Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

1,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $317.85/cwt +15.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 659 lb · 115 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $326.81/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 623 lb · 95 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $295.63/cwt +26.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 719 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,006	1,375	1,174
Feeder cattle	920	1,153	1,054
Slaughter cattle	77	210	81
Replacement cattle	9	12	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 300-400 lbs and 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; others steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for featherweights; over 500 lbs sold steady with good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady with 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
205	205	1	435.00	$435.00	$892	+12.50
265–295	276	5	437.00–455.00	$443.84	$1,225	—
305 fancy	305	2	457.50	$457.50	$1,395	+27.50
330–340	333	4	427.50–435.00	$431.84	$1,438	+14.34
360–395	381	11	427.50–440.00	$431.64	$1,645	+15.60
400–448	427	10	399.00–401.00	$400.01	$1,708	-0.20
430–440 value added	438	8	420.00–433.00	$424.50	$1,859	-1.94
461–491 value added	474	7	403.00–417.50	$411.06	$1,948	-1.95
465–498	486	10	387.50–403.00	$395.02	$1,920	—
500–523	513	8	352.50–381.00	$373.20	$1,915	-1.05
500–538 value added	524	14	381.00–412.50	$394.26	$2,066	-7.91
556–581 value added	571	17	372.00–387.50	$378.58	$2,162	+6.64
572–597	590	13	351.00–370.00	$361.13	$2,131	+3.61
605–615 value added	607	15	350.00–359.00	$356.60	$2,165	+12.88
695 value added	695	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,224	-21.11
710–740	725	3	277.00–287.00	$283.67	$2,057	-3.33
715–735 value added	728	7	293.00–314.00	$303.31	$2,208	+0.34
755–785	774	4	279.00–287.00	$281.21	$2,177	-1.79
830	830	1	283.00	$283.00	$2,349	-1.43
946	946	55	267.75	$267.75	$2,533	+9.39

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,162	—
440–445	443	3	357.50–370.00	$365.86	$1,621	-11.64
570	570	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,910	-15.21
635	635	1	313.00	$313.00	$1,988	+2.52
790	790	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,141	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,981	—
865	865	2	237.00	$237.00	$2,050	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	230.00	$230.00	$862	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245 fancy	240	2	425.00–427.50	$426.22	$1,023	—
270 fancy	270	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,161	—
295	295	1	407.50	$407.50	$1,202	+9.50
332–346 value added	334	23	410.00–427.00	$424.70	$1,418	+17.04
340	340	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,309	+6.33
351–385 value added	370	10	394.00–412.50	$402.45	$1,489	-1.44
365–390	382	3	384.00–393.00	$386.87	$1,478	+7.46
405–435	421	7	369.00–379.00	$371.93	$1,566	+5.96
400–435 value added	424	30	380.00–402.50	$393.16	$1,667	+7.50
450–480	468	7	347.50–360.00	$355.35	$1,663	-0.84
455–495 value added	475	31	362.00–387.50	$371.69	$1,766	-2.83
520	520	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,638	-3.85
500–545 value added	527	32	322.50–362.50	$343.45	$1,810	-0.29
550–597 value added	564	29	317.50–347.00	$333.19	$1,879	-11.20
550–595	580	7	291.00–315.00	$301.55	$1,749	-8.04
600–623 value added	622	88	315.00–329.70	$329.33	$2,048	+5.35
637–646	641	7	279.00–307.50	$295.19	$1,892	+2.20
650 fancy	650	85	328.85	$328.85	$2,138	—
665–691 value added	677	10	291.00–307.00	$298.69	$2,022	-9.98
685–687	687	20	275.00–281.00	$280.70	$1,928	-14.46
715–720 value added	716	4	277.50–281.00	$280.12	$2,006	—
717–720	718	3	254.00–263.00	$257.01	$1,845	-12.51
719 fancy	719	75	298.00	$298.00	$2,143	—
811	811	3	263.00	$263.00	$2,133	+56.48
872	872	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,180	+27.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	325.00	$325.00	$715	-42.50
310	310	1	310.00	$310.00	$961	—
365–390	374	7	333.00–362.00	$349.50	$1,307	—
465–490	478	5	297.50–331.00	$315.26	$1,507	-15.49
648	648	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,646	-2.21
670	670	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,776	+6.96
755	755	2	210.00–227.50	$218.75	$1,652	-12.16
895	895	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,656	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	247.50	$247.50	$940	—
460	460	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,109	—
675–690	686	4	202.50–209.00	$207.40	$1,423	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,479	—
535	535	1	307.00	$307.00	$1,642	—
550–560	555	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,560	-19.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1105	1058	2	189.00–215.00	$201.42	$2,131	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	417.50	$417.50	$1,211	+10.38
335 fancy	335	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,424	+2.50
335–345	340	4	405.00–410.00	$406.25	$1,381	+2.32
350–375	358	3	390.00–400.00	$396.42	$1,419	-14.63
365–390 fancy	378	7	422.50–432.50	$427.83	$1,617	+3.80
400–449	428	16	397.50–425.00	$416.28	$1,782	+11.82
450–486	470	12	367.00–417.50	$384.95	$1,809	-7.33
500–535 value added	517	8	380.00–397.50	$386.41	$1,998	—
510–545	538	16	329.00–377.50	$361.14	$1,943	-14.39
555–585 value added	569	9	351.00–367.50	$359.01	$2,043	—
550–581	572	8	332.00–347.50	$341.31	$1,952	-14.19
600–630	609	7	285.00–304.00	$296.30	$1,804	-11.05
631–640 value added	633	5	321.00–331.00	$328.98	$2,082	+13.24
650–652 value added	651	3	320.00–322.00	$320.67	$2,088	+25.77
657–690	672	4	302.00–312.00	$308.67	$2,074	+9.82
705–730 value added	719	6	286.00–300.00	$289.81	$2,084	—
720	720	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,894	-4.40
768–770	769	5	275.00–281.00	$277.40	$2,133	+24.92
815	815	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,817	-25.37
855	855	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,855	—
955	955	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,738	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	332.50	$332.50	$948	-40.00
470–482	478	3	355.00–362.50	$357.46	$1,709	-12.39
520–525	523	2	272.50–305.00	$288.83	$1,511	-48.85
550	550	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,661	-8.00
675–690	683	2	275.00–295.00	$285.11	$1,947	+15.11
730	730	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,847	—
890	890	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,620	+6.01
1015–1020	1018	2	160.00–162.00	$161.00	$1,639	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	508	2	200.00–225.00	$212.56	$1,080	—
625	625	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,312	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1355	1152	80-85%	7	147.00–152.50	$150.30	$1,731	—
1090–1615	1323	80-85%	17	153.00–170.00	$162.09	$2,144	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1520	1309	75-80%	6	148.00–153.00	$149.58	$1,958	+2.88
1175–1750	1350	75-80%	5	137.00–144.00	$141.08	$1,905	—
1225–1610	1437	75-80%	13	153.00–170.00	$160.06	$2,300	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	106.00	$106.00	$912	—
930–1125	1006	85-90%	5	140.00–166.00	$150.28	$1,512	+3.66
800–1385	1009	85-90%	5	118.00–130.00	$124.72	$1,258	-21.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,005	—
1105–2205	1585	4	182.00–196.00	$189.40	$3,002	—
1250–2045	1648	2	165.00–166.00	$165.62	$2,729	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–905	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	172.50–192.50	$182.07	$1,580

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–960	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	138.00–145.00	$141.21	$1,254

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1045	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,968.72
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	85-90%	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,253	—
1365	1365	85-90%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,211	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,207	—
1035	1035	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,501	—

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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.