Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.31/cwt ≈ $1,902/hd at 863 lb · 69 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.42/cwt ≈ $2,068/hd at 960 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.90/cwt -9.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 522 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,048	1,481	1,442
Feeder cattle	830	1,302	1,142
Slaughter cattle	194	153	281
Replacement cattle	24	26	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280 value added	273	2	332.50–355.00	$343.44	$938	+5.94
310 value added	310	1	304.00	$304.00	$942	-20.08
315	315	1	280.00	$280.00	$882	-37.00
400–420 value added	408	3	266.00–285.00	$275.18	$1,123	-4.28
400–430	413	8	257.00–264.00	$259.56	$1,072	-7.44
450–492 value added	457	21	267.50–287.00	$278.39	$1,272	+7.46
470–490	477	3	255.00–257.00	$255.69	$1,220	-5.39
500–525 value added	512	9	265.00–287.50	$276.91	$1,418	+1.20
560	560	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,414	-5.01
571–597 value added	589	10	255.00–267.50	$263.87	$1,554	+0.29
610–645	620	13	230.00–241.00	$235.81	$1,462	+1.32
635 value added	635	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,626	+6.00
665–697	681	11	229.50–240.00	$233.72	$1,592	-1.28
775–785	780	6	231.00–233.00	$232.01	$1,810	+9.54
808–841	818	15	229.00–235.00	$232.33	$1,900	+3.33
855	855	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,966	—
956–995	960	45	196.00–217.00	$215.42	$2,068	—
1065	1065	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,194	—
1140	1140	1	187.50	$187.50	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	255.00	$255.00	$842	+12.58
406	406	3	230.00	$230.00	$934	+5.84
453	453	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,164	—
560	560	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	+15.00
630	630	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,443	+9.07
653–680	658	5	218.00–233.00	$229.90	$1,513	+2.90
790	790	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,698	—
875	875	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,872	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	220.00	$220.00	$671	—
355	355	3	201.00	$201.00	$714	—
400	400	1	198.00	$198.00	$792	—
460	460	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,021	—
556	556	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,084	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517	517	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,241	-9.20
850	850	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,768	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	260.00–265.00	$262.64	$586	—
280–287	285	3	270.00	$270.00	$770	+22.50
305–345	314	5	247.00–260.00	$254.36	$799	+11.01
350–395	375	7	238.00–270.00	$249.68	$936	+12.17
400–412 value added	405	12	242.50–250.00	$247.01	$1,000	-4.20
400–437	431	6	230.00–241.00	$237.95	$1,026	+0.76
472 value added	472	4	247.50	$247.50	$1,168	-10.48
455–498	485	27	231.00–239.00	$232.99	$1,130	-9.60
500–545	521	33	225.00–237.50	$231.61	$1,207	-4.79
530–532 value added	531	5	239.00–243.00	$241.40	$1,282	-10.89
551–595	568	11	223.00–238.00	$232.07	$1,318	+1.28
609 value added	609	7	227.00	$227.00	$1,382	-18.50
607–635	621	14	215.00–221.00	$216.82	$1,346	+12.25
655–662	659	8	220.00–225.00	$221.86	$1,462	+6.32
700–715	708	2	201.00–206.00	$203.47	$1,441	-10.53
730 value added	730	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,650	+7.50
833	833	9	201.00	$201.00	$1,674	+12.00
851–897	859	11	206.00–211.00	$210.05	$1,804	—
864 value added	864	58	222.25	$222.25	$1,920	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	263	3	232.50–250.00	$238.81	$628	-18.69
305–342	330	3	215.00–238.00	$230.91	$762	+8.39
375–395	385	3	219.00–237.50	$230.34	$887	+4.42
425–440	432	3	220.00–229.00	$223.39	$965	+17.26
450–498	478	30	210.00–229.00	$225.76	$1,079	+7.76
530–545	539	5	210.00–224.00	$219.43	$1,183	+5.34
550–590	568	8	206.00–225.00	$217.12	$1,233	+14.36
605–625	616	4	197.50–207.00	$202.40	$1,247	+15.05
677	677	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,202	-15.88
700–720	707	3	174.00–186.00	$181.92	$1,286	+1.92
765–792	783	3	178.00–191.00	$182.23	$1,427	-0.67
837	837	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,481	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,125	—
555–580	570	4	223.00–231.00	$227.31	$1,296	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	204.00	$204.00	$918	+16.50
505–525	517	3	190.00–205.00	$198.44	$1,026	-1.56

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	187.50	$187.50	$2,184	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207–232	220	4	295.00–297.50	$296.18	$652	—
265–280	273	2	287.50–290.00	$288.72	$788	-7.06
315	315	1	270.00	$270.00	$850	-14.22
370–395	382	10	210.00–280.00	$258.29	$987	-32.44
405–445	421	14	251.00–262.00	$257.78	$1,085	-8.16
440–445 value added	441	4	264.00–270.00	$268.49	$1,184	+3.49
458–487	469	9	245.00–261.00	$253.98	$1,191	-0.80
478–482 value added	480	5	269.00–278.00	$272.62	$1,309	-1.38
503–537	525	10	240.00–248.00	$244.57	$1,284	+3.84
525–530 value added	528	2	257.50–260.00	$258.76	$1,366	—
554–563 value added	557	8	258.00–262.00	$259.52	$1,446	—
552–590	569	20	235.00–254.00	$239.52	$1,363	+3.38
600–645	618	9	210.00–229.00	$222.60	$1,376	+5.24
656–685	663	13	204.00–230.00	$213.26	$1,414	-4.62
702–737	720	4	186.00–190.00	$187.95	$1,353	-22.05
783	783	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,527	—
802	802	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,283	—
853–890	862	4	180.00–220.00	$209.68	$1,807	—
955–960	958	2	151.00–168.00	$159.52	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	235.00–237.50	$236.24	$562	-11.26
285	285	1	235.00	$235.00	$670	—
310–345	334	5	230.00–251.00	$239.64	$800	-3.67
355–380	371	6	233.00–242.50	$237.16	$880	-11.30
405–407	407	6	223.00–235.00	$233.01	$948	-4.99
470–487	479	7	200.00–231.00	$221.74	$1,062	—
502–540	516	8	211.00–227.50	$219.23	$1,131	-7.84
590	590	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,345	+3.47
610–620	615	2	183.00–196.00	$189.45	$1,165	—
650–690	674	10	173.00–213.00	$197.20	$1,329	—
710–721	718	5	170.00–201.00	$179.75	$1,291	-0.90
860	860	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,290	—
940	940	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,231	-9.00
950	950	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,330	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	207.50–222.00	$217.17	$836	+14.67
450–460	453	4	200.00–212.50	$203.62	$922	—
505–540	520	6	190.00–205.00	$198.82	$1,034	-6.18
570–595	580	4	190.00–207.50	$198.26	$1,150	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,254	-13.49
695	695	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,453	-3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1330	1204	75-80%	4	115.00–116.00	$115.78	$1,394	—
1220–1640	1351	75-80%	12	117.00–123.00	$121.26	$1,638	-0.17
1230–1915	1469	75-80%	40	123.00–137.00	$126.97	$1,865	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1270	1190	80-85%	2	111.00–112.00	$111.53	$1,327	—
990–1455	1212	80-85%	20	115.00–123.00	$119.34	$1,446	—
1000–1735	1283	80-85%	32	124.00–133.00	$127.53	$1,636	+4.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$724	—
785–830	808	85-90%	2	97.00–100.00	$98.46	$796	—
765–1350	975	85-90%	19	103.00–114.00	$107.47	$1,048	—
745–1310	1062	85-90%	13	114.00–123.00	$118.49	$1,258	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1145	1075	2	117.00–129.00	$123.39	$1,326	—
1105–2090	1536	12	140.00–159.00	$153.56	$2,359	—
1355–2060	1821	8	159.00–169.00	$165.14	$3,007	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1280	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	121.00–131.00	$125.16	$1,325

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1240	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,500.00–2,350.00	$1,994.80
1125–1410	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,375.00	$2,150.84

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1060	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	975.00–1,425.00	$1,254.68

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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
1155–1220	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00–2,000.00	$1,756.00	+241.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

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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.