Cattle Market Pulse

Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.79/cwt +9.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 663 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.51/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 483 lb · 40 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.18/cwt ≈ $1,394/hd at 829 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 528 376 814
Feeder cattle 460 336 737
Slaughter cattle 68 31 77
Replacement cattle — 9 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 500-700 lb packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. 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
380 380 2 182.00 $182.00 $692 —
425–432 value added 430 8 178.00–182.00 $180.88 $778 +9.14
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 +3.03
510–535 523 2 162.00–166.00 $163.95 $857 -2.60
520–532 value added 528 3 184.00–187.00 $186.02 $982 +6.02
555 555 4 165.00 $165.00 $916 -2.04
565–597 value added 580 7 176.00–185.00 $182.30 $1,057 —
605 605 1 149.00 $149.00 $901 —
601–615 value added 609 12 158.00–183.00 $178.24 $1,085 +12.99
660 660 1 151.00 $151.00 $997 —
700–735 value added 726 9 160.00–171.00 $167.16 $1,214 +16.40
730–740 735 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $1,106 —
780 780 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,186 —
810 fancy 810 11 170.25 $170.25 $1,379 —
842 thin fleshed 842 16 166.75 $166.75 $1,404 —
905–944 934 13 148.00–164.50 $161.64 $1,510 +21.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 165.00 $165.00 $355 —
397 397 4 161.00 $161.00 $639 —
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 -13.00
795 795 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,105 —
862 862 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,129 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 169.00 $169.00 $622 —
642 642 4 154.00 $154.00 $989 —
875 875 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,312 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 127.50 $127.50 $567 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 157.50 $157.50 $362 —
290–295 293 2 152.50–154.00 $153.26 $449 —
310 value added 310 1 172.50 $172.50 $535 -3.79
305–340 323 4 159.00–162.50 $160.83 $519 +9.23
351–385 value added 359 6 165.00–167.50 $167.05 $600 —
370–395 383 4 151.00–162.50 $156.99 $601 +5.15
400–427 415 10 150.00–156.00 $153.81 $638 +10.45
420–446 value added 441 9 160.00–167.00 $162.13 $715 -0.08
455–480 472 5 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $708 +4.01
458–495 value added 485 35 155.00–170.00 $163.16 $791 +7.91
500–543 value added 526 12 154.00–169.00 $161.29 $848 +0.44
555–572 value added 567 22 151.00–161.00 $157.73 $894 +7.24
615 value added 615 1 150.00 $150.00 $922 +0.67
600–638 629 4 140.00–142.00 $140.48 $884 +9.48
661 thin fleshed 661 81 177.00 $177.00 $1,170 +11.30
660–680 678 8 141.00–143.00 $141.24 $958 +5.24
700–720 707 3 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $881 -8.33
730 730 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 +7.01
775–785 785 22 127.00–139.25 $138.70 $1,089 —
788 value added 788 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,174 —
910–935 923 2 114.00–126.00 $120.08 $1,108 +14.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 +10.00
380 380 1 139.00 $139.00 $528 +3.00
435 435 1 131.00 $131.00 $570 -8.00
537 537 2 121.00 $121.00 $650 -5.93
610–640 631 5 122.00–123.00 $122.19 $771 —
655–660 658 2 124.00–131.00 $127.51 $839 +7.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 170.00 $170.00 $408 —
270 270 2 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
347 347 2 182.50 $182.50 $633 —
350 350 1 172.50 $172.50 $604 +6.47
415–435 426 10 165.00–178.00 $174.48 $743 +6.98
457–475 462 5 165.00–172.00 $169.77 $784 +14.77
500–512 value added 506 4 168.00–177.00 $172.55 $873 —
500–518 511 5 159.00–164.00 $160.96 $823 +11.61
605–645 618 5 138.00–145.00 $140.95 $871 +1.95
670 670 1 141.00 $141.00 $945 +7.00
732–745 736 3 136.00–138.00 $137.33 $1,011 -3.35
780–790 785 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $1,064 +1.89
885 885 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 146.00 $146.00 $292 —
353–375 357 5 141.00–155.00 $143.94 $514 +0.94
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 +7.78
568 568 3 145.00 $145.00 $824 +8.25
612–620 616 4 124.00–133.00 $128.47 $791 -4.53

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1480 1253 75-80% 7 75.50–82.50 $80.17 $1,005 —
1325 1325 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $954 —
1200–1700 1439 75-80% 15 82.50–92.50 $85.57 $1,231 +2.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1355 1217 80-85% 3 75.00–82.00 $79.08 $962 —
1060–1375 1260 80-85% 12 83.50–101.50 $91.15 $1,148 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–855 790 85-90% 3 42.00–53.50 $49.63 $392 —
820–1055 944 85-90% 4 61.00–65.00 $62.47 $590 —
1025–1070 1048 85-90% 2 56.00–56.50 $56.26 $590 —
940–1140 1081 85-90% 4 74.00–83.00 $78.43 $848 +24.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1525 1403 2 69.00–90.00 $80.42 $1,128 —
1355–1900 1720 10 97.00–114.00 $107.29 $1,845 —
1655–2135 1857 3 119.00–122.00 $120.21 $2,232 —

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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.