Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.09/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 439 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.73/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 473 lb · 29 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 743 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	476	808
Feeder cattle	426	370	697
Slaughter cattle	98	69	64
Replacement cattle	27	37	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday steer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate 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
276–290	283	6	245.00–260.00	$253.66	$718	—
348	348	4	238.00	$238.00	$828	—
421–430	423	5	232.00–240.00	$238.37	$1,008	+5.87
462–490 value added	466	9	254.00–271.00	$267.68	$1,247	+24.74
465–480	475	3	240.00–247.00	$244.72	$1,162	+23.72
500–515	506	5	220.00–247.50	$239.63	$1,213	—
508–530 value added	518	7	260.00–270.00	$264.80	$1,372	+4.47
560–578	572	6	245.00–247.00	$246.34	$1,409	+19.53
560–591 value added	583	6	257.00–276.00	$268.15	$1,563	+16.24
600–646 value added	628	14	245.00–275.00	$254.82	$1,600	+7.24
660–686	680	5	222.00–228.00	$223.57	$1,520	—
743 value added	743	25	230.00	$230.00	$1,709	-6.00
765	765	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,629	-5.00
830 thin fleshed	830	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,950	—
877	877	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,754	—
1050–1065	1053	5	156.00–172.00	$159.24	$1,677	—
1391	1391	3	123.50	$123.50	$1,718	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	202.00–210.00	$206.02	$861	+26.02
555–575	565	2	170.00–208.00	$189.34	$1,070	—
670	670	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,306	-11.81
710–735	728	5	190.00–199.00	$196.64	$1,432	—
830–845	838	2	187.00–190.00	$188.51	$1,580	—
895	895	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,647	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,018	—
455	455	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,051	—
715	715	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,537	—
755	755	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,653	+15.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	137.50	$137.50	$701	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	200.00	$200.00	$340	—
250–267	261	3	206.00–212.50	$210.43	$549	—
320–325 fancy	323	2	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$751	—
305–345 value added	324	8	210.00–229.00	$224.18	$726	—
300–349	341	8	198.00–217.50	$204.54	$697	+1.61
362–380 value added	374	8	220.00–234.00	$227.50	$851	+4.59
360–390	379	6	192.00–210.00	$198.75	$753	-2.09
400	400	1	210.00	$210.00	$840	-5.00
405–448 value added	440	28	220.00–235.00	$229.77	$1,011	+4.88
455	455	7	201.00–215.00	$206.29	$939	-6.28
465–490 value added	479	22	220.00–235.00	$224.00	$1,073	+0.36
505–542 value added	527	20	225.00–235.00	$229.91	$1,212	+7.84
542	542	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,192	+12.39
550–555 value added	553	2	227.00–234.00	$230.48	$1,275	+14.71
550–595	562	6	200.00–218.00	$212.40	$1,194	+7.33
605–626	617	10	184.00–206.00	$198.08	$1,222	+14.76
670 value added	670	11	222.00	$222.00	$1,487	+19.50
652–695	673	8	190.00–201.00	$196.17	$1,320	—
759	759	12	211.00	$211.00	$1,601	—
830	830	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,303	+6.00
965	965	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	171.00	$171.00	$368	—
405–435	422	3	189.00–202.50	$197.10	$832	-6.28
495	495	2	181.00	$181.00	$896	+0.83
545	545	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	+40.00
660	660	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,247	+41.50
710	710	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,349	+59.00
850	850	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,105	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	190.00	$190.00	$703	±0.00
585	585	2	180.00–196.00	$188.00	$1,100	-14.00
640	640	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,158	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	159.00	$159.00	$747	—
550–580	560	3	150.00–161.00	$153.80	$861	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	255.00	$255.00	$714	—
325–345	335	2	230.00	$230.00	$770	+37.50
385–395	391	4	215.00–240.00	$227.48	$889	-0.79
410–445	425	8	220.00–238.00	$229.40	$975	+4.18
460–462	461	3	220.00–233.00	$228.68	$1,054	+5.06
510–540	523	8	220.00–239.00	$229.11	$1,198	+13.11
555–557	556	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,223	+20.00
620–637	631	3	195.00–196.00	$195.67	$1,235	+6.17
685	685	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,322	+3.56
770	770	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,602	—
910	910	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	197.50	$197.50	$543	-2.20
300–310	303	3	188.00–190.00	$189.32	$574	+0.87
415	415	1	193.00	$193.00	$801	-8.00
512–540	521	4	186.00–200.00	$194.56	$1,014	+32.06
550–595	567	9	200.00–219.00	$209.78	$1,189	—
680	680	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,258	—
720	720	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,332	+27.38
975	975	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,190	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	187.50	$187.50	$947	—
575	575	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,035	+2.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	155.00	$155.00	$356	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1360	1203	80-85%	13	98.00–107.50	$104.49	$1,257	—
980–1630	1276	80-85%	21	108.00–120.00	$112.70	$1,438	+2.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$570	-1.76
705–1110	938	85-90%	7	82.00–88.00	$84.81	$796	—
815–1160	1035	85-90%	11	92.00–98.00	$95.77	$991	+4.32
920–1295	1097	85-90%	9	101.50–111.00	$105.88	$1,162	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1520	1473	75-80%	3	96.50–104.00	$101.26	$1,492	—
1285–1725	1499	75-80%	19	107.00–121.00	$113.27	$1,698	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1570	1415	2	80.00–90.00	$85.55	$1,211	—
1380–2025	1640	5	115.00–125.00	$119.13	$1,954	-2.11
1590–2075	1788	4	126.50–128.00	$127.13	$2,273	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00

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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
1360–1490	1443	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,435.00–1,675.00	$1,565.21	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1390	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,347.97	—

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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.