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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.43/cwt +11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 763 lb · 223 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.10/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 823 lb · 129 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.04/cwt +17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 735 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,002 939 1,021
Feeder cattle 963 852 957
Slaughter cattle 39 80 64
Replacement cattle — 7 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Yearling steers limited comparison. Yearling open heifer packages over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
380 value added 380 1 165.00 $165.00 $627 —
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 —
420–430 value added 427 3 169.00 $169.00 $722 +8.73
465 465 1 151.00 $151.00 $702 —
491 value added 491 3 169.00 $169.00 $830 —
510–535 value added 519 21 161.00–167.00 $165.31 $858 +5.96
545 545 1 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
550 value added 550 3 156.00 $156.00 $858 -0.50
565–572 569 5 144.00–149.00 $146.61 $834 -4.39
600–622 value added 611 30 152.50–159.00 $156.51 $956 +5.53
620 620 1 143.00 $143.00 $887 +1.45
660–678 675 6 137.00–143.00 $137.98 $931 -4.58
673–690 value added 677 30 148.00–154.50 $152.95 $1,035 +4.95
700 value added 700 10 138.50 $138.50 $970 —
805–848 832 26 128.00–131.50 $129.33 $1,076 +1.88
860–871 869 7 126.00–127.00 $126.14 $1,096 —
911–930 913 9 120.00–123.75 $123.33 $1,126 —
941 fancy 941 48 126.60 $126.60 $1,191 —
951 fancy 951 56 124.90 $124.90 $1,188 —
1007–1026 1009 53 114.00–118.00 $117.46 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 149.00 $149.00 $626 —
625 625 1 121.00 $121.00 $756 —
705 705 2 126.00 $126.00 $888 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 value added 385 3 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
410–445 value added 427 7 140.00–149.00 $146.55 $626 —
450–485 value added 467 13 143.00–149.00 $143.52 $670 —
465–480 475 3 135.00 $135.00 $641 -1.00
506–535 512 5 129.00–131.00 $130.58 $669 -3.91
515–533 value added 526 28 134.00–139.00 $137.20 $722 -7.80
550 550 2 133.00 $133.00 $732 —
562–575 value added 564 7 138.00–138.50 $138.43 $781 -0.57
602–631 615 7 125.00–127.00 $126.16 $776 +10.65
600–628 value added 617 26 127.00–134.00 $132.05 $815 +2.24
660–682 674 9 116.00–126.00 $122.49 $826 +5.49
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 -6.75
729–738 value added 735 100 133.00–137.60 $136.28 $1,002 —
750–765 761 15 108.00–119.50 $115.30 $877 -3.70
751–778 value added 763 208 134.50–136.80 $135.81 $1,036 +10.81
823 value added 823 129 131.10 $131.10 $1,079 +9.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 117.00 $117.00 $474 —
480 480 1 127.00 $127.00 $610 +8.00
590 590 2 124.00 $124.00 $732 +9.07
621 621 4 116.00 $116.00 $720 —
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 +12.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 106.00 $106.00 $763 ±0.00
775 775 1 101.00 $101.00 $783 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 1 162.00 $162.00 $526 —
460 value added 460 1 156.00 $156.00 $718 —
510 510 1 143.00 $143.00 $729 -7.63
517–522 value added 520 4 157.00–162.00 $159.49 $829 —
555–565 562 3 141.00–149.00 $146.36 $823 +7.36
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 +2.68
660 660 1 124.00 $124.00 $818 +5.00
700–748 724 6 115.00–125.00 $119.83 $868 +0.41
870–876 875 4 108.00–112.00 $108.99 $954 —
1005 1005 1 94.00 $94.00 $945 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567 +4.00
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
576–585 578 4 130.00–131.00 $130.75 $756 -4.25
642 642 2 120.00 $120.00 $770 —
715–740 723 3 109.00–114.00 $110.71 $800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1340 1308 75-80% 2 67.00 $67.00 $876 —
1075–1690 1409 75-80% 9 72.00–75.00 $72.87 $1,027 —
1330–1835 1537 75-80% 6 76.00–81.00 $78.30 $1,203 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1415 1279 80-85% 7 76.00–81.00 $77.93 $997 +1.43
1145–1525 1335 80-85% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.57 $969 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1255 1095 85-90% 3 61.00–69.00 $65.68 $719 —
1100–1115 1108 85-90% 2 55.00–61.00 $58.02 $643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1930 1930 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,814 —
1970–2195 2083 2 103.00–112.00 $107.26 $2,234 —

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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.