Cattle Market Pulse

Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.54/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 510 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.58/cwt -7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 638 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.03/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 564 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 428 558
Feeder cattle 421 340 476
Slaughter cattle 45 71 63
Replacement cattle 38 17 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with very good demand for weaned 500-600 lb packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $470 -13.88
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 +3.00
460–471 value added 469 11 161.00–167.00 $162.48 $762 -0.73
505–525 value added 517 15 151.00–160.00 $156.72 $810 -1.73
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 —
565–592 value added 588 6 153.00–154.00 $153.16 $901 -0.34
605–635 628 4 138.00–145.00 $142.02 $892 —
680–685 680 34 135.00–142.75 $142.52 $969 —
750–785 770 5 127.00–133.00 $129.79 $999 —
800–848 836 4 126.50 $126.50 $1,058 -0.12
875–890 883 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $1,086 -6.99
926 926 9 118.75 $118.75 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534–545 535 9 142.00–142.75 $142.67 $763 —
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 136.00 $136.00 $415 -9.00
370 370 2 130.00 $130.00 $481 -12.65
420 420 2 127.00 $127.00 $533 -5.00
410–448 value added 435 10 140.00–153.00 $145.25 $632 +2.31
465 465 1 131.00 $131.00 $609 -5.13
450–492 value added 472 5 143.00–144.00 $143.38 $677 -2.58
500–525 508 4 127.00–135.00 $129.82 $659 -4.18
500–520 value added 510 50 138.00–152.00 $151.12 $771 +9.01
550–580 value added 562 15 136.00–144.00 $140.37 $789 +0.54
550–592 565 21 127.00–134.00 $129.50 $732 +2.07
605–640 value added 625 15 124.00–134.00 $131.23 $820 -1.87
620–647 645 28 121.00–124.00 $122.55 $790 —
656–670 value added 657 24 125.50–127.00 $125.56 $825 -5.44
736–738 737 13 112.00–116.00 $113.54 $837 +7.04
755 755 1 111.00 $111.00 $838 +8.00
755–799 794 9 106.00–107.00 $106.11 $843 -8.89
835 835 1 104.00 $104.00 $868 —
960 960 1 102.00 $102.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 116.00 $116.00 $336 -16.50
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 -9.00
460 460 1 118.00 $118.00 $543 —
530 530 1 116.00 $116.00 $615 -5.01
555–560 558 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $664 —
612–640 621 3 97.50–101.00 $98.70 $613 -15.80
665 665 3 105.00 $105.00 $698 —
765 765 1 98.00 $98.00 $750 —
945 945 1 85.00 $85.00 $803 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 107.50 $107.50 $484 —
535 535 2 100.00–106.00 $103.00 $551 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 123.00 $123.00 $320 —
940 940 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,025 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 137.50 $137.50 $371 —
365–397 383 6 145.00–155.00 $149.30 $572 —
425–445 438 3 136.00–150.00 $145.48 $637 -2.02
455–485 470 2 140.00–151.00 $145.68 $685 —
506–530 512 4 136.00–146.50 $143.78 $736 -2.22
565–585 571 10 139.00–148.00 $144.81 $827 +0.22
610–640 622 5 124.00–134.00 $131.02 $815 +4.02
650 650 1 136.00 $136.00 $884 —
710–745 724 5 115.00–119.00 $117.18 $848 -1.31
765–790 778 2 114.00–119.00 $116.46 $906 +0.46
840 840 1 105.00 $105.00 $882 -1.00
855–887 876 3 106.00–109.00 $106.98 $937 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 138.00 $138.00 $386 —
405 405 1 128.00 $128.00 $518 -4.00
568 568 3 128.00 $128.00 $727 -6.34
950 950 1 81.00 $81.00 $770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1370 1242 80-85% 13 75.00–85.50 $78.19 $971 —
1190–1380 1276 80-85% 4 73.00–74.50 $73.87 $943 +3.96
1410 1410 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1700 1351 75-80% 6 66.00–74.50 $71.16 $961 —
1175–1585 1461 75-80% 4 75.00–82.50 $78.07 $1,141 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1060 955 85-90% 4 52.00–59.00 $55.69 $532 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $775 +16.12
900–1205 1033 85-90% 3 61.50–72.50 $66.05 $682 +6.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2265 1740 3 89.00–94.00 $90.87 $1,581 -9.59
1385–2040 1746 10 105.00–118.00 $110.18 $1,924 +9.72

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 82.00 $82.00 $795

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1380 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 800.00–1,150.00 $984.27
1050–1362 1262 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 910.00–1,250.00 $1,078.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
1155–1195 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,186.44 —
1355–1360 1358 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00–1,485.00 $1,455.06 +355.06

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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.