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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.53/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 524 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.68/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 538 lb · 25 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.58/cwt -10.31 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 675 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 552 793 717
Feeder cattle 464 696 636
Slaughter cattle 84 81 70
Replacement cattle 4 16 11

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 170.00 $170.00 $454 —
350–380 value added 360 3 187.50–192.00 $189.08 $681 -1.92
360–395 382 8 176.00–182.50 $178.44 $682 -2.37
415–440 420 12 181.00–190.00 $186.40 $783 +20.33
455–485 471 8 160.00–170.00 $163.37 $769 +0.37
493 value added 493 4 179.00 $179.00 $882 -0.30
521–547 530 7 161.00–172.00 $168.34 $892 +6.54
525–544 value added 541 18 192.00–192.50 $192.42 $1,041 +7.18
560–590 569 9 155.00–170.00 $164.29 $935 +7.21
560–595 value added 577 10 179.00–189.00 $185.06 $1,068 +8.57
610 fancy 610 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,080 —
610–637 627 15 150.00–166.50 $160.72 $1,008 —
665 fancy 665 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 —
650–696 685 13 148.00–164.00 $151.74 $1,039 —
702–748 736 10 147.00–153.00 $151.62 $1,116 —
760–790 782 14 131.00–145.50 $132.66 $1,037 —
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 -18.22
875 875 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,129 —
985–995 990 2 104.00–108.00 $105.99 $1,049 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 —
407 407 2 145.00 $145.00 $590 —
451 451 6 150.00 $150.00 $676 —
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
656 656 3 136.00 $136.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 142.50 $142.50 $470 -10.00
480–492 488 3 142.50 $142.50 $695 -9.00
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
625 625 1 143.00 $143.00 $894 +3.00
692 692 2 131.00 $131.00 $907 —
725 725 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,030 —
865 865 1 92.00 $92.00 $796 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 160.00 $160.00 $496 —
350–375 363 2 162.50–170.00 $166.12 $603 —
432–445 436 3 152.50–165.00 $156.75 $683 —
455–485 470 2 150.00–157.50 $153.87 $723 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 126.00 $126.00 $353 —
785 785 1 117.50 $117.50 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 147.50–152.50 $150.14 $413 —
320–335 328 2 154.00–161.00 $157.42 $516 +2.48
360–395 380 6 148.00–163.00 $153.71 $584 +2.62
400–435 414 13 147.00–156.00 $149.45 $619 +5.45
455–495 471 17 141.00–154.00 $148.60 $700 +6.60
500–532 515 25 140.00–149.00 $145.15 $748 +5.15
536 value added 536 20 148.25 $148.25 $795 -3.99
556–585 573 12 135.00–140.00 $138.26 $792 -1.25
647 647 8 134.00 $134.00 $867 —
670 value added 670 16 136.25 $136.25 $913 -8.50
672–696 687 6 122.00–129.50 $126.45 $869 -3.55
715–745 730 2 122.00–125.50 $123.79 $904 +2.79
857–895 871 11 112.00–124.50 $119.83 $1,044 +6.83
1000 1000 1 97.00 $97.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 126.00 $126.00 $410 —
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 -13.32
440 440 1 134.00 $134.00 $590 —
450–485 466 7 120.00–138.00 $131.24 $612 —
503–540 514 6 125.00–135.00 $132.23 $680 +9.74
575–590 583 2 120.00–131.00 $125.57 $732 +0.85
625–645 633 7 121.00–126.00 $123.29 $780 +0.29
650–690 667 8 102.00–116.00 $109.75 $732 -9.25
712–730 718 6 105.00–118.00 $110.84 $796 +3.32
795 795 1 101.00 $101.00 $803 —
825 825 1 93.00 $93.00 $767 —
880 880 1 85.00 $85.00 $748 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 140.00 $140.00 $466 —
511–540 517 5 130.00 $130.00 $672 —
735 735 2 96.00–102.00 $99.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
425–437 433 3 177.00–185.00 $179.62 $778 —
467 fancy 467 2 182.00 $182.00 $850 —
471–490 478 7 159.00–163.00 $161.65 $773 —
540–545 543 3 149.00–159.00 $155.69 $845 —
555–565 560 2 154.00–160.00 $157.03 $879 +4.35
605 605 1 146.00 $146.00 $883 —
675–685 678 3 132.00–134.00 $133.33 $904 —
985 985 1 95.00 $95.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 3 157.50 $157.50 $436 +2.50
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 -12.90
402 402 2 125.00 $125.00 $502 -22.43
450–495 463 9 139.00–155.00 $149.97 $694 —
505–512 509 4 130.00–145.00 $137.55 $700 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 —
650 650 2 124.00 $124.00 $806 +2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1370 1174 80-85% 18 78.50–86.00 $82.81 $972 —
1010–1375 1181 80-85% 7 66.00–77.50 $73.10 $863 —
1055–1400 1215 80-85% 12 87.00–103.00 $93.26 $1,133 +0.39
1245 1245 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $735 -33.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1125 929 85-90% 4 40.50–59.00 $52.07 $484 —
895–1010 960 85-90% 3 64.50–73.00 $68.26 $655 —
910–1070 974 85-90% 4 84.00–101.00 $90.39 $880 —
885–1120 1002 85-90% 3 75.00–76.00 $75.33 $755 +11.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1625 1471 75-80% 7 78.50–85.00 $82.49 $1,213 —
1340–1840 1515 75-80% 6 85.50–98.00 $89.48 $1,356 —
1680 1680 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,126 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1595 1423 2 77.00–91.00 $84.85 $1,207 —
1420–2185 1732 5 100.00–109.00 $105.20 $1,822 -15.55
1345–2280 1834 8 110.00–128.50 $117.35 $2,152 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00

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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
1165–1360 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,350.00 $1,338.47 —

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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.