Cattle Market Pulse

Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.45/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 618 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.36/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 582 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 177 431 330
Feeder cattle 131 356 275
Slaughter cattle 28 60 48
Replacement cattle 18 15 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with light offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 171.00–174.00 $172.48 $799 +2.48
510–532 522 4 161.00–169.00 $165.00 $861 +2.04
610 610 1 161.00 $161.00 $982 +17.00
670 670 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,018 +6.00
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 -30.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 123.00 $123.00 $529 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 154.00–162.00 $158.09 $503 +10.59
375–395 385 2 141.00–158.00 $149.72 $576 —
430 430 1 141.00 $141.00 $606 -5.31
460–487 478 7 141.00–155.00 $151.12 $722 +3.70
500–540 521 7 132.00–157.00 $146.85 $765 —
550–595 582 12 140.00–156.00 $146.36 $852 +1.58
602–628 617 8 140.00–150.00 $143.92 $888 —
620 value added 620 6 154.50 $154.50 $958 +2.37
655–687 673 6 134.00–145.00 $138.64 $933 +8.64
900 900 2 106.00 $106.00 $954 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 139.00 $139.00 $486 +4.00
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 -25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–375 365 6 151.00–173.00 $165.16 $603 —
407 407 2 165.00 $165.00 $672 -3.37
450–485 459 6 160.00–169.00 $164.11 $753 -4.09
520 520 1 131.00 $131.00 $681 -22.72
580–595 588 2 140.00–144.00 $141.97 $835 -1.52
647 647 2 138.00 $138.00 $893 +1.54
655–670 663 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $932 +8.50
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 -12.00
810–833 824 5 110.00–122.00 $114.72 $945 -7.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 137.50 $137.50 $364 -2.50
390 390 1 114.00 $114.00 $445 —
465–480 473 2 95.00–104.00 $99.43 $470 -49.14
530 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 -30.24
565 565 2 118.00 $118.00 $667 -14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $802 —
1000–1055 1032 80-85% 3 81.00–89.50 $85.76 $885 —
990–1340 1210 80-85% 11 90.00–103.00 $97.45 $1,179 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1595 1535 75-80% 2 94.50–96.50 $95.54 $1,467 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $546 -17.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,013 +12.64
1910–2120 2015 2 115.50–116.50 $116.03 $2,338 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1198 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 875.00–975.00 $943.37

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 -60.00

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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.