Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.31/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 579 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.77/cwt -6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 419 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.03/cwt +11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 480 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	526	552	963
Feeder cattle	378	464	841
Slaughter cattle	85	84	90
Replacement cattle	63	4	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady with good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower 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
315–345 value added	333	5	186.00–200.00	$192.16	$640	—
365–375	372	9	175.00–186.00	$182.94	$681	+4.50
400–435	418	3	160.00–167.00	$163.26	$682	-23.14
400–435 value added	419	20	169.00–195.00	$182.25	$764	—
475	475	1	165.00	$165.00	$784	+1.63
460–495 value added	480	21	169.00–188.00	$180.75	$868	+1.75
508–546 value added	529	11	166.00–191.00	$180.21	$953	-12.21
520–545	532	7	157.00–166.00	$159.31	$848	-9.03
555–585	569	5	160.00–161.00	$160.40	$913	-3.89
550–595 value added	582	20	170.00–180.50	$172.79	$1,006	-12.27
600–607 value added	604	9	155.00–180.00	$165.34	$999	—
620	620	1	140.00	$140.00	$868	-20.72
660	660	2	140.00	$140.00	$924	-11.74
671 value added	671	6	163.00	$163.00	$1,094	—
700–720	710	4	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$987	-12.63
824	824	5	140.25	$140.25	$1,156	+16.25
1025	1025	3	121.50	$121.50	$1,245	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	174.00	$174.00	$656	—
600	600	1	143.00	$143.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
310	310	1	152.50	$152.50	$473	+10.00
420	420	1	152.50	$152.50	$640	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,468	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	157.00	$157.00	$322	—
315	315	1	155.00	$155.00	$488	-2.42
320–335 value added	326	10	167.00–172.50	$170.15	$555	—
360–390 value added	379	12	160.00–172.50	$168.37	$638	—
365–395	383	3	155.00–157.50	$156.64	$600	+2.93
400–445 value added	412	13	154.00–170.00	$166.02	$684	—
450–483 value added	466	13	150.00–157.00	$153.05	$713	—
470–495	483	8	140.00–150.00	$143.69	$694	-4.91
500–545 value added	513	4	148.00–163.00	$154.43	$792	+6.18
505–535	518	5	142.00–147.00	$145.63	$754	+0.48
557–569 value added	564	10	149.50–153.00	$151.62	$855	—
555–590	576	7	140.00–148.00	$143.55	$827	+5.29
600–620	611	6	134.00–134.50	$134.33	$821	—
600–640 value added	623	15	140.00–145.00	$143.30	$893	—
670 value added	670	1	137.00	$137.00	$918	+0.75
732	732	2	110.00	$110.00	$805	-13.79
760	760	2	109.00	$109.00	$828	—
810	810	1	109.00	$109.00	$883	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	135.00	$135.00	$452	+9.00
410–425	418	2	136.00–139.00	$137.53	$575	+3.53
480	480	2	130.00–139.00	$134.50	$646	+3.26
507–545	520	3	135.00	$135.00	$702	+2.77
550–595	577	3	122.00–135.00	$129.85	$749	+4.28
620–645	633	2	110.00–120.00	$115.10	$729	-8.19
650–680	670	4	115.00–122.00	$116.95	$784	+7.20

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	141.00	$141.00	$578	—
540	540	1	139.00	$139.00	$751	—
625	625	1	130.00	$130.00	$812	—
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	160.00–165.00	$162.55	$447	—
315–335	325	2	163.00–171.00	$167.12	$543	—
360–395	373	6	160.00–180.00	$171.22	$639	-8.78
420 value added	420	4	170.00–179.00	$174.50	$733	—
455 value added	455	1	168.00	$168.00	$764	—
500–505	503	2	157.00–163.00	$159.99	$805	—
500–522 value added	515	3	165.00–166.00	$165.32	$851	—
572–590	577	4	148.00–160.00	$156.44	$903	-0.59
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	-6.00
670	670	1	140.00	$140.00	$938	+6.67
700–715	708	3	134.00–138.00	$135.32	$958	—
770	770	1	127.00	$127.00	$978	—
925–945	938	3	101.00–124.00	$114.09	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	141.00	$141.00	$416	-16.50
335	335	1	140.00	$140.00	$469	—
380–390	385	2	141.00–154.00	$147.58	$568	+7.58
402	402	2	132.50	$132.50	$533	+7.50
460–470	465	2	140.00–142.50	$141.26	$657	-8.71
517	517	2	130.00	$130.00	$672	-7.55
575	575	1	137.00	$137.00	$788	—
680–695	688	2	126.00–131.00	$128.47	$884	—
735	735	1	121.00	$121.00	$889	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	130.00	$130.00	$582	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1065	940	85-90%	12	61.00–71.00	$66.64	$626	+14.57
725–1195	967	85-90%	5	35.00–49.00	$43.07	$416	-25.19
930–1260	1058	85-90%	5	54.00–58.00	$55.57	$588	—
960–1190	1100	85-90%	6	73.00–96.00	$81.31	$894	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1750	1427	75-80%	16	76.00–83.00	$80.05	$1,142	—
1395–1640	1491	75-80%	5	84.00–91.50	$86.79	$1,294	+4.30

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1605	1196	80-85%	7	74.00–82.00	$78.91	$944	+5.81
1200–1615	1356	80-85%	7	85.00–91.50	$87.02	$1,180	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2200	1570	5	97.00–106.00	$102.90	$1,616	—
1540–2125	1782	14	107.00–133.00	$118.14	$2,105	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1095–1292	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	975.00–1,050.00	$1,011.84
1185–1466	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,312.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
1055–1405	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1162–1445	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,350.00–1,725.00	$1,519.74	+181.27
1170–1490	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,607.99	—
1570	1570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.