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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report, Lexington, KY

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1,866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $208.73/cwt ≈ $1,929/hd at 924 lb · 275 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.06/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,930/hd at 893 lb · 253 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.03/cwt +12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,680/hd at 724 lb · 215 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,866 856 335
Feeder cattle 1,770 770 302
Slaughter cattle 96 74 33
Replacement cattle — 12 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady on similar quality with very good demand; some fleshy calves 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good 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 value added 310 1 230.00 $230.00 $713 —
360–390 value added 373 7 245.00–257.00 $250.76 $935 -3.89
410–437 value added 424 4 242.00–251.00 $246.64 $1,046 +10.32
460 460 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,012 -1.97
475 value added 475 2 234.00–239.00 $236.50 $1,123 -17.80
500–540 value added 521 27 224.00–250.00 $241.14 $1,256 -1.18
530 530 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,155 —
550–580 value added 567 13 225.00–244.00 $235.36 $1,334 -13.85
600–640 value added 611 22 224.00–242.00 $233.52 $1,427 -15.68
615 615 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,359 +6.00
665 665 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 -14.00
652–688 value added 673 110 224.00–249.00 $238.39 $1,604 +5.16
710–730 719 5 192.50–212.50 $206.75 $1,487 —
710–747 value added 724 210 220.00–235.50 $232.63 $1,684 +13.36
750–775 value added 766 12 216.00–223.50 $221.52 $1,697 +0.22
770–790 780 5 207.50–214.00 $210.62 $1,643 —
784–792 fancy 787 123 226.00–229.75 $228.34 $1,797 —
820–845 830 3 202.50–207.50 $205.69 $1,707 +19.69
802–847 thin fleshed 839 88 217.00–225.00 $223.06 $1,871 —
855–893 892 65 200.00–208.50 $208.37 $1,859 +17.37
893–894 fancy 894 188 218.00–218.75 $218.72 $1,955 —
908 fancy 908 60 214.25 $214.25 $1,945 —
909–925 910 22 192.00–203.00 $202.24 $1,840 —
905–945 thin fleshed 931 193 207.00–209.00 $207.76 $1,934 —
959–972 fancy 963 164 208.80–209.25 $209.10 $2,014 —
975–995 983 3 185.00–202.00 $195.61 $1,923 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
963 963 53 169.70 $169.70 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 —
585 585 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,082 —
615–620 618 2 195.00–206.00 $200.48 $1,239 —
680 680 2 201.00–209.00 $205.00 $1,394 —
710 710 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,285 —
755 755 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,231 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,522 +2.50
955 955 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,748 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,764 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 166.00 $166.00 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 335 5 200.00–210.00 $204.50 $685 -5.50
360–395 value added 378 2 220.00–221.00 $220.48 $833 -22.83
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
435 value added 435 4 227.50–233.00 $229.13 $997 -18.40
470 470 1 211.00 $211.00 $992 +17.00
455–495 value added 473 10 222.00–236.00 $230.37 $1,090 -8.64
500–541 value added 523 27 211.00–238.00 $222.50 $1,164 -20.84
525–545 535 2 197.00–210.00 $203.62 $1,089 -3.38
556–565 560 5 200.00–210.00 $204.04 $1,143 +7.74
552–593 value added 563 28 222.00–235.00 $225.03 $1,267 -9.50
604–624 value added 615 23 204.00–210.00 $207.63 $1,277 -28.32
610–645 628 2 185.00–199.00 $192.20 $1,207 +8.20
655–687 value added 671 20 202.00–213.50 $208.32 $1,398 +8.08
773 value added 773 42 203.00 $203.00 $1,569 +11.35
804 fancy 804 72 212.00 $212.00 $1,704 —
865–885 875 2 159.00–167.00 $162.95 $1,426 -12.05
965 965 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 185.00 $185.00 $500 +35.00
345 345 3 180.00 $180.00 $621 -5.00
410 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
525 525 1 188.00 $188.00 $987 +30.50
605–625 612 3 144.00–170.00 $161.14 $986 +10.14
670 670 2 163.00–172.00 $167.50 $1,122 +5.00
705 705 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 —
770–780 775 2 141.00–165.00 $152.92 $1,185 +31.92
800 800 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,127 —
960 960 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,344 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 157.50 $157.50 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 230.00 $230.00 $770 —
380 value added 380 1 240.00 $240.00 $912 -7.00
395 395 1 215.00 $215.00 $849 -7.50
410 value added 410 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,013 +10.06
455–480 value added 464 10 230.00–236.00 $235.31 $1,092 +6.31
505 value added 505 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,162 —
520–543 538 5 213.00–220.00 $214.35 $1,153 +13.49
560–580 573 3 200.00–215.00 $204.88 $1,174 —
583–585 value added 584 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,314 +3.21
605 value added 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 +10.00
600–635 614 6 167.50–214.00 $196.71 $1,208 —
655 value added 655 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,454 —
705 705 2 206.00–207.00 $206.50 $1,456 —
750–785 778 5 200.00–207.00 $205.25 $1,597 —
850 850 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,606 —
1095 1095 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,237 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 140.00–150.00 $144.95 $681 —
500–530 515 2 144.00–165.00 $154.19 $794 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 191.00 $191.00 $888 —
545 545 1 169.00 $169.00 $921 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1450 1393 75-80% 3 96.00–101.00 $98.93 $1,378 —
1410–1425 1418 75-80% 2 85.00–87.00 $86.01 $1,220 -23.73
1275–1880 1497 75-80% 27 102.00–119.00 $106.71 $1,597 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1230 1148 80-85% 3 95.00–99.00 $96.14 $1,104 —
1075–1715 1320 80-85% 21 102.00–123.00 $108.31 $1,430 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $620 —
885–1140 1032 85-90% 7 87.00–93.00 $89.60 $925 —
885–1260 1056 85-90% 9 94.00–107.00 $99.44 $1,050 —
975–1335 1158 85-90% 5 76.00–84.00 $78.71 $911 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1855 1523 5 114.00–121.00 $116.12 $1,769 —
1435–2115 1742 7 124.00–134.00 $127.92 $2,228 -9.49

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
887 887 2 88.00 $88.00 $781 —

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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.