Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.54/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 621 lb · 53 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.85/cwt +21.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 635 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $296.71/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 529 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	994	1,039
Feeder cattle	520	928	870
Slaughter cattle	32	62	133
Replacement cattle	20	4	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last monday: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with a few instances of sharply higher on some weaned preconditioned packages. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 fancy	345	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	—
345	345	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,363	+2.50
355–370	365	3	380.00–395.00	$390.14	$1,424	-8.86
396 fancy	396	5	416.00	$416.00	$1,647	-8.00
406–410 value added	407	5	407.50–420.00	$417.48	$1,699	+22.86
400–415	408	2	365.00–387.50	$376.04	$1,534	+43.54
456 value added	456	4	393.00	$393.00	$1,792	+55.16
455–465	460	2	370.00–377.50	$373.79	$1,719	—
508–546 value added	519	28	343.00–354.00	$347.33	$1,803	+3.03
515–542	534	7	330.00	$330.00	$1,762	+11.59
565 value added	565	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,992	+24.61
580–587	582	17	323.00–325.00	$323.71	$1,884	—
610–646 value added	635	51	314.50–331.50	$321.94	$2,044	+13.36
640	640	2	285.00–301.00	$293.00	$1,875	+11.00
650–695	673	2	279.00–292.00	$285.28	$1,920	+14.28
723 value added	723	14	276.00	$276.00	$1,995	-2.04
729	729	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,881	-1.65
768–775	771	9	250.00–261.50	$259.05	$1,997	-1.58
811	811	6	249.00	$249.00	$2,019	+9.00
982	982	2	229.00	$229.00	$2,249	—
1170	1170	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,083	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	317.50	$317.50	$810	—
420	420	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,470	—
460–490	475	2	325.00–343.00	$333.72	$1,585	—
560–585	573	4	299.00–300.00	$299.51	$1,716	—
605–645	632	3	264.00–269.00	$265.60	$1,679	—
740	740	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,720	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	296.00	$296.00	$1,551	-4.00
675	675	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,721	—
720	720	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,692	-19.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	279.00	$279.00	$1,507	-21.00
570–592	583	6	261.00–280.00	$270.19	$1,575	-3.99

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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	265	1	330.00	$330.00	$874	+18.80
307–345	317	5	337.50–355.00	$345.74	$1,096	+28.78
355–390	372	13	347.00–365.00	$357.70	$1,331	—
400–430 value added	421	7	350.00–360.00	$352.08	$1,482	+14.94
403–445	424	6	332.00–335.00	$333.57	$1,414	+41.08
452–464	461	15	308.00–321.00	$314.32	$1,449	+23.87
452–497 value added	462	9	338.00–341.00	$338.72	$1,565	+4.32
520–545	525	7	282.50–292.50	$289.57	$1,520	+9.57
500–546 value added	530	38	295.00–301.00	$298.03	$1,580	+0.88
550–575	564	4	270.00–285.00	$280.82	$1,584	+6.99
555–592 value added	575	13	289.00–297.00	$293.53	$1,688	+1.73
601–628 value added	609	35	279.00–290.00	$287.70	$1,752	+1.79
620–647	643	18	252.50–271.00	$266.63	$1,714	+11.54
661–690	679	15	234.00–248.00	$243.99	$1,657	-5.01
680–687 value added	682	9	260.00–262.00	$261.55	$1,784	-19.97
702–730	708	5	220.00–232.00	$229.52	$1,625	-4.42
780	780	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,696	-15.49
805–830	817	3	216.00–218.00	$217.01	$1,773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	295.00	$295.00	$693	—
255	255	1	302.50	$302.50	$771	—
315–340	321	4	327.50–330.00	$329.34	$1,057	—
395	395	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,254	—
470–492	480	9	290.00–300.00	$295.54	$1,419	—
535	535	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,431	—
705–737	726	3	204.00–211.00	$206.26	$1,497	—
777	777	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,577	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	302.50	$302.50	$998	—
485	485	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,310	-3.00
630	630	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,386	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,328	—
805	805	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,590	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,225	+75.00
380	380	2	391.00	$391.00	$1,486	-2.00
400–430	412	3	360.00–377.50	$368.17	$1,517	+41.37
507 fancy	507	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,762	—
500–528	520	22	326.00–335.00	$329.87	$1,715	+44.87
570	570	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,696	+6.81
610 fancy	610	1	311.00	$311.00	$1,897	—
615–635	625	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,719	+18.90
712–740	718	5	225.00–234.00	$232.14	$1,667	—
762–765	763	3	221.00–222.00	$221.67	$1,691	-8.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	—
593	593	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,607	—
625	625	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	—
655	655	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,588	—
745	745	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,490	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,416	-12.50
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	-33.00
926	926	4	141.00	$141.00	$1,306	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1270	1181	80-85%	4	123.00–129.00	$126.37	$1,492	—
1200–1345	1286	80-85%	6	131.00–139.00	$134.92	$1,735	—
1245–1440	1360	80-85%	4	143.00–154.00	$146.17	$1,988	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1745	1548	75-80%	8	137.00–148.00	$141.78	$2,195	—
1475–1760	1618	75-80%	2	134.00–136.00	$134.91	$2,183	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	85-90%	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,147	—
1025	1025	85-90%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,261	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1208	1191	4	155.00–165.00	$157.39	$1,875	—
1720–1790	1755	2	171.00–173.00	$172.02	$3,019	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1060–1155	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,332.51
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1120–1255	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,697.16
1125–1265	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,511.72
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1390	1390	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1465–1580	1517	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,375.00	$2,223.16
1640	1640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	207.50	$207.50	$913	—
840	840	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,100	—

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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.