Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 25, 2024

1,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.72/cwt +12.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 929 lb · 276 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.74/cwt +16.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 581 lb · 205 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.29/cwt +10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,231/hd at 861 lb · 140 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,239	855	929
Feeder cattle	1,160	801	823
Slaughter cattle	76	54	104
Replacement cattle	3	—	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very 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
275 value added	275	1	350.00	$350.00	$962	—
347 value added	347	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,214	—
360 value added	360	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,305	—
400 value added	400	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,460	—
510–530 value added	523	10	290.00–320.00	$306.97	$1,605	-14.12
562–581 value added	570	19	298.00–304.00	$301.92	$1,721	-4.06
570	570	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,653	-9.00
607–645 value added	615	5	276.00–297.00	$292.59	$1,799	-7.07
620	620	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,668	-16.00
675	675	2	271.00	$271.00	$1,829	—
676 value added	676	8	288.00	$288.00	$1,947	-5.26
700–733 value added	708	13	265.00–283.00	$278.70	$1,973	-11.64
762 value added	762	15	269.00	$269.00	$2,050	+11.00
770	770	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,956	—
805 fancy	805	69	265.00	$265.00	$2,133	—
800–835	810	4	242.00–249.00	$244.97	$1,984	—
837 value added	837	8	257.00	$257.00	$2,151	—
858–861 fancy	859	125	259.95–260.25	$260.10	$2,234	+11.10
874	874	15	252.50	$252.50	$2,207	—
900–936	929	112	192.00–248.60	$247.01	$2,295	+15.40
928–929 fancy	929	164	253.00–253.75	$253.25	$2,353	+6.00
970	970	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,037	-28.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	293.00	$293.00	$996	—
465	465	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,274	—
562–565	563	3	264.00–270.00	$266.01	$1,498	-2.99
620	620	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,469	-20.41
650–680	660	3	220.00–249.00	$236.39	$1,560	—
730	730	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,788	+15.00
775	775	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,790	—
850	850	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,955	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,588	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,326	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	290.00	$290.00	$768	—
325	325	1	300.00	$300.00	$975	+4.73
326 value added	326	3	305.00	$305.00	$994	—
380	380	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	—
405–427 value added	422	7	282.50–299.00	$295.60	$1,247	+9.60
475	475	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,235	-12.50
505–530	523	4	252.00–260.00	$254.01	$1,328	-14.99
521–536 value added	526	26	269.00–288.00	$282.52	$1,486	+6.07
555–586	568	18	254.00–268.00	$260.36	$1,479	-5.64
550–590 value added	582	187	270.00–291.30	$284.89	$1,658	+18.05
600–632 value added	613	18	249.00–273.00	$260.11	$1,594	-13.16
600–638	633	7	240.00–244.00	$243.46	$1,541	-8.88
650–695 value added	655	12	255.00–263.00	$261.47	$1,713	+6.68
711–740 value added	712	75	235.00–247.75	$247.46	$1,762	—
712–715	713	3	204.00–219.00	$213.99	$1,526	-24.01
767–798 value added	797	74	235.00–245.00	$244.74	$1,951	—
872 value added	872	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,936	—
920	920	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,978	+26.22
1030	1030	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,936	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	255.00	$255.00	$548	+7.50
445	445	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,035	-20.91
485	485	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,164	—
545	545	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,341	-16.00
635	635	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,460	-10.00
665	665	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,576	—
700	700	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,470	+1.19

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	—
502–520	508	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,168	—
562	562	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,276	—
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	302.50	$302.50	$892	—
380	380	1	339.00	$339.00	$1,288	—
430	430	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,204	—
430–435 value added	433	2	294.00–307.50	$300.71	$1,302	-19.29
460–472 value added	468	3	317.50–320.00	$318.32	$1,490	—
530–540	535	2	260.00–265.00	$262.52	$1,404	-14.20
550–568 value added	562	5	280.00–291.00	$285.81	$1,606	-1.19
565–575	570	3	262.00–267.50	$264.48	$1,508	-21.46
610–632	619	10	244.00–254.00	$250.09	$1,548	—
642 value added	642	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,701	—
657–695	674	5	249.00–258.00	$252.72	$1,703	+0.14

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,399	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–585	578	3	220.00–240.00	$233.49	$1,350	-26.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	225.00	$225.00	$990	—
575	575	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,167	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1255	1161	80-85%	7	137.00–148.00	$144.65	$1,679	—
1070–1675	1308	80-85%	21	149.00–166.00	$154.60	$2,022	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1605	1426	75-80%	9	150.00–159.00	$153.44	$2,188	—
1140–1610	1428	75-80%	9	142.00–149.00	$146.56	$2,093	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1030	1010	85-90%	2	112.00–114.00	$112.98	$1,141	—
925–1295	1070	85-90%	12	139.00–150.00	$144.76	$1,549	+11.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1140	1133	2	166.00–167.00	$166.50	$1,886	—
1280–1805	1438	6	171.00–195.00	$179.07	$2,575	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1040	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	146.00–159.00	$151.51	$1,504

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,122	—

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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.