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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.14/cwt +28.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,643/hd at 705 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $426.36/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,420/hd at 568 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $390.30/cwt +12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 578 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 988 1,189 572
Feeder cattle 885 1,009 520
Slaughter cattle 100 165 32
Replacement cattle 3 15 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 200-350 lbs appeared slightly cheaper with a limited supply, while the 400-650 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers were mostly steady with a light test. Feeder heifers 200-400 lbs were sharply higher with a good supply, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and the 500-650 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with 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 2 590.00 $590.00 $1,622 —
295 295 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,446 —
325–332 fancy 330 3 580.00–597.50 $591.75 $1,953 -23.25
345–348 347 4 500.00–525.00 $506.21 $1,757 -30.16
350–392 370 18 507.50–535.00 $521.64 $1,930 +54.67
401–415 thin fleshed 409 7 545.00–572.50 $558.00 $2,282 —
420 420 2 482.50 $482.50 $2,026 +17.50
400–447 fancy 432 10 505.00–513.00 $510.55 $2,206 -7.01
455–460 thin fleshed 458 4 517.00–522.50 $519.73 $2,380 —
460–487 479 15 460.00–484.00 $471.18 $2,257 +33.12
460–499 fancy 489 33 490.00–507.50 $499.08 $2,441 +32.38
506–530 thin fleshed 510 11 480.00–501.00 $497.03 $2,535 —
500–545 528 10 412.50–430.00 $425.54 $2,247 +26.55
500–543 value added 529 12 440.00–467.50 $453.26 $2,398 +7.37
550–580 value added 557 22 420.00–445.00 $432.90 $2,411 -0.53
562 fancy 562 11 453.00 $453.00 $2,546 —
569–590 578 29 393.00–418.00 $411.29 $2,377 +9.39
602–621 value added 615 12 415.00–417.50 $415.82 $2,557 +4.90
602–645 628 11 369.00–387.50 $378.86 $2,379 +7.10
650–691 value added 676 26 387.00–391.00 $388.25 $2,625 -20.27
660–696 680 21 362.50–383.00 $372.86 $2,535 +6.50
701–725 value added 703 91 360.00–384.00 $378.83 $2,663 —
707–740 722 8 329.00–347.50 $333.12 $2,405 -13.84
751–765 value added 753 12 355.00–360.00 $359.16 $2,704 -0.84
760–790 773 9 327.50–347.50 $340.54 $2,632 -4.43
805–830 824 4 329.00–333.00 $329.98 $2,719 -0.38
860–890 875 2 300.00–320.00 $309.83 $2,711 +8.31
915–922 920 3 298.00–317.00 $304.30 $2,800 —
955–962 961 5 299.00 $299.00 $2,873 +3.00
1010 1010 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,535 -20.00
1055 1055 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,437 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,638 —
415 415 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,868 —
475 475 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,900 +2.50
545 545 2 365.00–380.00 $372.50 $2,030 +10.50
655–660 658 2 320.00–327.50 $323.74 $2,130 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,398 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 345.00 $345.00 $914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 400.00–412.50 $406.67 $915 -38.87
244 thin fleshed 244 5 552.50 $552.50 $1,348 —
265 265 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,100 -10.00
265–280 fancy 273 3 475.00–490.00 $481.65 $1,315 +11.65
310–335 319 4 412.50–437.50 $422.06 $1,346 +16.52
300–335 fancy 321 8 452.50–482.50 $468.23 $1,503 +36.57
382 fancy 382 2 492.50 $492.50 $1,881 +3.93
350–398 383 18 450.00–472.50 $459.61 $1,760 +26.58
400–445 fancy 423 22 425.00–452.50 $440.81 $1,865 -1.64
415–447 440 8 402.50–419.00 $412.30 $1,814 -2.17
455–485 fancy 463 22 415.00–437.00 $428.05 $1,982 -5.97
480–495 490 6 380.00–402.50 $391.43 $1,918 -15.90
500–543 value added 523 50 392.50–406.00 $399.56 $2,090 +9.42
515–540 525 3 372.00–380.00 $376.44 $1,976 +8.97
550–576 557 15 360.00–377.00 $372.95 $2,077 +11.85
555–598 value added 585 44 382.50–399.50 $396.22 $2,318 +11.45
600–640 value added 613 27 360.00–377.50 $369.12 $2,263 +4.24
610–647 639 12 335.00–357.50 $350.37 $2,239 -4.02
655 655 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,358 +12.20
675–690 683 2 342.50–347.50 $345.03 $2,357 -2.77
702 value added 702 6 372.00 $372.00 $2,611 —
700–720 712 9 313.00–333.00 $321.67 $2,290 +0.82
765–780 774 5 307.00–320.00 $312.76 $2,421 -2.83
805–808 806 7 305.00–311.00 $307.58 $2,479 +4.58
850–875 863 2 291.00–292.50 $291.76 $2,518 —
910–920 915 2 270.00–287.00 $278.55 $2,549 —
970 970 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,570 —
1115–1140 1128 2 235.00–265.00 $250.17 $2,822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 381.00–395.00 $387.90 $1,416 —
545 545 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 -0.31
575–590 581 4 333.00–355.00 $344.98 $2,004 +24.98
615 615 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,891 —
650–675 670 5 295.00–317.00 $305.38 $2,046 -12.12
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 —
755–765 760 2 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $2,109 -0.06
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,213 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 522.50 $522.50 $1,505 —
315–345 332 3 455.00–475.00 $464.80 $1,543 —
340 fancy 340 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,734 —
377–395 383 3 430.00–445.00 $439.84 $1,685 -64.12
407–440 416 7 480.00–505.00 $498.15 $2,072 +73.15
415–440 fancy 434 9 515.00–540.00 $533.44 $2,315 -14.06
456–460 fancy 457 4 530.00–535.00 $533.74 $2,439 +58.74
451–481 467 11 465.00–495.00 $474.75 $2,217 +49.87
505–540 thin fleshed 522 6 437.50–445.00 $441.27 $2,303 -3.73
531–540 fancy 534 5 402.50–415.00 $410.46 $2,192 -6.72
550–587 fancy 577 5 400.00–420.00 $404.22 $2,332 +12.74
586–598 592 7 358.00–389.00 $374.13 $2,215 -1.08
600–640 622 11 360.00–380.00 $374.52 $2,330 +12.58
626 fancy 626 3 393.00 $393.00 $2,460 —
680 680 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,329 -5.82
740–745 743 2 332.00–333.00 $332.50 $2,470 -1.26
750–797 784 4 300.00–317.50 $308.00 $2,415 —
815 fancy 815 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,730 —
940 940 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,190 —
975–995 985 2 222.50–225.00 $223.76 $2,204 —
1020 1020 1 213.00 $213.00 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,156 —
705 705 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,597 —
890 890 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,424 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,294 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1240 1061 85-90% 5 120.00–127.00 $123.49 $1,310 —
875–1380 1088 85-90% 17 131.00–148.00 $138.27 $1,504 —
915–1260 1108 85-90% 6 151.00–168.00 $159.60 $1,768 +2.86
1085–1150 1118 85-90% 2 95.00–105.00 $100.15 $1,120 -56.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1250 1210 80-85% 3 144.00–147.00 $146.05 $1,767 -23.34
1105–1765 1359 80-85% 8 166.00–173.00 $169.60 $2,305 —
1080–1800 1386 80-85% 9 150.00–164.00 $159.17 $2,206 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1655 1466 75-80% 7 154.00–163.00 $159.59 $2,340 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,294 -10.72
1300–1790 1564 75-80% 9 165.00–177.00 $170.16 $2,661 +11.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1725 1354 4 164.00–176.00 $171.47 $2,322 —
1360–2090 1723 6 183.00–195.00 $190.78 $3,287 —
1545–2150 1848 2 198.00–202.00 $199.67 $3,690 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1205 1099 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 170.00–186.00 $175.88 $1,933

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1705 1705 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1870 1870 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 —

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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.