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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Lexington, KY

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.30/cwt ≈ $1,357/hd at 821 lb · 118 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.65/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 688 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.42/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 519 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 1,191 432
Feeder cattle 398 1,031 325
Slaughter cattle 130 157 104
Replacement cattle 114 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady across the board. Good demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 higher. Great buyer participation throughout the sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 200.00 $200.00 $610 —
350 fancy 350 1 180.00 $180.00 $630 —
355–395 375 2 167.50–170.00 $168.82 $633 +2.47
437 fancy 437 2 182.00 $182.00 $795 —
470–495 487 5 162.00–168.00 $163.96 $798 -6.11
511 511 3 165.00 $165.00 $843 +3.00
545–547 value added 546 3 177.00–183.00 $181.00 $988 +10.00
577–598 591 8 166.00–179.00 $171.70 $1,015 —
626 value added 626 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,027 -0.50
625–648 641 9 150.00–159.00 $152.95 $980 -2.86
665–690 686 7 155.00–159.00 $158.45 $1,087 +3.72
688 value added 688 72 165.25 $165.25 $1,137 +5.92
727–740 732 5 155.00–156.00 $155.80 $1,140 —
816–826 value added 821 116 165.00–166.25 $165.64 $1,360 —
830–840 835 2 138.00–153.00 $145.46 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 478 7 102.50–158.00 $147.58 $705 —
500–525 513 2 153.00–156.00 $154.46 $792 —
560–590 578 6 100.00–150.00 $127.98 $740 -20.02
620 620 2 146.00–148.00 $147.00 $911 +6.00
655–685 670 2 131.00–144.00 $137.65 $922 -1.35
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 -14.50
765 765 3 127.00 $127.00 $972 —
850–885 863 3 110.00–117.00 $112.30 $969 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 180.00 $180.00 $445 +11.15
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
300–325 fancy 317 3 174.00–185.00 $178.87 $567 —
337–340 value added 339 4 180.00 $180.00 $610 +6.00
375 value added 375 2 175.00 $175.00 $656 +9.79
365–385 377 3 157.00–169.00 $164.32 $619 +13.91
415–430 value added 421 8 167.00–172.00 $169.12 $712 +8.79
415–440 427 7 155.00–163.00 $158.87 $678 +11.56
450–495 471 10 145.00–154.00 $150.58 $709 -2.07
515–523 value added 517 14 159.00–165.00 $163.50 $845 +3.96
510–535 522 7 147.00–157.00 $154.25 $805 +11.65
550–583 value added 571 8 147.00–156.00 $154.67 $883 +5.34
565–595 580 3 149.00–155.00 $151.72 $880 +14.71
600–645 624 5 130.00–149.00 $138.97 $867 +8.46
625 value added 625 2 148.00 $148.00 $925 -0.51
690 value added 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 -20.32
698 698 4 142.00 $142.00 $991 +5.39
735 735 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,051 +17.00
900 900 1 102.00 $102.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 160.00 $160.00 $376 —
320 320 1 137.50 $137.50 $440 -3.50
380–395 388 2 145.00–150.00 $147.55 $572 +20.30
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 +11.50
675–696 691 4 115.00–134.00 $129.36 $894 +10.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 152.50 $152.50 $442 -5.11
366 fancy 366 3 173.00 $173.00 $633 —
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 -9.25
435 fancy 435 1 164.00 $164.00 $713 —
530 530 2 153.00 $153.00 $811 +10.83
560–582 575 3 159.00–163.00 $161.70 $930 +11.71
632–640 635 3 147.00–153.00 $150.98 $959 +12.94
710 710 1 138.00 $138.00 $980 +8.07
762–795 779 4 126.00–130.00 $128.04 $997 +0.53
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 123.00 $123.00 $609 —
685 685 1 139.00 $139.00 $952 —
950 950 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1220 1085 80-85% 11 79.00–88.00 $83.35 $904 —
965–1370 1181 80-85% 36 90.00–104.00 $97.13 $1,147 +7.77
1025–1370 1220 80-85% 22 105.00–117.00 $108.61 $1,325 +6.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,170 —
1370–1520 1429 75-80% 12 95.00–102.00 $98.14 $1,402 —
1330–1975 1549 75-80% 30 103.00–116.00 $107.19 $1,660 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1010 897 85-90% 3 62.00–66.00 $63.93 $573 +1.27
690–990 900 85-90% 7 85.00–93.00 $88.68 $798 —
790–1170 933 85-90% 9 75.00–84.00 $79.75 $744 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1360 1263 4 109.00–113.00 $111.49 $1,408 —
945–2300 1532 8 116.00–134.00 $125.74 $1,926 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1570 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,000.00–1,500.00 $1,226.50
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
985–1427 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,450.00 $1,366.61
1350–1680 1548 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,265.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1050–1200 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,475.00 $1,267.62 —
955–1375 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 1,100.00–1,800.00 $1,419.62 —
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1250–1375 1317 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,425.00–1,575.00 $1,484.02 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 2 63.00 $63.00 $404 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 66.00 $66.00 $380 —
690 690 1 79.00 $79.00 $545 —

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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.