Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

1,844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.70/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 572 lb · 414 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.72/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 688 lb · 163 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.48/cwt +38.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 805 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,844	1,565	692
Feeder cattle	1,719	1,456	530
Slaughter cattle	102	100	149
Replacement cattle	23	9	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on good quality weaned packages. Off-color, plain and fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291 value added	291	12	400.00	$400.00	$1,164	—
376 value added	376	47	387.50	$387.50	$1,457	+17.50
410 value added	410	3	337.50	$337.50	$1,384	-44.33
440	440	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,276	-16.00
463–495	479	7	279.00–290.00	$283.67	$1,359	-33.33
472–496 value added	485	27	294.00–299.00	$294.76	$1,430	-31.16
500–535	522	3	270.00–276.00	$273.28	$1,427	-9.12
500–541 value added	527	32	280.00–294.00	$286.24	$1,508	-14.96
565	565	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,559	—
550–577 value added	572	26	278.00–288.00	$284.52	$1,627	-5.22
600–616	607	7	257.00–261.00	$258.84	$1,571	+0.55
610–644 value added	633	42	265.00–292.00	$284.71	$1,802	-1.02
660–670	665	5	250.00–262.00	$254.38	$1,692	-2.62
715–730 value added	726	5	243.00–261.00	$254.03	$1,844	-13.20
768–775 value added	771	8	246.00–256.00	$251.24	$1,937	-0.78
777	777	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,865	-3.29
800–808	804	6	240.00–245.00	$240.83	$1,936	+2.17
811–816 value added	815	68	253.50–255.25	$254.92	$2,078	—
869	869	5	246.50	$246.50	$2,142	—
1090	1090	1	204.00	$204.00	$2,224	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	300.00	$300.00	$795	—
365–380	371	5	270.00–303.00	$287.38	$1,066	+7.38
410–445	428	2	260.00–269.00	$264.32	$1,131	-15.68
470	470	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,269	-16.00
505	505	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,237	+5.00
560	560	2	254.00–270.00	$262.00	$1,467	+14.00
600–645	613	16	230.00–247.00	$239.55	$1,468	—
660	660	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	-2.70
770	770	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,833	—
865–870	868	2	210.00–231.00	$220.47	$1,914	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,352	—
590	590	1	271.00	$271.00	$1,599	—
661	661	3	257.50	$257.50	$1,702	+7.50
705	705	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,734	+9.00
855	855	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,009	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1182–1308	1260	7	176.00–184.00	$180.63	$2,276	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	280.00–307.50	$293.01	$820	+0.01
312–345	326	7	289.00–305.00	$299.46	$976	—
360–380 value added	379	63	310.00–330.00	$329.40	$1,248	—
355–395	383	5	282.00–305.00	$294.56	$1,128	-1.95
400–435 value added	420	7	279.00–295.00	$283.18	$1,189	-10.48
435	435	2	255.00–270.00	$262.50	$1,142	-8.82
470–477	475	3	262.50–265.00	$264.17	$1,255	+9.13
461–492 value added	483	23	273.00–285.00	$280.94	$1,357	-8.95
500–525	508	7	260.00–262.00	$260.59	$1,324	+6.59
500–545 value added	519	18	263.00–275.00	$269.51	$1,399	-23.58
552–598 value added	572	407	260.00–294.60	$285.18	$1,631	-1.83
583	583	7	255.00–258.00	$256.71	$1,497	+1.03
600–605	602	3	231.00–240.00	$235.68	$1,419	+2.55
602–635 value added	630	96	249.00–272.75	$271.70	$1,712	+16.41
650–680	667	5	237.00–242.00	$239.14	$1,595	—
656–699 value added	689	158	243.00–253.00	$246.96	$1,702	—
718 value added	718	76	253.00	$253.00	$1,817	-0.10
737	737	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,666	+8.34
760–770	768	4	208.00–217.00	$214.77	$1,649	—
802–808 value added	805	135	235.75–244.90	$240.48	$1,936	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	232.50–250.00	$242.13	$540	—
260–285	270	4	220.00–262.50	$247.79	$669	—
310–330	315	6	245.00–265.00	$253.62	$799	-1.12
360–390	378	4	240.00–257.50	$249.97	$945	—
440	440	2	221.00–252.00	$236.50	$1,041	-3.50
462–490	470	4	227.50–248.00	$241.36	$1,134	-3.22
500–540	521	11	232.00–248.00	$237.83	$1,239	-2.43
550–590	566	20	231.00–240.00	$235.03	$1,330	-1.99
620–648	640	6	220.00–228.00	$223.34	$1,429	+3.58
665–695	682	6	199.00–224.00	$209.14	$1,426	-10.29
710–749	745	10	204.00–208.00	$204.40	$1,523	—
750–770	767	8	183.00–204.00	$191.34	$1,468	—
910	910	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,392	-3.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	290.00	$290.00	$942	—
391	391	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,052	—
580	580	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,485	+22.00
640	640	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,472	—
685	685	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	—
700	700	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,484	+17.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	222.50	$222.50	$701	—
512	512	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,126	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1300	1225	2	153.00–178.00	$166.27	$2,037	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291–295	293	5	307.50–317.50	$313.97	$920	-33.53
315–325	319	5	311.00–355.00	$344.68	$1,100	+3.43
350–357	355	3	327.50–345.00	$333.26	$1,183	-1.74
400–437 value added	428	7	288.00–306.00	$298.27	$1,277	-60.50
435–445	440	4	272.50–282.50	$279.35	$1,229	-37.00
465–475	470	6	273.00–282.50	$276.74	$1,301	-12.51
470–495 value added	484	4	284.00–293.00	$290.05	$1,404	-23.17
500–540 value added	520	2	277.50–283.00	$280.14	$1,457	+6.14
500–547	529	13	260.00–280.00	$268.89	$1,422	—
560–595	571	5	251.00–260.00	$254.95	$1,456	-6.41
610–647	635	4	232.00–236.00	$234.54	$1,489	-7.01
655	655	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,546	-9.29
700–740	713	10	215.00–232.50	$220.07	$1,569	-2.61
785	785	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,656	—
800–810	804	5	192.00–216.00	$204.17	$1,642	-3.26
925	925	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,748	-21.00
1040	1040	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	280.00	$280.00	$868	-29.00
375	375	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,088	+1.00
445	445	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,101	-6.50
455–465	459	4	232.50–270.00	$248.78	$1,142	+7.18
500–540	524	6	235.00–245.00	$240.41	$1,260	+0.41
570–595	583	2	236.00–244.00	$239.91	$1,399	-2.50
600–607	604	4	228.00–231.00	$230.01	$1,389	+5.31
655–695	671	7	216.00–226.00	$222.06	$1,490	-3.44
715–740	727	3	190.00–201.00	$196.37	$1,428	-1.63
935	935	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,365	-14.00
975	975	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,696	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	210.00	$210.00	$504	—
270	270	1	202.50	$202.50	$547	—
300	300	1	205.00	$205.00	$615	—
400–405	403	2	217.50–230.00	$223.71	$902	—
490	490	2	201.00	$201.00	$985	—
630	630	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,373	—
680	680	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,312	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	280.00	$280.00	$944	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1400	1216	80-85%	10	128.00–135.00	$132.51	$1,611	+1.06
1050–1640	1267	80-85%	20	136.00–150.00	$141.05	$1,787	—
1350	1350	80-85%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,688	-19.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1475	1394	75-80%	5	123.00–128.00	$126.03	$1,757	+1.83
1225–1740	1436	75-80%	7	129.00–135.00	$131.72	$1,891	—
1210–1625	1444	75-80%	14	135.00–140.00	$137.39	$1,984	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1030	838	85-90%	2	97.00–105.00	$101.92	$854	—
735–1035	894	85-90%	4	106.00–119.00	$112.50	$1,006	—
965–1195	1073	85-90%	11	121.00–137.00	$128.21	$1,376	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,569	—
1210–1570	1335	3	151.00–164.00	$157.72	$2,106	—
1320–1915	1675	7	166.00–177.00	$170.95	$2,863	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1117	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1290 fancy	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00
1225–1465	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,775.00–2,000.00	$1,877.08
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—
1140–1410	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,125.00–2,375.00	$2,211.82	—
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	—

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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.