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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.64/cwt ≈ $1,553/hd at 973 lb · 109 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.50/cwt +17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 808 lb · 61 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.11/cwt -7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 744 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 586 870 628
Feeder cattle 543 754 550
Slaughter cattle 41 104 72
Replacement cattle 2 12 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on good quality 500-600 lb packages. Very good demand for yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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
400 400 1 166.00 $166.00 $664 —
415–445 value added 430 2 172.00–175.00 $173.45 $746 -7.93
457–475 466 8 164.00–170.00 $166.11 $774 —
516–547 value added 527 8 174.00–178.00 $176.23 $929 +9.23
555–575 569 9 155.00–165.00 $163.23 $929 —
588–593 value added 590 35 184.00–189.00 $186.30 $1,099 +10.80
600–635 value added 619 15 156.00–173.00 $165.06 $1,022 +5.94
655–685 670 4 144.00–154.00 $148.89 $998 —
656–697 value added 675 29 166.00–178.00 $172.96 $1,167 +14.14
700–712 value added 710 15 168.50–175.00 $173.72 $1,233 +26.72
760 760 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —
808 fancy 808 61 173.50 $173.50 $1,402 —
959 fancy 959 56 163.00 $163.00 $1,563 —
987 987 53 156.10 $156.10 $1,541 —
1010 1010 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 -4.00
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
670–675 673 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $925 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 292 3 167.50–177.50 $172.47 $504 +1.29
350–375 366 5 160.00–167.00 $164.69 $603 +10.34
405–442 430 4 146.00–150.00 $149.06 $641 -2.18
425–445 value added 432 11 154.00–165.00 $163.34 $706 -2.66
455–495 473 7 145.00–153.00 $148.53 $703 -1.47
475–490 value added 480 7 154.00–163.00 $160.27 $769 +6.62
505–547 value added 526 15 148.00–159.00 $155.07 $816 +3.93
525–545 540 4 142.00–147.00 $143.72 $776 -1.59
556 value added 556 4 147.00 $147.00 $817 -5.10
550–597 574 14 141.00–146.00 $142.63 $819 +1.83
607–637 value added 616 15 140.00–155.50 $152.15 $937 +7.17
620–635 630 3 133.00–138.00 $136.36 $859 -4.64
655–670 663 4 136.00–138.00 $137.26 $910 —
685 value added 685 3 145.00 $145.00 $993 +1.00
710 710 3 126.00–127.00 $126.33 $897 -6.75
746 value added 746 44 156.00 $156.00 $1,164 —
805–835 818 3 124.00–132.00 $127.68 $1,044 -4.32
850–860 854 4 117.00–125.00 $121.25 $1,035 —
905 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 —
975 975 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 493 4 130.00–134.00 $133.02 $656 +0.02
540 540 1 139.00 $139.00 $751 +0.50
595 595 1 132.00 $132.00 $785 -3.00
622–640 631 4 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $773 —
650–690 673 4 120.00–127.00 $122.72 $826 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
652–665 656 3 123.00–129.00 $125.03 $820 -6.97
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 117.50 $117.50 $470 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 187.50 $187.50 $581 +7.28
360–368 366 4 172.50–178.00 $176.65 $647 +1.33
415–445 432 5 158.00–169.00 $166.35 $719 +3.29
460–480 467 3 156.00–167.00 $163.23 $762 +1.22
520–525 524 4 150.00–162.00 $159.02 $833 +6.28
570–585 575 3 153.00–158.00 $154.70 $890 -1.63
625–635 630 2 156.00–159.00 $157.49 $992 +15.99
650–657 655 3 147.00–159.00 $155.03 $1,015 +12.38
700–715 703 5 121.00–130.00 $126.99 $893 -10.50
763 763 3 124.00 $124.00 $946 -13.74
840 840 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,042 -6.12
912 912 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,012 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.50 $157.50 $543 —
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 -12.66
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 -8.00
570 570 1 134.00 $134.00 $764 —
660–680 673 5 127.00–136.00 $131.81 $887 +2.81
742–745 743 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 $879 -6.37
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 118.00 $118.00 $891 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1095 959 85-90% 5 54.00–64.00 $58.60 $562 —
925–1125 1013 85-90% 4 68.00–75.00 $71.80 $727 +5.36
950–1120 1028 85-90% 3 76.00–80.00 $77.59 $798 +17.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1195 1132 80-85% 5 79.00–83.00 $81.97 $928 +2.86
1225 1225 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $894 -15.20
1160–1390 1289 80-85% 5 85.00–89.00 $86.16 $1,111 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1365 1355 75-80% 2 83.00–85.00 $83.99 $1,138 —
1090–1835 1439 75-80% 7 76.00–83.00 $79.43 $1,143 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1680 1547 6 103.00–111.00 $108.04 $1,671 —
1555–2095 1825 2 115.00–118.00 $116.72 $2,130 -5.63

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $876

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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.