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Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report, Mt. Sterling, KY

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 25, 2025

173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.00/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,537/hd at 821 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 173 300 366
Feeder cattle 144 201 309
Slaughter cattle 19 83 42
Replacement cattle 10 16 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers noticeably lower in a lite test. Heat advisory today combined with many farmers working in hay brought lite receipts and limited buyer participation for calves. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower in a lite test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,696 -20.00
575 575 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 -30.00
791 791 4 281.00 $281.00 $2,223 —
821 821 63 309.00 $309.00 $2,537 +25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 377.50 $377.50 $1,680 —
475 475 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 +13.60
602–645 614 5 285.00–300.00 $296.85 $1,823 -8.15
820 820 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,173 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,226 —
510 510 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,479 —
580 580 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,844 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,093 -33.65
385 385 2 335.00–350.00 $342.50 $1,319 -52.50
400–445 423 7 350.00–356.00 $352.78 $1,492 -2.53
455–457 456 3 341.00–350.00 $343.99 $1,569 -9.33
520 520 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,664 -12.50
600–620 610 2 277.50–281.00 $279.22 $1,703 -10.78
700 700 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,247 -29.00
465–475 470 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 —
532 532 2 296.00 $296.00 $1,575 -14.40
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,182 +68.00
476 476 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,357 —
555 555 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 -11.08
417–425 421 5 340.00–360.00 $353.94 $1,490 -23.53
470–495 483 2 330.00–340.00 $335.13 $1,619 -15.60
501 501 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,658 -15.20
605 605 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,730 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 320.00 $320.00 $768 —
507–540 519 4 300.00–310.00 $302.51 $1,570 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 257.50 $257.50 $592 —
480 480 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 -40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1375 1223 80-85% 3 158.50–160.00 $159.18 $1,947 -4.64
1155–1430 1274 80-85% 4 166.00–178.00 $172.61 $2,199 -0.54
1445 1445 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,168 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,122 —
1295–1660 1465 75-80% 4 158.00–161.50 $160.31 $2,349 -8.72
1275–1875 1575 75-80% 2 163.50–166.50 $164.71 $2,594 +13.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,293 +2.14
1045 1045 85-90% 1 166.50 $166.50 $1,740 +24.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1675 1418 2 183.00–199.00 $192.45 $2,729 —
2055 2055 1 216.00 $216.00 $4,439 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1325 1253 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,110.00–2,375.00 $2,234.83
1380 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,210.00–2,250.00 $2,230.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1150 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,875.00 $1,863.04
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,627 —

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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.