Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.18/cwt ≈ $1,823/hd at 765 lb · 75 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.50/cwt +25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 791 lb · 65 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.75/cwt ≈ $2,131/hd at 900 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	600	366	476
Feeder cattle	526	309	370
Slaughter cattle	50	42	69
Replacement cattle	24	15	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market trends due to Holiday last week; however slaughter cows noticeably lower today compared to early-week sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	292.00–351.00	$320.71	$1,203	—
400–440	413	3	272.50–285.00	$276.94	$1,144	—
440 value added	440	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,452	+7.00
465–475	470	2	270.00–284.00	$277.07	$1,302	—
501 value added	501	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,553	-24.89
510–532	521	4	276.00–279.00	$277.53	$1,446	+5.53
567–595 value added	576	10	292.00–304.00	$296.73	$1,709	-11.27
600–616	614	7	246.00–260.00	$258.04	$1,584	-14.50
600–645 value added	620	5	283.00–292.00	$285.28	$1,769	+0.30
658	658	8	254.50	$254.50	$1,675	-17.50
660 value added	660	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,881	-1.14
700–745 value added	715	3	250.00–251.00	$250.35	$1,790	-11.99
725	725	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,747	-6.81
791 value added	791	65	264.50	$264.50	$2,092	—
900	900	59	236.75	$236.75	$2,131	—
1105	1105	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,967	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	265.00	$265.00	$999	—
530	530	3	222.00–240.00	$228.00	$1,208	—
715	715	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,609	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	225.00	$225.00	$596	—
615	615	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,242	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675	1675	1	151.00	$151.00	$2,529	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	265.00	$265.00	$729	—
365–382 fancy	375	4	312.00–321.00	$315.72	$1,184	—
400	400	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,000	—
405–428 fancy	419	7	314.00–315.00	$314.42	$1,317	—
400–435 value added	420	4	270.00–280.00	$273.42	$1,148	-38.78
466–487	476	7	254.00–260.00	$258.27	$1,229	-9.67
475–480 value added	478	3	270.00–274.00	$271.32	$1,297	-14.68
500–517	509	6	255.00–260.00	$256.32	$1,305	-14.39
515–522 value added	520	3	261.00–271.00	$267.70	$1,392	-14.04
560–585	573	7	242.00–251.00	$245.89	$1,409	-19.74
550–595 value added	584	15	255.00–260.00	$257.72	$1,505	-19.60
610 value added	610	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,464	-39.94
620–630	625	5	230.00–231.00	$230.20	$1,439	—
650	650	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—
656 value added	656	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,561	—
720–748	742	5	210.00–219.00	$217.25	$1,612	-18.11
765 value added	765	74	238.75	$238.75	$1,826	—
785	785	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,539	—
875–880	877	3	203.00–212.00	$208.99	$1,833	—
885	885	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,682	—
1000	1000	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,710	—
1055	1055	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	236.00	$236.00	$696	—
360–390	380	3	225.00–250.00	$242.11	$920	+2.11
450–490	473	7	210.00–241.00	$232.89	$1,102	+3.89
500–530	514	5	230.00–240.00	$233.54	$1,200	-8.00
562–576	570	5	237.00–240.00	$238.18	$1,358	-6.30
610–640	629	13	195.00–226.00	$219.66	$1,382	—
663–690	670	8	197.00–220.00	$213.04	$1,427	-6.96
700–730	706	8	180.00–200.00	$190.78	$1,347	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	220.00	$220.00	$495	—
410–420	415	2	200.00–212.00	$205.93	$855	—
452–470	458	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,008	+20.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	—
800	800	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,504	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	239.00–280.00	$259.67	$787	—
380 value added	380	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,254	—
400–425 fancy	405	5	331.00–340.00	$332.89	$1,348	—
405–445	432	3	274.00–278.00	$276.75	$1,196	—
465–485	473	4	266.00–280.00	$271.85	$1,286	-33.15
467–478 value added	474	5	282.00–286.00	$283.58	$1,344	-34.24
502–515 value added	506	3	279.00–286.00	$281.37	$1,424	-31.63
507–510	508	3	270.00–284.00	$279.31	$1,419	—
556 value added	556	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,557	-15.32
600–645	612	9	236.00–250.00	$242.11	$1,482	—
661	661	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,586	-7.00
745	745	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,646	—
755–760	758	2	214.00–221.00	$217.49	$1,649	-12.51
800	800	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	260.00	$260.00	$910	+15.00
415–420	418	3	232.00–240.00	$235.01	$982	-31.99
480	480	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,243	-1.00
510–534	528	8	239.00–244.00	$242.67	$1,281	-26.33
555–592	578	10	235.00–250.00	$239.70	$1,385	—
617–620	619	2	210.00–217.00	$213.49	$1,322	—
680	680	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,319	-39.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	250.00	$250.00	$862	—
380	380	1	234.00	$234.00	$889	—
405	405	1	227.00	$227.00	$919	—
476–485	478	4	211.00–228.00	$223.69	$1,069	—
555	555	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,221	—
610–645	628	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,256	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	299.00	$299.00	$1,046	—
625	625	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,438	—
805	805	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,634	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–845	828	85-90%	2	82.00–89.00	$85.57	$709	—
825–1065	925	85-90%	4	89.00–100.00	$95.08	$879	-30.32
885–1190	1036	85-90%	4	101.00–111.00	$106.10	$1,099	—
970–1285	1124	85-90%	4	118.00–136.00	$127.24	$1,430	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1170	1130	80-85%	4	123.00–129.00	$126.33	$1,428	—
1030–1430	1273	80-85%	10	130.00–150.50	$137.99	$1,757	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	75-80%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,340	—
1385–1525	1438	75-80%	4	124.00–129.00	$126.18	$1,814	-31.11
1225–1815	1534	75-80%	6	130.00–142.00	$135.31	$2,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,069	—
1205–1810	1508	2	120.00–143.00	$133.81	$2,018	—
1430–2030	1740	6	170.00–189.00	$178.85	$3,112	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1140	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,510.00–1,575.00	$1,541.24
1160–1245	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,535.00	$1,516.88
1215 fancy	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1255–1375	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,839.21

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1020	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,333.36
970–1045	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,248.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00

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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
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	—

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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.