Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.86/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 531 lb · 76 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.76/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 427 lb · 39 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.97/cwt +7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 570 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	682	646	784
Feeder cattle	626	510	677
Slaughter cattle	43	72	90
Replacement cattle	13	64	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on middleweights with good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower with decline on fleshy 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261–290	267	5	162.50–175.00	$165.22	$441	—
312–332 fancy	321	5	172.50–182.50	$177.38	$569	—
305–346	339	9	164.00–170.00	$166.10	$563	+4.10
352–397	371	6	160.00–170.00	$167.24	$620	+8.65
375 fancy	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	—
400–432 value added	412	18	160.00–172.50	$165.32	$681	+6.58
420–443	439	21	152.50–155.00	$153.14	$672	-0.85
477	477	6	152.00	$152.00	$725	+0.65
460–498 value added	478	13	157.00–163.00	$159.56	$763	-5.20
505–529	525	23	149.00–154.00	$151.12	$793	+2.79
510–537 value added	534	53	157.25–164.00	$157.91	$843	+0.79
560 value added	560	1	157.00	$157.00	$879	+0.66
565–582	578	5	148.00–154.00	$151.62	$876	+4.26
600–645 value added	615	21	143.00–149.00	$146.76	$903	-3.07
667 value added	667	2	142.00	$142.00	$947	-10.48
725–740 value added	731	16	144.00–148.00	$147.69	$1,080	—
750–754 value added	751	20	146.00–147.00	$146.25	$1,098	+5.58
910–915	913	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–333	332	6	135.00–147.50	$145.46	$483	+1.78
435	435	1	143.00	$143.00	$622	-1.38
455–475	471	9	139.00–148.00	$146.07	$688	+6.07
505–512	511	6	121.00–135.00	$123.31	$630	-15.34
555–590	571	4	133.00–142.00	$136.21	$778	—
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	-3.00
651–660	653	6	124.00–130.00	$125.68	$821	-2.64

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687	687	2	134.00	$134.00	$921	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 fancy	230	1	153.00	$153.00	$352	—
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	+10.00
300 fancy	300	4	152.00	$152.00	$456	+7.00
300–345	311	4	141.00–145.00	$143.89	$447	—
357–385	366	4	131.00–143.00	$138.06	$505	-3.60
355–387 fancy	378	20	148.00–154.00	$151.01	$571	+0.72
400–437	421	12	134.00–139.00	$137.01	$577	-1.51
417–441 value added	433	11	140.00–145.00	$143.57	$622	-3.11
450–497	465	19	130.00–138.00	$135.23	$629	-2.77
470–498 value added	482	9	140.00–141.00	$140.34	$676	-5.53
502–515 value added	509	4	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$735	+2.52
530–547	544	7	135.00–136.00	$135.29	$736	+3.05
550–595	571	6	129.00–136.00	$131.50	$751	+0.74
590 value added	590	6	140.00	$140.00	$826	+0.75
600–625 value added	607	16	130.00–138.00	$134.27	$815	-0.57
600–642	631	5	123.00–129.00	$125.54	$792	+0.59
655–695	677	9	123.00–129.00	$126.44	$856	—
725 value added	725	13	135.00	$135.00	$979	+4.00
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	—
783 value added	783	19	133.25	$133.25	$1,043	—
830 value added	830	9	126.50	$126.50	$1,050	—
865	865	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,029	—
936	936	6	112.50	$112.50	$1,053	—
940	940	1	105.00	$105.00	$987	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	123.00–132.50	$127.75	$358	—
355–395	375	2	125.00–127.00	$126.05	$473	—
410	410	1	126.00	$126.00	$517	-6.50
465–490	478	2	121.00–122.00	$121.51	$581	-10.00
525–535	530	4	120.00–126.00	$124.01	$657	+1.46
563–567	564	8	123.00–125.00	$124.50	$702	—
650	650	1	118.00	$118.00	$767	+8.55
760	760	1	100.00	$100.00	$760	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	2	118.00	$118.00	$557	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	140.00–157.00	$148.69	$495	—
385	385	1	155.00	$155.00	$597	±0.00
400–442 fancy	425	7	154.00–157.00	$155.33	$660	-1.67
435	435	1	142.50	$142.50	$620	-0.05
475–483	481	10	144.50–149.00	$146.80	$706	+3.41
496 fancy	496	6	156.00	$156.00	$774	—
510–545	525	4	135.00–140.00	$137.57	$722	-4.22
559–590	570	18	138.00–145.50	$143.06	$815	+4.92
564–574 fancy	570	13	150.00	$150.00	$855	—
600–640	611	7	122.00–132.00	$126.15	$771	-12.85
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	-2.00
705–715	707	5	111.00–119.00	$117.38	$830	+7.88
750	750	1	117.00	$117.00	$878	+6.74
830	830	1	119.00	$119.00	$988	+8.00
870	870	1	107.00	$107.00	$931	+4.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	130.00	$130.00	$344	—
330	330	1	137.50	$137.50	$454	-0.57
465–495	480	2	129.00–131.00	$129.97	$624	-0.67
500–540	522	3	120.00–131.00	$124.86	$652	-1.37
745	745	1	106.00	$106.00	$790	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	538	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$624	-13.01

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	107.00	$107.00	$808	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1325	1162	80-85%	5	61.00–67.00	$65.06	$756	—
1030–1465	1272	80-85%	3	54.00–58.00	$55.94	$712	—
1190–1445	1343	80-85%	4	67.50–69.50	$68.52	$920	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1775	1576	75-80%	10	68.00–74.00	$70.39	$1,109	—
1495–1735	1615	75-80%	2	67.50	$67.50	$1,090	-3.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$588	—
910–1465	1132	85-90%	6	41.00–56.00	$52.29	$592	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1405	1300	2	78.00–82.00	$80.16	$1,042	—
1360–2195	1716	4	84.50–94.50	$90.07	$1,546	—
1745–2000	1889	7	96.00–105.50	$100.02	$1,889	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1315–1525	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–1,050.00	$934.24

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,585.00	$1,585.00	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	84.00	$84.00	$424	—
722	722	2	79.00	$79.00	$570	—

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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.