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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.20/cwt -8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 731 lb · 112 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.05/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 533 lb · 93 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.75/cwt +13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 790 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 939 1,617 1,246
Feeder cattle 852 1,471 1,178
Slaughter cattle 80 134 66
Replacement cattle 7 12 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher with very 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
425–442 value added 436 3 158.00–165.00 $160.27 $699 —
450–455 value added 453 2 158.00–161.00 $159.51 $723 -1.71
503 503 3 150.00 $150.00 $754 -2.67
500–545 value added 534 90 155.00–159.60 $159.35 $851 -0.38
552 552 2 151.00 $151.00 $834 -1.00
551–558 value added 554 8 155.00–157.00 $156.50 $867 -0.33
601–642 615 7 140.00–143.00 $141.55 $871 +6.55
600–646 value added 626 26 145.00–157.00 $150.98 $945 -3.23
653–680 665 7 142.00–143.00 $142.56 $948 +5.56
665–675 value added 669 9 148.00 $148.00 $990 -7.56
700–731 704 29 129.00–134.50 $133.71 $941 +1.82
703–746 value added 741 83 137.75–147.00 $139.77 $1,036 -9.13
758 value added 758 67 137.50 $137.50 $1,042 -2.47
815–845 830 2 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $1,058 +0.79
863–869 fancy 869 64 130.00–135.00 $130.23 $1,132 +1.18
1013 fancy 1013 46 122.90 $122.90 $1,245 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 5 137.00 $137.00 $649 —
600–615 607 10 136.00–137.50 $136.75 $830 —
662 662 2 127.00 $127.00 $841 —
710–722 715 5 124.00–125.00 $124.40 $889 —
785 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
844 844 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 147.00 $147.00 $753 +0.72
560 560 2 133.00 $133.00 $745 —
770–775 773 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $488 +3.49
445 445 2 133.00 $133.00 $592 -6.00
450 450 1 136.00 $136.00 $612 —
501–539 value added 529 11 145.00 $145.00 $767 +1.05
501–545 532 15 128.00–137.00 $134.49 $715 -0.87
570–596 592 26 128.00–136.00 $133.75 $792 +1.66
596 value added 596 3 139.00 $139.00 $828 -0.98
610–625 618 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $714 -10.76
605–627 value added 620 31 124.00–134.00 $129.81 $805 -4.67
677 value added 677 7 124.00 $124.00 $839 -1.16
685 685 1 117.00 $117.00 $801 +2.22
720–745 741 8 117.00–119.00 $118.75 $880 —
752 752 4 119.00 $119.00 $895 +12.00
752–785 778 9 109.00–111.00 $109.43 $851 -1.57
794 value added 794 60 125.00 $125.00 $992 —
808 value added 808 40 122.00 $122.00 $986 —
800–825 813 2 106.00–111.00 $108.46 $882 -13.54
855 855 1 109.00 $109.00 $932 -7.00
905–930 922 3 110.00–111.00 $110.33 $1,017 +5.41
965 965 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,013 —
1005–1007 1006 3 96.00–106.00 $102.67 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 119.00 $119.00 $572 —
525–535 532 3 115.00–124.00 $117.96 $628 -2.54
565–585 577 3 110.00–121.00 $114.93 $663 -4.83
650 650 1 102.00 $102.00 $663 -8.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 133.00 $133.00 $612 —
525 525 1 131.00 $131.00 $688 —
557 557 2 122.00 $122.00 $680 —
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 —
825 825 1 102.00 $102.00 $842 —
915 915 1 101.00 $101.00 $924 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
490 490 1 152.00 $152.00 $745 +4.00
512–525 517 5 147.00–155.00 $150.63 $779 +1.63
575 575 5 139.00 $139.00 $799 -8.36
610–640 630 3 132.00–133.00 $132.32 $834 +3.17
650 value added 650 1 138.00 $138.00 $897 —
685 685 1 119.00 $119.00 $815 —
700–740 724 9 116.00–121.00 $119.42 $865 —
765–770 768 2 111.00–115.00 $112.99 $868 +0.99
825–847 843 5 106.00–110.00 $109.22 $921 +7.22
900 900 1 101.00 $101.00 $909 —
1021 1021 3 90.00 $90.00 $919 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 —
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
763–795 768 7 110.00–117.50 $116.39 $894 +21.39
805 805 1 108.00 $108.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 131.00 $131.00 $563 —
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
655–680 666 6 118.00–122.00 $120.17 $800 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 127.50 $127.50 $274 —
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
475–495 485 3 120.00–124.00 $121.99 $592 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1545 1545 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1595 1296 80-85% 12 73.00–82.00 $76.50 $991 +12.05
1280–1555 1388 80-85% 5 66.00–72.00 $69.16 $960 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1650 1452 75-80% 6 69.00–73.00 $71.17 $1,033 —
1180–2295 1614 75-80% 10 73.00–80.00 $76.03 $1,227 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098–2250 1639 15 95.00–118.00 $106.48 $1,745 —
1595–1765 1680 2 86.00–94.00 $90.20 $1,515 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 81.00 $81.00 $737

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1295–1455 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,025.00 $966.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
907 907 2 85.00 $85.00 $771 —

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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.