Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

1,503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.20/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 706 lb · 115 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.48/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 521 lb · 87 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.98/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 516 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,503	2,236	1,132
Feeder cattle	1,269	1,910	997
Slaughter cattle	229	304	123
Replacement cattle	5	22	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good buyer participation on a good through attractive quality offering. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower under heavy supply with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 value added	235	1	208.00	$208.00	$489	—
255 value added	255	1	200.00	$200.00	$510	—
300–335 value added	327	8	196.00–210.00	$204.39	$668	+8.39
325–340	333	3	192.50–201.00	$196.81	$655	+13.67
350–390	374	5	175.00–196.00	$189.31	$708	+4.62
370–390 value added	375	17	197.00–218.00	$205.17	$769	—
400–435	424	8	167.00–175.00	$171.83	$729	+1.31
405–449 value added	427	13	178.00–198.00	$189.06	$807	+5.18
452–473	465	8	171.00–175.00	$172.22	$801	+3.42
455–497 value added	472	21	176.00–188.00	$183.39	$866	+2.98
510–545	518	5	164.00–167.00	$165.38	$857	+2.14
500–545 value added	521	82	174.00–186.00	$180.34	$940	+2.90
555–585	572	5	161.00–168.00	$163.59	$936	-2.28
554–599 value added	586	28	170.00–175.00	$174.12	$1,020	-9.09
600–646 value added	624	45	156.00–167.00	$161.58	$1,008	-3.97
622–626	624	5	152.00–155.00	$153.80	$960	+1.23
655–695 value added	677	12	156.00–163.50	$160.20	$1,085	-2.92
655–693	680	13	150.00–155.00	$154.55	$1,051	+2.31
700–715	705	3	148.00–150.00	$148.68	$1,048	+3.29
702–738 value added	706	112	151.00–169.75	$165.64	$1,169	+1.58
760–785 value added	770	9	164.00–169.00	$165.79	$1,277	+9.10
900–915	908	2	150.00–162.00	$156.05	$1,417	-2.48
970	970	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,542	+1.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	170.00	$170.00	$374	—
410–440	419	4	158.00–160.00	$159.47	$668	+11.47
461–480	468	5	152.00–161.00	$158.97	$744	—
515–545	527	3	142.00–154.00	$148.54	$783	—
620–630	625	2	125.00–141.00	$132.94	$831	-4.07
650–660	655	2	145.00–149.00	$146.98	$963	—
702	702	2	141.00	$141.00	$990	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	156.00	$156.00	$816	—
590	590	1	147.00	$147.00	$867	-7.00
730	730	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,110	—
800	800	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,152	—
850	850	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,232	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 value added	205	2	152.50	$152.50	$313	-2.50
210–235	223	2	140.00–147.50	$143.96	$321	-5.29
265–275 value added	268	4	152.50–157.50	$155.52	$417	—
265–295	280	2	140.00–141.00	$140.53	$393	-5.66
310–340 value added	320	3	156.00–170.00	$160.96	$515	—
350–380 value added	362	18	155.00–168.00	$163.06	$590	+9.80
357–390	364	11	140.00–151.00	$143.17	$521	+0.14
405–437 value added	418	21	150.00–160.00	$155.81	$651	+1.86
400–435	419	7	140.00–147.00	$143.98	$603	+3.54
451–493 value added	473	39	149.00–156.00	$152.17	$720	-2.44
465–490	481	6	140.00–149.00	$146.23	$703	+2.39
500–548 value added	516	69	150.00–159.50	$154.76	$799	+2.61
500–535	517	7	140.00–149.00	$146.26	$756	+9.48
555–585	571	14	140.00–150.00	$144.32	$824	+3.33
555–598 value added	579	59	147.00–160.00	$155.85	$902	+2.32
600–636 value added	618	50	144.00–166.00	$156.15	$965	-7.66
625–631	629	6	134.00–143.00	$137.16	$863	+1.71
657–665 value added	661	17	140.00–151.00	$144.39	$954	—
665–690	675	13	135.00–136.00	$135.92	$917	+3.40
705–715 value added	715	29	140.00–155.00	$154.49	$1,105	—
705–730	720	3	120.00–130.00	$125.06	$900	+2.51
754 value added	754	66	160.80	$160.80	$1,212	—
815–822	820	3	104.00–118.00	$113.36	$930	+10.03
855–865	863	6	109.50–117.00	$110.74	$956	-8.76
911	911	3	106.00	$106.00	$966	-4.00
965	965	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,042	-4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–140	138	2	130.00–137.50	$133.82	$185	—
185	185	1	132.50	$132.50	$245	—
210–240	225	2	120.00–132.50	$126.67	$285	—
265	265	1	137.50	$137.50	$364	+4.21
302	302	2	116.00	$116.00	$350	-10.59
355–375	367	3	126.00–132.00	$129.30	$475	-0.47
415–445	433	5	119.00–132.50	$123.39	$534	-5.63
455–485	465	8	125.00–139.00	$132.98	$618	+5.24
540	540	1	138.00	$138.00	$745	+8.97
572–590	579	4	110.00–136.00	$125.15	$725	-1.76
610–640	621	7	104.00–124.00	$110.31	$685	-13.28
655–690	675	4	123.00–130.00	$127.53	$861	+1.40
725–742	736	3	102.00–110.00	$107.37	$790	-6.87
750–785	774	6	90.00–114.00	$106.29	$823	-4.71
900	900	1	82.00	$82.00	$738	-3.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	139.00	$139.00	$827	+7.00
650–665	662	5	124.00–131.00	$129.63	$858	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	102.00	$102.00	$520	—
667	667	2	93.00	$93.00	$620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	187.50	$187.50	$441	+25.00
245 value added	245	1	208.00	$208.00	$510	—
272–290	278	3	175.00–185.00	$178.48	$496	+19.31
285 value added	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
305 value added	305	1	199.00	$199.00	$607	—
310–340	329	4	185.00–197.00	$193.41	$636	+24.26
365–380	373	3	180.00–189.00	$185.33	$691	+17.92
365–395 value added	385	3	200.00–204.00	$201.26	$775	—
404	404	7	176.00	$176.00	$711	—
420–440 value added	434	7	165.00–190.00	$174.32	$757	+7.67
450–495 value added	471	27	165.00–185.00	$175.63	$827	+20.63
475–482	480	3	152.00–163.00	$159.37	$765	+3.93
500–545 value added	524	20	157.00–175.00	$163.42	$856	+9.58
518–547	534	12	146.00–155.00	$149.11	$796	-1.22
560–590 value added	566	11	155.00–165.00	$159.31	$902	+2.97
550–592	578	6	140.00–157.00	$146.19	$845	+1.95
605–647 value added	630	18	144.00–150.00	$147.48	$929	+2.28
620–640	631	5	135.00–140.00	$138.61	$875	+0.31
670–675	673	2	134.00–139.00	$136.49	$919	+1.34
650–693 value added	678	9	140.00–150.00	$146.89	$996	+4.48
702–740	721	11	126.00–139.00	$135.05	$974	+11.71
735–746 value added	742	6	141.00–143.00	$141.66	$1,051	-3.34
755 value added	755	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,049	—
750–765	760	3	135.00–137.00	$136.01	$1,034	+0.83
840	840	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,084	+3.88
860	860	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,152	+9.38
1205	1205	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
187	187	2	130.00	$130.00	$243	—
235	235	1	142.50	$142.50	$335	+2.50
325–340	333	2	137.00–162.50	$149.46	$498	+6.94
350–385	365	5	140.00–162.00	$148.48	$542	+5.68
400–447	420	6	134.00–147.50	$139.06	$584	—
500	500	3	145.00	$145.00	$725	+7.04
560–595	578	2	135.00–136.00	$135.48	$783	+2.12
600	600	1	126.00	$126.00	$756	-0.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	127.50	$127.50	$312	—
300	300	1	120.00	$120.00	$360	—
440	440	1	129.00	$129.00	$568	—
525–540	533	2	130.00	$130.00	$693	—
565–590	578	2	104.00–131.00	$117.79	$681	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1285	1052	85-90%	12	46.00–54.00	$51.37	$540	—
810–1360	1105	85-90%	22	61.00–67.00	$63.51	$702	-1.04
795–1480	1115	85-90%	21	55.00–61.00	$57.93	$646	-12.11
1065–1335	1178	85-90%	8	67.00–72.00	$70.02	$825	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1380	1280	75-80%	3	63.00–64.00	$63.69	$815	—
1045–1830	1376	75-80%	29	65.00–72.00	$68.29	$940	—
1165–1745	1449	75-80%	31	72.00–84.00	$75.21	$1,090	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1440	1234	80-85%	20	65.00–72.00	$68.13	$841	-1.78
1095–1495	1245	80-85%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.77	$781	-7.14
1060–1545	1314	80-85%	21	73.00–85.00	$77.69	$1,021	-0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1860	1448	6	78.00–88.00	$83.32	$1,206	-12.00
1310–2265	1739	12	89.00–102.00	$96.05	$1,670	—
1570–2065	1763	7	105.00–114.00	$109.92	$1,938	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	74.00	$74.00	$903

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	2	57.00	$57.00	$425	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	4	122.00	$122.00	$625	—
657 thin fleshed	657	14	127.00	$127.00	$834	—
750	750	1	91.00	$91.00	$682	—

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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.