Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 24, 2021

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.01/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 530 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.56/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 561 lb · 10 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.43/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 567 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	305	782	230
Feeder cattle	183	685	163
Slaughter cattle	50	70	42
Replacement cattle	72	27	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a lower dressing offering. Moderate demand throughout the sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	139.00	$139.00	$570	-11.68
450–470	460	2	139.00–141.00	$140.02	$644	-17.30
540	540	3	152.00	$152.00	$821	+4.93
552–582	567	10	131.00–143.00	$136.43	$774	-1.69
615–630	627	5	135.00–141.00	$139.82	$877	+7.52
660–670	665	2	126.00–134.00	$130.03	$865	-5.67
747 value added	747	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,046	—
980	980	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,284	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	127.50	$127.50	$363	—
335	335	1	137.50	$137.50	$461	—
525	525	1	131.00	$131.00	$688	+3.67
590–595	593	2	109.00–115.00	$111.99	$664	—
600–625	613	2	116.00–122.00	$118.94	$729	+4.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	125.00	$125.00	$394	-6.72
370–390	380	8	126.00–130.00	$128.49	$488	+5.14
415–435	428	4	125.00–129.00	$127.52	$546	-0.22
450–495	473	4	124.00–127.00	$125.43	$593	-2.14
505–547	530	20	121.00–130.00	$126.01	$668	-0.27
550–583	561	10	121.00–126.00	$122.56	$688	-4.26
605–615	608	3	124.00	$124.00	$754	+0.80
735	735	1	101.00	$101.00	$742	-4.75
888 fancy	888	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,057	—
1131	1131	4	92.00	$92.00	$1,041	-4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	372	5	100.00–116.00	$108.34	$403	-7.39
425	425	2	113.00	$113.00	$480	+3.00
506–540	520	5	100.00–117.00	$104.36	$543	-12.64
562–570	566	4	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$637	-0.49
605–630	611	4	108.00–115.00	$109.80	$671	-0.20
665	665	1	101.00	$101.00	$672	-14.64
895	895	2	81.00	$81.00	$725	-11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 fancy	400	1	152.50	$152.50	$610	-2.99
422	422	2	132.50	$132.50	$559	+1.36
475–491	487	6	129.00–141.00	$137.31	$669	-13.05
500–538	530	5	124.50–140.00	$127.42	$675	-11.02
552–560	557	5	134.00–135.00	$134.60	$750	+6.66
605–620	611	4	118.00–121.00	$119.26	$729	-3.50
666	666	3	124.50	$124.50	$829	+2.57
700	700	1	111.00	$111.00	$777	-1.37
780	780	1	108.00	$108.00	$842	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	122.50	$122.50	$374	-11.48
460–495	472	5	103.00–120.00	$111.51	$526	-15.51
517	517	2	105.00	$105.00	$543	-18.00
570–575	573	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$670	-1.36
735	735	1	82.50	$82.50	$606	-9.50
780	780	1	90.00	$90.00	$702	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$598	—
1025–1170	1098	80-85%	2	31.00–41.00	$35.67	$392	—
1020–1295	1108	80-85%	8	42.00–49.50	$45.81	$508	—
1075–1340	1201	80-85%	8	50.00–56.50	$54.05	$649	+0.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1925	1476	75-80%	5	54.00–57.00	$55.57	$820	—
1340–1895	1571	75-80%	5	58.50–61.50	$59.70	$938	+13.70
1455–1990	1723	75-80%	2	48.00–51.00	$49.27	$849	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	85-90%	1	32.00	$32.00	$254	—
845–1080	963	85-90%	2	50.00–52.00	$51.12	$492	+0.10
890–1105	995	85-90%	8	43.50–49.00	$46.70	$465	+2.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1195	1100	2	54.00–61.00	$57.80	$636	—
1020–2025	1417	12	56.00–91.00	$82.13	$1,164	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$691

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
841–983	912	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–1,210.00	$1,009.43
1038	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,210.00	$1,210.00
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
900–1465	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	675.00–775.00	$736.62
810–1352	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	500.00–1,050.00	$928.88
1157	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1165–1395	1287	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	650.00–1,050.00	$847.86
1190–1527	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,025.00–1,450.00	$1,223.80
1430–1605	1518	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$764.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
712	712	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	630.00	$630.00
750	750	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
785–835	810	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	550.00–750.00	$653.09

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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
1665	1665	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.