Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $418.42/cwt +48.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 636 lb · 88 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $334.98/cwt +33.98 vs last sale · ≈ $3,175/hd at 948 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.85/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,053/hd at 574 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	896	632	805
Feeder cattle	773	574	663
Slaughter cattle	116	48	141
Replacement cattle	7	10	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in several spots with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers and heifers appeared sharply stronger as well, but with limited head to head comparisons. Double digit gains in the future market over the past week and cooler weather conditions have increased the premiums paid and demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 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
242	242	2	432.50	$432.50	$1,047	—
320–325	323	2	447.50–462.50	$454.94	$1,469	—
325–342 fancy	336	3	500.00–510.00	$506.78	$1,703	—
350 fancy	350	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,890	+44.50
363–380	367	4	495.00–497.50	$495.65	$1,819	—
400–420 fancy	414	5	485.00–501.00	$496.69	$2,056	+15.69
400–445	423	2	450.00–475.00	$463.17	$1,959	+58.17
452–480 fancy	464	11	455.00–482.50	$471.61	$2,188	—
470–497	484	7	415.00–440.00	$426.28	$2,063	+7.10
510–545	528	4	375.00–397.50	$383.86	$2,027	+19.59
505–548 value added	534	8	415.00–440.00	$424.04	$2,264	+30.52
557–572 value added	565	6	410.00–422.50	$414.11	$2,340	+27.11
580–596	592	5	381.00–397.00	$385.04	$2,279	+6.10
600–613	609	10	347.50–375.00	$367.13	$2,236	+21.32
639 value added	639	78	425.00	$425.00	$2,716	+50.19
655–680 value added	663	3	362.50–382.50	$375.67	$2,491	—
687–695	690	4	330.00–339.00	$332.75	$2,296	-14.25
711 thin fleshed	711	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,524	—
715–731	723	14	325.00–342.50	$331.19	$2,395	-0.78
756	756	3	331.00	$331.00	$2,502	+17.51
880–885	884	4	315.00–323.00	$321.01	$2,838	-1.16
905–910	908	2	317.00–321.00	$318.99	$2,896	+17.99
949 value added	949	61	335.50	$335.50	$3,184	—
1000	1000	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,650	—
1022 value added	1022	56	313.75	$313.75	$3,207	—
1058	1058	3	283.00	$283.00	$2,994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,046	—
365	365	1	417.50	$417.50	$1,524	—
565–580	573	2	331.00–332.00	$331.51	$1,900	-2.33
955	955	1	251.00	$251.00	$2,397	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
686	686	4	355.00	$355.00	$2,435	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,883	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,240	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	191.00	$191.00	$2,282	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	220	3	395.00–410.00	$404.77	$890	—
277	277	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,108	—
325 fancy	325	1	432.50	$432.50	$1,406	-3.73
350–395 fancy	373	9	431.00–451.00	$436.35	$1,628	-13.65
350–395	382	12	400.00–425.00	$411.64	$1,572	+8.37
400–423 fancy	413	9	427.50–455.00	$443.22	$1,830	+38.21
400–441	426	18	385.00–407.50	$397.93	$1,695	+21.45
455–490	473	11	360.00–377.00	$369.60	$1,748	-2.39
455–482 fancy	473	6	385.00–390.00	$387.56	$1,833	—
500–535 value added	515	9	370.00–393.00	$378.91	$1,951	+12.93
510–542	529	21	345.00–367.50	$360.30	$1,906	+14.30
552–596 value added	569	22	357.00–371.00	$363.87	$2,070	+1.37
552–597	579	13	332.00–354.00	$339.32	$1,965	+8.93
583	583	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,245	+54.61
603–640	618	17	334.00–349.00	$342.24	$2,115	+27.24
665	665	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,829	-32.56
655–692	682	19	335.00–343.00	$339.25	$2,314	+31.69
668–696	687	10	305.00–327.50	$324.22	$2,227	+16.66
715 value added	715	4	337.00	$337.00	$2,410	—
705–745	720	5	278.00–289.00	$281.38	$2,026	-11.28
750	750	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,100	+11.00
774 value added	774	7	319.00	$319.00	$2,469	-7.00
850–870	857	3	260.00–280.00	$273.23	$2,342	—
1035	1035	1	238.00	$238.00	$2,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	410.00–415.00	$412.68	$735	—
325–340	335	3	362.50–382.50	$373.20	$1,250	—
375	375	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,369	—
435	435	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,610	+13.57
465–492	478	6	340.00–357.50	$349.13	$1,669	+2.56
515	515	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,712	+23.52
560–575	568	2	321.00–325.00	$322.97	$1,834	+22.97
610–637	627	4	297.50–302.50	$299.99	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	3	315.00–337.50	$327.52	$907	+35.02
331	331	3	347.50	$347.50	$1,150	—
370	370	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,230	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,580	—
555	555	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,845	—
600	600	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,845	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	285.00	$285.00	$812	—
410	410	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,312	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	—	—	1	580.00	$580.00	$957	—
280	280	—	—	4	491.00	$491.00	$1,375	-14.00
310 fancy	310	—	—	1	517.00	$517.00	$1,603	—
335	335	—	—	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,658	+5.00
367–375 fancy	370	—	—	3	527.50–532.50	$529.19	$1,958	+30.46
370–390	378	—	—	6	490.00–507.50	$499.98	$1,890	+58.98
415–425 fancy	420	—	—	2	490.00–510.00	$500.12	$2,101	+8.00
415–435	427	—	—	3	457.50–480.00	$470.19	$2,008	+70.19
452–485 fancy	463	—	—	3	462.50–481.00	$468.96	$2,171	+21.46
455–490	473	—	—	13	430.00–457.50	$441.23	$2,087	+50.56
502–545 fancy	518	—	—	5	412.50–435.00	$423.84	$2,195	+34.16
510–545	526	—	—	11	385.00–401.00	$393.01	$2,067	+19.26
550–558 fancy	555	—	—	7	392.50–410.00	$402.35	$2,233	+16.24
555–587	573	—	—	8	360.00–381.00	$374.66	$2,147	+21.69
605–620	614	—	—	7	327.00–345.00	$338.52	$2,079	+23.52
620	620	—	—	1	289.00	$289.00	$1,792	-26.00
655–690	673	—	—	2	297.50–307.50	$302.63	$2,037	-16.37
743–746	744	—	—	8	297.00–297.50	$297.31	$2,212	+40.34
760	760	—	—	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,242	+39.00
800	800	—	—	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,140	—
925	925	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,312	+12.00
985	985	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,364	—
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	233.00	$233.00	$2,633	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	447.50	$447.50	$850	—
230–240	235	2	430.00–432.50	$431.22	$1,013	—
260–270	265	2	442.50–452.50	$447.41	$1,186	—
300	300	1	427.50	$427.50	$1,282	—
465–495	478	8	397.50–427.50	$413.90	$1,978	+49.90
505–530	513	3	342.50–362.50	$353.48	$1,813	+18.98
585–595	590	2	332.50–341.00	$336.79	$1,987	+47.79
600–625	613	2	300.00–315.00	$307.35	$1,884	+27.35
765	765	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,073	—
865	865	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,968	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	441.00	$441.00	$1,499	—
485	485	2	417.50	$417.50	$2,025	—
505	505	1	407.50	$407.50	$2,058	—
645	645	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,812	—
710	710	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,988	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	395.00	$395.00	$948	—
400	400	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,550	—
465–470	468	3	345.00–361.00	$350.30	$1,639	—
515	515	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,473	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1345	1188	80-85%	29	158.00–174.00	$169.04	$2,008	—
1140–1585	1311	80-85%	12	176.00–196.00	$181.17	$2,375	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–665	628	85-90%	2	100.00–117.50	$109.27	$686	—
680–1390	860	85-90%	12	120.00–139.00	$131.76	$1,133	-34.27
905–1165	1031	85-90%	7	147.00–157.00	$151.95	$1,567	—
980–1235	1130	85-90%	3	166.00–174.00	$169.61	$1,917	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1675	1441	75-80%	6	176.00–183.00	$178.32	$2,570	—
1155–1710	1452	75-80%	12	166.00–174.00	$170.87	$2,481	+1.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1890	1369	4	166.00–176.00	$172.20	$2,357	—
1240–1950	1606	8	187.00–198.00	$193.40	$3,106	—
1540–2035	1815	9	200.00–214.00	$208.10	$3,777	+28.10

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1755–2040	1935	3	219.00–226.00	$221.81	$4,292	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1175	1175	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,232

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–960	873	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,836.34

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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.