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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report, Mt. Sterling, KY

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.10/cwt ≈ $1,386/hd at 955 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.28/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 526 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.84/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 470 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 431 255 504
Feeder cattle 356 180 421
Slaughter cattle 60 47 45
Replacement cattle 15 28 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 value added 372 2 198.00 $198.00 $737 —
395 395 1 182.50 $182.50 $721 —
415–440 428 6 164.00–173.00 $169.50 $725 +1.09
435–440 value added 438 2 175.00–183.00 $179.02 $784 —
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 +5.33
451–497 value added 468 9 177.50–183.00 $180.42 $844 —
503–530 value added 515 8 170.00–180.00 $174.43 $898 -13.57
505–547 525 7 160.00–166.00 $162.96 $856 +0.96
552 552 4 158.00–161.00 $159.50 $880 +1.06
581–585 value added 582 7 161.00–171.00 $166.56 $969 —
600–640 value added 620 7 154.00–170.00 $164.14 $1,018 —
625 625 1 144.00 $144.00 $900 —
650–675 value added 669 4 150.50–155.00 $151.59 $1,014 —
690 690 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,007 —
765 765 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,086 —
823 823 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,234 —
955 955 56 145.10 $145.10 $1,386 —
1096 1096 27 125.00 $125.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 141.00–171.00 $155.30 $416 —
315 315 1 161.00 $161.00 $507 —
537 537 2 156.00 $156.00 $838 +15.44
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
800 800 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 —
967 967 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,160 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 146.00 $146.00 $876 —
710 710 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,058 —
805 805 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,014 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 149.00 $149.00 $417 —
315 315 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $465 -8.03
392–398 value added 394 10 170.00–180.50 $177.32 $699 +14.82
415–430 422 3 144.00–147.50 $146.31 $617 —
420–445 value added 427 9 151.00–170.00 $166.04 $709 +3.00
450–495 value added 465 12 150.00–169.00 $159.98 $744 —
460–497 484 4 142.00–150.00 $147.42 $714 -5.95
500–546 value added 526 23 147.00–167.00 $158.28 $833 +7.42
560–570 value added 565 12 152.00–156.50 $155.12 $876 +1.73
555–582 574 4 142.00–146.00 $144.78 $831 +0.28
600–645 value added 625 6 141.00–161.00 $152.13 $951 +2.77
657 value added 657 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,005 +9.00
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
700–720 710 2 126.00–131.00 $128.54 $913 -1.46
718 value added 718 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,012 —
807 value added 807 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,093 —
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 +13.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–315 307 4 120.00–151.00 $131.10 $402 —
365 365 2 135.00 $135.00 $493 —
400–420 410 2 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
450–480 465 2 129.00–135.00 $131.90 $613 —
517–535 523 3 121.00–133.00 $128.91 $674 -4.14
590 590 1 139.00 $139.00 $820 +12.00
645 645 1 127.00 $127.00 $819 —
655 655 2 129.00 $129.00 $845 -4.00
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
665 665 2 136.00 $136.00 $904 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 value added 545 1 155.00 $155.00 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 value added 378 2 199.00–200.00 $199.49 $754 —
405–436 value added 420 9 183.00–198.00 $189.49 $796 +20.49
410–445 428 4 166.00–170.00 $168.37 $721 +13.22
450–492 474 4 167.00–170.00 $168.20 $797 +13.20
482 value added 482 4 181.00 $181.00 $872 —
525–530 value added 528 3 160.00–161.00 $160.33 $847 —
510–540 530 3 151.00–158.00 $153.72 $815 +1.41
585–595 590 2 142.00–145.00 $143.49 $847 -9.44
605–625 615 2 134.00–139.00 $136.46 $839 +0.98
670–680 675 2 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $891 -3.99
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 -1.98
760–790 779 4 120.00–128.00 $122.45 $954 —
825 825 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,006 +5.00
905–945 925 2 100.00–118.00 $108.81 $1,006 -14.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
410 410 1 134.00 $134.00 $549 —
465–490 473 3 141.00–162.00 $148.57 $703 -0.43
510–520 513 4 142.00–145.00 $144.24 $740 +2.20
590 590 1 132.00 $132.00 $779 -1.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1560 1264 80-85% 8 84.00–88.50 $86.26 $1,090 —
1145–1570 1286 80-85% 7 89.50–96.00 $92.53 $1,190 —
1390–1515 1453 80-85% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.48 $1,155 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–865 818 85-90% 3 40.00–52.00 $47.72 $390 -3.29
755–1000 903 85-90% 5 75.00–79.50 $76.90 $694 -1.52
980–1210 1060 85-90% 3 66.00–72.00 $69.41 $736 —
955–1260 1101 85-90% 4 88.00–102.50 $95.71 $1,054 +6.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1615 1378 75-80% 8 80.50–87.50 $83.51 $1,151 —
1335–1840 1466 75-80% 6 90.00–93.00 $91.21 $1,337 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,309 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2140 1656 5 106.00–112.50 $109.36 $1,811 —
1475–2080 1676 8 115.50–129.50 $124.76 $2,091 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
1150–1215 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,410.00 $1,380.82 —
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1475 1475 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 101.00 $101.00 $318 —

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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.