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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.27/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 879 lb · 189 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.55/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 688 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 758 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 884 1,102 1,016
Feeder cattle 803 1,003 973
Slaughter cattle 72 90 42
Replacement cattle 9 9 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower with light demand. Dry pasture conditions along with fall weather changes has created health concerns for fleshy un-weaned calves. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate 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
438 value added 438 3 169.00 $169.00 $740 —
470 value added 470 1 160.00 $160.00 $752 -24.00
485–495 490 2 155.00–159.00 $156.98 $769 -6.07
515 515 1 154.00 $154.00 $793 -5.61
517–537 value added 523 13 153.00–162.00 $158.95 $831 -19.20
588 value added 588 5 159.00 $159.00 $935 -24.00
621–630 622 9 140.00–143.00 $142.66 $887 —
625–641 value added 641 42 150.00–175.50 $174.91 $1,121 +17.53
657–697 667 13 135.00–145.00 $138.77 $926 -6.23
693 value added 693 62 176.00 $176.00 $1,220 +12.79
717 value added 717 13 162.00 $162.00 $1,162 -11.32
750–785 768 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $1,121 +6.02
768–770 value added 769 7 162.00–166.00 $164.28 $1,263 -8.33
847 847 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,296 -18.24
852 fancy 852 15 167.25 $167.25 $1,425 —
850–898 881 174 163.25–165.00 $164.01 $1,445 +7.15
909 fancy 909 60 167.10 $167.10 $1,519 +4.10
956 fancy 956 56 163.75 $163.75 $1,565 +0.46
995 995 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,483 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,254 —
1192 1192 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 2 148.00 $148.00 $743 —
800 800 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 133.00 $133.00 $432 —
375 375 2 140.00 $140.00 $525 -1.94
405–440 421 7 129.00–134.00 $132.03 $556 -7.97
470 value added 470 3 147.00 $147.00 $691 -3.35
457–493 473 8 138.00–140.00 $139.09 $658 -1.90
505–515 509 14 135.00–141.00 $138.06 $703 +0.12
560–597 578 19 133.00–139.00 $135.63 $784 -4.37
562–598 value added 586 35 144.00–147.00 $146.04 $856 -1.57
605–620 609 4 123.00–130.00 $127.76 $778 -7.24
615 value added 615 5 144.00 $144.00 $886 -23.58
657–668 value added 664 15 141.00–153.00 $149.27 $991 -2.73
758 value added 758 71 160.00 $160.00 $1,213 +13.00
819 value added 819 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,138 —
823 823 3 115.00 $115.00 $946 —
938 938 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,126 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 429 4 120.00–129.00 $122.15 $524 -9.32
470 470 2 120.00 $120.00 $564 -7.55
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 +1.45
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
915 915 1 90.00 $90.00 $824 -1.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 2 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 80.00 $80.00 $412 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
428–435 value added 430 4 161.00 $161.00 $692 —
492 value added 492 2 161.00 $161.00 $792 —
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 -22.55
505–540 515 8 135.00–155.00 $145.03 $747 -6.97
558–580 563 6 136.00–141.00 $139.81 $787 -0.19
625–647 632 13 120.00–135.00 $128.12 $810 —
690 690 3 122.00–124.00 $123.33 $851 —
705–720 713 3 113.00–117.00 $115.32 $822 —
757 757 2 113.00 $113.00 $855 —
825 825 1 108.00 $108.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 140.00 $140.00 $350 ±0.00
456 456 3 131.00 $131.00 $597 —
505–545 532 3 125.00–133.00 $130.47 $694 —
555–585 570 2 130.00 $130.00 $741 -10.48
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -11.72
880 880 1 102.00 $102.00 $898 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 113.00 $113.00 $616 +11.26

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–865 858 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $558 —
845–1190 979 85-90% 6 40.00–57.00 $47.03 $460 -3.33
895–1275 1079 85-90% 8 67.00–75.00 $70.51 $761 +6.76
1260 1260 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $995 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1360 1245 80-85% 4 68.00–73.00 $71.12 $885 —
1245–1480 1358 80-85% 4 74.00–80.00 $77.07 $1,047 +0.07
1115–1475 1359 80-85% 9 81.00–95.00 $85.97 $1,168 +8.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1705 1400 75-80% 12 74.00–79.00 $76.90 $1,077 -8.78
1305–1570 1435 75-80% 3 81.00–87.00 $82.82 $1,188 -2.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2040 1858 4 115.00–123.00 $118.09 $2,194 —
1475–2260 1882 6 94.00–110.00 $103.76 $1,953 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1415 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1005–1375 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,177.09 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.