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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

1,558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.82/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 908 lb · 185 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.78/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 718 lb · 126 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.90/cwt ≈ $1,097/hd at 682 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,558 1,230 2,237
Feeder cattle 1,460 1,124 2,125
Slaughter cattle 93 105 99
Replacement cattle 5 1 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady; except 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to firm with very good demand. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 172.00–190.00 $181.06 $657 -4.62
360–387 value added 379 12 196.00–220.00 $210.54 $798 +15.54
402–445 value added 422 20 180.00–206.00 $197.02 $831 +17.02
440 440 1 179.00 $179.00 $788 +25.00
450–487 value added 466 24 180.00–198.00 $187.19 $872 +12.82
460–487 478 16 170.00–179.00 $173.02 $827 +16.13
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 +3.00
510–546 value added 523 51 168.00–188.00 $178.78 $935 +9.78
555–595 568 25 154.00–165.00 $162.27 $922 +8.27
551–596 value added 572 58 167.00–173.00 $170.47 $975 -1.82
600–640 629 4 151.00–157.00 $154.98 $975 +4.49
600–649 value added 635 92 160.00–175.00 $170.15 $1,080 -13.70
655–695 672 14 148.00–154.00 $151.73 $1,020 +6.73
653–698 value added 688 65 159.00–180.00 $174.38 $1,200 +1.90
702–735 717 8 146.00–151.00 $147.62 $1,058 —
700–748 value added 718 118 155.00–177.00 $172.35 $1,237 +16.73
757–790 value added 767 16 154.00–168.00 $157.28 $1,206 -17.43
835 835 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,361 -10.11
850–890 876 71 150.00–171.95 $170.00 $1,489 +0.42
901–910 901 59 163.00–171.25 $171.11 $1,542 +0.41
911 fancy 911 126 179.50 $179.50 $1,635 —
960–975 968 16 137.00–150.00 $146.34 $1,417 —
1060 1060 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,272 -3.00
1190 1190 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 175.00 $175.00 $446 —
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 —
490 490 3 151.00 $151.00 $740 —
515–540 533 5 139.00–151.00 $147.80 $788 +3.30
575–580 577 3 140.00–152.00 $147.98 $854 —
605–620 613 2 140.00–145.00 $142.47 $873 +11.47
660–680 670 2 130.00–142.00 $135.91 $911 —
710–715 712 3 124.00–139.00 $130.65 $930 —
765 765 1 126.00 $126.00 $964 —
840 840 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,016 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 7 145.00 $145.00 $716 —
631 631 3 131.00 $131.00 $827 +8.00
925 925 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,202 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 117.50 $117.50 $588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 152.50 $152.50 $374 —
260 260 1 145.00 $145.00 $377 —
300–305 305 10 140.00–144.00 $143.40 $437 —
355–395 370 7 140.00–151.00 $146.55 $542 +1.55
390 value added 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 —
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 +1.00
410–440 value added 423 13 156.00–163.00 $159.34 $674 +7.67
452–490 value added 473 16 152.00–158.00 $152.96 $724 -1.04
467–497 478 19 141.00–151.00 $147.94 $707 +1.41
502–545 value added 520 70 147.00–155.50 $151.04 $785 +5.04
530–537 535 3 138.00–146.00 $143.36 $767 +1.52
570–585 575 4 138.00–146.00 $142.97 $822 +1.98
555–591 value added 576 42 146.00–157.00 $153.44 $884 +8.95
605–613 610 8 138.00–139.00 $138.63 $846 +2.97
606–649 value added 628 94 146.00–154.50 $150.14 $943 +9.38
655–685 679 6 134.00–140.00 $135.01 $917 —
678–693 value added 682 113 144.50–166.95 $162.27 $1,107 —
710 value added 710 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,037 —
710–735 725 8 122.00–131.00 $127.13 $922 —
760 760 1 129.00 $129.00 $980 —
776 value added 776 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,048 —
852 852 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,065 —
915 915 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,098 —
985 985 3 92.00 $92.00 $906 —
1030 1030 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,082 —
1115 1115 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $385 —
305–340 327 3 134.00–135.00 $134.34 $439 +1.34
375–390 385 3 129.00–139.00 $135.75 $523 +10.22
435–445 440 2 124.00–132.50 $128.20 $564 —
470–495 484 4 120.00–134.00 $128.70 $623 +8.18
525 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 +2.18
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —
600–645 624 9 109.00–131.00 $117.81 $735 -8.74
653–670 658 5 116.00–129.00 $125.75 $827 —
745 745 3 119.00–121.00 $119.67 $892 —
755–780 763 3 112.00–118.00 $115.96 $885 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 128.00 $128.00 $622 —
507 507 2 133.00 $133.00 $674 —
752 752 2 128.00 $128.00 $963 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 108.00 $108.00 $400 —
507 507 2 99.00 $99.00 $502 —
585 585 1 105.00 $105.00 $614 —

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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 1 162.50 $162.50 $431 —
300–345 330 3 160.00–182.50 $170.28 $562 —
390 value added 390 2 207.50 $207.50 $809 —
410–445 428 2 155.00–163.00 $158.84 $680 —
502 value added 502 2 169.00 $169.00 $848 —
505–542 530 3 151.00–175.00 $158.63 $841 +3.43
555–590 576 8 141.00–148.00 $144.92 $835 -4.58
610–615 614 4 141.00–146.00 $144.76 $889 —
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 -7.60
943–946 945 7 103.00–118.00 $111.58 $1,054 —
1055 1055 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 145.00 $145.00 $420 —
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
565–595 575 3 135.00–140.00 $138.28 $795 —
610–647 626 3 130.00–132.00 $131.34 $822 —
650 650 1 132.00 $132.00 $858 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1510 1396 75-80% 7 64.00–73.00 $70.14 $979 —
1280–1795 1545 75-80% 18 73.00–86.00 $76.44 $1,181 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1455 1225 80-85% 4 59.00–63.00 $60.96 $747 -9.93
1050–1545 1277 80-85% 13 64.00–73.00 $68.58 $876 +3.42
1335–1595 1452 80-85% 6 73.00–88.00 $81.76 $1,187 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1110 1008 85-90% 4 63.00–66.00 $64.75 $653 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $636 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1595 1393 2 84.00–87.00 $85.28 $1,188 —
1420 1420 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,590 —
2110 2110 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,983 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1225 1029 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 825.00–925.00 $887.12

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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.