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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.84/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 622 lb · 97 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.75/cwt +29.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 822 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $205.03/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 595 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	885	589	504
Feeder cattle	755	487	411
Slaughter cattle	119	96	83
Replacement cattle	11	6	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good 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
332–337 value added	335	4	214.00–215.00	$214.50	$719	-20.50
351–385 value added	361	10	216.00–220.00	$218.12	$787	-18.88
382	382	2	204.00	$204.00	$779	+6.00
430–445 value added	435	22	219.00–249.00	$239.27	$1,041	+10.78
440	440	2	207.00	$207.00	$911	—
447 fancy	447	10	237.00	$237.00	$1,059	—
450–483 value added	469	17	217.00–243.00	$231.82	$1,087	+15.78
465–480	473	2	190.00–191.00	$190.51	$901	—
511–530 value added	520	14	210.00–218.00	$212.51	$1,105	+7.68
520	520	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,024	+5.00
531 fancy	531	21	217.00	$217.00	$1,152	—
590–595	592	3	176.00–189.00	$180.36	$1,068	—
595 value added	595	41	200.00–207.00	$206.83	$1,231	+5.78
600–615	608	2	170.00–178.00	$173.95	$1,058	+5.01
600–633 value added	621	32	185.00–196.50	$193.35	$1,201	+7.10
652–685 value added	659	8	166.00–181.00	$172.31	$1,136	-14.01
700–745 value added	731	17	165.00–181.50	$178.76	$1,307	+3.73
750–792 value added	758	18	160.00–180.00	$170.71	$1,294	-6.29
822 fancy	822	62	186.75	$186.75	$1,535	—
860	860	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,026	+9.00
715	715	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,094	—
755–785	770	2	142.00–146.00	$144.04	$1,109	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,113	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	137.50	$137.50	$412	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217 value added	217	2	215.00	$215.00	$467	—
230	230	1	187.00	$187.00	$430	—
285–290	288	2	175.00–190.00	$182.57	$526	—
300–345 value added	322	10	187.50–207.00	$192.88	$621	-9.01
310–335	323	5	180.00–185.00	$181.95	$588	+1.95
360–395	379	10	170.00–185.00	$180.10	$683	+0.10
357–398 value added	381	30	194.00–206.00	$202.01	$770	+8.01
405–445	415	4	165.00–176.00	$167.95	$697	-8.51
400–440 value added	416	20	179.00–199.00	$186.11	$774	-2.32
450–495 value added	465	25	177.00–198.00	$186.63	$868	+4.00
453–495	481	12	167.00–174.00	$171.06	$823	+2.06
515 fancy	515	16	190.00	$190.00	$978	—
507–545 value added	526	13	169.00–183.00	$175.61	$924	+4.87
530	530	1	155.00	$155.00	$822	—
550–590	571	5	155.00–168.00	$160.64	$917	+4.68
563–595 value added	579	10	168.50–174.00	$170.26	$986	-0.04
600–645 value added	620	21	158.00–171.00	$168.73	$1,046	+6.87
622 thin fleshed	622	76	167.60	$167.60	$1,042	—
650–660 value added	655	5	160.00–166.00	$164.20	$1,076	+3.20
700–725 value added	709	4	146.00–149.00	$147.75	$1,048	+2.75
705–745	725	2	138.00–142.00	$139.94	$1,015	+7.94
760	760	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,056	+12.66
800	800	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,032	+1.60
835 value added	835	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,161	—
875–885	882	3	119.00–127.00	$124.35	$1,097	-1.65
910	910	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,119	—
985	985	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	152.50–167.50	$160.21	$421	—
310–320	315	2	140.00–157.50	$148.89	$469	-3.85
505–540	532	5	130.00–149.00	$136.44	$726	-23.56
565–575	570	2	137.00–161.00	$148.89	$849	+7.53
610–635	623	4	127.00–130.00	$128.76	$802	-3.23
650–680	665	2	123.00–140.00	$131.31	$873	-0.44
700–745	722	3	106.00–132.00	$115.68	$835	-3.32
780	780	1	123.00	$123.00	$959	—
880	880	1	97.00	$97.00	$854	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	170.00	$170.00	$799	—
570	570	2	147.00	$147.00	$838	—
835	835	2	118.00	$118.00	$985	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	137.50	$137.50	$399	—
550	550	2	122.50–123.00	$122.75	$675	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	180.00	$180.00	$405	—
250–295 value added	277	3	227.50–234.00	$231.51	$641	—
281	281	3	200.00	$200.00	$562	—
337	337	4	216.00	$216.00	$728	+27.00
345 value added	345	2	230.00	$230.00	$794	+14.00
355–381 value added	372	12	213.00–235.00	$225.14	$838	-4.17
385–395	390	2	190.00–204.00	$197.09	$769	+2.22
405–427 value added	421	8	208.00–239.00	$222.92	$938	+11.92
402–448	426	9	170.00–206.00	$198.32	$845	+14.41
450–495	482	6	175.00–200.00	$190.97	$920	+2.00
505–535 value added	519	9	196.00–201.00	$199.45	$1,035	—
520	520	1	176.00	$176.00	$915	-18.00
550–580 value added	563	5	186.00–198.00	$193.94	$1,092	—
558–590	569	6	171.00–180.00	$177.10	$1,008	-6.90
600–625	617	3	152.00–158.00	$155.04	$957	-2.96
610–645 value added	630	4	169.00–183.00	$179.04	$1,128	+5.04
655–672 value added	667	4	160.00–174.00	$164.95	$1,100	+1.15
710	710	1	140.00	$140.00	$994	-15.00
710–730 value added	725	4	150.00–156.00	$151.47	$1,098	—
755–795	778	5	135.00–137.00	$135.80	$1,057	+0.80
800–840	820	2	110.00–119.00	$114.39	$938	-7.20
980	980	2	92.00–100.00	$96.00	$941	-24.00
1010	1010	2	96.00	$96.00	$970	—
1080	1080	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	+5.00
305–330	318	3	172.50–187.50	$181.87	$578	—
365–390	378	2	175.00–185.00	$179.83	$680	—
475–485	480	2	162.50–163.00	$162.75	$781	—
505	505	1	157.50	$157.50	$795	-7.50
560–565	563	2	157.50–162.00	$159.76	$899	—
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	—
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	+1.00
810	810	1	107.00	$107.00	$867	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	178.00	$178.00	$819	—
530	530	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,044	—
690	690	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,070	—
720	720	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,008	—
885	885	1	110.00	$110.00	$974	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	125.00–135.00	$130.03	$531	-9.97
480	480	1	135.00	$135.00	$648	—
570	570	1	135.00	$135.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1475	1326	75-80%	8	77.00–87.00	$82.74	$1,097	—
1165–1810	1457	75-80%	24	88.00–113.00	$96.55	$1,407	+3.67
1660	1660	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,212	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1060	943	85-90%	3	45.00–65.00	$55.84	$527	—
825–1175	1007	85-90%	6	65.00–72.00	$68.49	$690	—
905–1140	1051	85-90%	9	73.00–79.00	$76.17	$801	—
820–1280	1075	85-90%	11	80.00–105.00	$87.80	$944	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$697	—
1085–1455	1235	80-85%	7	82.00–87.00	$84.19	$1,040	—
940–1655	1276	80-85%	21	87.00–109.00	$95.57	$1,219	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1425	1258	9	95.00–112.00	$105.31	$1,325	—
1370–2480	1934	11	115.50–147.00	$134.02	$2,592	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	$671

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1425	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,158.96

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1010	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	985.00–1,035.00	$1,009.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475	1475	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1525	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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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.