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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.39/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 520 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.26/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 627 lb · 19 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $118.19/cwt ≈ $960/hd at 812 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 231 543 462
Feeder cattle 200 497 385
Slaughter cattle 28 36 54
Replacement cattle 3 10 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather advisory affecting most of the state.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–471 value added 471 4 165.00–166.00 $165.75 $781 +9.59
517–521 value added 518 11 158.00–161.00 $160.18 $830 +4.18
552–575 568 7 140.00–144.00 $141.11 $802 +8.11
605–611 610 4 124.00–125.00 $124.25 $758 -1.25
600–642 value added 631 15 130.00–131.00 $130.60 $824 -3.40
700–745 729 4 116.00–119.00 $116.75 $851 -3.50
750 750 1 112.00 $112.00 $840 -5.00
804–819 812 13 117.50–119.00 $118.19 $960 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 2 115.00 $115.00 $871 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 127.50–140.00 $133.46 $364 +3.46
310 310 1 131.00 $131.00 $406 +6.00
372–393 385 11 125.00–133.50 $130.38 $502 +2.38
406 value added 406 3 132.00 $132.00 $536 -4.23
405–430 422 3 121.00–126.00 $124.40 $525 —
462 462 5 126.00 $126.00 $582 -0.74
500–540 515 4 110.00–119.00 $115.68 $596 -1.82
505–540 value added 521 20 122.00–123.00 $122.53 $638 -4.60
550–595 579 11 107.50–117.00 $113.80 $659 -0.25
605–645 625 2 104.00–113.00 $108.36 $677 +4.38
655–676 669 10 107.50–110.00 $108.65 $727 -3.40
755 755 1 101.00 $101.00 $763 —
807–825 813 3 87.50–97.00 $93.79 $763 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 116.00 $116.00 $368 -4.00
358 358 3 110.00 $110.00 $394 ±0.00
500–510 505 2 95.00–100.00 $97.48 $492 —
560 560 1 91.00 $91.00 $510 -10.00
600–625 607 4 92.50–98.00 $95.10 $577 —
655 655 1 91.00 $91.00 $596 —
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 +5.00
830 830 1 75.00 $75.00 $622 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 146.00 $146.00 $540 -9.00
410–440 422 3 140.00 $140.00 $591 -5.00
475 475 1 148.00 $148.00 $703 —
492 fancy 492 2 153.00 $153.00 $753 —
510 510 1 142.50 $142.50 $727 +18.18
580 580 2 127.50 $127.50 $740 -2.38
625 625 1 119.00 $119.00 $744 +1.18
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 —
725 725 1 114.00 $114.00 $826 -3.25
770 770 1 109.00 $109.00 $839 —
815 815 1 91.00 $91.00 $742 —
990 990 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,040 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 125.00 $125.00 $469 +10.00
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
660 660 1 93.00 $93.00 $614 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -3.00
600 600 1 95.00 $95.00 $570 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1165 1123 80-85% 2 51.00–53.00 $51.96 $584 —
1075–1455 1288 80-85% 5 57.50–63.50 $61.15 $788 +5.15
1315–1335 1325 80-85% 2 65.00–73.00 $68.97 $914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1605 1408 75-80% 5 56.50–63.00 $59.75 $841 —
1400–1465 1437 75-80% 3 67.00–72.50 $69.86 $1,004 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $749 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $515 —
1120–1320 1223 85-90% 3 36.50–45.00 $40.42 $494 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1715 1403 3 78.00–91.50 $85.48 $1,199 —
1470 1470 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,396 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $689

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 74.00 $74.00 $518 —

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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.