Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 7, 2023

799 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $211.37/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 936 lb · 71 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.77/cwt +40.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 839 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.57/cwt +19.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 570 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	799	420	431
Feeder cattle	650	318	356
Slaughter cattle	110	89	60
Replacement cattle	39	13	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned attractive quality packages sharply higher with very good demand on an active market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 value added	310	1	240.00	$240.00	$744	±0.00
405	405	1	220.00	$220.00	$891	—
405–448 value added	433	18	234.00–250.00	$244.04	$1,057	-0.16
450–490 value added	470	9	233.00–254.00	$242.23	$1,138	+3.10
485	485	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,062	—
503–548 value added	531	46	238.00–265.00	$254.22	$1,350	+21.19
575–590 value added	584	12	230.00–260.00	$246.28	$1,438	+22.28
610–647 value added	639	13	223.00–250.00	$239.37	$1,530	+21.99
650–695 value added	673	10	220.00–241.00	$233.10	$1,569	+13.10
702 value added	702	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,615	+22.00
750–789 value added	776	37	216.00–226.00	$223.92	$1,738	+10.92
815	815	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,712	—
850	850	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,726	+19.00
922–940	936	71	209.50–211.90	$211.37	$1,978	—
960	960	26	197.25	$197.25	$1,894	—
1065–1075	1070	2	141.00–160.00	$150.46	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	220.00	$220.00	$946	+41.61
555	555	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,188	+29.00
710	710	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,349	—
890	890	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,468	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	190.00	$190.00	$741	—
770	770	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,478	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	220.00	$220.00	$517	—
300–345 value added	319	9	212.50–227.50	$220.06	$702	+7.48
330	330	1	207.50	$207.50	$685	—
383	383	6	211.00	$211.00	$808	—
370–395 value added	386	7	221.00–229.00	$224.62	$867	+7.17
416–435 value added	422	5	222.00–233.00	$229.72	$969	+11.02
455–485	465	4	200.00–210.00	$207.39	$964	+14.47
452–490 value added	482	35	215.00–241.00	$228.95	$1,104	+6.16
505–545	522	3	197.50–200.00	$198.31	$1,035	+8.31
506–540 value added	527	28	211.00–249.50	$235.69	$1,242	+26.42
550–590	570	5	193.00–209.00	$203.34	$1,159	—
550–597 value added	570	47	214.00–246.50	$233.47	$1,331	+22.59
605–630 value added	620	3	207.00–236.00	$221.14	$1,371	+23.38
620	620	3	176.00–190.00	$185.33	$1,149	+5.16
655–675	667	7	183.00–199.00	$192.64	$1,285	+11.64
725	725	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,399	+29.51
839 thin fleshed	839	59	205.60	$205.60	$1,725	—
825–846	843	6	163.00–170.00	$164.14	$1,384	+3.14
880 value added	880	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,593	—
890	890	2	179.00	$179.00	$1,593	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	187.50	$187.50	$534	—
560	560	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,070	+31.00
635	635	1	148.00	$148.00	$940	-14.40
655–680	663	3	142.50–153.00	$148.42	$984	-11.58
820–822	821	3	109.00–142.50	$120.15	$986	-8.85
925	925	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,212	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	192.50	$192.50	$857	—
485	485	1	171.00	$171.00	$829	—
995	995	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,512	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	225.00	$225.00	$416	—
252–290	265	3	212.50–217.50	$215.67	$572	—
315–340 value added	327	3	220.00–250.00	$239.59	$783	+13.61
325–335	330	2	220.00–227.50	$223.69	$738	—
360–365 value added	363	2	230.00–245.00	$237.45	$862	+9.40
370–375	373	2	205.00–217.50	$211.21	$788	—
431–445 value added	435	4	225.00–238.00	$234.67	$1,021	-8.63
450–480 value added	465	2	229.00–245.00	$236.74	$1,101	+10.92
470–475	473	2	223.00–224.00	$223.50	$1,057	+13.50
515–520	517	3	220.00–229.00	$223.02	$1,153	—
500–545 value added	526	8	226.00–236.00	$231.00	$1,215	+6.49
575–585 value added	580	2	215.00–226.00	$220.55	$1,279	+13.55
590	590	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,263	+20.00
626 value added	626	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,402	+27.00
635–647	643	3	209.00–210.00	$209.67	$1,348	+17.66
740	740	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,339	+1.00
795	795	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,359	-6.00
817	817	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,242	-15.00
905–930	918	2	155.00–169.00	$161.90	$1,486	—
1095	1095	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	190.00	$190.00	$750	+1.74
410	410	1	182.00	$182.00	$746	-0.50
455–485	473	4	162.50–187.50	$177.63	$840	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	—
725	725	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,269	—
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	152.50	$152.50	$747	—
590	590	1	160.00	$160.00	$944	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1530	1530	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,785.00	$1,785.00	-248.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1295	1122	80-85%	5	91.00–98.00	$93.64	$1,051	—
1030–1675	1232	80-85%	29	103.00–118.00	$110.36	$1,360	—
1385	1385	80-85%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,191	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1185	991	85-90%	4	74.00–81.00	$76.98	$763	-9.08
725–1270	1006	85-90%	9	84.00–95.00	$89.26	$898	—
905–1395	1031	85-90%	19	96.00–112.00	$101.11	$1,042	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1720	1433	75-80%	11	100.00–117.50	$109.04	$1,563	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1550	1427	5	117.00–120.00	$118.39	$1,689	—
1425–1895	1747	14	124.50–143.00	$133.93	$2,340	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1070	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,110.00	$1,065.74
975–1340	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	935.00–1,260.00	$1,068.24
1060–1170	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,257.40

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
770–840	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	735.00–800.00	$766.09
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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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
1250–1945	1598	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–2,100.00	$1,751.80	-73.20

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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.