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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 11, 2025

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.00/cwt +23.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,233/hd at 653 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.50/cwt -7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 480 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.11/cwt +15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,005/hd at 576 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 522 282
Feeder cattle 345 410 238
Slaughter cattle 85 58 33
Replacement cattle 13 54 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned offerings; other weights sold steady in a lite test. Very good demand for yearling heifers in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very 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
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 —
410 value added 410 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,620 —
405–435 422 3 365.00–392.50 $375.84 $1,586 -19.16
467 value added 467 4 418.00 $418.00 $1,952 —
460–480 469 4 387.50–400.00 $391.82 $1,838 —
503–525 value added 516 10 382.50–405.00 $395.31 $2,040 +14.40
540 540 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,025 +15.00
557 value added 557 2 407.00 $407.00 $2,267 —
600 value added 600 8 377.00 $377.00 $2,262 —
657–663 value added 661 5 355.00–365.00 $361.02 $2,386 —
727 value added 727 2 303.00 $303.00 $2,203 —
740 740 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,164 -4.62
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 350.00 $350.00 $700 —
340 340 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 —
375 375 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,406 +5.00
430 430 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,537 +9.27
450 450 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
595 595 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,112 +8.80
830 830 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,992 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,706 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 355.00 $355.00 $710 +15.00
300–340 320 2 370.00–375.00 $372.66 $1,193 —
330 fancy 330 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 -15.98
360–390 375 2 347.00–380.00 $362.84 $1,361 -16.15
350–388 fancy 378 6 400.00–412.00 $405.27 $1,532 —
430–442 437 5 357.00–375.00 $367.71 $1,607 +13.18
450–492 477 10 335.00–352.00 $346.09 $1,651 -5.28
450–495 value added 482 18 352.50–360.00 $354.50 $1,709 -9.31
505–510 508 2 325.00–330.00 $327.51 $1,664 +0.16
515–547 value added 539 8 335.00–385.00 $348.53 $1,879 +3.92
561–591 value added 575 16 338.00–363.00 $349.80 $2,011 +17.13
590 590 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,894 —
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 +26.25
600–648 value added 625 16 335.00–351.00 $344.46 $2,153 +21.29
653 value added 653 76 342.00 $342.00 $2,233 +23.50
716 value added 716 14 292.00 $292.00 $2,091 -8.53
755 755 2 250.00–270.00 $260.00 $1,963 —
845 845 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 270.00–320.00 $292.99 $639 —
275 275 1 320.00 $320.00 $880 -30.00
320 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 -35.00
360–395 371 7 320.00–357.50 $340.37 $1,263 —
410–445 432 6 305.00–345.00 $333.13 $1,439 +3.13
451–490 465 6 295.00–342.50 $324.34 $1,508 -8.72
555–585 573 6 210.00–310.00 $287.49 $1,647 -6.63
628 628 4 306.00 $306.00 $1,922 +59.84
670 670 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,608 -30.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,958 —
1280 1280 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,701 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,446 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 412.00 $412.00 $968 —
320 320 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,328 +19.34
390 390 1 397.00 $397.00 $1,548 -9.00
450–477 461 7 365.00–395.00 $377.98 $1,742 —
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 -5.83
550–570 560 6 347.00–360.00 $353.94 $1,982 —
583 value added 583 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,186 —
651 value added 651 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,135 —
690–695 693 2 267.50–282.00 $274.72 $1,904 +4.60
715 value added 715 7 318.00 $318.00 $2,274 —
730 730 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,832 —
917 917 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,109 —
1070 1070 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,365 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,281 +5.00
390 390 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,412 -3.25
400–435 416 4 322.50–380.00 $356.54 $1,483 +10.69
465–495 484 7 338.00–374.00 $355.83 $1,722 +18.33
540 540 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,755 -0.73
550–585 562 3 320.00–325.00 $321.74 $1,808 -18.34
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 —
805 805 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,610 —
910 910 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,774 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,919 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1515 1342 80-85% 7 154.00–160.00 $157.92 $2,119 —
1025–1680 1374 80-85% 25 162.00–183.50 $171.95 $2,363 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1840 1522 75-80% 9 157.50–162.00 $159.68 $2,430 —
1380–1675 1557 75-80% 7 162.50–174.00 $168.12 $2,618 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,347 -23.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1175 1062 85-90% 3 123.00–127.00 $124.90 $1,326 —
1025–1245 1116 85-90% 7 149.00–172.00 $159.20 $1,777 —
1120–1440 1258 85-90% 4 138.00–148.00 $144.99 $1,824 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1895 1483 4 160.00–180.00 $170.86 $2,534 —
1170–1820 1640 6 186.00–204.00 $198.61 $3,257 —
1980–2015 1998 2 221.00–230.50 $225.79 $4,511 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–1175 957 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 170.00–187.50 $178.92 $1,712

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1145–1215 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,850.00 $1,798.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,025.00 $3,025.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,725 —
1460 1460 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,234 —
1420–1550 1485 80-85% 2 144.00–145.00 $144.52 $2,146 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,430 —
1910 1910 75-80% 1 152.50 $152.50 $2,913 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,804 —

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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.