Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $352.12/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,665/hd at 757 lb · 74 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $405.46/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,337/hd at 576 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $420.84/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 518 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	762	1,184	1,304
Feeder cattle	671	1,047	1,134
Slaughter cattle	87	105	153
Replacement cattle	4	32	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trends due to market being closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	340	5	500.00–520.00	$509.99	$1,734	-50.01
357	357	2	520.00	$520.00	$1,856	-2.50
400–440	411	8	492.50–500.00	$497.48	$2,045	+8.48
442 thin fleshed	442	2	530.00	$530.00	$2,343	—
462–480	473	12	472.00–500.00	$485.77	$2,298	-19.23
505–545	529	17	457.50–475.00	$465.81	$2,464	+0.36
563–592 value added	568	11	476.50–477.00	$476.91	$2,709	-10.31
555–597	583	23	425.00–449.00	$428.04	$2,495	+8.04
607 value added	607	9	467.00	$467.00	$2,835	+0.35
611–634	622	16	387.00–417.00	$405.50	$2,522	-23.13
666–671 value added	669	18	400.00–412.00	$402.65	$2,694	-32.35
685	685	6	383.00	$383.00	$2,624	-30.98
830	830	1	332.00	$332.00	$2,756	-19.00
860	860	1	337.00	$337.00	$2,898	+7.00
940	940	1	317.00	$317.00	$2,980	—
1074 value added	1074	52	311.00	$311.00	$3,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,772	—
430–435	433	2	445.00–460.00	$452.46	$1,959	-7.54
457	457	2	445.00	$445.00	$2,034	-7.50
530	530	3	432.50–439.00	$436.83	$2,315	-8.17
557–590	571	6	387.50–405.00	$396.58	$2,264	—
621–640	625	6	370.00–383.00	$379.47	$2,372	-25.53
660–690	675	2	359.00–370.00	$364.38	$2,460	—
700–725	713	2	311.00–333.00	$322.19	$2,297	—
1015	1015	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,436	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–540	535	3	372.50–395.00	$387.64	$2,074	+5.10
670	670	1	332.00	$332.00	$2,224	—
1150	1150	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,070	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,173	—
280	280	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,498	+22.52
305–343 fancy	324	8	525.00–545.00	$535.88	$1,736	-4.12
315–347	338	5	457.50–497.50	$478.28	$1,617	-11.72
352–370 fancy	360	4	497.00–520.00	$506.18	$1,822	+0.27
405–415 fancy	410	3	487.50–497.50	$494.21	$2,026	+5.03
436–445	440	17	440.00–461.00	$452.62	$1,992	-16.39
455–492	472	20	427.50–453.00	$437.60	$2,065	+5.80
500–545 value added	516	35	419.00–435.00	$429.20	$2,215	+9.82
505–540	523	11	385.00–405.00	$394.25	$2,062	-8.26
565–585 value added	570	21	403.00–430.00	$423.40	$2,413	+13.67
550–593	581	29	380.00–395.00	$392.47	$2,280	+0.86
618–647	629	9	373.00–397.50	$387.28	$2,436	+6.53
650–696	680	11	345.00–350.00	$347.43	$2,363	-20.99
715–730	723	2	332.50–333.00	$332.75	$2,406	-3.21
755 value added	755	67	355.25	$355.25	$2,682	—
750–782	773	7	311.00–329.00	$322.17	$2,490	-26.83
830	830	1	317.00	$317.00	$2,631	-1.15
910	910	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,594	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	477.50	$477.50	$1,361	+10.00
415–425	420	2	430.00–435.00	$432.47	$1,816	+22.47
477	477	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,908	-8.69
520	520	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,950	—
555–595	576	5	357.00–365.00	$360.91	$2,079	-6.57
610–635	622	6	345.00–357.00	$354.22	$2,203	+9.00
680	680	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,244	-20.00
762	762	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,248	-7.00
840	840	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,100	—
855–870	863	3	261.00–280.00	$271.97	$2,347	—
960	960	1	221.00	$221.00	$2,122	—
1120	1120	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,971	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–277	273	3	320.00–352.50	$330.52	$902	—
645	645	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,774	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,944	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	499.00	$499.00	$1,946	-21.31
403–432	416	6	471.00–495.00	$481.65	$2,004	—
500 fancy	500	5	468.00	$468.00	$2,340	-30.41
515–547	533	7	430.00–459.00	$447.00	$2,383	-4.26
555–565	558	3	420.00–439.00	$430.44	$2,402	-3.81
610–645	622	3	372.50–385.00	$379.18	$2,358	-15.17
625	625	1	341.00	$341.00	$2,131	-53.35
682–690	687	5	330.00–362.50	$340.15	$2,337	-10.85
710–712	711	3	330.00–357.50	$339.15	$2,411	-9.06
860–890	875	2	297.50–300.00	$298.73	$2,614	+28.73
995	995	2	242.50–252.50	$247.50	$2,463	—
1022–1040	1028	3	247.00–270.00	$254.76	$2,619	+14.76
1065 fancy	1065	2	290.00	$290.00	$3,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	472.50	$472.50	$1,323	—
355–390	372	3	455.00–457.50	$456.70	$1,699	-42.46
400–415	405	3	447.50–455.00	$452.44	$1,832	-14.34
475–492	486	3	407.50–420.00	$411.57	$2,000	-38.43
520	520	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,184	+1.00
560–595	581	9	361.00–387.50	$369.15	$2,145	-44.65
600	600	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,160	-3.00
680–682	681	3	318.00–327.50	$321.16	$2,187	—
702	702	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,211	—
780–798	791	5	282.50–297.50	$288.42	$2,281	—
810–845	833	3	262.50–283.00	$276.36	$2,302	+12.36
1010	1010	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,424	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	373.00	$373.00	$1,809	+11.94
729–735	730	6	242.00–255.00	$244.18	$1,783	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1675	1474	75-80%	7	187.00–199.00	$190.58	$2,809	—
1330–2175	1566	75-80%	13	169.00–184.00	$178.46	$2,795	-1.98
1610	1610	75-80%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,608	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	80-85%	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,722	—
1095–1360	1259	80-85%	10	188.00–205.00	$195.08	$2,456	+16.97
1195–1420	1280	80-85%	5	173.00–183.00	$178.03	$2,279	-0.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,401	-7.58
945–1355	1130	85-90%	4	169.00–184.00	$175.46	$1,983	—
910–1435	1131	85-90%	8	147.00–164.00	$154.73	$1,750	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1295	1293	2	187.00–194.00	$190.49	$2,463	—
1300–1860	1479	6	200.00–222.00	$214.36	$3,170	—
1220–2255	1801	6	230.00–243.00	$237.14	$4,271	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980–1485	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	174.00–202.00	$187.93	$2,148

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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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
1710	1710	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-2,600.00

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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.