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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report, Lexington, KY

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.88/cwt +15.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 673 lb · 84 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.98/cwt +20.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 777 lb · 77 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.12/cwt +40.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 787 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 362 1,603
Feeder cattle 580 327 1,563
Slaughter cattle 41 27 40
Replacement cattle 3 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 500-700 lb packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady in a limited comparison with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher with moderate to 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
370 370 2 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
410 value added 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
415 415 1 178.00 $178.00 $739 —
460–487 value added 478 3 178.00–187.00 $184.11 $880 +4.69
475–485 480 2 170.00–176.00 $173.03 $831 —
500–540 523 3 160.00–170.00 $164.41 $860 —
520–545 value added 526 7 171.00–188.00 $180.63 $950 +7.84
592 value added 592 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,089 —
625–647 value added 631 8 165.00–188.00 $182.10 $1,149 +17.08
650–690 670 2 148.00–150.00 $149.03 $999 —
673–676 value added 673 82 168.00–186.25 $185.75 $1,250 +15.89
741 741 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,163 —
776 thin fleshed 776 66 179.75 $179.75 $1,395 —
783 783 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,261 —
786 786 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,100 —
802 802 18 162.75 $162.75 $1,305 +17.75
890 fancy 890 61 173.25 $173.25 $1,542 —
923 fancy 923 27 165.40 $165.40 $1,527 -1.10
956 956 7 158.50 $158.50 $1,515 —
1005 fancy 1005 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,508 -8.00
1050 1050 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,155 -20.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1265 1178 3 102.00–125.00 $110.61 $1,303 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 168.00 $168.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 143.00 $143.00 $751 —
670 670 1 136.00 $136.00 $911 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 129.00 $129.00 $671 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 185.00 $185.00 $542 —
355 355 2 163.00 $163.00 $579 +12.00
425 value added 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 +7.00
450 value added 450 1 163.00 $163.00 $734 —
455–465 463 6 144.00–154.00 $152.36 $705 +0.37
500–523 value added 517 11 150.00–154.00 $151.80 $785 -3.27
520–525 521 4 140.00–146.00 $142.76 $744 —
565 565 1 148.00 $148.00 $836 —
598 value added 598 8 154.00 $154.00 $921 —
601–631 value added 620 18 145.00–154.00 $151.19 $937 +3.87
620 620 2 133.00 $133.00 $825 —
650–677 671 6 134.00–139.00 $134.83 $905 -2.66
725 725 1 129.00 $129.00 $935 +4.70
734 value added 734 11 157.00 $157.00 $1,152 —
763 763 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,030 +12.00
788 fancy 788 61 164.50 $164.50 $1,296 —
828 thin fleshed 828 32 155.25 $155.25 $1,285 —
842 842 10 118.50 $118.50 $998 —
850 850 1 106.00 $106.00 $901 —
1010 1010 1 91.00 $91.00 $919 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1096 1096 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
560 560 2 116.00 $116.00 $650 —
735 735 2 101.00–115.00 $108.00 $794 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
377 377 2 165.00 $165.00 $622 -5.00
465 value added 465 1 175.00 $175.00 $814 —
530 value added 530 1 173.00 $173.00 $917 —
510–542 531 3 162.00–165.00 $162.96 $865 —
555–565 value added 560 8 166.00–171.00 $168.61 $944 —
570–580 575 2 143.00–158.00 $150.43 $865 +9.43
612–616 thin fleshed 615 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,015 —
640–645 643 2 145.00–149.00 $147.01 $945 —
655 thin fleshed 655 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,041 —
692 692 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,031 +3.00
706–741 723 8 128.00–141.00 $135.84 $982 -0.16
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 -21.00
940–945 943 2 100.00–112.00 $105.98 $999 —
1005 1005 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,266 —
1060 1060 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,219 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
1005 1005 1 90.00 $90.00 $904 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1025 1000 80-85% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.98 $710 —
1005–1270 1131 80-85% 9 75.00–83.00 $79.97 $904 —
1170–1290 1245 80-85% 3 86.00–94.00 $89.89 $1,119 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–970 942 85-90% 3 62.00–64.00 $62.65 $590 —
885–1010 944 85-90% 6 65.00–69.00 $67.05 $633 —
945–1055 1003 85-90% 3 58.00–61.00 $59.68 $599 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $742 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1540 1429 75-80% 4 84.00–99.00 $90.75 $1,297 +5.90
1685 1685 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,399 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1750 1458 3 110.00–112.00 $111.44 $1,625 —
1550–1790 1670 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,920 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.