Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	166	222	249
Feeder cattle	104	180	152
Slaughter cattle	35	28	74
Replacement cattle	27	14	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was uneven and spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 5.00 lower or greater in spots with a lite supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite supply and good demand.

▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 5.00 lower or greater in spots with a lite supply and moderate demand
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 5.00 lower or greater in spots with a lite supply and moderate demand
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite supply and good demand
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite supply and good 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
300	300	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,650	-30.00
471 fancy	471	3	550.00	$550.00	$2,590	-2.50
545	545	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,507	-15.00
585 value added	585	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,808	-15.00
615	615	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,644	—
705–725	715	2	387.00–390.00	$388.48	$2,778	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	502.50	$502.50	$1,960	—
610	610	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,318	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,502	—
495	495	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 fancy	270	1	522.50	$522.50	$1,411	—
370 fancy	370	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,906	-12.10
390	390	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,755	-36.12
402–412 fancy	407	4	495.00–497.00	$496.01	$2,019	+13.41
410–425	418	2	451.00–452.50	$451.74	$1,888	+11.74
460–480	468	3	417.50–425.00	$420.81	$1,969	-26.69
480 fancy	480	2	457.50	$457.50	$2,196	—
505–525	515	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,086	+5.85
515–532 value added	527	5	417.00–422.50	$420.41	$2,216	-6.47
570	570	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,223	+0.17
600	600	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,265	-32.50
600	600	1	404.00	$404.00	$2,424	-6.00
670	670	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,312	+30.00
740	740	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,386	-17.50
820	820	1	324.00	$324.00	$2,657	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	430.00–440.00	$435.04	$1,427	—
405–440	423	2	395.00–400.00	$397.40	$1,681	—
520–540	528	7	365.00–385.00	$374.64	$1,978	-7.86
555	555	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,915	—
600–630	615	2	315.00–325.00	$320.12	$1,969	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,080	—
405	405	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,458	+30.00
495	495	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,732	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	430	5	525.00–541.00	$534.44	$2,298	—
470–475	472	3	495.00–502.00	$497.99	$2,351	+5.60
505 fancy	505	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,449	+3.33
505–527	516	7	455.00–477.00	$462.41	$2,386	+4.91
560	560	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,240	-42.50
550–580	565	3	422.50–445.00	$433.39	$2,449	-9.11
647	647	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,459	-10.00
815	815	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,323	—
890	890	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	390.00	$390.00	$897	-50.00
290	290	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,167	—
325–340	333	2	412.50–415.00	$413.72	$1,378	—
665	665	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,194	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	452.50	$452.50	$2,217	—
540	540	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,322	—
575	575	1	397.00	$397.00	$2,283	-9.16
845	845	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,028	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1125	1043	85-90%	3	170.00–186.00	$176.63	$1,842	+32.67
820–1355	1097	85-90%	6	146.00–160.00	$151.59	$1,663	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1650	1485	75-80%	2	185.00–187.00	$186.11	$2,764	+12.12
1445–1660	1525	75-80%	5	178.00–183.00	$180.70	$2,756	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1300	1109	80-85%	4	168.00–184.00	$177.20	$1,965	—
1190–1405	1298	80-85%	2	190.00–195.00	$192.71	$2,501	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–2270	1837	3	226.00–235.50	$231.31	$4,249	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–870	819	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	225.00–250.00	$236.16	$1,934
1045–1340	1166	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	160.00–215.00	$180.19	$2,101

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1162–1505	1269	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,200.00–3,300.00	$3,248.76
1237–1425	1297	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,950.00–3,050.00	$3,001.30
1325	1325	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1135	1135	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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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
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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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.