Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $339.33/cwt -36.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,358/hd at 695 lb · 80 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.81/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $3,046/hd at 902 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.73/cwt -12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 474 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	989	1,358	1,104
Feeder cattle	830	1,244	916
Slaughter cattle	141	109	177
Replacement cattle	18	5	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday the feeder market spotty with a plainer than average quality offering. Feeder steer and heifer prices were unevenly steady today ranging from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for quality, and value added packages. Additionally, a much softer undertone was noted in the plainer quality and bawling calves as buyers are being more selective with there premiums and increasing the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and 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
345	345	2	407.50	$407.50	$1,406	—
365–385	375	2	422.50–437.50	$429.80	$1,612	-0.89
440 fancy	440	8	451.00	$451.00	$1,984	-19.00
442	442	6	435.00	$435.00	$1,923	+4.36
450–465	456	4	379.00–392.50	$388.18	$1,770	-54.82
460–470 fancy	461	25	432.50–450.00	$448.57	$2,068	-26.43
480	480	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,416	-148.00
500–541 value added	528	25	412.50–423.00	$415.04	$2,191	+5.37
525–540	535	4	372.00–387.50	$383.07	$2,049	-0.85
562–575 value added	563	9	389.00–403.00	$401.41	$2,260	+4.13
550–595	565	7	361.00–380.00	$373.64	$2,111	-7.59
600–615	613	6	370.00–374.00	$371.75	$2,279	+12.63
600–617 value added	614	5	382.50–393.00	$390.95	$2,400	+7.59
660–670	666	4	335.00–350.00	$340.78	$2,270	-13.41
710–740	723	6	330.00–340.00	$332.79	$2,406	-4.70
742 value added	742	10	372.00	$372.00	$2,760	+11.80
775	775	1	321.00	$321.00	$2,488	-27.61
824 value added	824	28	350.00	$350.00	$2,884	—
895	895	7	329.00	$329.00	$2,945	-8.00
900 value added	900	56	339.50	$339.50	$3,056	—
930–935	933	3	297.00–311.00	$306.35	$2,858	-27.65
955	955	1	296.00	$296.00	$2,827	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	431	5	372.00–387.50	$378.01	$1,629	-25.99
457	457	2	351.00	$351.00	$1,604	—
502–535	509	5	351.00–357.00	$355.74	$1,811	—
552–575	560	3	327.50–345.00	$333.49	$1,868	—
655–675	668	3	300.00–310.00	$306.73	$2,049	-11.27
866	866	3	262.00	$262.00	$2,269	-42.00
960	960	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–385	371	6	310.00–320.00	$315.78	$1,172	—
830	830	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,751	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	4	285.00–300.00	$292.75	$1,092	-9.75
432	432	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,080	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–426 fancy	409	18	379.00–389.00	$386.11	$1,579	—
425–435	428	3	345.00–364.00	$351.43	$1,504	-17.12
437	437	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,333	-63.55
455	455	1	331.00	$331.00	$1,506	-41.00
450–495	471	32	350.00–375.00	$366.03	$1,724	-5.97
478 fancy	478	23	379.00	$379.00	$1,812	-10.34
515	515	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,880	+13.18
507–545	524	24	337.50–355.00	$345.36	$1,810	-6.46
558	558	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,009	+39.00
550–595	571	9	342.50–353.00	$348.51	$1,990	-7.75
605–645	626	19	321.00–335.00	$324.29	$2,030	-5.71
627	627	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,163	+15.00
663–686	675	8	321.00–327.50	$324.31	$2,189	+4.52
697 value added	697	72	341.00	$341.00	$2,377	—
700	700	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,118	—
742	742	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,003	—
745 value added	745	22	330.00	$330.00	$2,458	—
768	768	3	313.00	$313.00	$2,404	+3.74
810–827	825	9	276.00–285.00	$283.89	$2,342	-28.89
870	870	10	280.00	$280.00	$2,436	-3.06
960	960	1	261.00	$261.00	$2,506	—
1020	1020	2	266.00	$266.00	$2,713	+59.00
1045	1045	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,404	+23.00
1132	1132	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,981	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	367.50–375.00	$371.32	$947	—
300–317	311	3	340.00–350.00	$343.21	$1,067	-5.59
371–390	374	7	330.00–353.00	$349.57	$1,307	+2.56
420–445	428	9	315.00–337.00	$328.48	$1,406	-21.21
450–470	464	4	300.00–321.00	$310.58	$1,441	-34.89
527–535	531	6	327.50–333.00	$329.68	$1,751	+2.49
560–585	577	3	322.50–331.00	$328.25	$1,894	+5.22
605–645	608	23	212.50–320.00	$297.80	$1,811	+7.80
655–690	664	5	281.00–302.00	$289.87	$1,925	—
705–740	723	2	285.00–289.00	$286.95	$2,075	+2.02
795	795	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,908	-31.69
875	875	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,838	—
915–935	922	3	213.00–230.00	$219.30	$2,022	—
950	950	1	229.00	$229.00	$2,176	—
1000	1000	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	285.00	$285.00	$584	—
340	340	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,071	+12.50
355–385	365	5	302.50–317.50	$314.34	$1,147	—
430–440	435	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,305	-2.50
480–490	483	3	280.00–282.50	$280.84	$1,356	-0.16
502–520	508	3	275.00–280.00	$276.71	$1,406	-23.29
565	565	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,370	-40.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,100	+45.00
425	425	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,094	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	205.00	$205.00	$820	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	—
420	420	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,638	-60.40
450–498	486	6	379.00–393.00	$381.73	$1,855	+61.73
500–545	526	7	349.00–370.00	$358.97	$1,888	-9.16
555–565	563	11	340.00–357.50	$349.15	$1,966	-16.41
600–630	612	13	320.00–345.00	$332.81	$2,037	+12.06
661 fancy	661	3	347.50	$347.50	$2,297	—
705–730	718	6	295.00–320.00	$309.96	$2,226	-7.04
775	775	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,286	+30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,444	-43.35
405–431	423	7	350.00–377.50	$371.28	$1,571	-28.72
488–495	491	7	357.50–373.00	$366.16	$1,798	—
510–545	528	2	305.00–330.00	$317.09	$1,674	+7.00
562–595	573	11	301.00–325.00	$315.85	$1,810	+14.85
640	640	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	+2.00
673–685	676	4	281.00–295.00	$284.55	$1,924	+13.55
715	715	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,002	+5.90
790	790	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,172	—
900	900	2	222.50	$222.50	$2,002	—
1005	1005	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,186	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	371	6	270.00–320.00	$288.20	$1,069	-92.86
425	425	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,190	—
495	495	8	282.50	$282.50	$1,398	-25.23
523	523	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,412	—
650	650	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,511	—
700	700	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,365	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,247	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,095	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1520	1412	75-80%	3	146.00–149.00	$147.67	$2,085	—
1310–1835	1443	75-80%	22	151.00–163.00	$156.83	$2,263	—
1340–1735	1535	75-80%	17	165.00–174.00	$167.67	$2,574	+8.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	80-85%	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,818	-17.00
1070–1635	1208	80-85%	9	155.00–172.00	$168.31	$2,033	+11.04
970–1490	1244	80-85%	17	153.00–164.00	$157.78	$1,963	+0.51
1265–1320	1285	80-85%	3	143.00–151.00	$147.72	$1,898	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$900	-70.00
815–1015	915	85-90%	2	125.00–130.00	$127.77	$1,169	-42.23
965–1060	1013	85-90%	2	174.00–175.00	$174.48	$1,767	—
795–1315	1042	85-90%	13	135.00–150.00	$140.23	$1,461	—
905–1670	1130	85-90%	11	153.00–167.00	$158.38	$1,790	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1385	1190	4	157.50–164.00	$162.04	$1,928	—
1160–1930	1589	8	184.00–195.00	$188.98	$3,003	—
1590–2255	1906	5	198.00–206.00	$201.12	$3,833	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1845–2225	1994	4	213.00–218.00	$215.52	$4,297	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1020	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,925.00–3,200.00	$3,063.18
1300 fancy	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,575.00	$3,575.00
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,325.00	$3,325.00	—
1475–1500	1487	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	2,725.00–2,950.00	$2,849.52	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.