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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.81/cwt ≈ $1,418/hd at 922 lb · 96 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.71/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 767 lb · 66 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.75/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 959 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 599 674 939
Feeder cattle 509 531 852
Slaughter cattle 82 119 80
Replacement cattle 8 24 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Some plainer steer calves facing discounts. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher with very good demand. Heifer calves sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 184.00 $184.00 $662 —
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 +8.36
445 value added 445 3 175.00 $175.00 $779 —
450–495 value added 473 6 165.00–185.00 $177.37 $839 -11.63
532 532 2 154.00 $154.00 $819 -11.19
545 value added 545 1 165.00 $165.00 $899 -13.70
553–578 value added 564 7 169.00–173.00 $171.24 $966 -1.76
605–615 value added 608 7 153.00–162.00 $155.73 $947 -13.87
610 610 1 152.00 $152.00 $927 +2.57
650–662 657 5 140.00–148.00 $144.02 $946 -0.98
715–722 value added 720 3 149.00–152.00 $149.99 $1,080 —
720–730 725 2 137.00 $137.00 $993 -2.02
760–767 value added 767 66 144.00–165.80 $164.71 $1,263 +8.62
805–833 822 11 139.00–152.00 $148.58 $1,221 +1.30
849 fancy 849 40 157.00 $157.00 $1,333 —
855 855 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,197 —
917 917 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,284 —
922 fancy 922 94 154.10 $154.10 $1,421 —
959 959 54 145.75 $145.75 $1,398 —
1026 fancy 1026 48 139.10 $139.10 $1,427 —
1110 1110 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,399 +18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–347 344 7 152.50–172.50 $166.90 $574 —
900–925 913 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,187 —
970 970 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,164 +16.46
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 value added 337 6 173.50 $173.50 $585 +1.50
350–380 value added 360 3 167.50–168.00 $167.82 $604 —
420 value added 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
450–475 value added 464 10 153.00–174.00 $162.58 $754 -1.83
463–495 469 5 140.00–150.00 $142.11 $666 -3.77
500 500 1 143.00 $143.00 $715 —
511–540 value added 518 4 148.00–158.00 $155.40 $805 -2.12
560–585 573 2 146.00 $146.00 $837 -2.00
615 615 1 134.00 $134.00 $824 +1.00
646 value added 646 3 144.00 $144.00 $930 +1.99
760–785 775 3 114.00–124.00 $118.37 $917 -2.30
935 935 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 —
565–585 575 2 130.00–134.00 $132.03 $759 +11.03
655–685 670 2 126.00–130.00 $127.96 $857 +17.96
870 870 1 101.00 $101.00 $879 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 187.50 $187.50 $525 —
330 330 1 177.50 $177.50 $586 +4.50
357 357 2 180.00 $180.00 $643 +9.98
490 value added 490 2 170.00 $170.00 $833 —
510–525 value added 520 4 157.00–160.00 $159.26 $828 —
527–545 536 4 151.00–157.00 $153.03 $820 -0.29
550 550 3 149.00 $149.00 $820 —
580–595 value added 585 6 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $913 —
626–646 value added 634 9 146.00–151.00 $148.21 $940 —
666–675 value added 668 4 144.00–150.00 $148.48 $992 —
700–745 714 9 126.00–135.00 $131.80 $941 —
750 750 1 133.00 $133.00 $998 +7.00
970 970 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,164 +22.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 161.00 $161.00 $604 +6.00
420 420 1 148.00 $148.00 $622 +0.49
610 610 1 132.00 $132.00 $805 —
655–665 660 2 120.00–135.00 $127.44 $841 —
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 -6.67
930 930 1 104.00 $104.00 $967 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 141.00 $141.00 $797 -8.00
795 795 1 125.00 $125.00 $994 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1865 1501 75-80% 25 81.00–89.00 $85.10 $1,277 -10.71
1385–1840 1591 75-80% 10 89.00–102.00 $93.25 $1,484 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $892 —
1150–1490 1323 80-85% 7 81.00–89.00 $85.66 $1,133 -2.33
1170–1520 1381 80-85% 9 91.00–103.00 $97.41 $1,345 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1060 1058 85-90% 2 76.00–79.00 $77.50 $820 -11.04
1030–1370 1198 85-90% 8 82.00–97.00 $89.35 $1,070 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,425 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240–1350 1286 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,174.03

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1037 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.