Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

1,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.21/cwt -7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 682 lb · 266 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.77/cwt +13.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 712 lb · 180 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.68/cwt -7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,028/hd at 769 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,989	373	788
Feeder cattle	1,769	291	584
Slaughter cattle	208	78	179
Replacement cattle	12	4	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs traded noticeably higher in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Yearling steers and heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. 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
340 fancy	340	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,496	—
370–395	381	4	391.00–400.00	$395.18	$1,506	—
370–395 fancy	383	3	419.00–440.00	$427.77	$1,638	—
402–420 value added	411	7	402.50–430.00	$419.10	$1,723	+32.09
410–412 fancy	411	5	412.50–435.00	$426.91	$1,755	—
400–447	430	11	361.00–404.00	$384.88	$1,655	+17.38
450–490	476	20	350.00–379.00	$363.57	$1,731	+0.99
455–499 value added	486	25	379.00–402.50	$393.17	$1,911	+15.61
515–540	527	6	330.00–347.00	$334.32	$1,762	+9.32
500–548 value added	528	43	351.00–390.00	$374.67	$1,978	+9.67
550–592	569	14	320.00–345.00	$332.31	$1,891	+4.81
550–598 value added	580	52	337.50–387.00	$351.83	$2,041	—
605–635 value added	618	39	315.00–353.00	$335.90	$2,076	-0.36
600–640	624	14	295.00–310.00	$304.42	$1,900	+9.36
656–695	674	13	281.00–299.00	$290.74	$1,960	-19.26
650–695 value added	679	49	310.00–327.50	$319.34	$2,168	—
710–715	713	2	280.00–283.00	$281.49	$2,007	+10.84
705–748 value added	734	27	289.00–306.00	$296.75	$2,178	+12.75
773–795	778	10	264.00–274.00	$269.69	$2,098	—
805–842	818	6	258.00–261.00	$259.48	$2,123	—
855–897	884	4	247.00–261.00	$251.64	$2,224	—
927	927	2	221.00	$221.00	$2,049	—
1010–1025	1020	4	225.00–245.00	$232.46	$2,371	—
1085	1085	1	213.00	$213.00	$2,311	+18.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	3	341.00–380.00	$357.81	$1,174	—
437	437	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,385	—
500–535	518	2	290.00–315.00	$302.92	$1,569	—
557–577	567	4	289.00–296.00	$292.56	$1,659	—
610–645	628	2	265.00–281.00	$272.78	$1,713	—
665–670	668	3	245.00–280.00	$265.72	$1,775	+1.62
780	780	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,817	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	290.00	$290.00	$716	—
590	590	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,549	-7.50
630	630	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,443	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	197.00	$197.00	$2,551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	333.00–340.00	$336.58	$757	—
255–280	272	5	350.00–392.50	$366.15	$996	—
305–345 fancy	334	18	375.00–395.00	$382.69	$1,278	—
300–347	337	6	329.00–365.00	$358.49	$1,208	+80.99
350–382	371	12	320.00–372.50	$346.73	$1,286	+46.30
350–390 fancy	371	19	375.00–397.50	$389.71	$1,446	—
400–446 value added	424	39	341.00–393.00	$370.49	$1,571	+38.36
405–445	429	8	321.00–387.50	$343.05	$1,472	—
451–495	475	14	312.50–339.00	$326.01	$1,549	+28.51
452–497 value added	476	47	341.00–375.00	$362.31	$1,725	+37.95
500–545 value added	519	50	320.00–343.00	$331.81	$1,722	+41.84
515–545	529	4	292.00–319.00	$308.85	$1,634	—
550–597 value added	571	51	304.00–337.50	$319.01	$1,822	+27.61
550–592	574	14	285.00–304.00	$295.56	$1,697	+15.56
600–645 value added	625	37	279.00–303.00	$287.36	$1,796	—
620–647	643	51	259.75–278.00	$260.76	$1,677	-15.13
667–685	675	4	263.00–270.00	$264.76	$1,787	+9.02
657–699 value added	682	262	277.00–291.00	$284.51	$1,940	-9.49
702–747 value added	712	177	255.50–280.00	$267.00	$1,901	-10.00
715–735	727	3	251.00–255.00	$253.00	$1,839	+12.27
755–785 value added	769	90	254.00–265.00	$263.95	$2,030	-12.80
790	790	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,888	—
800–827	824	10	201.00–239.00	$204.69	$1,687	—
827–828 value added	828	8	253.00–265.00	$259.00	$2,145	—
900	900	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,935	—
977	977	2	221.00	$221.00	$2,159	+31.00
1210 fancy	1210	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,493	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	342.50	$342.50	$925	+67.50
305–325	315	2	282.50–329.00	$305.01	$961	—
370–395	376	4	303.00–310.00	$305.33	$1,148	+50.33
418	418	3	301.00	$301.00	$1,258	+21.00
455–490	477	7	271.00–311.00	$294.60	$1,405	+24.19
507–545	516	5	244.00–283.00	$274.89	$1,418	+4.89
560–590	574	8	240.00–299.00	$272.40	$1,564	+17.35
642	642	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,611	—
650–675	663	3	230.00–245.00	$235.09	$1,559	—
710–730	716	8	231.00–242.00	$239.24	$1,713	—
760–770	765	2	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$1,778	+18.93

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1435	1251	4	167.00–185.00	$173.94	$2,176	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	232.50	$232.50	$570	—
320–335	328	2	232.50–255.00	$243.49	$799	—
500	500	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,150	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	232	3	360.00–382.50	$369.06	$856	+69.06
260–270	263	3	372.00–397.50	$383.13	$1,008	+33.13
315–345	325	10	385.00–400.00	$393.04	$1,277	+43.04
377 value added	377	2	432.50	$432.50	$1,631	+38.70
370–390	383	3	351.00–410.00	$383.56	$1,469	—
407–430	415	4	360.00–391.00	$382.73	$1,588	—
420–445 value added	427	10	395.00–410.00	$404.90	$1,729	+22.42
455–490 value added	469	19	367.50–391.00	$375.88	$1,763	-4.12
450–495	478	17	341.00–367.50	$358.78	$1,715	+21.28
500–531 value added	516	14	351.00–362.50	$357.94	$1,847	+18.08
520–545	531	5	321.00–340.00	$330.62	$1,756	+29.50
550–575 value added	559	15	337.00–360.00	$347.18	$1,941	+22.79
560–595	580	10	315.00–335.00	$328.03	$1,903	+35.62
607–640	623	5	282.50–307.50	$299.60	$1,867	+19.60
620–648 value added	632	25	310.00–336.00	$324.42	$2,050	—
655–695 value added	669	8	287.00–315.00	$297.22	$1,988	—
650–685	670	4	273.00–305.00	$281.90	$1,889	+13.90
700–740	718	3	248.00–265.00	$258.62	$1,857	—
705–730 value added	723	5	260.00–282.50	$271.05	$1,960	-23.95
760–775	767	3	250.00–257.00	$252.31	$1,935	-0.19
803–840	818	5	229.00–231.00	$230.18	$1,883	-0.82
877	877	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,991	—
1040	1040	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,872	-6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	335.00–370.00	$352.16	$898	+17.25
300	300	1	312.50	$312.50	$938	—
370–380	377	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,244	—
400–430	410	3	287.50–332.00	$316.44	$1,297	-4.58
490	490	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,470	-5.00
500–530	523	4	270.00–310.00	$295.80	$1,547	—
575	575	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,639	—
745	745	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,781	-10.00
920–940	930	2	171.00–177.00	$174.03	$1,618	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	250.00–305.00	$277.25	$757	-17.75
530	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—
640	640	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,344	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–975	935	85-90%	2	90.00–100.00	$95.21	$890	—
785–1115	943	85-90%	12	104.00–116.00	$110.37	$1,041	—
865–1285	1047	85-90%	22	134.00–149.00	$141.18	$1,478	—
825–1290	1058	85-90%	23	116.00–134.00	$126.56	$1,339	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1360	1183	80-85%	10	128.00–137.00	$133.90	$1,584	—
835–1470	1198	80-85%	18	138.00–147.00	$143.03	$1,713	—
1030–1660	1290	80-85%	27	147.00–157.00	$151.71	$1,957	+4.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1420	1313	75-80%	9	129.00–139.00	$133.94	$1,759	—
1135–1675	1367	75-80%	28	140.00–147.00	$144.15	$1,971	+6.90
1340–1775	1517	75-80%	16	148.00–160.00	$153.77	$2,333	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,500	—
1140–2260	1645	11	157.00–171.00	$164.16	$2,700	—
1845–2040	1939	6	172.00–191.00	$179.56	$3,482	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1130	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	143.00–187.50	$169.57	$1,679

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1115	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	137.00–142.00	$139.58	$1,491

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1175–1355	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,875.00–2,550.00	$2,118.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–945	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,850.00	$1,788.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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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
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,254	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,339	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	30	171.50	$171.50	$1,741	—

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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.