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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

1,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.07/cwt +31.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 820 lb · 123 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.53/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 665 lb · 107 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.71/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 623 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,267	1,098	1,150
Feeder cattle	1,055	1,016	1,050
Slaughter cattle	138	76	95
Replacement cattle	74	6	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some attractive quality 300-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	260.00	$260.00	$780	—
375–380	378	2	270.00–291.00	$280.57	$1,061	+0.22
400–440 value added	428	24	272.50–305.00	$291.47	$1,247	+3.27
455–498 value added	482	26	271.00–302.00	$291.03	$1,403	-2.85
500–542 value added	514	24	267.00–301.00	$284.20	$1,461	+5.50
527–545	537	6	259.00–265.00	$260.50	$1,399	+1.17
557–595 value added	574	11	266.00–277.00	$271.82	$1,560	+1.76
570–593	582	12	250.00–260.00	$254.97	$1,484	+6.66
615–625	620	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,432	-6.00
610–645 value added	632	24	244.00–266.00	$251.99	$1,593	-3.57
655–687 value added	665	96	240.00–265.50	$261.59	$1,740	+7.36
667–668	667	11	231.00–234.00	$231.82	$1,546	-2.18
701–745 value added	732	47	227.00–250.00	$243.35	$1,781	+9.67
742–745	743	3	210.00–219.00	$215.99	$1,605	-0.58
758–791 value added	775	13	222.00–230.00	$224.28	$1,738	+2.59
820–845	832	8	190.00–200.00	$193.81	$1,612	-10.34
878	878	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,809	+1.49
960–976	972	4	181.00–182.00	$181.75	$1,767	—
1010	1010	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,858	—
1110	1110	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	242.50	$242.50	$812	-16.50
550–590	568	10	226.00–249.00	$239.83	$1,362	—
601–647	621	7	212.00–227.00	$223.50	$1,388	—
660–675	665	3	211.00–224.00	$215.40	$1,432	-9.60
728–730	728	6	168.00–209.00	$202.15	$1,472	—
805–810	808	2	180.00–189.00	$184.51	$1,491	—
890	890	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,566	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
831	831	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,537	—
915	915	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,656	-10.00
950	950	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,738	—
1050	1050	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,533	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	215.00–230.00	$222.03	$617	-18.26
277–288 value added	284	5	257.00–260.00	$258.17	$733	—
315–325 value added	322	3	247.00–255.00	$249.61	$804	+12.99
317–345	326	3	220.00–230.00	$223.52	$729	—
367–378	374	5	241.00–262.50	$249.45	$933	+44.45
400–445 value added	428	13	238.00–265.00	$251.90	$1,078	-2.05
435	435	1	224.00	$224.00	$974	+6.50
450–495 value added	464	47	234.00–274.00	$256.41	$1,190	+9.20
485–495	490	3	220.00–231.00	$224.98	$1,102	+8.98
502–540	522	16	209.00–215.00	$212.22	$1,108	+13.36
510–545 value added	528	25	218.00–242.00	$231.47	$1,222	-5.61
551–593 value added	572	71	221.00–238.00	$232.92	$1,332	+16.63
595	595	3	208.00–210.00	$208.67	$1,242	+0.67
606–647 value added	622	71	213.00–234.00	$229.50	$1,427	+1.34
600–646	628	7	183.00–206.00	$187.28	$1,176	-9.04
654–686 value added	667	42	206.00–219.00	$213.18	$1,422	-8.31
652–692	676	14	180.00–192.50	$186.22	$1,259	-8.78
705–730	716	4	160.00–177.00	$169.75	$1,215	-11.44
700–735 value added	731	24	191.00–204.00	$201.72	$1,475	-10.78
744–747	745	9	193.00–200.00	$198.44	$1,478	—
782	782	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,408	+27.90
805–822	811	7	159.00–179.00	$172.40	$1,398	-0.40
820 value added	820	110	208.00	$208.00	$1,706	—
823	823	6	163.00–175.00	$169.00	$1,391	±0.00
907–947	927	4	160.00–162.00	$160.98	$1,492	+4.98

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	2	200.00	$200.00	$544	+10.00
320	320	1	187.50	$187.50	$600	+7.50
370	370	1	190.00	$190.00	$703	—
440	440	1	190.00	$190.00	$836	—
490	490	1	190.00	$190.00	$931	-7.73
500–535	514	5	185.00–200.00	$192.10	$987	+8.10
550–595	572	5	180.00–200.00	$189.23	$1,082	—
600	600	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,086	+9.06
650–680	670	3	152.00–178.00	$163.11	$1,093	-8.61
765	765	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,148	+8.19

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	245.00	$245.00	$858	—
560	560	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,114	—
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	—
720	720	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,116	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1135	1078	4	129.00–152.50	$142.22	$1,533	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	152.50	$152.50	$747	—
495 value added	495	1	169.00	$169.00	$837	—
560–575	568	2	141.00–160.00	$150.63	$856	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–345	320	3	250.00–260.00	$256.40	$820	—
350–385	364	4	260.00–281.00	$272.98	$994	—
357–395 value added	370	3	294.00–302.50	$297.03	$1,099	-17.97
405–410 value added	407	6	271.00–284.00	$281.48	$1,146	-11.13
420	420	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,071	-11.38
450–495 value added	478	6	275.00–290.00	$284.41	$1,359	+0.41
520	520	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,201	—
505–545 value added	532	3	255.00–260.00	$256.58	$1,365	-1.13
567	567	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,327	—
570–573 value added	572	6	248.00–250.00	$248.66	$1,422	+2.66
600–633 value added	625	6	220.00–235.00	$229.60	$1,435	—
600–645	630	4	191.00–200.00	$197.71	$1,246	-7.26
665–676	675	13	198.00–205.00	$198.68	$1,341	-5.17
700 value added	700	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,435	—
710–745	728	15	170.00–190.00	$181.24	$1,319	+5.96
755–775	770	6	178.00–186.00	$181.99	$1,401	-12.77
820–835	828	2	170.00–185.00	$177.43	$1,469	+19.93
850	850	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	+8.00
905–907	906	3	146.00–150.00	$147.33	$1,335	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–365	363	3	251.00–267.50	$256.53	$931	—
445	445	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,001	—
521	521	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,146	—
550–560	555	2	220.00–225.00	$222.52	$1,235	+16.51
610	610	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,074	—
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	—
805–845	818	3	130.00–145.00	$135.16	$1,106	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
897	897	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,525	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	220.00	$220.00	$869	—
480	480	1	160.00	$160.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1700	1381	75-80%	14	94.00–103.00	$100.51	$1,388	—
1070–1880	1413	75-80%	34	104.00–113.00	$108.52	$1,533	-0.14
1305–1845	1537	75-80%	12	114.00–120.00	$115.72	$1,779	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1460	1166	80-85%	25	104.00–113.00	$108.84	$1,269	—
1075–1425	1271	80-85%	7	91.00–103.00	$97.74	$1,242	-10.86
970–1590	1392	80-85%	6	115.00–123.00	$117.67	$1,638	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–910	865	85-90%	3	79.00–83.00	$81.07	$701	+10.58
920–1140	1007	85-90%	3	86.00–91.00	$89.10	$897	—
980–1075	1028	85-90%	2	103.00–112.00	$107.71	$1,107	—
1010–1200	1068	85-90%	4	92.00–101.00	$95.25	$1,017	+4.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,556	—
1430–2000	1715	2	118.00–120.00	$118.83	$2,038	—
1230–2375	1771	8	125.00–141.00	$130.52	$2,312	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
950–1535	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,225.00–1,600.00	$1,424.93
1120–1530	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,625.00	$1,422.05
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1585	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,670.83	—
1520	1520	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1300	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,359.49	—
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	—
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—

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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.