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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.27/cwt +49.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 609 lb · 97 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.81/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 573 lb · 42 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.07/cwt +15.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,653/hd at 751 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 920 1,118 1,358
Feeder cattle 807 1,061 1,244
Slaughter cattle 109 54 109
Replacement cattle 4 3 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 250-400 lbs were sharply higher, while the 450-650 lbs steers were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady with a lite test and limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 1 655.00 $655.00 $1,736 +85.00
325–345 fancy 338 3 542.50–570.00 $551.31 $1,863 -2.12
351–360 fancy 353 4 520.00–530.00 $522.55 $1,845 +9.42
367 367 2 487.50 $487.50 $1,789 +15.74
405–415 408 4 440.00–457.00 $452.67 $1,847 +13.88
420–435 fancy 430 3 470.00–476.00 $474.05 $2,038 +6.74
455–475 462 3 411.00–417.50 $413.23 $1,909 -6.26
475–485 fancy 482 3 461.00–480.00 $467.25 $2,252 +2.15
500–533 value added 527 14 425.00–430.00 $425.85 $2,244 +2.00
510–545 528 2 380.00–389.00 $384.35 $2,029 -21.92
550–590 581 9 375.00–392.00 $384.87 $2,236 +0.19
603–648 value added 623 14 373.00–378.00 $374.59 $2,334 -20.41
615–635 624 13 349.00–368.00 $354.07 $2,209 -2.38
650–670 value added 668 9 370.00–371.00 $370.89 $2,478 +25.22
668–685 671 11 340.00–363.00 $355.78 $2,387 +65.78
725–730 728 5 323.00–331.00 $325.00 $2,366 -14.53
722–741 value added 732 27 354.00–358.00 $356.10 $2,607 —
750 value added 750 27 358.00 $358.00 $2,685 —
750–785 757 6 325.00–338.00 $330.88 $2,505 —
817–845 826 15 307.00–334.00 $322.02 $2,660 -4.58
915 915 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,919 —
1015–1025 1018 3 287.00–292.00 $288.68 $2,939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,704 +22.50
403–445 416 6 385.00–407.50 $397.80 $1,655 +0.29
461–475 469 7 377.50–387.00 $381.99 $1,792 +3.25
577–580 578 3 325.00–340.00 $330.02 $1,908 —
605 605 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,063 +29.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,308 —
271 fancy 271 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,423 -9.89
278–290 281 4 450.00–490.00 $460.32 $1,293 -28.43
336 336 7 449.00 $449.00 $1,509 -39.91
385 385 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,598 -16.35
404–432 423 29 384.00–415.00 $391.28 $1,655 -23.93
450 450 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,485 -31.61
451 fancy 451 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,759 -16.16
450–495 467 10 347.00–370.00 $360.52 $1,684 -1.09
500–531 519 18 321.00–345.00 $332.64 $1,726 -12.73
555–590 573 42 315.00–343.00 $329.81 $1,890 -4.57
606 value added 606 86 372.25 $372.25 $2,256 —
630–640 632 11 310.00–315.00 $310.69 $1,964 -5.01
650–695 682 28 317.00–336.00 $329.63 $2,248 +13.48
719–735 721 7 312.00–317.50 $316.70 $2,283 +21.72
755–775 765 2 277.50–285.00 $281.20 $2,151 -6.80
860–898 885 6 259.00–278.00 $273.14 $2,417 -6.86
965–970 968 2 222.50–257.00 $239.71 $2,320 —
1030 1030 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 380 3 365.00–400.00 $376.05 $1,429 -3.95
450–495 482 6 323.00–342.00 $332.39 $1,602 -10.37
515 515 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,622 -8.01
580–595 591 4 275.00–297.50 $288.77 $1,707 -25.50
630–632 631 4 300.00–302.00 $301.00 $1,899 -4.00
665–690 673 3 282.50–305.00 $297.31 $2,001 +5.56
735 735 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,058 —
780 780 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,268 +15.00
432 432 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,372 +7.50
665 665 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,729 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,027 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,063 —
215 fancy 215 1 625.00 $625.00 $1,344 +30.00
255 255 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,441 +85.00
252–295 fancy 265 15 595.00–640.00 $617.40 $1,636 +80.85
310–335 fancy 320 4 545.00–585.00 $562.14 $1,799 +52.14
345 345 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 -17.50
357–390 fancy 366 7 505.00–517.50 $512.11 $1,874 +12.11
355–395 377 10 470.00–495.00 $481.85 $1,817 —
411–433 fancy 423 9 477.50–490.00 $485.30 $2,053 -14.70
410–437 430 7 440.00–462.50 $452.47 $1,946 +22.47
463–470 464 8 430.00–450.00 $446.97 $2,074 +44.63
478 fancy 478 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,318 +46.85
500–545 518 5 350.00–387.00 $371.54 $1,925 +26.54
505–525 fancy 520 4 403.00–430.00 $409.56 $2,130 +8.57
550–587 fancy 563 6 377.00–392.50 $381.81 $2,150 -3.04
565–580 573 4 337.50–365.00 $350.10 $2,006 +3.78
600–630 fancy 611 4 350.00–375.00 $366.04 $2,237 —
610–632 620 7 319.00–335.00 $325.86 $2,020 -18.57
695 695 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,203 —
716–730 720 5 290.00–311.00 $302.74 $2,180 +30.24
752–765 756 5 292.00–300.00 $296.41 $2,241 +48.41
800 800 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,240 +31.00
850–860 855 2 250.00–275.00 $262.43 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,188 —
292 292 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,241 -17.50
345 345 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,484 -1.54
360–385 377 3 440.00–450.00 $446.81 $1,684 —
421 421 3 431.00 $431.00 $1,815 +32.70
490 490 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,009 +49.72
510–547 521 9 309.00–330.00 $320.17 $1,668 +7.67
550–595 567 6 306.00–331.00 $315.89 $1,791 —
625 625 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,719 -30.00
690 690 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,794 —
795 795 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 360.00 $360.00 $918 —
360 360 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,368 —
415–445 423 4 361.00–380.00 $372.44 $1,575 +7.44
475 475 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 72.50 $72.50 $645 —
745–1110 918 85-90% 6 114.00–119.00 $116.80 $1,072 —
955–1535 1294 85-90% 6 124.00–139.00 $129.76 $1,679 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1450 1318 80-85% 9 132.00–148.00 $139.79 $1,842 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1830 1545 75-80% 8 132.00–144.00 $138.58 $2,141 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,584 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1275 1110 2 166.00–173.00 $170.02 $1,887 —
1410–1435 1423 2 205.00–206.00 $205.50 $2,924 —
1170–2055 1730 12 176.00–198.00 $186.39 $3,225 +1.08

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1270 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 161.00–235.00 $189.23 $2,012

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,259 —

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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.