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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

1,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.16/cwt +17.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 634 lb · 219 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.54/cwt +16.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,472/hd at 868 lb · 153 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.60/cwt +13.81 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 563 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,033 1,150 979
Feeder cattle 972 1,050 930
Slaughter cattle 60 95 48
Replacement cattle 1 5 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. 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
310–332 value added 325 3 215.00–217.50 $215.80 $701 -14.20
370–397 value added 388 3 211.00–229.00 $223.28 $866 -7.86
415–445 value added 435 3 220.00–239.00 $226.04 $983 +4.04
455–462 value added 460 3 218.00–233.00 $228.05 $1,049 +16.85
520–522 value added 521 3 200.00–224.00 $216.02 $1,125 +26.11
500–540 525 5 185.00–194.00 $188.13 $988 +7.36
562–594 value added 584 46 186.00–204.00 $193.05 $1,127 +4.34
600–630 value added 613 15 165.00–186.00 $178.84 $1,096 +5.68
670 670 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,072 -2.00
660–691 value added 676 12 170.00–191.00 $178.85 $1,209 +5.77
700–745 value added 715 25 155.00–177.00 $168.00 $1,201 -3.00
750–785 value added 755 41 160.00–171.00 $168.86 $1,275 -5.92
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 ±0.00
810–847 819 9 169.00–171.00 $169.45 $1,388 -3.93
856–885 868 153 169.50–171.00 $169.54 $1,472 +16.02
915 915 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,528 —
996 996 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,454 -15.00
1022–1025 1024 10 147.00–152.00 $148.00 $1,516 —
1085 1085 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,541 —
1182 1182 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,667 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 170.00 $170.00 $819 —
540 value added 540 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,004 —
552 552 4 155.00 $155.00 $856 —
675 675 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,006 +5.00
827 827 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,224 —
895 895 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,396 —
975 975 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 —
315 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
430–440 435 3 160.00–181.00 $167.41 $728 -2.59
530 530 1 173.00 $173.00 $917 +5.00
555–575 562 3 160.00–180.00 $170.87 $960 —
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 —
710 710 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,030 +15.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,696 —
1420–1625 1523 2 107.00–110.00 $108.40 $1,651 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 value added 330 5 175.00–182.00 $179.07 $591 -15.93
330 330 1 167.00 $167.00 $551 -18.00
355–376 value added 366 8 180.00–181.00 $180.51 $661 -17.03
405–447 value added 417 14 170.00–192.00 $185.31 $773 -7.05
410–445 425 4 168.00–169.00 $168.26 $715 -4.28
456–488 474 8 160.00–164.00 $163.50 $775 +2.55
481–490 value added 485 8 165.00–171.00 $167.65 $813 -13.74
500–520 508 5 150.00–158.00 $154.00 $782 +1.94
500–535 value added 514 19 160.00–173.00 $168.01 $864 -3.70
554–590 value added 560 71 163.00–179.50 $176.77 $990 +14.63
570–587 585 8 151.00–156.00 $155.37 $909 +0.78
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 —
633 fancy 633 81 174.75 $174.75 $1,106 —
605–642 value added 635 137 150.00–169.00 $164.47 $1,044 +13.84
652–685 value added 671 26 152.00–157.00 $155.29 $1,042 +5.81
665–690 675 4 140.00–148.00 $143.29 $967 -0.72
705–715 710 2 132.00–137.00 $134.48 $955 -1.50
700–747 value added 729 27 145.00–155.00 $149.84 $1,092 -10.94
765 765 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,063 +3.72
765 value added 765 4 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $1,121 —
834–842 835 13 139.00 $139.00 $1,161 +19.00
852 852 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,125 —
985 985 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,113 -9.50
1275 1275 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 276 4 140.00–160.00 $151.73 $419 —
350–370 363 3 151.00–156.00 $154.39 $560 +14.39
405–425 415 4 134.00–157.50 $146.91 $610 +11.91
455–480 466 5 146.00–159.00 $151.10 $704 +1.10
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 +12.44
650–660 655 5 122.00–132.00 $126.80 $831 +3.80
758–770 759 9 113.00–127.00 $114.58 $870 —
925 925 1 95.00 $95.00 $879 -5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
351 value added 351 3 172.00 $172.00 $604 —
497 497 2 167.00 $167.00 $830 +7.00
500 500 2 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
730 730 2 136.00 $136.00 $993 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 197.50 $197.50 $484 —
290–295 292 3 200.00–207.00 $202.36 $591 —
340–345 343 2 195.00–200.00 $197.52 $677 —
352 352 2 207.50 $207.50 $730 +8.54
360–391 value added 378 13 221.00–232.00 $227.03 $858 —
415–448 value added 439 6 193.00–223.00 $212.10 $931 -9.14
455–477 value added 474 8 200.00–219.00 $216.72 $1,027 +7.22
500 500 1 171.00 $171.00 $855 —
510–542 value added 528 6 188.00–206.00 $198.87 $1,050 +7.63
560 value added 560 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,058 +7.50
575 575 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 +7.05
611–620 value added 615 5 166.00–171.00 $169.79 $1,044 -9.71
635 635 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,054 +14.59
655 value added 655 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,028 -3.00
720 value added 720 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,087 —
750 750 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 +11.00
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 150.00 $150.00 $322 —
282 282 2 147.50 $147.50 $416 -27.50
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 -47.00
535 535 1 160.00 $160.00 $856 +25.00
615 615 1 131.00 $131.00 $806 -10.00
677 677 2 140.00 $140.00 $948 —
725 725 1 134.00 $134.00 $972 —
750 750 1 133.00 $133.00 $998 +3.00
910 910 2 85.00 $85.00 $774 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 181.00 $181.00 $615 —
707–740 718 3 140.00–145.00 $143.28 $1,029 +3.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1360 1185 80-85% 3 70.00–75.00 $72.98 $865 —
935–1465 1288 80-85% 8 76.00–84.00 $80.40 $1,036 -3.88
1185–1530 1325 80-85% 9 85.00–100.00 $90.83 $1,203 +14.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $788 —
920–1160 1054 85-90% 7 62.00–71.00 $64.85 $684 —
1075–1195 1150 85-90% 4 73.00–77.00 $74.96 $862 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1495 1436 75-80% 6 81.00–84.00 $82.85 $1,190 +0.31
1345–1780 1519 75-80% 6 84.00–93.00 $87.12 $1,323 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1525 1383 2 91.00–98.00 $94.86 $1,312 —
1450–2160 1800 8 109.00–132.00 $119.10 $2,144 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1245–1380 1313 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 90.00–99.00 $94.73 $1,244

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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.