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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

1,119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.82/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 523 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.72/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 573 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.64/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 536 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,119 1,392 1,033
Feeder cattle 983 1,221 808
Slaughter cattle 127 158 203
Replacement cattle 9 13 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparison with last Monday due to Memorial Day Holiday; however market very active for all classes today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,108 —
350 value added 350 5 331.00–340.00 $333.60 $1,168 -19.57
385 385 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,147 -29.50
422–445 value added 435 5 319.00–323.00 $321.04 $1,397 -19.08
485 value added 485 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,542 -12.33
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 -3.12
500–549 value added 537 19 305.00–316.00 $310.67 $1,668 -6.37
550 550 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,628 +11.99
550–585 value added 569 10 298.00–316.00 $308.35 $1,755 +10.09
612–645 value added 627 18 284.00–296.00 $290.03 $1,818 +4.16
665 665 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 ±0.00
650–692 value added 672 18 276.00–293.00 $285.93 $1,921 +5.93
708 708 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,770 +7.64
700–747 value added 726 5 256.00–274.00 $267.27 $1,940 +16.40
785 785 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,962 +7.36
867 867 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,994 +1.21
1017 1017 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,932 —
1120 1120 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,893 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,269 —
777 777 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,857 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,022 —
355–375 value added 365 2 300.00–330.00 $314.59 $1,148 -8.65
370–395 385 4 282.50–290.00 $287.33 $1,106 -4.42
400–430 value added 423 6 285.00–299.00 $292.40 $1,237 -14.80
440 440 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,221 +4.27
466–475 value added 469 8 280.00–287.00 $284.38 $1,334 -3.35
475–485 480 2 269.00–275.00 $272.03 $1,306 +4.20
500–548 value added 523 36 278.00–289.00 $282.35 $1,477 -6.38
505–546 524 9 252.00–275.00 $259.68 $1,361 +4.00
550–580 value added 567 13 269.00–280.00 $277.51 $1,573 +5.55
557–579 574 8 278.00–279.00 $278.76 $1,600 +20.98
570–595 584 6 253.00–270.00 $263.29 $1,538 +5.51
610–621 value added 619 11 256.00–265.00 $260.47 $1,612 +6.02
625 625 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,494 +3.32
655 655 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 +9.80
710–712 value added 711 4 234.00–238.00 $236.00 $1,678 —
710–730 720 2 215.00–230.00 $222.40 $1,601 —
775 775 4 210.00–212.00 $210.50 $1,631 -17.50
828 828 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,739 +34.00
925 925 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,961 +16.00
965 965 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,036 —
1005 1005 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,668 —
1060 1060 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,929 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 277.50 $277.50 $680 +13.72
250 250 1 277.50 $277.50 $694 —
365 365 1 240.00 $240.00 $876 -40.00
400–435 412 3 245.00–257.50 $253.10 $1,043 +5.86
460–495 486 4 250.00–267.50 $263.11 $1,279 +12.97
520–540 533 3 222.50–231.00 $228.24 $1,217 +0.72
590 590 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,434 -0.21
625 625 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,406 +13.58
680–682 681 3 219.00–226.00 $221.33 $1,507 —
700–730 713 6 184.00–208.00 $197.35 $1,407 +6.71
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,577 —
625 625 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,494 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1130 1105 2 143.00–155.00 $148.86 $1,645 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 value added 270 1 347.50 $347.50 $938 —
305 305 1 295.00 $295.00 $900 -23.89
320–337 value added 331 3 335.00–357.50 $350.26 $1,159 —
360 360 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,179 +14.81
445 445 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,348 +14.76
453–490 value added 463 11 320.00–336.00 $326.37 $1,511 +7.74
460–475 470 4 281.00–315.00 $305.67 $1,437 +22.23
500 value added 500 5 303.00–312.00 $308.40 $1,542 +16.89
523 fancy 523 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,527 -14.59
535 535 3 289.00–296.00 $291.33 $1,559 +13.33
555–565 561 4 270.00–285.00 $276.20 $1,549 +2.23
577 fancy 577 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,691 -10.00
585 value added 585 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 —
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 -2.24
630 value added 630 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,632 -10.81
665 665 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 +3.22
677 value added 677 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,747 -1.00
720–745 733 2 233.00–239.00 $236.05 $1,730 —
750 750 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 —
800–835 814 4 223.00–229.00 $224.78 $1,830 +34.78
885–895 890 4 206.00–215.00 $210.47 $1,873 +24.47
945 945 3 214.00 $214.00 $2,022 +40.26
1035 1035 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,573 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,256 —
555 555 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,504 —
640 640 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 —
785 785 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,774 —
940 940 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 270.00 $270.00 $770 —
340 340 1 280.00 $280.00 $952 —
490 490 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,323 —
550 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 +7.77
687 687 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,690 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 225.00 $225.00 $934 +10.00
590 590 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 —
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,240 —
1055–1470 1248 80-85% 26 140.00–167.00 $151.88 $1,895 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1620 1422 75-80% 17 140.00–160.00 $145.55 $2,070 —
1190–1620 1434 75-80% 4 129.00–136.00 $132.95 $1,907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–985 841 85-90% 4 71.00–93.00 $83.91 $706 —
895–1135 983 85-90% 3 103.00–108.00 $106.48 $1,047 +7.05
780–1170 998 85-90% 6 119.00–126.00 $122.65 $1,224 +23.22
1095–1230 1161 85-90% 4 131.00–165.00 $144.39 $1,676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1620 1524 4 163.00–168.00 $164.76 $2,511 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–940 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,610.74
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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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.