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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

1,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.58/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 824 lb · 178 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.14/cwt +19.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 733 lb · 158 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.89/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 772 lb · 126 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,267	1,499	1,600
Feeder cattle	1,166	1,445	1,484
Slaughter cattle	101	44	116
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–432 value added	419	6	188.00–200.00	$195.88	$821	+3.87
420	420	1	162.50	$162.50	$682	+0.50
451–485 value added	461	15	171.00–178.00	$175.31	$808	-2.96
503–525	508	5	161.00–167.00	$163.43	$830	+3.39
505–542 value added	531	32	168.00–177.00	$173.88	$923	+1.44
560–587	573	6	152.00–160.00	$156.27	$895	+2.66
580–596 value added	592	13	162.00–169.00	$167.95	$994	-3.43
600–625	604	19	150.00–155.00	$151.12	$913	+1.00
621–646 value added	637	15	179.00–183.00	$180.94	$1,153	+13.60
681–685	682	6	140.00–155.00	$152.49	$1,040	+4.35
673–686 value added	683	29	163.50–169.00	$165.02	$1,127	-9.45
716–748 value added	733	148	163.25–177.00	$169.47	$1,242	+18.47
735–745	738	8	148.00–153.00	$150.13	$1,108	+8.13
747	747	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,061	—
750	750	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	-5.24
766–779 value added	773	120	170.25	$170.25	$1,316	+1.84
782	782	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,134	-0.24
812–828	820	119	164.50–174.00	$169.34	$1,389	+0.51
832 thin fleshed	832	59	176.10	$176.10	$1,465	+1.60
882 thin fleshed	882	54	168.95	$168.95	$1,490	—
904 thin fleshed	904	56	169.10	$169.10	$1,529	—
995	995	9	144.50	$144.50	$1,438	—
1000–1005	1003	2	136.00–145.00	$140.49	$1,409	+15.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667–686	675	7	142.00–146.00	$144.26	$974	—
710	710	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	—
841	841	11	141.00	$141.00	$1,186	—
855–892	890	18	142.00–145.00	$144.84	$1,289	—
965–990	978	2	126.00–127.00	$126.49	$1,237	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	3	156.00	$156.00	$917	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
366–388	380	8	141.00–146.00	$142.81	$543	-1.48
440 value added	440	2	155.00	$155.00	$682	—
442	442	2	146.00	$146.00	$645	+0.34
450–488	473	8	139.00–146.00	$141.91	$671	-3.21
497 value added	497	2	153.00	$153.00	$760	—
500–534	525	20	137.00–144.00	$141.61	$743	-2.62
516–532 value added	529	31	148.00–152.00	$151.43	$801	+0.55
568–591	580	6	140.00–146.00	$143.06	$830	+0.78
579–588 value added	580	69	148.00–163.50	$162.13	$940	+14.13
600–642	624	15	131.00–136.50	$133.62	$834	-4.39
615–638 value added	629	5	140.00–150.00	$143.91	$905	-22.60
665–685	682	8	129.00–137.00	$133.39	$910	—
706–740	713	7	121.00–130.00	$126.99	$905	-2.01
798 value added	798	9	141.50	$141.50	$1,129	—
830–837	834	4	108.00–114.00	$110.99	$926	-13.69
862	862	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,017	—
960	960	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,094	—
1116	1116	14	97.50	$97.50	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	4	120.00–139.00	$133.57	$435	+0.57
390	390	1	124.00	$124.00	$484	—
410	410	2	123.00	$123.00	$504	—
455–470	463	2	130.00	$130.00	$602	—
500–540	527	3	121.00–135.00	$129.87	$684	-4.36
550–590	562	6	116.00–134.00	$122.83	$690	—
616–633	625	9	126.00–129.00	$126.67	$792	+1.67
657–695	665	10	127.00–129.00	$128.59	$855	—
708–726	721	11	114.00–119.00	$117.66	$848	+15.66
750–775	763	2	106.00–121.00	$113.38	$865	-4.62

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	—
462	462	2	110.00	$110.00	$508	—
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,416	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 value added	370	1	185.00	$185.00	$684	—
362–390	371	4	155.00–177.50	$169.69	$630	—
490 value added	490	2	170.00	$170.00	$833	-3.56
515	515	1	167.00	$167.00	$860	—
550–570 value added	560	6	159.00–160.00	$159.51	$893	—
560–570	562	6	144.00–150.00	$145.01	$815	-3.70
620–640	630	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$873	—
660	660	1	123.00	$123.00	$812	-18.00
700–728	711	9	120.00–131.00	$124.30	$884	-7.49
765–785	775	2	116.00–131.00	$123.40	$956	—
820	820	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,099	—
945	945	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,049	—
955–965	960	2	124.00–131.00	$127.52	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	137.50	$137.50	$509	-12.50
665–690	682	3	120.00–124.00	$122.70	$837	-9.81
715	715	1	111.00	$111.00	$794	—
808	808	3	100.00	$100.00	$808	-1.00
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	—
1040	1040	1	90.00	$90.00	$936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1450	1231	80-85%	11	64.00–70.00	$67.17	$827	+4.51
1040–1565	1288	80-85%	20	71.00–89.00	$77.20	$994	—
1155–1425	1306	80-85%	7	57.00–64.00	$61.90	$808	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$835	—
1225–1570	1384	75-80%	5	67.00–69.00	$68.01	$941	+1.44
1245–1745	1482	75-80%	18	70.00–78.00	$74.61	$1,106	+1.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1130	930	85-90%	2	49.00–50.00	$49.39	$459	—
970–1070	1033	85-90%	4	69.00–75.00	$71.30	$737	+11.76
690–1325	1047	85-90%	9	62.00–68.00	$64.19	$672	—
955–1280	1111	85-90%	5	55.00–61.00	$58.10	$645	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1205	1198	2	82.00–88.00	$85.02	$1,019	—
1395–1950	1738	5	93.00–108.00	$101.92	$1,771	—
2140–2420	2280	2	109.00–111.00	$109.94	$2,507	—

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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.