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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.10/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 922 lb · 57 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.79/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 380 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.89/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 487 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 763 932 815
Feeder cattle 655 832 765
Slaughter cattle 103 99 48
Replacement cattle 5 1 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. 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
313–345 value added 328 11 216.00–248.00 $229.27 $752 -19.30
345 345 1 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
360 360 1 211.00 $211.00 $760 —
368–387 value added 379 7 260.00–265.00 $262.08 $993 +17.51
410 410 1 220.00 $220.00 $902 —
405–448 value added 432 20 220.00–269.00 $252.87 $1,092 +15.40
455–496 value added 474 32 232.00–272.50 $252.99 $1,199 -4.45
495 495 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,089 —
510–537 value added 525 31 238.00–257.00 $250.04 $1,313 +18.32
580–593 value added 587 20 218.00–239.50 $236.21 $1,387 -4.90
615 615 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 —
605–626 value added 624 18 212.00–229.00 $224.04 $1,398 +7.52
655–680 668 2 180.00–188.00 $183.93 $1,229 —
685 value added 685 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,404 -18.83
745 745 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,378 —
750–785 773 3 174.00–175.00 $174.66 $1,350 —
750–786 value added 777 4 190.00–195.00 $191.21 $1,486 +10.63
835 thin fleshed 835 29 203.75 $203.75 $1,701 —
835 835 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,536 —
855 855 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,646 —
875 fancy 875 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,706 +9.10
922 fancy 922 57 186.10 $186.10 $1,716 +5.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 187.50 $187.50 $441 —
270 270 1 182.50 $182.50 $493 —
565–585 575 2 157.50–161.00 $159.22 $916 -30.78
600 600 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,014 —
690–695 693 2 162.50–170.00 $166.26 $1,152 —
700–740 720 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,188 +19.00
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 +0.42
860 860 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 3 187.50–200.00 $191.62 $561 -8.38
300 300 1 199.00 $199.00 $597 +12.42
305–340 value added 322 10 210.00–223.00 $216.47 $697 -0.73
375–390 379 4 189.00–190.00 $189.50 $718 —
360–395 value added 380 38 206.00–235.00 $224.08 $852 +10.52
400–445 value added 418 30 200.00–226.00 $214.85 $898 -3.85
400–445 430 3 185.00–197.00 $190.10 $817 -0.92
450–497 value added 487 35 192.00–206.00 $201.89 $983 -17.70
507–545 value added 530 14 193.00–202.00 $195.21 $1,035 -13.57
557–585 566 3 160.00–180.00 $173.11 $980 -12.58
563–597 value added 578 10 181.00–191.00 $187.53 $1,084 -18.68
600–635 615 4 169.00–171.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
600–649 value added 635 19 174.00–186.00 $183.96 $1,168 -8.69
655–682 value added 666 5 179.00–181.00 $179.82 $1,198 —
678 678 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,085 —
710 710 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,065 -10.00
760 760 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,186 -13.00
890 890 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 162.50–170.00 $166.25 $441 -17.75
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 +19.92
402–440 415 3 157.50–171.00 $166.23 $690 —
665 665 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,037 +7.82
710–745 728 2 122.00–127.50 $124.68 $908 +6.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 277 6 180.00–220.00 $206.20 $571 —
300–345 value added 323 4 230.00–248.00 $237.42 $767 +25.27
340–345 342 3 182.50–190.00 $185.85 $636 —
360–369 368 6 205.00–214.00 $212.53 $782 +27.53
375–395 value added 380 4 238.00–254.00 $249.84 $949 —
400–447 value added 418 13 228.00–266.00 $233.40 $976 -1.28
425 425 1 214.00 $214.00 $910 +2.00
450–497 value added 471 12 222.00–258.00 $246.01 $1,159 +1.52
455–495 479 4 200.00–210.00 $205.39 $984 +5.64
500–540 value added 505 11 221.00–258.00 $250.11 $1,263 +5.39
560–585 value added 566 4 200.00–227.00 $211.84 $1,199 -21.16
575 575 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,116 —
584 thin fleshed 584 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,372 —
605–645 value added 628 5 190.00–201.00 $196.63 $1,235 -2.48
645 645 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,155 —
660–665 value added 663 2 191.00–194.00 $192.51 $1,276 +3.22
680–695 688 2 176.00–179.00 $177.48 $1,221 +4.46
702–730 716 9 164.00–189.00 $178.84 $1,280 +24.42
750–792 773 5 158.00–181.00 $163.64 $1,265 +4.31
815 815 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,288 +27.00
897 897 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,247 +27.00
905–935 918 3 135.00–148.00 $140.93 $1,294 —
1060 1060 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 150.00 $150.00 $472 -7.50
375 375 1 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 —
530 530 1 170.00 $170.00 $901 —
650 650 1 146.00 $146.00 $949 -13.00
845 845 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 —
900–910 903 3 115.00–120.00 $118.32 $1,068 +18.32
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 100.00 $100.00 $320 -52.50
350 350 1 102.50 $102.50 $359 —
455 455 1 152.50 $152.50 $694 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1195 1185 75-80% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.50 $1,061 —
1425 1425 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,168 —
1230–1760 1448 75-80% 24 94.00–113.00 $100.68 $1,458 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $695 —
945–1510 1238 80-85% 23 91.00–106.00 $97.06 $1,202 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1325 1049 85-90% 9 86.00–96.00 $89.06 $934 —
965–1280 1102 85-90% 6 82.00–85.00 $84.02 $926 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1680 1488 5 104.00–118.00 $111.69 $1,662 —
1205–2080 1682 9 118.00–139.00 $127.45 $2,144 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 —
1135 1135 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,237 —
1170 1170 3 117.50 $117.50 $1,375 —
1272 1272 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,666 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,624 —

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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.