Bluegrass Stockyard Market Report

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $367.04/cwt -30.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 520 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	227	194	214
Feeder cattle	132	169	156
Slaughter cattle	36	17	27
Replacement cattle	59	8	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends in the feeder market due to limited comparisons, however the feeder market appeared lower with a limited supply and moderate demand. Plainer quality, off colored, and bawling calves receiving heavy discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a moderate supply and good demand.

→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a moderate supply and good demand
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a moderate supply and good demand

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,720	—
470–472	471	3	412.50–415.00	$414.17	$1,951	—
500–505	503	2	351.00–360.00	$355.52	$1,788	—
580	580	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,958	—
630	630	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,953	-32.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	479	4	420.00–440.00	$435.20	$2,085	-19.80
650	650	2	322.00	$322.00	$2,093	—
835	835	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,672	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,706	—
565	565	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,921	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	372	3	397.00–400.00	$398.96	$1,484	—
405–445	429	4	402.50–425.00	$412.36	$1,769	-1.95
460–495	484	5	367.50–390.00	$381.60	$1,847	-18.40
516 value added	516	4	384.00	$384.00	$1,981	—
505–530	522	10	352.00–377.50	$360.25	$1,881	-37.25
560–565	562	3	342.00–365.00	$349.71	$1,965	—
610	610	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,013	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,595	—
455	455	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,661	—
515–540	528	2	335.00–340.00	$337.56	$1,782	-17.44
585	585	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,770	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,575	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	212.00	$212.00	$2,470	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 fancy	410	1	492.50	$492.50	$2,019	—
415	415	1	422.50	$422.50	$1,753	-17.50
475	475	2	392.50	$392.50	$1,864	-16.50
500–518	509	7	355.00–370.00	$365.64	$1,861	-44.36
555	555	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,998	-27.00
610–640	628	5	317.00–335.00	$325.77	$2,046	—
650–660	655	2	307.00–320.00	$313.45	$2,053	-10.04
705	705	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,379	—
800	800	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,456	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,330	—
375–390	383	2	410.00–445.00	$427.16	$1,636	—
415	415	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,805	+30.00
475	475	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,758	—
502–515	506	3	345.00–350.00	$346.70	$1,754	-48.30
560–595	578	2	300.00–322.50	$311.59	$1,801	—
798	798	3	277.50	$277.50	$2,214	—
905	905	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,946	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	387.00	$387.00	$1,742	—
575	575	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,624	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1555	1404	75-80%	6	176.00–184.00	$181.10	$2,543	—
1425–1830	1658	75-80%	3	187.00–190.00	$188.55	$3,126	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	80-85%	1	191.00	$191.00	$2,254	—
1015–1425	1231	80-85%	7	178.00–186.00	$181.95	$2,240	-10.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1125	973	85-90%	4	144.00–159.00	$153.35	$1,492	—
960–1225	1065	85-90%	3	175.50–184.00	$179.23	$1,909	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	186.50	$186.50	$2,266	—
1250–2240	1527	5	213.00–222.50	$219.01	$3,344	—
1520–1975	1769	4	229.00–234.00	$232.30	$4,109	+10.16

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1250	1115	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	172.00–185.00	$177.34	$1,977

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1300	1132	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,250.00–2,800.00	$2,515.19
1200–1505	1353	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,725.00–2,800.00	$2,758.27
1370	1370	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1120	1120	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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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
975–985	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,500.00–4,525.00	$4,516.61	—
1195–1422	1346	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00–3,900.00	$3,752.07	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	5,800.00	$5,800.00	—
1475–1830	1626	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,750.00–4,950.00	$4,817.60	—
1320–2110	1655	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	4,100.00–5,500.00	$4,934.24	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1220	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1570	1570	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

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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.