Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.94/cwt +31.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,778/hd at 635 lb · 93 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.82/cwt +16.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 515 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.45/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 575 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	366	282	631
Feeder cattle	309	238	489
Slaughter cattle	42	33	107
Replacement cattle	15	11	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparison with last week due to Holiday; however very good demand for weaned calf packages and yearlings. Very good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls. Market active for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360 value added	360	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,278	—
425 value added	425	1	323.00	$323.00	$1,373	-11.00
450 value added	450	1	324.00	$324.00	$1,458	+28.00
500–535 value added	509	10	291.00–350.00	$334.89	$1,705	+51.39
540	540	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,469	—
550–591 value added	574	17	290.00–329.00	$308.00	$1,768	-0.98
565–590	578	3	275.00–281.00	$277.69	$1,605	—
600–615	608	2	269.00–276.00	$272.54	$1,657	+7.21
630–635 value added	632	3	279.00–288.00	$284.98	$1,801	+6.98
660	660	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,795	+18.00
660–692 value added	681	3	280.00–299.00	$286.14	$1,949	-15.86
700–725 value added	715	6	252.00–271.00	$262.34	$1,876	+10.34
700–742	724	5	246.00–249.00	$247.81	$1,794	+5.47
760	760	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,816	-1.40
800	800	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,944	+19.00
950	950	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,786	—
1090	1090	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,820	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	265.00	$265.00	$822	—
487	487	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,071	—
585	585	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,398	-16.00
640–645	643	2	231.00–250.00	$240.46	$1,546	—
650–685	668	2	229.00–235.00	$231.92	$1,549	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,677	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 value added	320	1	357.00	$357.00	$1,142	—
355 value added	355	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,179	—
415–440 value added	424	8	294.00–327.00	$312.20	$1,324	+36.78
460 value added	460	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,316	+6.83
465–485	475	2	265.00–271.00	$267.94	$1,273	+4.52
500–545 value added	515	19	279.00–287.00	$281.74	$1,451	+14.58
505–520	515	4	263.00–275.00	$270.71	$1,394	+12.88
575–590 value added	580	9	276.00–278.00	$277.32	$1,608	+7.32
580–595	585	3	261.00–268.00	$265.63	$1,554	+8.47
622–636 value added	635	93	278.50–282.00	$279.94	$1,778	+31.44
705–733	726	4	224.00–239.00	$235.36	$1,709	—
805	805	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,674	+30.00
900	900	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,647	—
931 fancy	931	8	208.50	$208.50	$1,941	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	240.00	$240.00	$936	—
440	440	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,096	+11.53
470	470	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,076	-4.89
500–547	530	6	230.00–250.00	$241.54	$1,280	+19.54
560–575	569	4	240.00–251.00	$244.48	$1,391	+14.48
660	660	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	-2.00
750–755	753	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,468	—
975	975	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,609	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,675	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	200.00	$200.00	$930	-16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330 value added	320	2	322.50–332.50	$327.66	$1,049	—
340	340	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,078	—
400 value added	400	1	316.00	$316.00	$1,264	+5.00
460–466 value added	465	6	317.00–322.00	$317.82	$1,478	+23.82
495	495	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,510	+28.00
500 value added	500	2	313.00	$313.00	$1,565	—
555	555	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,576	+14.00
555–582 value added	568	8	291.00–317.00	$295.32	$1,677	—
600 value added	600	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,644	—
665	665	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,643	+11.00
760	760	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,748	—
840	840	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,772	-3.00
885	885	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	295.00	$295.00	$811	—
335	335	1	260.00	$260.00	$871	—
377	377	2	245.00	$245.00	$924	—
420	420	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,121	—
470	470	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,222	-11.27
517	517	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,391	—
660	660	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,538	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	285.00	$285.00	$955	-15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	80-85%	1	149.50	$149.50	$1,794	—
1025–1420	1210	80-85%	12	157.00–184.00	$166.15	$2,010	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1025	903	85-90%	7	119.00–134.00	$125.40	$1,132	—
1030–1150	1081	85-90%	5	134.50–154.00	$148.71	$1,608	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1600	1323	75-80%	4	134.00–150.00	$142.45	$1,885	—
1260–1550	1416	75-80%	4	151.50–166.50	$157.29	$2,227	+18.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1265	1129	7	155.00–169.00	$162.90	$1,839	—
1395–1830	1600	5	180.00–188.00	$183.96	$2,943	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1225	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–2,000.00	$1,794.85	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1630	1630	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—

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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.