Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.00/cwt ≈ $1,419/hd at 946 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.60/cwt +18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 480 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 483 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 339 335 1,439
Feeder cattle 285 302 1,386
Slaughter cattle 49 33 53
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was very good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 8 199.00 $199.00 $782 +34.70
483 value added 483 24 189.00 $189.00 $913 +19.00
500 500 7 165.00–169.00 $166.14 $831 +7.42
555–595 575 4 150.00–158.00 $153.86 $885 -3.14
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
635 value added 635 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,080 -9.96
680 680 3 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $984 -4.33
683 value added 683 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,147 +18.00
747 747 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,091 —
753–770 757 4 140.00–158.00 $153.42 $1,161 —
946 value added 946 44 150.00 $150.00 $1,419 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 139.00–146.00 $142.41 $688 —
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 —
615 615 1 132.00 $132.00 $812 —
670 670 1 136.00 $136.00 $911 —
965 965 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 —
1060 1060 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,060 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1367 1367 4 96.00 $96.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 155.00 $155.00 $356 —
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 —
377 fancy 377 17 173.50 $173.50 $654 —
355–395 380 3 151.00–155.00 $152.93 $581 +5.98
430–440 437 3 150.00–152.00 $151.34 $661 +6.36
450–497 480 28 155.00–162.50 $161.60 $776 +18.71
500–545 531 7 140.00–155.00 $143.77 $763 —
585 585 2 153.00 $153.00 $895 +13.50
617 value added 617 5 156.00 $156.00 $963 +12.00
600–635 620 7 145.00–149.00 $146.99 $911 +18.99
650–695 674 9 134.00–149.00 $144.27 $972 +19.27
791 791 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,012 —
850–853 852 4 119.00–120.00 $119.75 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 —
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 -8.00
555 555 2 131.00 $131.00 $727 +1.00
603–627 617 7 125.00–130.00 $127.90 $789 —
670–675 673 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–381 381 5 151.00–162.00 $157.61 $600 —
510–535 527 3 140.00–155.00 $150.16 $791 +0.16
555–595 575 2 149.00–152.00 $150.55 $866 +9.55
600–635 623 3 129.00–146.00 $140.55 $876 +4.56
697 697 2 129.00 $129.00 $899 -1.00
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 +1.00
765 765 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,063 —
830 830 1 115.00 $115.00 $954 —
1005 1005 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
470 470 1 145.00 $145.00 $682 +12.00
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1085 1080 80-85% 2 80.00–85.00 $82.51 $891 —
1090–1445 1272 80-85% 12 93.00–103.00 $98.60 $1,254 —
1255–1465 1373 80-85% 6 104.00–111.00 $107.64 $1,478 +12.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1540 1518 75-80% 4 99.00–104.00 $102.02 $1,549 —
1510–1625 1576 75-80% 4 106.00–109.00 $107.00 $1,686 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,449 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1035 923 85-90% 3 82.00–84.00 $83.08 $767 —
930 930 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $874 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,086 —
1265–1925 1594 4 128.00–137.00 $132.10 $2,106 —
1065–2330 1633 11 116.00–127.00 $121.18 $1,979 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1077 1076 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,133.26

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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.