Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

1,815 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.87/cwt -11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 608 lb · 222 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.27/cwt ≈ $2,249/hd at 881 lb · 183 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $281.15/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 574 lb · 124 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,815	1,351	1,141
Feeder cattle	1,418	1,098	915
Slaughter cattle	258	240	194
Replacement cattle	139	13	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on comparable quality with very good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearling steers in a limited comparison. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to 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
375–390	383	2	270.00–310.00	$289.61	$1,109	-0.39
420–445	430	7	272.50–290.00	$281.10	$1,209	-4.90
420–440 value added	433	5	290.00–299.00	$295.42	$1,279	-1.97
465–496 value added	478	14	281.00–310.00	$300.21	$1,435	+2.66
512–527 value added	520	11	272.00–286.00	$278.10	$1,446	+1.37
500–540	528	6	261.00–267.50	$265.52	$1,402	-3.80
558–576 value added	574	100	273.00–286.00	$284.36	$1,632	+2.73
555–588	575	24	260.00–272.00	$267.79	$1,540	+2.79
600–620 value added	606	16	255.00–269.00	$261.40	$1,584	-3.92
600–625	613	4	247.00–250.00	$248.47	$1,523	-4.97
650–675	661	5	240.00–253.00	$244.20	$1,614	-9.80
687 value added	687	6	272.00	$272.00	$1,869	-4.58
710–730	723	3	249.00–252.00	$249.98	$1,807	+13.98
759	759	23	248.00	$248.00	$1,882	+14.00
800–820	804	9	225.00–236.00	$227.23	$1,827	—
847	847	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,855	—
855–865	865	61	239.00–250.00	$249.82	$2,161	—
889 fancy	889	122	258.00	$258.00	$2,294	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	3	250.00–281.00	$267.11	$863	+7.11
435–440	438	2	230.00–259.00	$244.58	$1,071	—
460–485	477	3	250.00–267.00	$260.17	$1,241	—
502	502	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,280	-5.00
567	567	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,395	-16.34
640	640	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,402	—
660	660	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,551	-3.00
710–740	720	5	220.00–230.00	$223.98	$1,613	-2.69
755	755	2	220.00–227.50	$223.75	$1,689	—
935	935	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,870	—
955	955	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,101	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	3	225.00	$225.00	$767	—
417	417	2	200.00	$200.00	$834	—
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—
515–547	536	7	190.00–222.00	$212.40	$1,138	—
550–590	570	2	214.00–216.00	$215.04	$1,226	—
610–625	622	9	200.00–213.00	$210.02	$1,306	—
661	661	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,381	—
705	705	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,459	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,192	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–337	334	5	240.00–271.00	$252.67	$844	+2.67
367 value added	367	6	260.00	$260.00	$954	—
365–395	379	6	240.00–252.00	$245.62	$931	-11.76
400–420	407	3	242.00–246.00	$244.62	$996	+2.47
400–441 value added	421	16	250.00–275.00	$260.13	$1,095	+1.15
450–485	466	7	240.00–247.50	$241.40	$1,125	-5.67
450–490 value added	475	17	249.00–267.50	$259.24	$1,231	+4.23
503–529	514	23	235.00–244.00	$240.26	$1,235	-0.13
500–548 value added	524	55	245.00–264.50	$252.84	$1,325	+3.61
551–585 value added	574	25	246.00–258.50	$251.56	$1,444	-16.86
555–593	576	20	230.00–242.00	$238.08	$1,371	+3.97
600–643 value added	607	209	234.00–252.75	$245.87	$1,492	-18.70
610–645	623	13	223.00–233.00	$228.87	$1,426	+1.35
650	650	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,436	-4.34
650–687 value added	678	20	248.00–248.50	$248.38	$1,684	—
707–720	711	3	190.00–192.50	$190.84	$1,357	-9.45
772–775	773	6	190.00–198.00	$191.34	$1,479	-6.66
775	775	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,697	+21.00
805–830	815	4	184.00–203.00	$194.82	$1,588	+0.82
852	852	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,857	—
900	900	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,971	+32.22
915–945	930	2	179.00–187.50	$183.32	$1,705	-3.46
980	980	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,842	—
1050	1050	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,785	-7.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	232	3	240.00–250.00	$245.00	$568	—
325–347	340	3	221.00–230.00	$227.13	$772	-7.21
357–390	365	6	230.00–250.00	$240.05	$876	+0.54
425–445	431	5	210.00–235.00	$225.40	$971	-4.60
457–495	477	6	220.00–237.00	$233.42	$1,113	+3.79
500–540	514	6	210.00–230.00	$218.63	$1,124	-6.23
556–580	563	7	215.00–230.00	$219.41	$1,235	-3.59
600–625	615	5	211.00–222.00	$217.03	$1,335	+7.73
650–690	675	7	207.00–213.00	$208.55	$1,408	+6.35
730–745	738	2	141.00–180.00	$160.30	$1,183	-9.70
770	770	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,163	-38.00
805–820	812	3	163.00–173.00	$167.03	$1,356	—
857–870	861	3	160.00–173.00	$168.62	$1,452	+5.70
925	925	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,554	—
970	970	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,542	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	202.50	$202.50	$587	+2.50
350–375	363	2	200.00–217.50	$208.45	$757	+8.45
430	430	1	215.00	$215.00	$924	+5.00
475	475	1	200.00	$200.00	$950	—
555–590	575	4	200.00–210.00	$205.02	$1,179	-5.01

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	250.00	$250.00	$550	—
343	343	3	229.00	$229.00	$785	—
545	545	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,199	-15.91
740	740	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,288	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1110	1088	2	171.00–191.00	$181.21	$1,972	+7.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	280.00–295.00	$288.17	$787	—
285 fancy	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	—
305–343	328	15	280.00–310.00	$293.78	$964	+8.51
360–395	376	9	270.00–304.00	$291.96	$1,098	+2.99
400–421 value added	413	8	270.00–288.00	$280.81	$1,160	+3.84
410–435	423	7	259.00–270.00	$265.93	$1,125	—
458–492	473	13	244.00–278.00	$269.87	$1,276	+12.30
455–485 value added	477	23	265.00–293.00	$286.28	$1,366	+6.52
513–530 value added	517	9	254.00–265.00	$255.93	$1,323	-9.33
515–545	525	12	238.00–261.00	$248.15	$1,303	-1.88
555–595	568	34	240.00–260.00	$246.06	$1,398	-3.67
600–605 value added	602	20	230.00–246.00	$236.32	$1,423	—
601–642	616	15	218.00–240.00	$224.01	$1,380	-4.44
652–656	654	5	225.00–230.00	$228.01	$1,491	-1.32
675 value added	675	8	232.00	$232.00	$1,566	-1.00
700–745	720	25	204.00–231.00	$219.88	$1,583	+0.39
750–785	761	8	198.00–230.00	$218.22	$1,661	-16.23
810	810	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,498	-4.77
1030	1030	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–222	211	4	240.00–265.00	$248.89	$525	+8.89
282	282	2	271.00	$271.00	$764	-8.67
375	375	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,012	-2.00
435	435	1	226.00	$226.00	$983	-4.00
450–495	467	9	230.00–237.00	$233.89	$1,092	+3.89
510–540	527	7	221.00–247.00	$232.64	$1,226	-2.65
565–590	582	10	219.00–231.00	$228.42	$1,329	+1.42
600–647	618	16	193.00–229.00	$210.09	$1,298	+4.19
655–690	677	11	201.00–220.00	$212.66	$1,440	+18.61
715–745	732	6	181.00–202.00	$192.42	$1,409	-0.58
775–785	780	2	186.00–194.00	$189.97	$1,482	—
890–895	893	2	160.00–170.00	$165.01	$1,474	-4.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	209.00–217.00	$213.03	$816	—
400–445	423	2	213.00	$213.00	$901	+13.00
455–485	470	2	210.00–218.00	$214.13	$1,006	+6.13
570–590	580	3	213.00–216.00	$214.35	$1,243	+8.36

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	252.50	$252.50	$593	—
615	615	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,267	—
667	667	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,454	-2.00
758	758	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,463	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1610	1419	75-80%	20	104.00–122.00	$118.23	$1,678	-2.47
1095–1865	1431	75-80%	41	122.00–128.00	$125.33	$1,793	+4.63
1020–1975	1500	75-80%	24	128.00–135.00	$131.40	$1,971	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$605	—
790–965	857	85-90%	6	95.00–103.00	$99.48	$853	-0.38
795–1330	990	85-90%	29	104.00–114.00	$109.30	$1,082	—
955–1335	1115	85-90%	34	115.00–132.00	$120.56	$1,344	-3.33

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1360	1158	80-85%	17	111.00–122.00	$118.76	$1,375	—
1010–1415	1228	80-85%	26	123.00–129.00	$126.02	$1,548	—
920–1455	1291	80-85%	17	130.00–144.00	$134.83	$1,741	+6.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1735	1403	2	138.00–139.00	$138.38	$1,941	—
990–2020	1490	20	145.00–161.00	$155.01	$2,310	—
1520–1910	1680	5	162.00–168.00	$164.81	$2,769	+6.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1140	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	137.00–147.00	$143.47	$1,545

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
877	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00
915–950	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,575.00	$1,549.53
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1280 fancy	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
987	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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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
1310	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—
1210–1701 fancy	1498	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	3,050.00–3,350.00	$3,179.35	—
1290–1745	1562	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	2,575.00–3,000.00	$2,760.94	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–1705	1418	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,302.48	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1020	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,025.00	$975.62	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,448	—

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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.