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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.15/cwt +21.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 730 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.99/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 520 lb · 52 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.62/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 416 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 1,363 1,327
Feeder cattle 620 1,204 1,203
Slaughter cattle 85 150 114
Replacement cattle 1 9 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 value added 288 2 200.00–204.00 $202.02 $582 —
328–348 value added 337 11 209.00–212.00 $210.59 $710 +5.59
375 value added 375 1 208.00 $208.00 $780 -5.74
405–447 value added 430 19 200.00–218.00 $214.38 $922 +7.50
450–495 value added 458 13 200.00–208.00 $204.79 $938 +5.12
465–481 477 4 191.00–195.00 $191.97 $916 +4.61
508–545 value added 527 24 190.00–205.00 $194.28 $1,024 +2.25
522–545 537 9 180.00–185.00 $183.58 $986 +5.25
560–597 value added 578 31 179.50–195.00 $186.83 $1,080 +3.92
585 585 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,041 +7.00
625–642 value added 637 8 161.00–170.00 $165.00 $1,051 -8.93
655–696 value added 685 17 164.00–168.00 $165.35 $1,133 -8.19
705–746 value added 725 23 160.00–168.50 $166.51 $1,207 -5.79
765–795 value added 787 17 160.00–169.50 $167.12 $1,315 +2.12
855 855 2 164.50 $164.50 $1,406 -3.05
985 985 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,418 -12.65
1212 1212 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,406 —
1275 1275 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,594 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 —
300 300 4 173.00 $173.00 $519 -16.00
420 420 2 166.00 $166.00 $697 —
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 —
1095 1095 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,139 —
1300 1300 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,365 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 171.00 $171.00 $821 —
635 635 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,022 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 value added 260 2 180.00 $180.00 $468 —
280–292 289 4 157.50–164.00 $161.17 $466 +8.67
303–320 308 7 157.00–161.00 $158.13 $487 +0.35
325 value added 325 1 178.00 $178.00 $578 +6.96
365–390 value added 376 6 165.00–175.00 $169.28 $636 -2.66
373–395 382 5 147.50–161.00 $158.21 $604 -4.86
400–445 value added 416 33 166.00–180.00 $172.44 $717 +0.56
400–435 417 4 150.00–158.00 $155.58 $649 -0.22
450–480 value added 461 20 160.00–175.50 $166.17 $766 -1.02
465–480 472 8 153.00–159.00 $155.54 $734 +0.43
500–542 value added 519 45 156.00–170.00 $161.50 $838 +0.65
500–547 530 7 150.00–151.00 $150.27 $796 -2.43
566–590 580 14 150.00–153.00 $150.57 $873 -1.94
565–596 value added 583 13 154.00–160.00 $157.46 $918 -2.49
610–643 value added 627 18 140.00–150.00 $144.83 $908 -8.83
622–640 628 3 135.00–136.00 $135.66 $852 -5.83
650–656 value added 654 12 149.00–153.00 $151.34 $990 -12.13
650–675 669 6 130.00–140.00 $136.19 $911 +0.76
705–735 721 4 122.00–130.00 $124.99 $901 -4.58
708–738 value added 730 95 143.00–163.75 $159.55 $1,165 +16.55
960 960 1 98.00 $98.00 $941 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 130.00 $130.00 $280 —
250 250 1 145.00 $145.00 $362 +3.22
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 ±0.00
460–490 466 6 135.00–148.00 $144.05 $671 +4.38
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 -0.06
585–587 586 7 138.00–143.00 $141.43 $829 +0.48
610–615 613 2 120.00 $120.00 $736 -9.91
665–680 673 4 121.00–125.00 $123.52 $831 -2.57
710–725 718 2 91.00–92.00 $91.51 $657 -27.49
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 -10.00
940 940 1 79.00 $79.00 $743 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 120.00–130.00 $124.97 $535 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 value added 332 2 197.50 $197.50 $656 -12.46
377–380 378 6 191.00–192.00 $191.66 $724 +3.55
390 value added 390 1 199.00 $199.00 $776 -6.16
420–430 425 2 178.00–187.50 $182.69 $776 +4.70
425–445 value added 435 2 195.00–209.00 $201.84 $878 -1.13
455–460 457 3 169.00–188.00 $181.62 $830 +8.93
450–482 value added 471 4 194.00–199.00 $195.71 $922 +5.48
515–520 value added 518 3 170.00–181.00 $173.64 $899 -5.15
540–541 541 4 161.00–170.00 $163.25 $883 —
550–585 value added 561 5 170.00–180.00 $174.77 $980 +4.15
600–625 value added 615 6 156.00–166.00 $163.39 $1,005 +3.10
615–625 618 4 144.00–150.00 $145.52 $899 -0.10
680–685 682 5 143.00–148.50 $146.50 $999 +6.50
700 700 1 126.00 $126.00 $882 -4.01
750–770 760 2 123.00–129.00 $125.96 $957 +0.96
990 990 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,049 —
1045 1045 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 220 3 162.50–172.50 $169.47 $373 +6.83
320 320 1 175.00 $175.00 $560 —
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 -6.00
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 -8.49
925 925 1 89.00 $89.00 $823 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 133.00 $133.00 $539 —
480 480 1 118.00 $118.00 $566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1410 1175 80-85% 11 71.00–76.50 $74.21 $872 —
1100–1480 1279 80-85% 14 77.00–87.00 $82.12 $1,050 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–980 904 85-90% 6 56.00–61.00 $58.69 $531 +8.87
815–1335 1014 85-90% 11 62.00–71.00 $64.98 $659 —
1115–1230 1158 85-90% 5 72.00–79.50 $75.58 $875 -1.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1400 1368 75-80% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.51 $1,006 —
1250–1655 1482 75-80% 12 75.50–88.50 $81.21 $1,204 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1415 1323 2 89.00–93.00 $91.14 $1,206 —
1540–1815 1699 4 96.00–105.00 $101.93 $1,732 —
1850–2160 1960 3 112.50–115.50 $114.36 $2,241 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1225 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 69.50–83.00 $74.88 $702
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–990 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 86.00–98.00 $93.36 $887

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 107.00 $107.00 $465 —

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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.