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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.66/cwt +39.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 661 lb · 113 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.85/cwt +43.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 643 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $302.97/cwt +32.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 695 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 994 1,283 1,871
Feeder cattle 928 1,081 1,656
Slaughter cattle 62 193 198
Replacement cattle 4 9 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison with last Monday due to winter weather closure; however market very active today with good demand for all classes and very good buyer participation. Market noticeably higher on 400-700 lb feeders and slaughter cows than before the Holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,334 —
365 fancy 365 5 424.00 $424.00 $1,548 —
385 385 1 399.00 $399.00 $1,536 +51.05
405–425 value added 413 4 382.50–402.50 $394.62 $1,630 +23.87
415 415 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,380 +17.50
470–489 value added 484 10 329.00–367.50 $337.84 $1,635 -29.11
500–515 503 5 315.00–321.00 $318.41 $1,602 —
500–528 value added 511 24 322.50–367.00 $344.30 $1,759 +25.58
560–590 value added 589 51 313.00–329.00 $327.89 $1,931 +14.71
600–642 value added 622 36 294.00–316.50 $308.58 $1,919 +22.83
634 634 19 282.00 $282.00 $1,788 +23.12
690 690 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,870 —
680–696 value added 695 80 285.00–305.00 $303.77 $2,111 +28.30
700–740 value added 718 10 270.00–286.00 $278.04 $1,996 +25.60
705–731 721 5 256.00–262.00 $259.65 $1,872 +16.38
755–795 767 5 250.00–268.00 $260.63 $1,999 +18.11
810 810 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,944 +8.81
871 871 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,134 +10.86
882 fancy 882 65 262.75 $262.75 $2,317 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 —
555–590 578 3 265.00–292.00 $274.18 $1,585 +21.18
600–605 603 2 263.00–270.00 $266.49 $1,607 +29.19
660 660 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,696 —
720 720 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,764 +6.76
770–785 778 3 220.00–242.00 $234.31 $1,823 +0.81
805 805 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,860 +32.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —
645 645 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,864 —
742 742 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,885 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 220.00 $220.00 $741 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 320.00 $320.00 $640 +18.48
290–295 293 2 305.00–317.50 $311.20 $912 +19.23
300–335 value added 325 7 330.00–342.50 $336.87 $1,095 +21.24
327–330 329 5 310.00–327.50 $316.96 $1,043 +36.21
353–385 value added 369 15 327.50–377.50 $356.18 $1,314 +23.48
402–440 value added 418 24 310.00–357.50 $337.14 $1,409 +25.16
435–437 436 4 290.00–295.00 $292.49 $1,275 +30.28
450–487 value added 467 42 305.00–354.00 $334.40 $1,562 +36.15
462–485 475 7 285.00–298.00 $290.45 $1,380 +22.99
510 510 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 +23.39
505–547 value added 534 30 285.00–300.00 $297.15 $1,587 +16.30
550–598 value added 573 42 281.00–299.00 $291.80 $1,672 +22.09
560–595 574 5 270.00–279.00 $273.83 $1,572 +18.62
610–645 633 3 250.00–257.50 $255.09 $1,615 +22.56
602–648 value added 643 84 277.00–298.00 $285.91 $1,838 +40.55
650–680 value added 660 110 261.00–286.00 $281.52 $1,858 +33.01
682–685 683 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,701 +13.46
707–729 722 8 229.00–249.00 $233.94 $1,689 +22.23
750–755 752 3 229.00–235.00 $232.99 $1,752 —
760–774 value added 772 13 240.00–249.00 $247.63 $1,912 —
852–880 861 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,756 +15.00
930–947 941 3 192.00–201.00 $194.96 $1,835 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 282.00 $282.00 $818 —
420 420 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,102 —
490 490 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,338 +33.51
530 530 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,426 +27.93
785 785 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 —
915 915 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,372 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1590 1413 2 181.00–186.00 $183.81 $2,597 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 232.50 $232.50 $860 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 312.50 $312.50 $756 —
345 345 1 280.00 $280.00 $966 -71.25
360–390 value added 375 4 360.00–400.00 $385.89 $1,447 +19.07
385 385 1 393.00 $393.00 $1,513 +54.00
390 thin fleshed 390 2 397.50 $397.50 $1,550 —
403–410 value added 405 11 385.00–387.50 $385.68 $1,562 +25.38
410–445 430 4 322.50–330.00 $326.80 $1,405 -0.70
457–470 value added 461 9 367.50–380.00 $377.49 $1,740 +27.43
465–481 473 6 337.50–341.00 $339.22 $1,605 +45.86
505–530 value added 520 9 302.50–331.00 $315.67 $1,641 -3.92
540 540 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 +1.14
552–577 value added 562 9 300.00–334.00 $313.01 $1,759 +19.65
565–592 579 12 277.50–300.00 $290.69 $1,683 +16.18
600–630 615 2 252.00–260.00 $256.10 $1,575 +14.90
600–645 value added 623 2 267.00–281.00 $273.75 $1,705 +11.04
658–690 669 7 250.00–263.00 $261.01 $1,746 +23.01
701–736 value added 709 18 256.00–268.00 $263.05 $1,865 +17.46
755 value added 755 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,925 —
787–795 789 5 227.00–234.00 $230.20 $1,816 -2.80
800–815 810 3 215.00–219.00 $216.32 $1,752 -13.68
1025 1025 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,722 +21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,372 +54.98
530 530 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,378 +17.27
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 +23.86
640 640 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,360 -13.96
660 660 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,604 —
700 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 +15.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1655 1364 75-80% 12 132.00–139.00 $135.89 $1,854 —
1240–1690 1483 75-80% 9 139.00–146.00 $142.79 $2,118 +21.55
1580 1580 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,070 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1315 1217 80-85% 6 133.00–139.00 $136.06 $1,656 +25.70
1075–1345 1218 80-85% 8 123.00–131.00 $129.36 $1,576 +19.00
1165–1295 1233 80-85% 3 139.00–140.00 $139.65 $1,722 +29.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–935 858 85-90% 2 103.00–104.00 $103.55 $888 —
780–1005 867 85-90% 3 112.50–116.00 $113.79 $987 —
710–1145 928 85-90% 2 82.50–85.00 $84.04 $780 -2.18
1080–1170 1133 85-90% 3 123.00–132.00 $126.73 $1,436 +12.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,723 —
1300–1370 1335 2 155.00–159.00 $157.05 $2,097 —
1750–1900 1828 3 168.00–172.00 $170.02 $3,108 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1040 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 160.00–168.00 $164.11 $1,662

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 —
635 635 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,187 —

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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.