Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

1,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.99/cwt +21.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 622 lb · 148 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.97/cwt ≈ $1,306/hd at 746 lb · 133 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.02/cwt +11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,404/hd at 780 lb · 128 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,082	688	862
Feeder cattle	988	577	812
Slaughter cattle	75	109	48
Replacement cattle	19	2	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparisons due to Holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	5	180.00–189.00	$185.60	$711	—
383 value added	383	3	198.00	$198.00	$758	-28.66
405–443 value added	426	13	185.00–209.00	$198.76	$847	-11.05
425–427	426	4	177.00–180.00	$178.75	$761	-1.38
450–465	460	3	182.00–184.00	$183.35	$843	—
456–490 value added	480	18	185.00–190.00	$187.49	$900	-4.19
505–545 value added	518	10	179.00–189.00	$183.87	$952	-8.49
500–530	523	14	170.00–178.00	$173.49	$907	+0.99
551–583 value added	561	10	176.00–178.00	$176.62	$991	-4.90
600–635 value added	622	146	162.00–185.25	$184.36	$1,147	+16.60
630–645	638	2	153.00–161.00	$157.05	$1,002	+7.05
665	665	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,017	—
665–678 value added	674	7	160.00–165.00	$161.41	$1,088	+3.84
724 value added	724	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,144	—
710–734	730	6	153.00	$153.00	$1,117	—
748 fancy	748	122	176.75	$176.75	$1,322	—
774–786 fancy	780	128	179.95–180.10	$180.02	$1,404	+6.02
802	802	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,219	—
850	850	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,284	—
906	906	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,250	-11.00
1001–1035	1010	4	136.00–140.00	$138.97	$1,404	—
1075	1075	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
715–730	723	2	138.00–141.00	$139.52	$1,009	+2.34
756	756	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,021	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616	616	3	148.00	$148.00	$912	—
775	775	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,194	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	—
330 value added	330	4	158.00	$158.00	$521	—
355–375	365	2	147.00–151.00	$149.05	$544	+3.05
350–383 value added	370	5	151.00–165.00	$160.84	$595	+2.82
403–422	407	9	140.00–151.00	$141.68	$577	—
420–447 value added	431	13	154.00–169.00	$163.76	$706	+8.28
450–487 value added	475	18	155.00–161.00	$158.33	$752	+2.18
505–537 value added	524	12	156.00–166.00	$161.69	$847	+12.18
550–571 value added	567	103	155.00–164.25	$163.06	$925	+6.47
565–580	577	6	140.00–154.00	$150.35	$868	+13.52
600–643 value added	615	34	149.00–163.00	$156.98	$965	+7.00
662–687 value added	666	98	151.00–168.75	$165.70	$1,104	+25.70
677	677	4	140.00	$140.00	$948	+8.27
727 value added	727	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,112	—
705–740	728	3	130.00–139.00	$136.10	$991	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	7	110.00–135.00	$127.52	$482	-7.48
410–445	428	2	130.00–136.00	$132.88	$569	—
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	±0.00
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	-15.82
560–595	578	2	123.00–127.00	$124.94	$722	-0.06
610–620	615	2	129.00–136.00	$132.47	$815	+9.00
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—
710	710	1	108.00	$108.00	$767	-11.00
767	767	2	119.00	$119.00	$913	+9.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1294	1292	8	113.00–119.00	$114.49	$1,479	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	160.00	$160.00	$437	—
405–430 value added	418	3	175.00–183.00	$177.68	$743	-11.32
425	425	3	163.00	$163.00	$693	—
457–475 value added	463	3	180.00–185.00	$183.29	$849	-5.71
480	480	1	176.00	$176.00	$845	+26.00
512–535	528	7	166.00–169.00	$167.42	$884	+18.43
562–582	570	15	164.00–171.00	$168.79	$962	+17.79
600–610	601	8	131.00–142.00	$139.13	$836	+1.82
690	690	1	133.00	$133.00	$918	-6.00
710–732	725	3	126.00–137.00	$129.59	$940	-6.41
820	820	4	117.00	$117.00	$959	-1.00
883–895	891	3	109.00–117.00	$111.64	$995	—
957	957	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,005	—
1005	1005	1	80.00	$80.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	142.50	$142.50	$520	-7.50
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
535–545	540	2	139.00–142.00	$140.49	$759	—
620–630	625	2	125.00–129.00	$127.02	$794	—
680	680	1	123.00	$123.00	$836	—
702–725	714	4	122.00–123.00	$122.49	$875	+11.49

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	122.00	$122.00	$927	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	129.00	$129.00	$716	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1025	917	85-90%	5	49.00–55.00	$51.76	$475	+7.15
945–1165	1068	85-90%	10	64.00–69.00	$66.38	$709	+7.38
985–1260	1094	85-90%	6	58.00–64.00	$60.19	$658	+1.19
890–1300	1160	85-90%	3	77.00–78.00	$77.63	$901	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1510	1304	80-85%	9	72.00–78.00	$75.98	$991	—
1180–1540	1336	80-85%	8	79.00–84.00	$81.55	$1,090	—
1350	1350	80-85%	1	69.00	$69.00	$932	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1655	1421	75-80%	9	70.00–78.00	$75.41	$1,072	—
1440–1975	1620	75-80%	4	79.00–85.00	$80.87	$1,310	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	85.00	$85.00	$888	—
950–1835	1466	7	91.00–104.00	$98.91	$1,450	—
1370–2125	1764	5	112.00–123.00	$118.00	$2,082	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	70.00–86.00	$78.00	$764

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1342	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,420.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1055	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,125.00	$1,060.56
1151	1151	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1705	1705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

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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.