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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

1,662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.53/cwt +29.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 835 lb · 187 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.58/cwt +19.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 666 lb · 166 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.20/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 759 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,662 1,082 888
Feeder cattle 1,560 988 812
Slaughter cattle 100 75 62
Replacement cattle 2 19 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
310–330 fancy 320 2 212.00–217.00 $214.42 $686 —
363 363 5 187.00 $187.00 $679 +1.40
370–377 fancy 374 4 221.00–223.00 $221.74 $829 —
417–420 417 15 182.00–190.00 $188.16 $785 +9.41
417–446 fancy 427 17 199.00–217.00 $211.97 $905 —
459–485 466 16 189.00–192.00 $190.38 $887 +7.03
451–485 fancy 479 19 196.00–200.50 $199.70 $957 —
510–545 value added 530 17 192.00–199.50 $196.79 $1,043 +12.92
520–547 542 23 178.00–187.00 $179.77 $974 +6.28
560–598 589 31 171.00–183.00 $179.32 $1,056 —
606–640 620 20 153.00–168.50 $159.12 $987 +2.07
623–640 value added 632 30 175.50–183.25 $179.06 $1,132 -5.30
658–680 664 21 150.00–163.00 $156.71 $1,041 +3.71
659–683 value added 666 145 171.00–184.00 $181.75 $1,210 +20.34
722–735 value added 724 96 174.00–179.00 $177.39 $1,284 +19.39
710–737 726 5 150.00–161.00 $154.47 $1,121 +1.47
755–779 value added 759 136 170.00–179.00 $175.72 $1,334 —
770–775 774 4 155.00–165.00 $157.49 $1,219 —
830–838 value added 835 187 178.75–183.70 $181.53 $1,516 —
860 860 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,333 +4.00
882 value added 882 58 172.00 $172.00 $1,517 —
925 925 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,332 +6.00
970–972 971 3 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $1,405 —
975 value added 975 51 156.75 $156.75 $1,528 —
1020 1020 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,122 -28.97
1110–1130 1120 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,232 —
1195 1195 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,314 —
1280 1280 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 —
440–442 441 4 157.00–177.00 $167.02 $737 —
470–485 478 2 145.00–169.00 $156.81 $750 —
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 -6.00
580–595 589 4 153.00–161.00 $156.75 $923 —
670–690 676 4 121.00–140.00 $131.41 $888 —
735 735 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,014 -1.52
795 795 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,113 —
845 845 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,022 —
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 147.50–161.00 $154.55 $437 +24.55
340 340 2 166.00 $166.00 $564 —
358 fancy 358 3 170.00 $170.00 $609 —
385–390 387 3 155.00–162.00 $159.65 $618 +10.60
425–436 428 10 155.00–164.00 $157.75 $675 +16.07
415–443 fancy 439 13 170.00–178.00 $171.83 $754 —
453–482 fancy 460 38 169.00–180.00 $177.27 $815 —
470–497 487 19 150.00–168.00 $159.43 $776 —
510–530 519 15 150.00–156.00 $153.71 $798 —
510–547 value added 526 20 163.00–168.00 $165.55 $871 +3.86
552–590 565 23 145.00–159.00 $153.68 $868 +3.33
560–587 value added 578 42 161.00–165.00 $163.71 $946 +0.65
609–646 625 29 140.00–159.00 $146.34 $915 —
605–642 value added 638 18 161.00–165.50 $165.03 $1,053 +8.05
660–692 681 9 141.00–152.00 $148.45 $1,011 +8.45
728–730 value added 728 79 151.50–172.25 $169.09 $1,231 +16.09
705–745 730 4 123.00–139.00 $134.14 $979 -1.96
781 781 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,054 —
800–815 808 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,058 —
821 value added 821 69 159.85 $159.85 $1,312 —
895 895 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,092 —
921 921 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,179 —
952–960 955 3 119.00–124.00 $122.32 $1,168 —
1085–1090 1088 2 113.00–124.00 $118.51 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 141.00 $141.00 $561 +13.48
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -7.88
485–495 490 2 127.00–145.00 $136.09 $667 +1.09
535 535 1 126.00 $126.00 $674 +16.00
555–592 577 5 122.00–135.00 $131.27 $757 +6.33
650–690 668 6 130.00–133.00 $131.67 $880 +16.67
740 740 1 122.00 $122.00 $903 +14.00
775 775 2 114.00 $114.00 $884 -5.00
945 945 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–291 288 4 180.00–190.00 $187.57 $540 +27.57
321 321 3 199.00 $199.00 $639 —
360 360 1 188.00 $188.00 $677 —
422 422 2 180.00 $180.00 $760 +17.00
491–495 493 5 168.00–175.00 $172.19 $849 -3.81
502–525 514 4 165.00–184.00 $174.29 $896 +6.87
551–580 561 14 162.00–179.00 $172.29 $967 +3.50
615–645 627 20 130.00–161.00 $153.52 $963 +14.39
657–695 675 15 130.00–148.50 $140.31 $947 +7.31
711–738 725 13 124.00–130.00 $127.34 $923 -2.25
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 —
975 975 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,043 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 +19.51
785 785 1 114.00 $114.00 $895 —
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1290 1149 80-85% 5 80.00–96.00 $86.90 $998 —
915–1350 1150 80-85% 16 70.00–79.00 $73.67 $847 —
980–1370 1208 80-85% 18 61.00–69.00 $65.95 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $978 —
1390–1615 1501 75-80% 8 74.00–79.00 $76.31 $1,145 —
1395–1770 1551 75-80% 11 80.00–88.00 $82.94 $1,286 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $623 —
930–1095 992 85-90% 3 63.00–64.00 $63.32 $628 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $621 -8.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1715 1391 6 81.00–91.00 $87.19 $1,213 —
1595 1595 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,691 —
1905–2175 2070 3 110.00–119.00 $115.85 $2,398 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 97.00 $97.00 $849
745–1140 943 (<2 yrs)Open 2 90.00–102.00 $97.26 $917

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1475 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.