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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.60/cwt +27.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 554 lb · 110 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.13/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 513 lb · 47 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.50/cwt ≈ $1,425/hd at 877 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 528 611
Feeder cattle 587 460 490
Slaughter cattle 75 68 60
Replacement cattle 28 — 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher 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
275 275 1 180.00 $180.00 $495 —
360–395 369 8 180.00–192.50 $186.31 $687 +4.31
407 407 10 180.00–182.50 $180.50 $735 —
448 value added 448 4 195.00 $195.00 $874 +14.12
472–485 479 8 172.00–181.00 $176.44 $845 +6.44
481 value added 481 8 202.00 $202.00 $972 —
508–540 value added 513 46 186.00–191.00 $188.59 $967 +2.57
515 515 1 167.00 $167.00 $860 +3.05
553–575 value added 557 8 184.00–202.00 $192.10 $1,070 +9.80
550–585 566 4 167.00–176.00 $171.37 $970 +6.37
600 value added 600 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,104 +5.76
608–625 thin fleshed 610 30 179.75–188.00 $180.94 $1,104 —
625 625 1 152.00 $152.00 $950 +3.00
663 thin fleshed 663 5 180.50 $180.50 $1,197 —
665–675 value added 670 4 158.00–165.00 $162.76 $1,090 —
660–693 685 4 152.00–154.00 $152.48 $1,044 +1.48
705–731 value added 718 10 159.00–170.00 $164.94 $1,184 -2.22
755–786 value added 780 5 156.00–172.50 $167.79 $1,309 —
820 820 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,296 —
877 877 37 162.50 $162.50 $1,425 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,069 —
955 955 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 2 111.00 $111.00 $999 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–247 241 3 152.50–167.50 $162.73 $392 +5.23
302–345 value added 327 11 161.00–182.50 $172.11 $563 -0.39
357–390 368 3 150.00–161.00 $157.11 $578 +0.12
357–395 value added 375 7 165.00–176.00 $171.06 $641 +4.01
417–420 419 5 162.00–162.50 $162.30 $680 +8.49
400–440 value added 426 18 164.00–175.00 $168.92 $720 +6.79
462 462 2 158.00 $158.00 $730 +8.06
450–484 value added 475 17 162.00–178.00 $165.67 $787 +2.51
502–545 value added 517 25 159.00–171.00 $165.61 $856 +4.32
533–535 534 4 150.00–156.00 $154.50 $825 —
550–598 value added 554 105 161.00–189.50 $187.68 $1,040 +29.95
563 563 5 142.00 $142.00 $799 —
600–640 620 2 140.00–144.00 $141.94 $880 +1.46
615–645 value added 638 16 144.50–161.00 $150.64 $961 +0.64
650–680 670 3 130.00–135.00 $133.38 $894 -7.86
693 value added 693 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,046 —
738 value added 738 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,107 —
1203 1203 4 93.50 $93.50 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 141.00 $141.00 $620 +10.00
535–540 538 2 134.00–145.00 $139.53 $751 +18.53
570 570 2 136.00 $136.00 $775 —
615–645 632 3 110.00–130.00 $120.83 $764 -1.36
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 -0.51
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 —
875 875 1 109.00 $109.00 $954 —
920 920 1 95.00 $95.00 $874 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 127.00 $127.00 $908 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 173.00 $173.00 $458 +13.00
320–335 328 2 165.00–180.00 $172.33 $565 -10.17
367–390 372 5 180.00–184.00 $180.84 $673 +8.34
400–430 408 4 170.00–182.50 $179.20 $731 +4.72
402–435 value added 423 9 182.50–188.00 $185.81 $786 —
453–492 471 11 157.50–172.00 $166.53 $784 -3.24
500–541 527 11 152.50–167.50 $159.40 $840 -1.56
541 value added 541 5 172.00 $172.00 $931 -0.55
550–585 557 9 146.00–161.00 $156.78 $873 —
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 +1.05
612 value added 612 2 150.00 $150.00 $918 —
656–675 value added 663 8 157.00–160.00 $158.61 $1,052 —
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 —
710 thin fleshed 710 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,001 —
740 value added 740 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,021 —
770 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 +0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 -10.00
560–580 576 5 130.00–142.00 $138.06 $795 -6.94
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
825 825 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,056 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 157.00 $157.00 $765 —
965 965 1 101.00 $101.00 $975 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 132.50 $132.50 $590 —
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —
570 570 1 128.00 $128.00 $730 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 97.50 $97.50 $385 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1045 943 85-90% 9 31.00–64.00 $54.07 $510 -8.40
1070 1070 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $728 -10.43
860–1260 1076 85-90% 11 78.00–87.00 $81.93 $882 +3.50
900–1230 1076 85-90% 10 71.50–77.00 $74.36 $800 -4.07
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1295 1143 80-85% 8 74.00–84.50 $80.47 $920 —
920–1435 1145 80-85% 11 85.50–105.50 $93.91 $1,075 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1705 1433 75-80% 7 88.50–97.50 $92.04 $1,319 +6.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1540 1425 5 105.00–108.00 $106.20 $1,513 +25.78
1265–1630 1448 2 87.00–91.00 $89.25 $1,292 —
1400–1925 1791 12 116.00–131.50 $126.00 $2,257 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1180–1295 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,378.36 —
1105–1495 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,210.00–1,310.00 $1,279.06 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130–1410 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,133.71 —

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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.