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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Lexington, KY

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 16, 2025

901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.90/cwt +31.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,729/hd at 932 lb · 114 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.00/cwt +45.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,739/hd at 864 lb · 69 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $301.85/cwt +68.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,309/hd at 765 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 901 888 719
Feeder cattle 843 771 646
Slaughter cattle 52 98 64
Replacement cattle 6 19 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with good demand; few featherweights noticeably higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold steady with very good demand. Yearling heifers good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 487.50 $487.50 $1,341 +50.00
305 305 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,357 +22.00
393 393 4 437.00 $437.00 $1,717 —
427 fancy 427 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,900 —
443 443 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,794 -3.09
465–495 472 12 392.00–407.00 $404.01 $1,907 —
457–486 value added 479 8 419.00–421.00 $419.48 $2,009 +5.48
507–530 value added 519 19 399.00–414.00 $410.59 $2,131 +6.79
551–593 value added 576 28 372.00–399.00 $381.74 $2,199 -3.85
615–642 value added 631 48 353.00–371.00 $365.57 $2,307 -14.92
625–645 633 3 321.00–350.00 $340.46 $2,155 -0.69
650–690 687 14 338.00–345.00 $339.12 $2,330 -5.89
701–748 fancy 718 14 321.00–329.00 $325.57 $2,338 —
700–745 723 9 289.00–315.00 $304.54 $2,202 +8.75
788 fancy 788 14 329.50 $329.50 $2,596 —
783–796 790 11 292.00–304.00 $298.51 $2,358 —
840 840 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,419 —
864 fancy 864 69 317.00 $317.00 $2,739 —
913 913 51 290.00 $290.00 $2,648 +28.42
947 fancy 947 63 295.25 $295.25 $2,796 —
1001 fancy 1001 60 286.75 $286.75 $2,870 +9.25
1035 1035 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,287 -29.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,053 —
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 +9.00
452–495 466 3 337.50–370.00 $349.00 $1,626 -9.55
500–547 531 3 322.00–335.00 $330.92 $1,757 -25.32
580 580 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,102 +4.03
687 687 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,130 +39.00
775 775 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 —
975–980 979 8 254.00–255.00 $254.88 $2,495 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 +66.00
700 700 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,142 —
850 850 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,431 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,162 —
320–340 330 2 382.50–402.50 $392.80 $1,296 +6.08
350 fancy 350 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,418 —
420 value added 420 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,701 +13.49
425–442 435 5 355.00–380.00 $369.08 $1,605 +4.08
450–495 473 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,667 -0.31
456–493 value added 473 33 367.50–381.00 $375.85 $1,778 +3.44
500–547 value added 518 20 349.00–365.00 $355.60 $1,842 +3.10
500–545 525 4 339.00–347.50 $342.48 $1,798 +14.83
550–585 value added 565 30 330.00–363.00 $344.98 $1,949 -24.05
565 565 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,831 -1.40
607–620 614 5 300.00–320.00 $312.97 $1,922 +20.89
601–642 value added 620 42 323.00–339.00 $334.11 $2,071 -4.33
668–678 value added 675 14 323.00–327.00 $324.28 $2,189 —
655–694 682 15 295.00–319.00 $303.40 $2,069 +7.26
705–731 value added 721 9 277.50–300.00 $292.20 $2,107 —
765 value added 765 60 301.85 $301.85 $2,309 —
815–825 820 2 249.00–257.00 $252.98 $2,074 +31.98
915 915 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,425 —
970 970 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,207 +10.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 315.00 $315.00 $961 —
365 365 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,332 +44.00
437–445 440 3 325.00–347.50 $332.59 $1,463 -16.41
475–485 480 3 289.00–357.00 $326.92 $1,569 -12.06
515–545 537 6 300.00–322.50 $311.28 $1,672 +0.78
560–595 580 10 282.50–317.50 $303.24 $1,759 +2.57
690 690 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 —
745 745 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,732 —
815 815 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,793 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,223 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,158 —
275 fancy 275 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 —
355 355 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,500 +17.50
410–435 423 2 382.00–395.00 $388.69 $1,644 +0.62
455–480 465 4 362.00–366.00 $363.78 $1,692 -17.60
510–515 513 2 344.00–355.00 $349.53 $1,793 -24.30
555–595 578 7 343.00–370.00 $356.42 $2,060 +0.15
600–646 622 10 320.00–350.00 $338.83 $2,108 +2.47
690 690 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,256 +0.38
705 705 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,143 -4.00
750–780 772 10 240.00–260.00 $248.40 $1,918 —
810–835 823 2 210.00–219.00 $214.43 $1,765 -0.57
905–945 925 2 188.00–205.00 $196.32 $1,816 +15.32
1010 1010 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,182 —
1125 1125 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,261 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,238 -51.57
525 525 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 -5.00
565–590 582 3 321.00–328.00 $324.72 $1,890 -18.51
630 630 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,984 +42.23
685 685 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,141 +21.50
777 777 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,740 +3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 —
505 505 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1350 1192 80-85% 3 156.00–163.00 $158.40 $1,888 —
1150–1650 1334 80-85% 10 165.00–193.00 $178.35 $2,379 +6.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1350 1283 75-80% 3 155.00–162.00 $158.48 $2,033 —
1290–1805 1538 75-80% 8 168.00–176.00 $170.84 $2,628 +11.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,184 —
755–1155 978 85-90% 4 125.00–137.00 $130.87 $1,280 —
925–1255 1108 85-90% 4 155.00–171.00 $163.24 $1,809 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,557 —
1480–1780 1623 7 215.00–237.00 $224.40 $3,642 +25.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–985 862 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 161.00–163.00 $162.24 $1,399
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,638

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1080 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,725.00 $1,713.24

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885–905 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–2,325.00 $1,966.55 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1445 1355 80-85% 3 137.00–146.00 $142.33 $1,929 —
1825 1825 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $3,084 —

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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.