle 36 35 44
Replacement cattle 10 15 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 375 5 157.50–170.00 $166.87 $626 +6.87
410–425 415 4 142.50–148.00 $144.77 $601 -7.73
430–448 value added 440 13 156.00–163.00 $160.11 $704 -3.31
477–485 480 3 139.00–142.00 $140.99 $677 -7.41
450–495 value added 484 4 155.00–160.00 $156.16 $756 +0.67
510 value added 510 2 156.00 $156.00 $796 -0.03
500–523 513 6 135.00–142.00 $139.82 $717 -1.25
555 555 3 133.00 $133.00 $738 -6.67
600 value added 600 3 134.00 $134.00 $804 -4.99
628 628 4 125.50 $125.50 $788 -1.70
695 695 4 124.00 $124.00 $862 -2.75
700–732 711 6 117.00–121.50 $120.25 $855 -0.75
764 764 5 117.00 $117.00 $894 -0.51
880 880 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 142.50–145.00 $143.84 $465 —
478 478 4 134.00 $134.00 $641 —
525–545 535 2 125.00–131.00 $128.06 $685 -2.94
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
665 665 1 118.00 $118.00 $785 —
740 740 1 112.00 $112.00 $829 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 117.00 $117.00 $339 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
320–345 value added 333 3 132.50–141.00 $137.03 $456 —
382–392 value added 385 6 132.50–137.00 $135.47 $522 —
392 392 4 128.00 $128.00 $502 -3.04
401–440 value added 419 17 135.00–139.00 $136.23 $571 +5.11
450–462 value added 460 14 130.00–133.00 $132.58 $610 +2.33
455–495 476 5 124.00–129.00 $126.74 $603 +1.77
520 520 1 117.50 $117.50 $611 +2.50
505–543 value added 528 22 121.00–132.00 $127.13 $671 -0.97
583 value added 583 72 130.70 $130.70 $762 +10.69
575–595 591 8 112.50–116.00 $114.05 $674 +3.29
608–628 value added 615 120 120.00–130.85 $127.25 $783 -2.45
618–647 633 8 103.00–105.00 $103.98 $658 -13.02
650–661 658 7 102.00–116.00 $112.05 $737 +1.98
726 value added 726 53 120.00 $120.00 $871 —
850 850 1 96.00 $96.00 $816 —
920 920 1 91.00 $91.00 $837 —
1005 1005 1 85.00 $85.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 120.00 $120.00 $360 —
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 -5.00
430 430 1 116.00 $116.00 $499 +2.62
482–485 483 3 110.00–117.00 $112.34 $543 +7.34
575 575 1 101.00 $101.00 $581 -4.00
755 755 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 —
935 935 1 71.00 $71.00 $664 -9.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 105.00 $105.00 $530 —
580 580 1 104.00 $104.00 $603 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
670 670 1 101.00 $101.00 $677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 —
281 281 4 150.00 $150.00 $422 —
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 -2.00
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
410 fancy 410 1 152.50 $152.50 $625 —
525–532 530 3 123.00–127.00 $124.32 $659 -7.42
560–585 570 5 129.00–130.50 $129.88 $740 +0.47
600–610 608 6 117.00–122.00 $117.82 $716 -1.18
700–703 702 4 115.00–118.00 $117.25 $823 +5.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 +10.00
305–345 325 2 130.00–136.00 $133.18 $433 —
400–445 415 3 120.00–122.50 $121.61 $505 -1.62
470 470 1 128.00 $128.00 $602 —
571 571 3 117.00 $117.00 $668 —
645 645 1 102.50 $102.50 $661 —
720 720 1 94.00 $94.00 $677 —
997 997 2 62.00 $62.00 $618 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 2 127.50 $127.50 $646 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 125.00 $125.00 $331 —
365 365 1 115.00 $115.00 $420 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1325 1218 80-85% 2 46.00–46.50 $46.27 $564 —
1165–1390 1289 80-85% 6 52.00–58.50 $56.00 $722 —
1240–1510 1408 80-85% 6 60.00–65.00 $62.34 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1080 1063 85-90% 2 38.00–39.50 $38.76 $412 —
1090–1200 1143 85-90% 4 43.00–47.00 $44.96 $514 -9.17
1175 1175 85-90% 1 51.50 $51.50 $605 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1550 1523 75-80% 2 67.50–68.00 $67.75 $1,032 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,024 —
1925–1940 1933 2 99.00–106.50 $102.74 $1,986 —
2000 2000 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,880 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1230 1044 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 54.50–58.00 $55.85 $583
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1480 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 62.50–66.00 $64.58 $804

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1455 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 960.00–985.00 $975.00
1305–1405 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–860.00 $841.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.