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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 14, 2022

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.96/cwt +24.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 622 lb · 77 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.00/cwt ≈ $1,205/hd at 809 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.33/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 590 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 599 1,002
Feeder cattle 302 509 963
Slaughter cattle 33 82 39
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady except fleshy 400-500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Another very hot humid day combined with many area farmers making hay softened demand for stocker calves and restricted local cattle movement. Good demand for thin-fleshed yearling loads. Slaughter cows sold steady with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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
310–345 321 4 159.00–170.00 $163.45 $525 —
352–383 374 7 160.00–176.00 $164.30 $614 -19.70
425 value added 425 1 171.00 $171.00 $727 -4.00
432 432 2 161.00 $161.00 $696 -19.00
480 value added 480 3 170.00 $170.00 $816 -7.37
510–525 515 3 156.00–164.00 $158.72 $817 +4.72
515–525 value added 517 13 165.00–181.00 $177.69 $919 +12.69
565 565 5 157.00 $157.00 $887 —
588–597 value added 595 23 165.00–175.00 $173.23 $1,031 +1.99
600–623 value added 622 77 164.00–180.80 $179.96 $1,119 +24.23
663 value added 663 5 150.00 $150.00 $994 —
675 675 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,006 +4.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 value added 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 -8.50
370–385 375 6 143.00–151.00 $146.95 $551 —
400–420 410 2 144.00–146.00 $144.98 $594 —
436 value added 436 8 155.00 $155.00 $676 -5.00
461–495 465 11 140.00–144.00 $142.89 $664 +0.78
523–525 value added 524 13 154.00–155.00 $154.31 $809 -1.09
550–551 551 4 139.00–141.00 $139.50 $769 -6.50
600 value added 600 12 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
620 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 -6.00
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
747 747 2 117.00 $117.00 $874 —
809 value added 809 61 149.00 $149.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 —
530 530 1 133.00 $133.00 $705 +12.00
580 580 6 130.00 $130.00 $754 -2.03
730 730 1 108.00 $108.00 $788 —
995 995 1 85.00 $85.00 $846 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 150.00 $150.00 $798 -3.03
580 580 1 141.00 $141.00 $818 -8.00
617–620 618 3 130.00–139.00 $135.99 $840 —
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 —
710–740 730 3 134.00 $134.00 $978 +2.20
965 965 1 94.00 $94.00 $907 -26.00
1105 1105 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 133.00 $133.00 $612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1365 1308 75-80% 3 85.00–86.00 $85.68 $1,121 —
1305–1710 1484 75-80% 8 90.00–101.00 $94.46 $1,402 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1250 1177 80-85% 3 84.00–88.00 $86.33 $1,016 +11.33
1205–1600 1378 80-85% 4 90.00–102.00 $95.61 $1,318 -1.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–865 858 85-90% 3 63.00–69.00 $66.34 $569 —
825–905 865 85-90% 2 48.00–57.00 $52.71 $456 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $802 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1875 1500 4 97.00–110.00 $106.08 $1,591 —
1515–1860 1733 3 116.00–129.00 $120.65 $2,091 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 117.00 $117.00 $860 —
788 788 8 119.50 $119.50 $942 —

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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.