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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 11, 2024

556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.38/cwt +16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 644 lb · 97 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.45/cwt +14.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 677 lb · 89 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.75/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,242/hd at 959 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 556 482 1,866
Feeder cattle 507 405 1,770
Slaughter cattle 47 75 96
Replacement cattle 2 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with some 400-450 lb calves sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady in a lite test. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–445 value added 414 7 370.00–382.50 $378.66 $1,568 +45.76
460–475 value added 468 2 332.50–335.00 $333.77 $1,562 +1.27
500–533 value added 508 13 327.00–332.75 $328.39 $1,668 +6.76
575–581 value added 580 9 290.00–302.50 $291.38 $1,690 -33.03
609–638 value added 615 19 293.00–308.00 $302.29 $1,859 +9.26
676–692 value added 677 89 275.00–288.00 $279.45 $1,892 —
705 value added 705 8 282.00–290.00 $289.00 $2,037 —
725–730 728 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,820 —
768 768 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,951 —
857 857 5 246.00 $246.00 $2,108 —
959 959 61 233.75 $233.75 $2,242 -3.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,036 —
605 605 2 242.50–265.00 $253.75 $1,535 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,059 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 285.00 $285.00 $955 -10.00
370–383 380 4 280.00–295.00 $283.65 $1,078 -7.63
430 value added 430 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 -2.18
455–470 463 8 270.00–280.00 $275.14 $1,274 +3.11
468 value added 468 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,338 +0.82
502 502 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,255 —
500–537 value added 527 18 278.00–290.00 $283.27 $1,493 -2.28
555–595 579 5 256.00–262.00 $259.70 $1,504 -13.59
570–595 value added 594 30 268.00–284.00 $281.68 $1,673 +4.68
605–638 630 4 241.00–246.00 $242.20 $1,526 -7.80
637–646 value added 645 93 259.00–284.50 $280.98 $1,812 +16.43
670 670 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,628 -2.00
746 746 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,641 -25.25
857 value added 857 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,911 —
1075 1075 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,677 -21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 2 240.00 $240.00 $617 —
480–481 481 5 225.00–250.00 $245.01 $1,178 -20.99
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 +16.07
610–645 628 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,350 —
675 675 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,364 —
995 995 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,692 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,060 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,381 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 272 3 287.50–322.50 $311.12 $846 -18.88
440 value added 440 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,595 +41.50
477–495 488 5 323.00–324.00 $323.61 $1,579 +21.66
510 510 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 -3.20
522 value added 522 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,571 -4.00
550 value added 550 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,595 +4.72
555 555 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 +22.00
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 +3.39
826 826 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,817 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —
595 595 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,571 —
625 625 2 217.00–230.00 $223.50 $1,397 —
660 660 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,379 -21.71
905 905 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,593 —
955–970 963 2 150.00–160.00 $154.96 $1,492 —
1040 1040 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,560 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 215.00 $215.00 $957 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 302.50 $302.50 $998 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1360 1328 80-85% 2 135.00–138.00 $136.46 $1,812 —
1130–1735 1330 80-85% 16 141.00–152.00 $145.78 $1,939 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1535 1368 75-80% 9 139.00–147.00 $142.08 $1,944 —
1315–1540 1463 75-80% 3 135.00–139.00 $136.55 $1,998 -14.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $986 —
970 970 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $989 -7.00
1090 1090 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,221 -22.02
1005–1265 1119 85-90% 8 124.00–139.00 $132.76 $1,486 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1200 1143 2 142.50–165.00 $154.32 $1,764 —
1235–2215 1718 3 165.00–175.00 $168.55 $2,896 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–950 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 121.00–122.00 $121.48 $1,118

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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.