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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.92/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 775 lb · 197 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.56/cwt +28.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 740 lb · 140 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.75/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 683 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 1,061 622
Feeder cattle 754 795 575
Slaughter cattle 104 254 39
Replacement cattle 12 12 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Yearling steers light test. Yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 175.00 $175.00 $578 -7.08
385 385 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 +2.37
400–440 value added 415 3 180.00–183.00 $181.38 $753 +5.23
442 442 2 170.00 $170.00 $751 +3.50
475–490 value added 484 8 169.00–177.00 $172.12 $833 -9.09
520 520 2 161.00 $161.00 $837 +0.47
529 value added 529 5 167.00 $167.00 $883 -4.34
568–585 value added 570 13 165.00–179.00 $175.50 $1,000 +7.70
610–630 value added 618 8 155.00–166.00 $159.12 $983 -9.12
680–690 value added 685 9 153.00–163.50 $158.82 $1,088 —
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 -7.66
715 value added 715 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,051 -12.07
750–760 value added 755 3 147.00–151.00 $148.32 $1,120 -7.04
812–842 821 7 155.50–157.00 $155.94 $1,280 +7.94
872 872 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,256 -8.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 149.00 $149.00 $589 —
425 425 1 149.00 $149.00 $633 —
557–570 559 7 143.00–152.50 $151.12 $845 +13.12
735 735 1 132.00 $132.00 $970 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 145.00 $145.00 $841 —
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
840 840 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 167.50–175.00 $171.18 $471 +6.03
315 315 1 171.00 $171.00 $539 +12.00
360–391 381 6 152.00–156.00 $154.35 $588 -3.40
413 value added 413 3 166.00 $166.00 $686 +5.75
433–440 435 10 148.00–152.50 $151.24 $658 +5.19
452–480 value added 461 3 153.00–154.00 $153.65 $708 -7.06
471–485 479 7 150.00 $150.00 $718 +2.83
505–545 value added 513 7 150.00–153.00 $151.14 $775 -0.15
510–543 526 21 144.00–149.00 $145.31 $764 +0.30
550–591 value added 573 11 148.00–155.00 $152.10 $872 -0.72
565–598 595 11 140.50–144.00 $140.80 $838 -6.23
620 620 1 141.00 $141.00 $874 +1.50
621–648 value added 630 13 143.00–148.00 $144.98 $913 -2.45
651 value added 651 5 144.00 $144.00 $937 -0.98
685 fancy 685 76 168.25 $168.25 $1,153 —
700–723 714 6 125.00–135.00 $133.08 $950 +2.34
736–745 fancy 741 134 162.75–162.90 $162.83 $1,207 —
766–793 fancy 775 196 159.35–162.00 $161.07 $1,248 —
780 780 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,030 —
848 848 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,119 +10.00
1130 1130 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 374 4 133.00–143.00 $139.61 $522 +5.61
490 490 1 133.00 $133.00 $652 —
519 519 15 138.50 $138.50 $719 —
580–590 583 3 135.00 $135.00 $787 —
730 730 1 118.00 $118.00 $861 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —
820 820 2 102.00 $102.00 $836 —
886 886 4 105.00 $105.00 $930 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 133.00 $133.00 $787 ±0.00
690 690 1 132.00 $132.00 $911 -4.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 162.50 $162.50 $463 +2.50
315–340 332 3 176.00–185.00 $180.22 $598 +2.70
360–385 374 4 163.00–185.00 $175.32 $656 +9.98
400–440 value added 415 7 169.00–177.00 $174.56 $724 —
420–440 433 3 159.00–165.00 $163.06 $706 -1.21
470–485 value added 476 5 168.00–170.00 $168.82 $804 -0.75
480–490 487 3 160.00–163.00 $162.01 $789 -0.43
500–547 519 7 151.00–157.00 $152.74 $793 -2.25
555–595 577 12 146.00–160.00 $156.33 $902 -0.37
600–645 value added 609 9 148.50–156.00 $153.76 $936 -0.84
640 640 2 139.00–144.00 $141.50 $906 -0.68
652–665 656 3 140.00–144.00 $142.65 $936 -4.36
656–660 value added 657 6 153.00–155.00 $154.33 $1,014 —
702–725 711 4 135.00–139.00 $137.49 $978 +1.45
732 value added 732 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,025 —
750–780 768 4 137.00–140.00 $137.74 $1,058 +5.74
800–825 813 2 122.00–138.00 $130.12 $1,058 +5.68
900 900 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 +19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 157.00–162.00 $159.48 $563 —
470–485 475 3 148.00–149.00 $148.66 $706 -2.34
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 +3.50
625–645 633 3 130.00–133.00 $131.68 $834 -6.82
655 655 1 129.00 $129.00 $845 —
710–740 725 4 120.00–134.00 $124.70 $904 -2.30
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 -4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 117.50 $117.50 $446 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1345 1262 75-80% 3 67.00–75.00 $71.52 $903 —
1075–1940 1454 75-80% 8 77.00–84.00 $81.95 $1,192 -17.38
1250–2145 1570 75-80% 19 84.00–93.00 $87.49 $1,374 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1305 1115 80-85% 12 77.00–82.00 $79.11 $882 —
1010–1545 1228 80-85% 13 85.00–95.00 $88.20 $1,083 +8.73
1120–1690 1437 80-85% 3 68.00–70.00 $69.13 $993 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1230 1017 85-90% 9 63.00–70.00 $66.44 $676 -10.54
1010–1040 1021 85-90% 4 58.00–62.00 $60.50 $618 -16.48
985–1120 1056 85-90% 5 77.00–79.00 $78.20 $826 -5.97
980–1155 1066 85-90% 4 70.00–74.00 $73.08 $779 -11.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,035 —
1355–1875 1579 6 97.00–112.00 $108.19 $1,708 —
1525–2230 1813 12 117.00–138.00 $122.35 $2,218 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295–1345 1313 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,150.00 $1,043.64

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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
1216–1590 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,375.00–1,400.00 $1,382.59 —

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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.