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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.91/cwt -4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 520 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.21/cwt +13.87 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 620 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.30/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 515 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 400 428
Feeder cattle 180 297 340
Slaughter cattle 47 82 71
Replacement cattle 28 21 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower in a light test. Light run due to many farmers making hay today. Slaughter cows and 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 182.50 $182.50 $630 —
420–432 428 3 160.00–172.50 $168.41 $721 -16.59
475–485 482 3 164.00–165.00 $164.67 $794 -15.33
510 value added 510 16 188.00 $188.00 $959 -3.89
545 545 6 162.00 $162.00 $883 -1.00
550–575 565 4 155.00–165.00 $158.44 $895 —
710 710 2 140.00 $140.00 $994 +1.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 523 2 136.00–145.00 $140.56 $735 -14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 160.00 $160.00 $381 —
325–347 343 5 145.00–158.00 $155.53 $533 —
385 value added 385 1 162.50 $162.50 $626 -7.09
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 +4.46
407–445 value added 423 6 159.00–170.00 $163.04 $690 -2.81
460–477 471 3 150.00–155.00 $153.37 $722 +5.69
500–520 value added 509 7 150.00–152.00 $150.86 $768 -6.66
527–530 528 3 145.00–146.00 $145.67 $769 +0.04
560–582 value added 575 5 150.00–161.00 $153.39 $882 +3.30
570–580 575 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $831 +5.94
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 -0.68
610–632 value added 621 15 141.00–154.50 $149.36 $928 +9.69
663–685 value added 672 6 142.00–145.00 $144.00 $968 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 ±0.00
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 -8.00
945 945 1 91.50 $91.50 $865 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 120.00–137.00 $128.66 $341 —
520–527 525 3 121.00–139.00 $133.05 $699 +0.98
565 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 -3.00
677 677 2 133.00 $133.00 $900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 -5.00
382 382 2 170.00 $170.00 $649 -9.00
415–435 427 3 150.00–158.00 $155.15 $662 -7.80
440 value added 440 2 168.00–170.00 $169.00 $744 -11.80
460–465 463 2 155.00 $155.00 $718 -13.01
520–527 525 3 150.00–157.00 $152.31 $800 -14.12
555–595 575 2 151.00–155.00 $152.93 $879 +5.77
620–635 630 4 131.00–140.00 $135.48 $854 -1.00
680 680 1 136.00 $136.00 $925 -1.32
735–745 740 2 129.00–135.00 $131.98 $977 +3.98
840 840 3 117.00 $117.00 $983 —
855–885 870 4 122.00–126.00 $124.76 $1,085 —
905–930 922 3 122.00–123.50 $123.01 $1,134 —
990 990 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,109 —
1080 1080 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 142.50 $142.50 $520 -18.26
490 490 1 149.00 $149.00 $730 —
500–520 510 2 140.00–144.00 $142.04 $724 +8.30
575–590 583 2 125.00–141.00 $133.10 $776 -4.65
685 685 1 102.00 $102.00 $699 -23.33
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 162.50 $162.50 $569 —
685 685 1 131.00 $131.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1455 1188 75-80% 2 77.00–79.00 $77.77 $924 —
1355–1605 1444 75-80% 9 83.50–87.50 $85.49 $1,234 +0.94
1255–1725 1509 75-80% 9 89.00–96.50 $91.92 $1,387 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–865 830 85-90% 2 44.50–57.00 $51.01 $423 —
785–1060 910 85-90% 6 73.50–83.00 $78.42 $714 +5.49
830–1180 1028 85-90% 4 64.50–73.00 $67.18 $691 —
945–1315 1103 85-90% 3 85.50–94.00 $89.71 $990 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1130 1128 80-85% 2 70.50–78.00 $74.24 $837 —
1075–1280 1171 80-85% 5 93.50–105.00 $96.97 $1,136 —
1145–1350 1230 80-85% 4 86.00–89.50 $87.96 $1,082 +3.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2075 1714 4 105.00–111.00 $107.36 $1,840 —
1760–2440 1996 9 112.00–138.50 $125.85 $2,512 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1275–1335 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,110.00–1,135.00 $1,122.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00 —
1565 1565 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,820.00 $1,820.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.