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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

1,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.06/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 925 lb · 188 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.93/cwt ≈ $1,528/hd at 980 lb · 166 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.11/cwt +14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 685 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,166 339 778
Feeder cattle 1,079 285 734
Slaughter cattle 79 49 38
Replacement cattle 8 5 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was 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
406–440 415 7 177.00–185.00 $181.21 $752 —
470–490 477 3 160.00–170.00 $166.57 $795 —
500–548 525 16 169.00–173.00 $171.54 $901 +5.40
553–593 577 12 164.00–175.00 $169.98 $981 +16.12
601 value added 601 10 171.00 $171.00 $1,028 +1.00
605–641 628 23 150.00–168.50 $164.11 $1,031 +24.11
655–698 685 23 160.00–166.00 $164.91 $1,130 +20.24
685 value added 685 76 180.80 $180.80 $1,238 +12.80
700–745 729 23 146.00–159.00 $153.51 $1,119 +7.51
782 782 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,173 -3.42
804 value added 804 34 165.00 $165.00 $1,327 —
807–845 828 23 144.00–159.50 $154.33 $1,278 —
870 870 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 —
921–935 value added 925 178 156.50–159.20 $158.33 $1,465 +8.33
908–947 931 10 128.00–139.00 $134.51 $1,252 —
950 950 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 —
966–994 value added 980 165 154.40–157.00 $156.09 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
427 427 2 165.00 $165.00 $705 —
480–492 488 3 159.00–160.00 $159.33 $778 +16.92
505 505 1 151.00 $151.00 $763 +14.00
557 557 2 147.00 $147.00 $819 —
700–745 723 2 130.00–138.00 $133.88 $968 —
825 825 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 —
980 980 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,137 +6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 134.00 $134.00 $858 —
681 681 5 120.00 $120.00 $817 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 182.50–187.00 $184.66 $596 +14.66
375–380 376 4 160.00–175.00 $168.72 $634 +15.79
417 417 2 156.00 $156.00 $651 +4.66
450–481 472 9 153.00–157.00 $155.09 $732 -6.51
505–545 535 11 145.00–159.00 $152.57 $816 +8.80
536 value added 536 3 163.00 $163.00 $874 —
553–561 value added 556 8 164.00 $164.00 $912 —
550–575 560 9 150.00–161.00 $157.44 $882 +4.44
620–643 636 20 131.00–146.00 $136.15 $866 -10.84
648 value added 648 18 156.00 $156.00 $1,011 ±0.00
663 value added 663 75 168.80 $168.80 $1,119 —
650–685 666 22 141.00–150.00 $146.08 $973 +1.81
720–730 725 6 145.00–146.00 $145.67 $1,056 —
745 value added 745 67 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —
765 765 5 144.00–149.00 $145.00 $1,109 +17.00
860 860 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,084 +6.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
480 480 2 141.00–145.00 $143.00 $686 +3.00
535 535 1 141.00 $141.00 $754 +16.00
555–585 570 2 138.00–140.00 $139.03 $792 +8.03
600–640 618 3 120.00–129.00 $124.98 $772 -2.92
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
880 880 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
412 412 2 170.00 $170.00 $700 —
470 470 1 156.00 $156.00 $733 —
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 +7.84
575 575 2 157.00 $157.00 $903 +6.45
605–620 613 2 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $861 -0.06
675 675 2 145.00 $145.00 $979 +16.00
765 765 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,063 ±0.00
805 805 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 +18.00
870 870 1 111.00 $111.00 $966 —
945 945 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,172 —
1095 1095 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 124.00 $124.00 $707 -1.00
620 620 1 137.00 $137.00 $849 —
650 650 2 122.00 $122.00 $793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1405 1230 80-85% 15 89.00–97.00 $92.78 $1,141 —
1085–1395 1243 80-85% 18 100.00–110.00 $104.47 $1,299 —
1235–1345 1303 80-85% 4 113.00–121.00 $117.32 $1,529 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1590 1526 75-80% 9 98.00–108.00 $102.76 $1,568 +0.74
1470–1620 1545 75-80% 2 113.00–119.00 $115.85 $1,790 +13.83
1470–1910 1635 75-80% 5 92.00–96.00 $93.92 $1,536 +3.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–995 958 85-90% 2 65.00–67.00 $65.96 $632 —
930–1035 978 85-90% 3 81.00–87.00 $84.66 $828 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1345 1297 3 120.00–124.00 $121.59 $1,577 —
1120–2010 1567 5 128.00–133.00 $130.52 $2,045 -1.58
1880 1880 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,726 —

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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
890–1005 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–875.00 $808.71 —
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1051 value added 1051 51 124.00 $124.00 $1,303 —

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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.