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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.64/cwt -8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,297/hd at 975 lb · 105 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.07/cwt +9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 573 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.63/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 580 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 770 856
Feeder cattle 405 645 770
Slaughter cattle 75 121 74
Replacement cattle 2 4 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; lean cows sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher with very 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
325 value added 325 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,121 -2.50
370 value added 370 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,286 -14.50
400–445 value added 408 6 310.00–350.00 $332.90 $1,358 +15.27
475 value added 475 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,579 +10.98
535–540 538 2 292.00–295.00 $293.51 $1,579 +7.75
527–547 value added 540 13 299.00–329.00 $321.63 $1,737 +9.47
568 fancy 568 10 302.00 $302.00 $1,715 —
552–585 value added 575 32 297.00–327.50 $324.41 $1,865 +15.06
605–624 value added 616 9 290.00–295.00 $293.03 $1,805 +1.27
624 thin fleshed 624 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,872 -7.00
636 fancy 636 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,029 —
672–683 679 5 260.00–269.00 $265.44 $1,802 +12.94
779 value added 779 11 250.50 $250.50 $1,951 -5.50
845 845 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,045 +0.14
963 963 53 237.00 $237.00 $2,282 —
987 value added 987 52 234.25 $234.25 $2,312 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–647 627 6 259.00–270.00 $263.25 $1,651 —
700 700 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 —
750 750 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,815 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,335 —
715 715 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 295.00 $295.00 $974 +4.00
315–345 value added 333 5 322.50–335.00 $326.41 $1,087 —
365–380 373 2 290.00–292.50 $291.28 $1,086 —
375 fancy 375 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,191 —
420 420 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,134 -0.51
433–445 value added 435 5 289.00–293.00 $292.18 $1,271 -3.57
455–480 value added 469 8 279.00–288.00 $285.18 $1,337 -3.44
477–482 480 4 266.00–278.00 $272.03 $1,306 +9.36
500–540 value added 519 8 283.00–288.00 $285.55 $1,482 +13.09
578–582 579 20 266.00–275.00 $273.29 $1,582 +16.83
592 value added 592 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,640 +1.15
630 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 +15.00
630–639 value added 638 6 262.00–277.50 $264.55 $1,688 +7.32
655 655 2 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,605 —
665–680 value added 673 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,716 —
700–710 705 2 230.00–237.00 $233.52 $1,646 —
710–720 718 4 245.00–246.00 $245.25 $1,761 —
865 865 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,894 —
945 945 2 175.00–187.00 $181.00 $1,710 —
970 970 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,746 -5.00
1085 1085 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,920 —
1125 1125 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,081 +4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,279 —
620–639 637 10 210.00–240.00 $237.08 $1,510 —
740 740 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 275.00 $275.00 $550 —
370 370 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,027 +25.92
450 450 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,197 +30.29
510–540 525 2 227.50–240.00 $233.93 $1,228 -0.95
555–585 564 9 234.00–257.00 $245.45 $1,384 +21.45
700 700 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 +7.00
905 905 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,448 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 +34.22
360 360 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 +20.12
360 value added 360 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 —
445 value added 445 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,428 -19.00
452–463 value added 459 5 322.00–322.50 $322.20 $1,479 +10.01
465–475 469 4 290.00–317.50 $301.95 $1,416 —
535 fancy 535 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,535 —
520–545 538 4 261.00–292.00 $283.20 $1,524 +19.23
543 value added 543 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,656 +28.00
550–595 value added 561 6 280.00–288.00 $285.28 $1,600 -11.97
585 585 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,597 +3.00
600–635 618 2 259.00–267.50 $263.13 $1,626 +21.13
605–639 value added 629 10 257.00–267.00 $265.44 $1,670 +12.39
660 value added 660 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,670 —
665 665 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,623 +2.50
715–747 733 5 235.00–238.00 $236.61 $1,734 +8.61
800 800 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,856 —
862 862 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,202 —
535 535 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,431 —
555 555 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,476 +25.00
660–675 668 2 227.50–234.00 $230.71 $1,541 +19.06
755 755 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,631 +6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,074 -7.03
945–1260 1094 85-90% 14 120.00–143.00 $134.02 $1,466 —
1000–1495 1174 85-90% 11 144.00–164.00 $153.96 $1,807 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1810 1472 75-80% 13 144.00–159.00 $150.95 $2,222 +6.38
1230–1895 1549 75-80% 6 139.00–143.00 $141.25 $2,188 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1380 1189 80-85% 4 136.00–144.00 $139.24 $1,656 —
1090–1535 1291 80-85% 11 150.00–163.00 $156.39 $2,019 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–2110 1674 7 164.00–197.00 $174.78 $2,926 —

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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
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —

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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.