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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

1,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.67/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 864 lb · 139 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.88/cwt +22.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 783 lb · 96 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.22/cwt +31.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 678 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,078 1,267 1,800
Feeder cattle 1,014 1,166 1,749
Slaughter cattle 64 101 51

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and 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
425–436 value added 432 6 172.00–191.00 $187.56 $810 -8.32
453–470 value added 457 8 176.00–192.00 $187.89 $859 +12.58
500–528 value added 514 16 169.00–182.00 $175.32 $901 +1.44
525–535 530 2 159.00–165.00 $162.03 $859 -1.40
580–582 value added 581 11 172.00–175.00 $173.91 $1,010 +5.96
590 590 2 159.00 $159.00 $938 +2.73
616–645 value added 641 85 166.00–180.00 $175.62 $1,126 -5.32
645 645 1 153.00 $153.00 $987 —
692 thin fleshed 692 40 181.50 $181.50 $1,256 —
702–733 value added 718 14 157.00–159.00 $158.56 $1,138 -10.91
705–746 733 11 149.00–156.00 $153.91 $1,128 +3.78
760 value added 760 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,315 +2.75
856–866 860 12 146.00–153.00 $148.94 $1,281 —
853–876 fancy 864 127 169.00–171.90 $170.53 $1,473 —
930 930 17 165.25 $165.25 $1,537 —
948 fancy 948 59 168.40 $168.40 $1,596 —
1030 1030 49 162.90 $162.90 $1,678 +22.41
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 3 169.00 $169.00 $711 —
671 671 3 127.00 $127.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 150.00 $150.00 $399 —
685 685 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,007 +2.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 2 152.50 $152.50 $392 +12.50
305 305 1 147.00 $147.00 $448 —
350–390 374 5 140.00–149.00 $144.21 $539 +1.40
405–436 427 11 140.00–148.00 $143.57 $613 -2.43
420–442 value added 435 3 152.50–159.00 $156.91 $683 +1.91
460 460 1 146.00 $146.00 $672 +4.09
465–482 value added 473 15 148.00–158.00 $155.68 $736 +2.68
502–546 value added 530 19 148.00–158.00 $152.33 $807 +0.90
507–538 532 10 141.00–147.00 $145.86 $776 +4.25
558–590 value added 571 56 151.00–160.00 $155.04 $885 -7.09
555–585 582 10 143.00–150.00 $147.41 $858 +4.35
615 615 1 134.00 $134.00 $824 +0.38
625–632 value added 626 10 149.00–151.00 $150.80 $944 +6.89
655–675 660 12 143.00–145.00 $143.92 $950 +10.53
681–684 value added 681 79 150.50–172.00 $168.45 $1,147 —
705–740 717 3 120.00–130.00 $123.44 $885 -3.55
755–790 775 5 120.00–132.00 $125.35 $971 —
783 value added 783 91 166.00 $166.00 $1,300 +24.50
837 837 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,105 +21.01
896 896 4 109.00 $109.00 $977 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–347 343 5 114.00–135.00 $124.71 $428 -8.86
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 +6.00
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 -3.00
505 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 +6.13
570–580 575 2 119.00–130.00 $124.55 $716 +1.72
610–620 615 2 118.00–127.00 $122.54 $754 -4.13
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 +1.41
705 705 1 104.00 $104.00 $733 -13.66
765–772 770 3 94.00–112.00 $99.96 $770 -13.42
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 4 121.00 $121.00 $721 —
687–693 691 7 110.00–125.00 $120.74 $834 +0.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 161.00 $161.00 $555 —
400 value added 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
476–487 480 5 155.00–162.00 $157.84 $758 —
511–540 value added 523 5 154.00–170.00 $163.39 $855 —
520–530 525 4 144.00–152.00 $148.04 $777 -18.96
557–560 559 4 141.00–150.00 $145.49 $813 +0.48
607–612 value added 610 4 147.00–149.00 $148.00 $903 —
607–643 627 8 135.00–141.00 $138.02 $865 -0.49
651 value added 651 4 149.00 $149.00 $970 —
660–675 665 3 133.00 $133.00 $884 +10.00
700–712 708 3 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $913 +4.71
705–715 value added 710 2 139.00–144.00 $141.48 $1,005 —
835 835 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,069 -6.00
1055 1055 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,203 —
1150 1150 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–387 380 3 147.00–151.00 $149.72 $569 +12.22
500 500 1 137.50 $137.50 $688 —
635–645 640 2 119.00–123.00 $120.98 $774 —
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 -2.70

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $764 -7.00
1215–1795 1468 75-80% 22 74.00–83.00 $78.34 $1,150 +3.73
1295–2055 1675 75-80% 2 66.00 $66.00 $1,106 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1700 1306 80-85% 18 74.00–85.00 $79.26 $1,035 +17.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $512 +5.61
1035–1225 1130 85-90% 2 65.00–71.00 $68.25 $771 +10.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1285 1178 2 78.00–80.00 $78.91 $930 -6.11
1235–2505 1728 3 90.00–98.00 $92.47 $1,598 -9.45
1665–2080 1934 5 111.00–119.00 $115.15 $2,227 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 72.00 $72.00 $472 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 135.00 $135.00 $612 —
606 fancy 606 70 143.25 $143.25 $868 —
1030 1030 1 93.00 $93.00 $958 —

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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.