Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $293.45/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 676 lb · 159 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.44/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 608 lb · 102 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.52/cwt +20.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,814/hd at 707 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	719	700	1,022
Feeder cattle	646	549	814
Slaughter cattle	64	133	183
Replacement cattle	9	18	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; lean cows 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher with 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
405–435 value added	420	2	320.00–323.00	$321.55	$1,351	-33.45
455–481 value added	471	5	307.00–336.00	$325.36	$1,532	-39.64
488	488	3	304.00	$304.00	$1,484	—
510–520	515	2	292.00–293.00	$292.50	$1,506	-18.50
505–538 value added	524	6	305.00–329.00	$323.51	$1,695	+6.63
575 value added	575	3	311.00	$311.00	$1,788	+6.56
600–633 value added	613	15	295.00–298.00	$296.55	$1,818	—
640	640	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,818	+1.44
665–680	670	3	272.00–272.50	$272.17	$1,824	+2.17
660–686 value added	676	156	290.75–296.75	$293.86	$1,986	+5.36
702 value added	702	2	274.00	$274.00	$1,923	-9.00
805	805	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,972	—
825 fancy	825	4	253.00	$253.00	$2,087	—
1028	1028	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,799	—
1067	1067	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,835	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	2	267.50	$267.50	$1,182	—
455	455	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,142	-49.00
525	525	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,470	—
555	555	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,401	-34.50
615	615	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,507	-10.94
750	750	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,762	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1485	1269	4	166.00–187.00	$177.72	$2,255	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	305.00	$305.00	$665	+14.00
325	325	1	293.00	$293.00	$952	+13.00
340 value added	340	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,054	—
355–382	370	4	271.00–293.00	$280.91	$1,039	-12.12
417–440 value added	435	12	289.00–308.00	$302.44	$1,316	-2.76
455–485 value added	470	13	279.00–288.00	$283.08	$1,330	-38.92
500–527 value added	515	21	276.00–286.00	$282.28	$1,454	+1.95
535	535	4	260.00–268.00	$264.00	$1,412	-14.56
563 value added	563	30	281.50	$281.50	$1,585	+2.62
561–585	572	6	265.00–273.00	$268.74	$1,537	-3.96
606–628 value added	608	95	255.00–278.75	$276.75	$1,683	-5.37
600–635	611	7	242.00–245.00	$243.02	$1,485	-8.11
703–746 value added	707	96	237.00–260.00	$257.30	$1,819	+12.30
700–735	718	2	218.00–220.00	$219.02	$1,573	-8.98
795 value added	795	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,813	—
875	875	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,741	+11.00
905	905	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,955	—
955	955	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,652	—
1060	1060	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,643	-7.07
1460	1460	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,219	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	260.00	$260.00	$819	—
370–375	373	2	220.00–257.50	$238.62	$890	-9.38
405–415	410	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,066	+17.00
485	485	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,217	+5.69
500–525	513	4	222.50–250.00	$236.59	$1,214	-13.94
600	600	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,335	-10.93
745	745	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,490	+4.96

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1205	1142	3	150.00–153.00	$152.07	$1,737	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
962	962	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,741	+28.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,038	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347 value added	316	6	330.00–332.50	$330.79	$1,045	—
320	320	2	310.00–315.00	$312.50	$1,000	-19.76
380 value added	380	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,273	—
400–405	403	2	297.50–299.00	$298.25	$1,202	-31.84
400–425 value added	409	13	311.00–328.00	$319.97	$1,309	-24.76
450–480	466	10	281.00–319.00	$293.12	$1,366	-24.60
485 value added	485	3	309.00	$309.00	$1,499	—
500–546	522	10	263.00–291.00	$277.28	$1,447	-12.26
550–590	565	3	260.00–276.00	$268.47	$1,517	-14.85
605–645	627	7	243.00–274.00	$258.72	$1,622	+8.14
640 value added	640	6	269.00	$269.00	$1,722	—
650–655	651	5	250.00–251.00	$250.20	$1,629	+4.65
700	700	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,652	±0.00
705 value added	705	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,692	—
752–770	756	5	227.00–249.00	$244.52	$1,849	+14.52
781 value added	781	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,859	—
835	835	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,887	+10.24
915	915	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,967	+17.94

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	275.00	$275.00	$825	-30.00
390	390	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,112	+15.00
400	400	2	262.50–280.00	$271.25	$1,085	—
665	665	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,662	—
967	967	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,470	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	+4.99
550	550	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,287	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,240	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–850	763	85-90%	3	86.00–109.00	$96.09	$733	—
805–1285	1031	85-90%	8	124.00–134.00	$128.23	$1,322	—
920–1220	1042	85-90%	11	136.00–148.00	$142.17	$1,481	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	75-80%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,467	—
1255–1925	1499	75-80%	13	139.00–150.00	$144.90	$2,172	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	80-85%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,408	—
1095–1415	1241	80-85%	7	140.00–155.00	$147.05	$1,825	-1.46
1285–1310	1298	80-85%	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$1,616	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,293	—
1135–1980	1608	6	156.00–166.00	$163.43	$2,628	—
1640–1850	1745	2	187.00–196.00	$191.77	$3,346	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1980	1980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	113.00	$113.00	$791	—

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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.