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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.34/cwt +16.28 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 554 lb · 98 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.52/cwt +11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 537 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.60/cwt +24.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 668 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,096 1,082 852
Feeder cattle 912 907 721
Slaughter cattle 144 155 91
Replacement cattle 40 20 40

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 184.00 $184.00 $638 —
372–390 383 10 170.00–179.00 $173.50 $665 -5.79
410–430 426 5 150.00–166.00 $162.92 $694 -14.07
455–475 473 11 155.00–171.00 $166.69 $788 -9.20
488 value added 488 8 174.00 $174.00 $849 -26.00
509–530 515 22 150.00–161.00 $155.59 $801 -16.25
518–530 value added 524 13 164.00–176.00 $170.53 $894 -18.20
575–580 578 13 137.00–151.00 $142.73 $825 -28.59
562–599 value added 596 23 160.00–161.00 $160.08 $954 -27.17
623 623 11 145.00 $145.00 $903 -17.06
658–687 value added 664 10 167.00 $167.00 $1,109 —
700 value added 700 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,134 -24.88
770–785 778 2 137.00–151.00 $144.07 $1,121 +9.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 134.00 $134.00 $295 —
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 +10.00
375–385 380 4 139.00–142.50 $141.02 $536 +11.72
420–435 428 2 130.00–148.00 $139.16 $596 —
460–475 469 6 138.00–149.00 $145.49 $682 -2.51
524 524 6 132.00 $132.00 $692 +10.42
560–595 569 5 131.00–140.00 $137.13 $780 —
625–647 636 7 130.00–141.00 $134.71 $857 -3.30
720–740 733 3 128.00–145.00 $139.44 $1,022 —
925 925 1 89.00 $89.00 $823 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
635–640 638 2 125.00 $125.00 $798 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1110 1090 2 116.00–120.00 $117.96 $1,286 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 2 100.00 $100.00 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 139.00 $139.00 $375 —
315–345 329 15 137.50–143.00 $139.92 $460 -15.89
355–398 369 17 140.00–155.00 $149.95 $553 -9.08
405–445 434 42 140.00–151.50 $147.57 $640 -5.24
451–475 456 13 140.00–145.00 $141.69 $646 -8.97
518–542 534 22 139.00–147.00 $143.83 $768 -7.47
539 value added 539 50 170.75 $170.75 $920 —
551 value added 551 87 173.85 $173.85 $958 —
555–589 577 11 141.00–144.00 $142.61 $823 -11.45
603–645 607 13 127.00–139.50 $135.33 $821 -7.81
652–655 654 4 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $880 -3.43
669 value added 669 59 164.50 $164.50 $1,101 —
708 708 4 141.00 $141.00 $998 +14.00
911 911 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,084 +28.00
995 995 1 86.00 $86.00 $856 —
1040 1040 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,050 —
1155 1155 1 82.00 $82.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 5 115.00–131.00 $123.86 $289 —
260–275 264 5 124.00–130.00 $125.91 $332 -6.59
310–340 325 2 122.00–131.00 $126.71 $412 +7.18
350–397 385 8 122.50–136.00 $130.09 $501 -4.59
415–440 434 4 127.00–132.50 $128.32 $557 —
455–495 479 14 131.00–139.00 $134.99 $647 +3.99
502–541 524 12 135.00–139.00 $136.33 $714 +3.55
550–595 579 14 125.00–135.00 $130.48 $755 -3.52
600–615 610 3 121.00–125.00 $123.33 $752 +43.33
705–737 723 5 110.00–125.00 $119.46 $864 +27.21
755 755 1 107.00 $107.00 $808 +3.00
845 845 1 105.00 $105.00 $887 —
995 995 1 84.50 $84.50 $841 —
1065 1065 1 78.00 $78.00 $831 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 5 138.50 $138.50 $753 —
562 562 7 139.00 $139.00 $781 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 147.50 $147.50 $295 —
270–295 285 3 141.00–152.00 $145.05 $413 —
300–345 319 6 140.00–150.00 $144.75 $462 -2.81
365–395 379 7 131.00–145.00 $137.34 $521 -41.29
405–440 427 7 131.00–151.00 $140.39 $599 -21.06
455–495 479 11 133.00–150.00 $139.24 $667 -17.87
505–540 520 13 130.00–146.00 $134.74 $701 -6.41
570–595 586 13 134.00–144.00 $141.32 $828 +4.29
603–647 618 11 131.00–136.00 $134.45 $831 -11.14
657–670 661 3 127.00–130.00 $128.99 $853 -1.60
700–715 705 3 114.00–128.00 $122.37 $863 +3.74
755–770 763 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $897 -4.50
810 810 1 118.00 $118.00 $956 +1.06
895 895 2 107.00 $107.00 $958 —
910–945 930 3 100.00–111.00 $104.36 $971 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 127.50–131.00 $129.20 $372 —
340 340 1 112.50 $112.50 $382 —
465–492 484 13 118.00–130.00 $123.77 $599 —
506 506 3 128.00 $128.00 $648 +10.61
565–583 574 8 120.00–129.00 $125.90 $723 +8.67
600–642 632 8 120.00–123.00 $120.99 $765 +9.99
662–677 669 6 120.00–124.00 $121.35 $812 +10.35
725 725 1 94.00 $94.00 $682 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045–1210 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,175.00–1,425.00 $1,336.67 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1415 1214 80-85% 27 64.00–74.50 $70.45 $855 -11.99
1075–1405 1228 80-85% 4 55.00–63.00 $60.41 $742 -22.03
1025–1555 1236 80-85% 34 75.00–85.00 $79.22 $979 -11.42
1185–1395 1266 80-85% 4 85.50–98.00 $89.17 $1,129 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1715 1448 75-80% 14 71.00–75.50 $73.84 $1,069 —
1115–1625 1459 75-80% 12 76.00–83.50 $78.16 $1,140 +2.87
1615–1770 1708 75-80% 3 84.50–95.00 $87.98 $1,503 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1115 951 85-90% 5 49.00–58.00 $53.25 $506 —
810–1135 983 85-90% 6 68.00–72.00 $69.82 $686 —
870–1135 1027 85-90% 13 61.00–67.00 $64.01 $657 -8.40
1020–1215 1115 85-90% 3 74.00–76.50 $75.21 $839 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1565 1283 5 87.00–94.00 $89.51 $1,148 —
1505–1920 1698 5 108.50–117.50 $112.06 $1,903 +15.13
1340–2200 1783 9 95.00–106.50 $102.10 $1,820 -7.24

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,040

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1130–1190 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 840.00–990.00 $917.10
1040–1370 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–1,475.00 $1,153.53
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
963–1166 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,475.00 $1,315.94 +271.06
930–1410 1209 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 650.00–1,110.00 $988.34 —
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1382–1632 1507 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,575.00–1,960.00 $1,783.47 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 61.00 $61.00 $308 —
940 940 1 64.00 $64.00 $602 —

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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.