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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 20, 2023

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $207.61/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 963 lb · 112 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.64/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 871 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.53/cwt -7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 533 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 626 1,866 339
Feeder cattle 552 1,770 285
Slaughter cattle 62 96 49
Replacement cattle 12 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate to 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
205 205 1 245.00 $245.00 $502 —
255 value added 255 1 240.00 $240.00 $612 —
300 value added 300 1 230.00 $230.00 $690 ±0.00
391 value added 391 3 230.00 $230.00 $899 -20.76
415–445 value added 430 10 230.00–255.00 $245.17 $1,054 -1.47
455–490 value added 478 6 241.00–267.00 $257.28 $1,230 +20.78
480 480 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,090 +7.00
500–542 value added 522 14 228.00–239.00 $235.35 $1,229 -5.79
555–596 value added 574 10 233.00–249.00 $243.34 $1,397 +7.98
605–637 value added 627 7 223.00–237.00 $230.04 $1,442 -3.48
650–675 value added 658 13 225.00–234.00 $232.22 $1,528 -6.17
710–743 value added 725 9 210.00–217.00 $214.22 $1,553 -18.41
753–795 value added 757 11 213.00–220.00 $214.57 $1,624 -6.95
770 770 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,594 -3.62
815 fancy 815 15 209.50 $209.50 $1,707 —
870 fancy 870 54 215.75 $215.75 $1,877 -2.97
855–883 880 8 195.00–200.00 $199.39 $1,755 -8.98
943 943 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,905 -0.24
958–967 fancy 963 112 206.30–208.90 $207.61 $1,999 -1.49
1045 1045 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,954 —
1126–1135 1126 33 160.00–189.25 $188.36 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 200.00 $200.00 $780 +30.00
485–495 490 2 180.00–220.00 $199.80 $979 —
800 800 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 —
1015 1015 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,421 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 —
395 395 1 210.00 $210.00 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 4 205.00–210.00 $208.09 $687 +3.59
375–385 value added 380 2 215.00–217.50 $216.23 $822 -4.25
385–390 388 2 205.00–207.50 $206.26 $800 —
413 413 3 216.00 $216.00 $892 +16.00
462–494 value added 480 22 220.00–247.00 $229.20 $1,100 -1.17
465–487 481 7 200.00–218.00 $214.10 $1,030 +3.10
510–530 520 4 190.00–197.00 $191.72 $997 -11.90
520–548 value added 535 26 210.00–229.00 $216.88 $1,160 -5.62
562–565 563 3 197.00–202.00 $198.67 $1,119 -5.37
561–593 value added 579 18 208.00–232.00 $215.27 $1,246 -9.76
600–635 618 2 174.00–180.00 $177.09 $1,094 -15.11
617–627 value added 623 9 191.00–206.00 $195.43 $1,218 -12.20
660–675 value added 670 3 184.00–192.00 $186.63 $1,250 -21.69
690 690 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,235 —
701 fancy 701 20 197.50 $197.50 $1,384 —
706–730 value added 712 4 189.00–191.00 $189.51 $1,349 —
732 732 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,237 —
755 value added 755 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,427 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 184.00 $184.00 $497 -1.00
315 315 1 185.00 $185.00 $583 +5.00
355–397 382 4 180.00–195.00 $183.73 $702 —
400–435 413 4 170.00–185.00 $178.83 $739 -1.17
471–475 473 9 174.00–175.00 $174.55 $826 —
510–535 523 2 160.00–170.00 $165.12 $864 -22.88
625–635 630 2 160.00–168.00 $164.03 $1,033 +2.89
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 -25.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 135.00–162.50 $148.24 $701 -9.26
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,148 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–327 315 5 227.50–237.50 $234.54 $739 +4.54
360 360 1 230.00 $230.00 $828 +15.00
440–445 value added 443 2 234.00–244.00 $239.03 $1,059 -7.97
460–485 value added 473 7 226.00–241.00 $231.24 $1,094 -4.07
500–540 518 4 210.00–218.00 $212.90 $1,103 -1.45
550–590 value added 567 3 226.00–247.00 $234.44 $1,329 +9.44
575–577 576 6 218.00–235.00 $229.32 $1,321 +24.44
615–620 618 2 206.00–208.00 $207.00 $1,279 +10.29
630–645 value added 638 4 211.00–218.00 $215.75 $1,376 +0.75
675 value added 675 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,451 -7.00
675–676 676 7 206.00–210.00 $209.43 $1,416 —
705–725 713 4 160.00–166.00 $164.01 $1,169 -42.49
1030 1030 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,277 —
1150 1150 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
375 375 1 192.50 $192.50 $722 —
400–405 401 4 200.00–210.00 $207.48 $832 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1830 1446 75-80% 10 91.00–98.00 $93.44 $1,351 +7.43
1210–1610 1457 75-80% 14 99.00–108.00 $104.07 $1,516 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1385 1227 80-85% 10 98.00–107.00 $102.30 $1,255 —
1180–1500 1306 80-85% 5 83.00–91.00 $86.94 $1,135 -21.37
1110–1540 1316 80-85% 8 91.00–98.00 $95.07 $1,251 -13.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $605 —
940–1200 1070 85-90% 2 80.00–82.00 $80.88 $865 -18.56
1070 1070 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $995 -6.44
890–1315 1093 85-90% 4 75.00–80.00 $77.42 $846 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–2020 1883 3 133.00–143.00 $139.08 $2,619 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1405 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1635–1710 1677 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,792.50 —

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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.