Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.96/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 726 lb · 73 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.90/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 568 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.08/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 521 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	660	509	700
Feeder cattle	440	348	633
Slaughter cattle	206	128	38
Replacement cattle	14	33	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	176.00	$176.00	$651	+9.35
400–435	417	3	170.00–181.00	$176.15	$735	-0.85
450–495	480	14	170.00–184.00	$176.63	$848	+13.27
510–540	528	10	160.00–169.00	$163.22	$862	+1.02
560–580	564	24	155.00–181.00	$170.72	$963	+9.72
605–647	615	22	138.00–169.50	$164.86	$1,014	+3.13
650–660	656	4	136.00–161.00	$149.80	$983	-9.95
710–745	719	7	131.00–155.00	$143.26	$1,030	+0.61
750	750	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,102	—
982	982	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,345	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–455	453	2	134.00–142.50	$138.23	$626	+4.23
550	550	1	134.00	$134.00	$737	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	171.00	$171.00	$496	+26.00
340–345	343	2	165.00–168.00	$166.51	$571	+5.86
435	435	1	152.00	$152.00	$661	+0.21
460–497	478	26	144.00–163.00	$156.48	$748	-0.88
500–545	521	31	142.00–159.00	$152.08	$792	+2.53
550–596	568	39	129.00–157.00	$147.90	$840	+3.88
605–643	625	10	130.00–153.00	$140.84	$880	+7.44
653–680	662	6	128.00–153.00	$141.67	$938	+14.69
713–725	715	5	131.00	$131.00	$937	—
727 value added	727	68	153.50	$153.50	$1,116	—
755–780	765	4	120.00–131.00	$125.52	$960	—
815	815	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	130.00	$130.00	$455	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	372	4	150.00–170.00	$155.04	$577	-27.46
415	415	1	167.00	$167.00	$693	+5.16
475–477	476	7	152.00–169.00	$156.87	$747	+3.87
550–580	573	19	136.00–160.00	$153.33	$879	+3.67
600–645	615	10	131.00–156.00	$145.51	$895	+17.51
655	655	1	142.00	$142.00	$930	+8.77
710–730	717	3	138.00–141.00	$139.98	$1,004	+19.98
750–767	764	5	132.00–141.00	$139.23	$1,064	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1230	1102	80-85%	6	82.00–89.00	$86.26	$951	-6.81
965–1390	1197	80-85%	21	90.00–99.50	$95.60	$1,144	—
1010–1335	1207	80-85%	26	101.00–116.50	$105.58	$1,274	+3.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1520	1426	75-80%	6	99.00–103.00	$101.94	$1,454	—
1450	1450	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,305	-12.54
1360–1670	1496	75-80%	23	102.00–121.50	$107.45	$1,607	+4.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1060	968	85-90%	6	54.00–75.50	$69.12	$669	—
960–1060	1007	85-90%	9	90.00–101.00	$97.03	$977	—
975–1095	1020	85-90%	5	79.00–89.00	$82.52	$842	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1385	1183	2	107.00–119.00	$114.03	$1,349	+12.11
1275	1275	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,135	—
1390–2065	1666	6	125.00–132.00	$128.25	$2,137	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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
1000–1100	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,340.48	—

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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.