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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

862 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.28/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 932 lb · 95 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.93/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,152/hd at 831 lb · 69 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.69/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,183/hd at 864 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 862 1,401 880
Feeder cattle 769 1,203 760
Slaughter cattle 91 175 114
Replacement cattle 2 23 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate to good demand; except 380-425 lb weaned steers and bulls sold noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand. Very hot dry weather reduced demand some today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,059 +35.00
365–382 value added 377 4 340.00–370.00 $354.21 $1,335 -6.72
380 fancy 380 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,492 —
407–430 value added 411 8 357.00–365.00 $360.86 $1,483 +38.55
425 425 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 +7.50
460–495 value added 474 13 296.00–316.00 $300.03 $1,422 -17.45
501–522 value added 511 8 287.50–318.00 $301.22 $1,539 -12.00
555–585 value added 583 44 286.00–299.00 $287.11 $1,674 -6.10
601–602 601 5 240.00–250.00 $244.00 $1,466 -17.40
600–634 value added 624 24 252.00–281.00 $268.62 $1,676 -18.68
657–670 value added 666 6 264.00–271.00 $268.70 $1,790 -11.01
686 686 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,667 —
731 731 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,791 +6.00
750 750 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 -1.10
765–766 value added 766 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,907 -5.22
802–840 816 7 231.00–245.00 $238.38 $1,945 -3.62
833 thin fleshed 833 62 261.25 $261.25 $2,176 —
860 860 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,021 +2.69
864 value added 864 58 253.00 $253.00 $2,186 -1.25
921–946 value added 932 95 239.50–247.85 $244.28 $2,277 -1.97
985–986 986 6 225.00–231.00 $226.00 $2,228 +5.00
1018 1018 5 225.00 $225.00 $2,290 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 252.50–285.00 $268.92 $1,264 +13.92
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 +10.00
561–595 570 4 250.00–252.50 $251.85 $1,436 —
630 630 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,405 —
665–685 671 4 230.00–241.00 $237.70 $1,595 +13.70
720 720 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,562 —
870 870 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,914 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 230.00 $230.00 $897 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,511 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,165 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–310 309 4 292.50–300.00 $296.27 $915 -0.71
390 390 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,178 +19.86
395 value added 395 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,224 +9.51
405–445 value added 429 5 286.00–300.00 $291.29 $1,250 -0.44
433–435 434 4 267.50–271.00 $268.38 $1,165 -2.30
451–491 468 9 265.00–272.00 $266.68 $1,248 -6.27
466–480 value added 475 35 273.00–280.00 $273.68 $1,300 -15.04
500–528 value added 520 24 263.00–275.00 $272.67 $1,418 -2.31
513–547 530 6 247.00–269.00 $254.39 $1,348 -10.72
551 value added 551 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,499 -4.62
550–575 559 12 262.00–267.00 $262.67 $1,468 +3.26
610–620 615 2 232.50–239.00 $235.78 $1,450 -0.89
618–646 value added 627 12 238.00–264.00 $255.08 $1,599 -18.58
700 700 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,568 +11.53
780 780 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,724 +22.34
847 847 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,830 +54.24
896 896 33 213.00 $213.00 $1,908 +43.00
960 960 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,987 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 275.00 $275.00 $976 +53.39
457–475 465 5 225.00–252.00 $238.69 $1,110 -0.47
507 507 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,242 +4.54
555 555 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,338 +3.01
680 680 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,503 +10.93
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,461 —
990 990 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,970 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 210.00–220.00 $215.07 $817 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,071 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 6 325.00–330.00 $329.17 $1,037 +29.17
360 360 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,197 +19.23
400 400 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,260 +26.85
426–440 value added 432 5 330.00–367.50 $345.29 $1,492 +30.13
475–490 480 4 267.50–310.00 $294.20 $1,412 +10.23
500–520 510 2 252.50–258.00 $255.20 $1,302 -8.55
530–540 value added 538 4 273.00–287.00 $276.45 $1,487 -9.59
600–630 616 6 230.00–235.00 $230.85 $1,422 -14.20
670–680 677 5 230.00–240.00 $234.00 $1,584 -10.68
740 740 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,761 +1.63
760–780 770 2 240.00–241.00 $240.51 $1,852 —
805 805 2 191.00–206.00 $198.50 $1,598 -19.97
950 950 5 180.00–191.00 $182.20 $1,731 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 277.50 $277.50 $999 -5.50
425–445 435 2 273.00–280.00 $276.58 $1,203 —
475–480 478 2 230.00–232.50 $231.24 $1,105 -9.28
505–548 532 8 230.00–250.00 $240.22 $1,278 -17.78
555–588 581 9 230.00–240.00 $237.83 $1,382 -10.17
665–670 667 5 221.00–228.00 $223.81 $1,493 -9.19
730 730 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,504 —
760–780 772 3 212.00–219.00 $215.36 $1,663 —
900 900 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,485 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 202.50 $202.50 $608 —
375 375 1 217.50 $217.50 $816 —
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 —
610–647 635 5 200.00–214.00 $208.87 $1,326 -13.63
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 —
732 732 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1240 1157 80-85% 3 123.00–129.00 $125.75 $1,455 —
1000–1400 1258 80-85% 10 131.00–137.00 $133.85 $1,684 —
1005–1675 1285 80-85% 21 137.00–161.00 $143.40 $1,843 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1310 979 85-90% 10 108.00–123.00 $119.82 $1,173 —
795–1210 995 85-90% 12 124.00–141.00 $132.95 $1,323 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1435 1299 75-80% 6 130.00–136.00 $133.18 $1,730 —
1015–1855 1475 75-80% 14 138.00–147.00 $141.84 $2,092 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–2065 1333 5 151.00–172.00 $161.37 $2,151 —
1520–1965 1743 4 174.00–192.00 $180.84 $3,152 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.