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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

1,022 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.60/cwt -15.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 684 lb · 165 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.02/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 719 lb · 136 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $209.63/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 912 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,022	1,717	1,191
Feeder cattle	814	1,545	1,031
Slaughter cattle	183	169	157
Replacement cattle	25	3	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate to 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
335	335	1	222.50	$222.50	$745	—
355	355	1	230.00	$230.00	$816	—
390 value added	390	1	246.00	$246.00	$959	-7.31
405–446 value added	438	11	230.00–252.00	$245.54	$1,075	+18.63
465–482 value added	471	12	233.00–247.00	$243.17	$1,145	+1.27
485	485	2	212.00–221.00	$216.50	$1,050	-7.90
500–542 value added	528	14	233.00–254.00	$245.12	$1,294	+10.95
550–565 value added	554	8	231.00–250.00	$242.80	$1,345	-5.21
595	595	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,309	+3.00
610–635 value added	619	7	214.00–235.00	$225.91	$1,398	-7.99
650–678 value added	668	8	219.00–233.00	$224.18	$1,498	-7.70
655–695	675	2	204.00–205.00	$204.51	$1,380	—
706–733 value added	707	76	218.00–222.25	$222.02	$1,570	+2.80
734–742	734	60	203.50–206.25	$206.16	$1,513	+5.55
750 value added	750	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,642	-3.32
780	780	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	-2.97
806–840	807	67	190.00–207.75	$207.11	$1,671	—
855	855	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,710	-10.18
856 fancy	856	7	217.00	$217.00	$1,858	-2.24
912 fancy	912	55	214.00	$214.00	$1,952	—
905–935	914	16	189.00–198.00	$194.61	$1,779	-9.75
1040	1040	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,955	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	489	4	190.00–205.00	$201.28	$984	—
600	600	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,122	—
667–671	669	5	191.00–193.00	$191.80	$1,283	-4.68
760	760	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,376	-4.00
950	950	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,653	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	336	6	202.50–210.00	$208.01	$699	+5.53
362–385	374	4	200.00–203.00	$201.55	$754	+6.75
365–395 value added	382	3	210.00–227.00	$218.39	$834	-11.62
402–435	412	5	200.00	$200.00	$824	-15.01
405–425 value added	417	3	216.00–237.00	$230.20	$960	-5.48
456–485	463	4	199.00–212.00	$202.40	$937	-7.98
470–495 value added	480	8	214.00–241.00	$222.10	$1,066	-7.17
530	530	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,034	-9.65
513–545 value added	532	21	215.00–230.50	$224.12	$1,192	-2.35
550–590 value added	570	19	199.00–228.00	$215.15	$1,226	-5.82
550–585	575	5	189.00–196.00	$192.78	$1,108	-10.82
610–630	620	2	179.00–180.00	$179.49	$1,113	-9.30
600–645 value added	626	15	184.00–202.00	$187.78	$1,176	-19.92
671–696 value added	684	158	205.35–210.75	$208.13	$1,424	-18.67
681–695	685	7	170.00–177.00	$172.03	$1,178	-14.04
701	701	4	173.00	$173.00	$1,213	+4.51
805–812	811	10	166.00–176.00	$174.01	$1,411	+17.01
900–910	905	2	118.00–124.00	$121.02	$1,095	-17.98
1000	1000	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,100	—
1065–1090	1078	2	103.00–114.00	$108.56	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	195.00	$195.00	$429	—
325–330	328	2	182.00–185.00	$183.51	$602	—
355–370	363	2	150.00–188.00	$168.61	$612	—
417	417	2	192.00	$192.00	$801	-5.46
450–453	452	4	165.00–189.00	$183.03	$827	+1.03
520–540	533	3	171.00–187.00	$181.80	$969	—
555–585	568	5	162.00–192.00	$174.85	$993	+1.85
600–647	618	14	133.00–172.00	$155.14	$959	—
655–670	663	3	161.00–166.00	$163.66	$1,085	-6.34
765	765	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,140	+3.70
850–890	872	5	118.00–148.00	$132.16	$1,152	+21.16

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,048	—
955	955	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,289	—
1225 fancy	1225	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,446	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1470	1403	2	114.00–120.00	$116.86	$1,640	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	156.00	$156.00	$585	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	2	230.00	$230.00	$591	-10.00
275 value added	275	1	255.00	$255.00	$701	—
315–345	330	2	220.00–229.00	$224.30	$740	-5.70
330 value added	330	3	249.00	$249.00	$822	-9.58
355	355	1	220.00	$220.00	$781	—
360–395 value added	384	4	230.00–243.00	$235.59	$905	—
405–435 value added	426	5	221.00–247.00	$237.45	$1,012	-6.59
455–490 value added	466	5	220.00–256.00	$237.61	$1,107	+2.51
460–495	479	6	191.00–212.00	$205.49	$984	-12.51
520–535 value added	527	3	220.00–241.00	$230.36	$1,214	+0.19
600–620	613	6	198.00–206.00	$200.00	$1,226	-11.66
626–645 value added	633	5	211.00–215.00	$213.99	$1,355	-3.92
658 fancy	658	4	225.50	$225.50	$1,484	—
650–665 value added	661	6	208.00–218.00	$211.66	$1,399	—
675–695	685	2	204.00–205.00	$204.51	$1,401	+20.54
705–745	723	4	186.00–209.00	$199.31	$1,441	-7.69
775–785	782	3	200.00–202.00	$201.34	$1,574	-10.08
877	877	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,754	+11.16
920	920	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,647	—
1000	1000	2	102.50	$102.50	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	184.00–197.50	$190.69	$559	—
435	435	1	200.00	$200.00	$870	±0.00
690	690	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,159	—
795	795	5	146.00–154.00	$149.20	$1,186	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	162.50	$162.50	$691	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,065	—
1130–1665	1365	75-80%	14	90.00–98.00	$94.26	$1,287	—
1145–1695	1383	75-80%	37	98.00–113.00	$103.60	$1,433	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1185	942	85-90%	20	82.00–89.00	$85.84	$809	—
830–1190	967	85-90%	3	59.00–64.00	$62.16	$601	-24.90
875–1155	1008	85-90%	5	75.00–79.00	$76.73	$773	—
850–1315	1040	85-90%	21	90.00–104.00	$95.03	$988	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1360	1138	80-85%	14	89.00–96.00	$93.49	$1,064	-1.67
1015–1515	1240	80-85%	24	97.00–108.00	$102.40	$1,270	-4.68
1275–1305	1290	80-85%	2	85.00–88.00	$86.48	$1,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1575	1345	2	101.00–104.00	$102.76	$1,382	—
1115–2105	1394	6	105.00–120.00	$113.92	$1,588	-4.72
1390–1945	1710	9	121.00–137.00	$126.20	$2,158	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1290	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	95.00–97.00	$96.12	$1,108

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1695	1443	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,675.00	$1,459.76

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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
1392	1392	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1560	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,710.00	$1,710.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	133.00	$133.00	$692	—

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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.