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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.10/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 770 lb · 111 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.97/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 972 lb · 107 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.48/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 734 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 778 1,439 823
Feeder cattle 734 1,386 728
Slaughter cattle 38 53 73
Replacement cattle 6 — 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality; yearling steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower 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
367–375 value added 370 3 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
470 value added 470 2 155.00 $155.00 $728 -1.00
512 value added 512 2 170.50 $170.50 $873 +6.50
540 540 2 147.00–155.00 $151.00 $815 —
566 value added 566 6 159.00 $159.00 $900 -6.00
601–647 value added 615 28 149.00–154.00 $152.73 $939 -6.27
615 615 1 146.00 $146.00 $898 —
651 value added 651 9 152.00 $152.00 $990 —
685 685 1 140.00 $140.00 $959 —
725–745 735 3 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $992 +1.00
700–747 value added 736 65 139.00–148.00 $145.20 $1,069 +7.20
765 765 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,025 —
756–786 value added 767 11 138.00–139.00 $138.63 $1,063 -5.07
887–891 thin fleshed 888 52 136.00–137.50 $137.24 $1,219 —
971 fancy 971 50 134.90 $134.90 $1,310 +4.47
972 thin fleshed 972 57 136.90 $136.90 $1,331 —
1030 fancy 1030 52 131.50 $131.50 $1,354 +4.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 131.00–140.00 $135.63 $719 —
650 650 1 139.00 $139.00 $904 —
750 750 1 124.00 $124.00 $930 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 133.00 $133.00 $665 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 125.00–132.50 $128.75 $315 —
303 303 3 134.00 $134.00 $406 +3.00
377 377 2 133.00 $133.00 $501 —
383–396 value added 386 12 138.00–139.00 $138.26 $534 -7.74
410 410 1 134.00 $134.00 $549 +1.00
461–487 value added 474 10 140.00–147.00 $143.76 $681 -3.44
500–546 value added 532 16 141.00–145.50 $143.47 $763 -0.27
550–570 value added 564 7 136.00–144.00 $139.96 $789 +0.96
570 570 1 134.00 $134.00 $764 —
600–630 value added 613 23 130.00–136.00 $134.42 $824 —
615–642 633 3 127.00–129.00 $127.65 $808 -1.97
657–663 value added 660 15 131.00–137.00 $133.60 $882 -7.39
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 +5.50
708–715 710 6 125.00–127.00 $125.67 $892 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 -5.00
726–736 value added 736 73 133.00–139.00 $138.76 $1,021 +0.36
756–792 value added 770 111 137.75–140.00 $139.10 $1,071 +7.10
835 835 1 102.00 $102.00 $852 -8.00
855 855 1 103.00 $103.00 $881 —
855 thin fleshed 855 27 130.50 $130.50 $1,116 —
855–895 875 2 110.00–118.00 $113.91 $997 —
910 910 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 129.00 $129.00 $441 —
370 370 1 122.00 $122.00 $451 ±0.00
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 +3.00
525 525 2 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
597 597 2 120.00 $120.00 $716 —
782 782 2 110.00 $110.00 $860 —
860 860 1 93.00 $93.00 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 1 171.00 $171.00 $564 —
367 367 2 150.00 $150.00 $550 —
360–392 value added 376 4 171.00–173.00 $172.04 $647 —
412 value added 412 2 166.00 $166.00 $684 —
426 fancy 426 3 170.00 $170.00 $724 —
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 +3.37
632 632 2 129.00 $129.00 $815 —
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
816 value added 816 3 121.00 $121.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 -2.50
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
533 533 3 135.00 $135.00 $720 —
660–685 673 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $824 -0.55
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 129.00 $129.00 $522 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1315 1218 80-85% 6 66.00–69.00 $67.32 $820 —
1165–1355 1260 80-85% 2 65.00 $65.00 $819 -2.79
1265–1445 1336 80-85% 6 71.00–76.00 $72.92 $974 +9.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1630 1519 75-80% 6 66.00–70.00 $67.87 $1,031 —
1305–1985 1554 75-80% 7 72.00–78.00 $73.80 $1,147 —
1640 1640 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,066 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $630 -10.36
1035–1280 1190 85-90% 3 65.00–72.00 $69.27 $824 -2.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1740 1553 3 95.00–107.00 $103.64 $1,610 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1405 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–975.00 $936.94
1325–1365 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,100.00 $1,001.49

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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
1410–1435 1423 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 82.50 $82.50 $441 —

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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.