Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report, Mt. Sterling, KY

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $403.69/cwt +18.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,777/hd at 688 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $413.20/cwt +38.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,571/hd at 622 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $531.38/cwt +61.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,490/hd at 469 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	335	164	300
Feeder cattle	293	135	201
Slaughter cattle	33	21	83
Replacement cattle	9	8	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with 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
375–385	380	3	500.00–522.50	$512.43	$1,947	—
430–435	433	5	480.00–502.00	$488.74	$2,116	+6.24
413–448 fancy	435	8	510.00–524.00	$519.01	$2,258	—
462 fancy	462	16	539.00	$539.00	$2,490	—
490	490	5	507.00	$507.00	$2,484	+37.17
535 value added	535	12	500.00	$500.00	$2,675	+30.80
555–570	558	6	402.50–420.00	$414.53	$2,313	-25.47
585 value added	585	3	444.00	$444.00	$2,597	—
605–625 value added	615	12	420.00–435.00	$422.90	$2,601	—
615–645	630	3	390.00–400.00	$393.33	$2,478	—
686–691 value added	688	35	401.50–405.00	$403.69	$2,777	—
715–747	734	11	340.00–358.00	$349.93	$2,568	—
810–820	817	3	325.00–339.00	$334.37	$2,732	—
893	893	3	317.00	$317.00	$2,831	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,969	—
516–517	516	5	362.50–390.00	$373.51	$1,927	—
585	585	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,282	—
602	602	9	359.00	$359.00	$2,161	-13.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,448	—
445	445	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,780	—
462	462	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,894	—
540	540	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,782	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	374	6	470.00–490.00	$485.56	$1,816	+13.06
415–422 fancy	419	5	465.00–477.50	$470.48	$1,971	+10.48
437	437	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,923	+5.04
467–495 fancy	480	6	445.00–455.00	$449.94	$2,160	-2.90
465–499	485	9	422.50–432.50	$429.02	$2,081	-4.79
530 value added	530	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,226	—
505–545	534	7	387.50–400.00	$393.56	$2,102	-11.44
550–592	571	4	404.00–410.00	$406.89	$2,323	+34.32
581 value added	581	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,440	+10.00
614–635 value added	621	22	403.00–429.50	$420.87	$2,614	—
610–637	627	5	375.00–387.50	$379.46	$2,379	+4.46
655	655	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,391	-42.50
665	665	2	399.00	$399.00	$2,653	-8.50
700–727	716	4	345.00–352.50	$350.27	$2,508	+30.27
820	820	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,517	—
980	980	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,450	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,402	—
370	370	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,572	—
410–442	426	4	390.00–410.00	$400.38	$1,706	—
480	480	1	407.50	$407.50	$1,956	+15.00
590	590	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,154	+17.50
695	695	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,259	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	370.00	$370.00	$832	—
445	445	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,669	+5.00
547	547	2	312.00	$312.00	$1,707	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,298	—
415–437	427	5	472.50–492.50	$485.54	$2,073	-6.96
450 fancy	450	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,228	±0.00
455–474	471	8	470.00–477.50	$474.72	$2,236	+19.72
520	520	1	437.50	$437.50	$2,275	-0.05
575–590	583	2	392.50–395.00	$393.73	$2,295	+21.73
605–638	628	5	357.50–384.00	$377.03	$2,368	+17.03
650	650	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,210	—
700	700	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,328	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	422.50	$422.50	$2,070	—
515	515	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,060	—
635	635	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,032	—
760	760	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,166	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,170	—
510	510	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,517	-45.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1510	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1230	1170	80-85%	2	187.00–190.00	$188.58	$2,206	—
1100–1285	1208	80-85%	5	172.50–183.00	$178.33	$2,154	-10.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	—
940–1090	1030	85-90%	3	166.00–176.00	$169.98	$1,751	—
965–1110	1038	85-90%	2	149.00–156.00	$152.74	$1,585	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1810	1505	75-80%	6	168.00–182.50	$175.39	$2,640	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	197.00	$197.00	$2,413	—
1915–1970	1935	3	229.00–240.50	$234.66	$4,541	—
1710–2030	1936	4	206.00–220.50	$212.02	$4,105	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00
990	990	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

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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.