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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.35/cwt +20.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 718 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.68/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 581 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.65/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 520 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 421 728
Feeder cattle 476 323 622
Slaughter cattle 70 83 94
Replacement cattle 47 15 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calf packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and 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
255 value added 255 1 227.50 $227.50 $580 —
385–395 value added 390 2 235.00 $235.00 $916 +9.72
400–447 value added 420 18 230.00–247.50 $240.10 $1,008 +7.40
470 470 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,010 +1.00
450–496 value added 485 13 221.00–236.00 $233.90 $1,134 -5.86
502–535 value added 520 24 222.00–249.00 $239.55 $1,246 +7.41
530 530 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,018 -16.00
565 565 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,203 +17.00
550–599 value added 582 29 219.00–246.00 $239.57 $1,394 +8.84
612 value added 612 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,261 +3.41
650–687 value added 682 18 209.00–213.50 $212.94 $1,452 +10.09
705 value added 705 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,459 —
787–792 value added 790 4 193.00–198.00 $195.49 $1,544 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 181.00 $181.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 185.00 $185.00 $546 -4.23
300–345 321 7 182.50–205.00 $193.20 $620 +8.10
350–390 370 2 195.00–200.00 $197.64 $731 +10.14
355–395 value added 383 7 208.00–219.00 $215.68 $826 +17.68
412–443 value added 430 11 190.00–214.50 $207.65 $893 +5.48
450–495 value added 477 21 195.00–207.50 $203.70 $972 -1.26
480 480 1 190.00 $190.00 $912 +2.48
500–540 value added 513 12 195.00–205.00 $199.51 $1,023 +1.57
505–532 523 10 185.00–194.00 $188.53 $986 -12.47
550–557 value added 554 9 190.00–203.00 $197.33 $1,093 +2.13
555–575 565 2 185.00–189.00 $187.04 $1,057 —
600–640 value added 624 4 181.00–193.00 $185.91 $1,160 -10.09
625 625 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,094 +0.37
655–680 665 3 175.00–178.00 $176.32 $1,173 +4.61
652–677 value added 667 5 181.00–189.00 $183.79 $1,226 —
710–748 value added 718 93 179.00–194.00 $192.35 $1,381 +13.35
752–791 775 5 162.50–165.00 $163.47 $1,267 —
810 810 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,304 +20.00
1000 1000 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 157.50 $157.50 $386 -11.31
302–305 303 3 172.50–177.50 $174.18 $528 +1.20
350–390 376 4 150.00–177.50 $165.47 $622 -14.53
400–435 418 3 154.00–180.00 $171.38 $716 +10.73
463–490 467 7 162.00–185.00 $180.13 $841 —
510–545 528 2 162.50–167.50 $165.08 $872 +8.41
840 840 1 101.00 $101.00 $848 —
965 965 1 100.00 $100.00 $965 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 142.00 $142.00 $568 —
525 525 1 132.50 $132.50 $696 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–287 value added 282 7 215.00–220.00 $218.55 $616 +11.05
300–337 value added 325 3 222.50–227.50 $224.04 $728 +10.04
325 325 3 215.00–217.50 $216.17 $703 +24.17
360–397 value added 387 12 220.00–240.00 $234.80 $909 -0.16
390 390 1 205.00 $205.00 $800 -1.00
405–436 421 6 202.50–211.00 $209.64 $883 +9.81
435 value added 435 3 231.00–234.00 $232.00 $1,009 -0.59
470–475 471 4 195.00–215.00 $208.96 $984 +4.10
455–495 value added 477 14 222.50–235.00 $225.90 $1,078 -11.59
500–525 508 3 200.00–207.00 $202.41 $1,028 —
500–530 value added 509 10 217.00–231.00 $224.17 $1,141 +4.48
558–580 563 5 198.00–211.00 $207.18 $1,166 +18.30
575 value added 575 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,248 +8.47
605 value added 605 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,168 -3.00
645 645 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $1,200 —
665–670 668 2 182.00–184.00 $183.00 $1,222 —
650–697 value added 675 7 186.00–205.00 $194.69 $1,314 —
725–735 733 4 170.00–176.00 $171.48 $1,257 +14.46
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
1055 1055 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,224 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 182.50 $182.50 $502 +7.50
340 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
375 375 1 191.00 $191.00 $716 —
440–445 443 3 165.00–180.00 $169.96 $753 -2.64
470 470 1 180.50 $180.50 $848 -0.33
870–895 883 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $993 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 2 162.50–180.00 $171.39 $819 -18.61
560 560 1 167.50 $167.50 $938 -9.89
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 +30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1340 1173 80-85% 5 86.00–90.50 $87.88 $1,031 —
1030–1600 1253 80-85% 24 94.00–110.00 $101.34 $1,270 +4.64
1315 1315 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,039 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–975 920 85-90% 3 37.00–62.50 $53.36 $491 -8.63
940–1060 967 85-90% 5 76.00–84.00 $80.59 $779 —
1000–1195 1098 85-90% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.46 $818 -15.20
955–1425 1126 85-90% 7 85.00–92.00 $89.02 $1,002 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1645 1524 75-80% 7 92.00–107.00 $100.93 $1,538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1650 1572 3 99.50–116.00 $109.92 $1,728 +1.52
1800–2360 2144 5 117.50–131.00 $124.49 $2,669 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
875–1045 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–950.00 $902.96
910–1275 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,085.00–1,575.00 $1,249.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
990–1420 1211 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,433.40 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1125–1265 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,197.07 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
625 625 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 820.00 $820.00 —

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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.