Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $384.25/cwt -100.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 660 lb · 109 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $399.87/cwt ≈ $2,351/hd at 588 lb · 95 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $435.49/cwt +35.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,251/hd at 517 lb · 87 head

Lexington, KY 5-weight heifers sold at $417/cwt, among the strongest in the state but $2/cwt below the KY average ($419) and $66/cwt under Russell Springs, KY ($483). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	809	300	740
Feeder cattle	809	300	740

Market comments — USDA reporter

All cattle are value Added, pre-conditioned and all cattle sold followed a health and management practices set by the Profit Thru Performance Spring Feeder Calf Sale. Groups of 20 head or more: Steers Heifers 30hd 448lbs BLK 509.00 30hd 445lbs BLK 480.00 61hd 518lbs BLK 497.00 76hd 516lbs BLK 437.00 76hd 589lbs BLK 467.50 91hd 588lbs BLK 400.00 73hd 661lbs BLK 433.00 104hd 660lbs BLK 384.50 69hd 744lbs BLK 393.50 34hd 750lbs BLK 355.50 34hd 857lbs BLK 355.00

→ Feeder heifers: Steers Heifers 30hd 448lbs BLK 509.00 30hd 445lbs BLK 480.00 61hd 518lbs BLK 497.00 76hd 516lbs BLK 437.00 76hd 589lbs BLK 467.50 91hd 588lbs BLK 400.00 73hd 661lbs BLK 433.00 104hd 660lbs BLK 384.50 69hd 744lbs BLK 393.50 34hd 750lbs BLK 355.50 34hd 857lbs BLK 355.00
→ Feeder steers: Steers Heifers 30hd 448lbs BLK 509.00 30hd 445lbs BLK 480.00 61hd 518lbs BLK 497.00 76hd 516lbs BLK 437.00 76hd 589lbs BLK 467.50 91hd 588lbs BLK 400.00 73hd 661lbs BLK 433.00 104hd 660lbs BLK 384.50 69hd 744lbs BLK 393.50 34hd 750lbs BLK 355.50 34hd 857lbs BLK 355.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	11	537.00	$537.00	$2,030	-47.08
446–448	448	35	500.00–509.00	$507.72	$2,275	-36.55
518–537	519	69	469.00–497.00	$494.23	$2,565	+1.27
589	589	76	476.50	$476.50	$2,807	+0.15
606	606	2	467.00	$467.00	$2,830	-24.00
661–662	661	84	400.00–433.00	$428.67	$2,834	+15.70
728–744	742	77	336.00–393.50	$388.71	$2,884	+29.04
857–867	858	39	351.00–355.00	$354.48	$3,041	+13.23
1017	1017	15	301.00	$301.00	$3,061	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	1	422.00	$422.00	$1,760	—
589	589	2	367.00	$367.00	$2,162	—
660–667	662	3	345.00–349.00	$346.34	$2,293	—
716	716	1	301.00	$301.00	$2,155	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–388	362	9	457.50–493.00	$488.77	$1,769	-4.23
443–445	445	33	467.00–480.00	$478.82	$2,131	+26.26
515–521	517	87	425.00–437.00	$435.49	$2,251	+35.32
581–589	588	95	395.00–400.00	$399.87	$2,351	—
660–666	660	109	379.00–384.50	$384.25	$2,536	-100.75
750	750	36	349.00–355.50	$355.14	$2,664	-33.86
836	836	11	347.00	$347.00	$2,901	-28.00
938	938	6	315.00	$315.00	$2,955	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461–488	479	3	433.00–435.00	$433.64	$2,077	—
500	500	1	381.00	$381.00	$1,905	—
569–588	579	2	373.00–375.00	$374.02	$2,166	+19.13
657	657	1	361.00	$361.00	$2,372	-14.00

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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.