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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

1,419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.89/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 611 lb · 181 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.17/cwt ≈ $2,265/hd at 874 lb · 180 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $292.92/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 581 lb · 179 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,419 719 813
Feeder cattle 1,358 646 723
Slaughter cattle 60 64 83
Replacement cattle 1 9 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher with very good demand in a lite test. 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
345 fancy 345 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,363 —
360–390 value added 382 6 343.00–360.00 $354.64 $1,355 —
405–435 value added 422 9 340.00–365.00 $351.24 $1,482 +29.69
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 —
450–484 value added 474 14 328.00–352.00 $344.87 $1,635 +19.51
485 485 2 316.00 $316.00 $1,533 +12.00
500–521 509 7 297.50–307.00 $302.72 $1,541 +10.22
502–548 value added 528 27 321.00–350.00 $332.35 $1,755 +8.84
553–590 value added 571 25 288.00–322.00 $307.50 $1,756 -3.50
570–587 577 6 279.00–287.00 $281.81 $1,626 —
620–626 value added 624 10 284.00–306.00 $298.69 $1,864 +2.14
600–640 630 4 275.00–281.00 $279.57 $1,761 -4.43
665–680 678 6 270.00–274.00 $270.65 $1,835 -1.52
700–721 value added 716 4 257.00–270.00 $260.18 $1,863 -13.82
729–732 729 15 263.00–268.00 $263.67 $1,922 —
785–786 value added 786 5 248.00–255.00 $253.60 $1,993 —
832 832 2 251.00 $251.00 $2,088 +6.00
841 thin fleshed 841 60 262.80 $262.80 $2,210 —
862–899 thin fleshed 874 180 254.75–261.25 $259.17 $2,265 —
941 thin fleshed 941 110 251.00 $251.00 $2,362 —
1035 1035 2 170.00–210.00 $190.00 $1,966 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,028 —
410–445 428 2 257.00–260.00 $258.56 $1,107 -8.94
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 -10.00
620 620 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 +15.00
660 660 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,630 —
795 795 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,892 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,683 —
837 837 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,959 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 290.00 $290.00 $696 -15.00
310 310 1 290.00 $290.00 $899 -3.00
351 351 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,000 +4.09
362–388 value added 379 6 305.00–312.00 $307.23 $1,164 —
400–445 430 5 262.50–267.50 $265.53 $1,142 —
440–447 value added 445 4 284.00–295.00 $289.77 $1,289 -12.67
450–460 451 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,229 —
455–486 value added 480 30 283.00–294.50 $292.41 $1,404 +9.33
505–530 513 10 262.00–272.00 $268.87 $1,379 +4.87
500–549 value added 524 62 279.00–290.50 $287.15 $1,505 +4.87
555–585 value added 581 173 278.00–294.00 $293.56 $1,706 +12.06
565–595 583 6 273.00–275.00 $274.32 $1,599 +5.58
600–640 value added 611 167 255.00–290.90 $287.82 $1,759 +11.07
612–635 617 14 240.00–251.50 $249.99 $1,542 +6.97
670–682 676 7 238.00–248.00 $243.17 $1,644 —
710–730 713 8 219.00–236.00 $228.74 $1,631 +9.72
716 value added 716 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,711 -18.30
758–781 value added 770 134 244.25 $244.25 $1,881 +16.25
800–849 value added 846 63 231.00 $231.00 $1,954 —
860 860 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,763 +6.00
1055–1095 1075 2 170.00–179.00 $174.42 $1,875 +19.42
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 265.00 $265.00 $623 —
275 275 1 247.00 $247.00 $679 —
315 315 1 282.00 $282.00 $888 +22.00
370–390 385 4 249.00–257.50 $255.46 $984 +16.84
430–445 435 3 230.00–240.00 $235.88 $1,026 -24.12
460–490 477 7 240.00–261.00 $252.46 $1,204 +1.46
500–545 524 8 240.00–254.00 $245.63 $1,287 +9.04
565–580 570 8 226.00–249.00 $243.40 $1,387 —
627 627 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,254 -22.50
665 665 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 —
705–740 731 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,579 +16.00
865 865 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,462 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,494 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 310.00 $310.00 $852 —
325–343 339 4 340.00–345.00 $343.80 $1,165 +31.30
355 fancy 355 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,402 —
372 value added 372 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,302 +15.00
420 value added 420 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,281 -14.97
445 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 —
462–485 value added 472 5 312.00–320.00 $316.37 $1,493 +7.37
475–485 480 3 290.00–307.50 $300.49 $1,442 +7.37
500–515 508 2 300.00–301.00 $300.49 $1,526 +23.21
505–545 value added 516 4 289.00–299.00 $296.36 $1,529 —
560–575 value added 564 5 286.00–289.00 $288.19 $1,625 —
571–595 582 8 273.00–288.00 $282.05 $1,642 +13.58
605–630 620 5 252.50–296.00 $268.18 $1,663 +9.46
645 value added 645 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,645 -14.00
667–685 675 5 248.00–261.00 $251.24 $1,696 +1.04
700–720 717 6 232.00–251.00 $247.91 $1,778 +11.91
800–815 810 4 216.00–236.00 $229.55 $1,859 +3.55
1050–1065 1058 2 158.00–196.00 $176.87 $1,871 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 -15.00
405–420 413 2 235.00–243.00 $239.07 $987 -32.18
542 542 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,423 —
660 660 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,478 -26.00
890 890 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,264 —
990 990 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,554 +5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 237.50 $237.50 $831 —
475 475 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,045 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1465 1237 80-85% 17 151.00–182.00 $159.55 $1,974 +12.50
1120–1515 1254 80-85% 4 148.00–150.00 $149.40 $1,873 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $698 —
925–1030 978 85-90% 2 122.00–131.00 $126.74 $1,240 —
870–1180 1044 85-90% 7 141.00–164.00 $154.19 $1,610 +12.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1520 1397 75-80% 3 152.00–157.00 $153.92 $2,150 —
1285–1625 1455 75-80% 2 141.00–145.00 $143.23 $2,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–2410 1560 7 152.00–170.00 $164.78 $2,571 —
1255–2210 1789 11 174.00–195.00 $183.09 $3,275 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,148

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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.