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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.30/cwt +19.76 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 733 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.03/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 484 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.75/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 620 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 504 534
Feeder cattle 275 421 430
Slaughter cattle 48 45 89
Replacement cattle 7 38 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday market steady in a light test - Many working in hay this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–407 value added 406 3 159.00–175.00 $169.68 $689 —
440 440 1 152.50 $152.50 $671 —
489 value added 489 5 172.00 $172.00 $841 +9.52
521 value added 521 3 154.00 $154.00 $802 -2.72
543 543 3 142.00 $142.00 $771 —
586 586 3 142.00 $142.00 $832 +1.00
608–630 value added 619 15 141.00–150.75 $146.33 $906 —
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 -5.02
715 715 2 129.00 $129.00 $922 —
760–777 771 13 127.00–130.00 $127.46 $983 -2.33
985 985 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,143 —
1000 1000 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,030 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 2 105.00 $105.00 $543 —
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
670 670 1 132.00 $132.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–391 value added 374 7 152.00–155.00 $153.65 $575 —
415–435 value added 422 3 140.00–151.00 $143.78 $607 -1.47
415–425 423 4 130.00–140.00 $137.54 $582 +10.54
455–488 479 9 131.00–136.00 $135.26 $648 +4.26
475–491 value added 488 12 142.00–146.00 $145.35 $709 +1.97
500–541 531 4 127.50–129.00 $128.65 $683 -1.17
560–565 value added 564 8 135.00–136.00 $135.12 $762 -5.25
555–578 570 5 126.00–130.00 $129.21 $736 -0.29
630 value added 630 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $821 -0.90
660 660 2 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
733 value added 733 76 133.30 $133.30 $977 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 478 9 121.00–126.00 $121.76 $582 +3.76
570–595 583 5 110.00–116.00 $114.23 $666 -4.77
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 +8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 100.00 $100.00 $447 —
585 585 1 106.00 $106.00 $620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
355–375 365 2 145.00–152.50 $148.85 $543 -0.45
440–442 441 3 145.00–152.50 $147.49 $650 +2.01
507 fancy 507 2 152.50 $152.50 $773 —
540 540 1 131.00 $131.00 $707 -12.78
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 -14.81
640 640 1 121.00 $121.00 $774 -10.02
665–685 675 2 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $810 -16.01
682–685 value added 683 3 128.00 $128.00 $874 —
850 850 1 113.00 $113.00 $960 +6.02
975 975 1 91.00 $91.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 132.50 $132.50 $629 —
525–540 533 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $666 —
565–577 573 3 122.00 $122.00 $699 -6.00
600–615 608 2 108.00–110.00 $108.99 $663 —
650 650 2 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
870 870 1 88.00 $88.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1050 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,185.00–1,325.00 $1,258.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 107.50 $107.50 $435 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1680 1434 75-80% 5 72.00–74.50 $73.18 $1,049 —
1305–1700 1466 75-80% 8 75.00–81.50 $77.35 $1,134 -0.72
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $680 —
1035–1230 1140 80-85% 3 72.50–74.00 $73.31 $836 —
1040–1540 1312 80-85% 7 76.50–80.50 $78.35 $1,028 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–950 943 85-90% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.51 $627 —
980–1075 1028 85-90% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.52 $560 -11.53
1065–1210 1133 85-90% 5 69.00–75.50 $72.50 $821 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 80.00 $80.00 $900 —
1110–2405 1548 3 83.50–94.00 $87.83 $1,360 —
1340–2165 1643 12 95.00–112.00 $103.72 $1,704 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 85.00 $85.00 $468 —

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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.