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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.39/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,326/hd at 972 lb · 107 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.84/cwt +51.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 618 lb · 87 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.51/cwt ≈ $2,253/hd at 933 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	957	914	713
Feeder cattle	892	888	618
Slaughter cattle	65	26	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand; 400-500 lb weaned steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	285.00	$285.00	$627	—
306	306	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,132	—
346 fancy	346	3	397.00	$397.00	$1,374	—
375	375	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,331	—
400–430	415	2	299.00–331.00	$314.42	$1,305	+0.65
425 value added	425	4	369.00	$369.00	$1,568	+16.50
500–517 value added	511	3	291.00–295.00	$292.30	$1,494	-9.74
576–585 value added	583	16	285.00–288.00	$287.26	$1,675	+0.01
606–618 value added	618	87	279.00–305.75	$304.84	$1,884	—
672–673	673	6	263.00–267.00	$264.33	$1,779	—
683 value added	683	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,851	-11.79
700–735 value added	721	10	258.00–270.00	$262.66	$1,894	-21.25
725	725	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,820	—
762	762	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,905	—
791 thin fleshed	791	4	258.00	$258.00	$2,041	—
833 thin fleshed	833	62	256.75	$256.75	$2,139	-5.00
836	836	4	249.00	$249.00	$2,082	—
897 thin fleshed	897	54	249.85	$249.85	$2,241	—
909	909	17	233.00	$233.00	$2,118	—
940 fancy	940	58	244.00	$244.00	$2,294	—
967	967	56	238.60	$238.60	$2,307	-0.40
977 fancy	977	51	240.25	$240.25	$2,347	—
1030 fancy	1030	57	229.85	$229.85	$2,367	—
1073	1073	6	194.00	$194.00	$2,082	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,142	—
470	470	3	242.00–277.00	$265.33	$1,247	+25.33
500–535	509	4	259.00–264.00	$262.69	$1,337	+1.39
570	570	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,351	—
640	640	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,626	—
660–672	666	4	235.00–240.00	$237.48	$1,582	-11.07
730	730	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,737	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	2	273.00	$273.00	$1,597	+27.00
625	625	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	—
685	685	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,576	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,144	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	242.50	$242.50	$934	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	299.00	$299.00	$972	+1.50
400–439 value added	430	8	289.00–300.00	$296.86	$1,276	+13.86
440	440	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,148	—
453–465 value added	460	7	277.00–278.00	$277.58	$1,277	—
455–485	470	2	251.00–262.00	$256.68	$1,206	-6.32
500–535	511	6	249.00–261.00	$253.70	$1,296	-1.30
520 value added	520	5	268.00	$268.00	$1,394	-2.98
552–585 value added	565	4	262.00–264.00	$262.76	$1,485	-22.95
605–636 value added	616	17	249.00–261.00	$252.19	$1,553	-7.55
653–693	682	15	231.00–246.00	$238.45	$1,626	—
735	735	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,624	—
770	770	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,663	-6.00
800–805	805	68	209.00–232.50	$231.81	$1,866	—
879 value added	879	67	225.70	$225.70	$1,984	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,105	—
490	490	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,137	-12.36
563	563	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,340	+8.00
615	615	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,359	—
675	675	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,444	-7.97
722	722	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,444	-3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1145	1123	3	140.00–147.00	$142.31	$1,598	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,232	—
405–445	425	3	292.00–308.00	$299.18	$1,272	—
446 value added	446	3	343.00	$343.00	$1,530	—
480	480	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,315	-21.33
481–490 value added	487	8	284.00–290.00	$286.73	$1,396	—
513–531 value added	522	6	270.00–276.00	$273.05	$1,425	-14.99
527	527	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,375	+1.00
550–577	569	4	262.00–273.00	$264.76	$1,506	—
605–638	624	12	238.00–247.00	$242.55	$1,514	+2.55
725	725	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,537	-26.00
765–785	775	3	210.00–223.00	$217.72	$1,687	-25.28
861	861	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,851	—
905	905	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,819	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,008	-2.50
535	535	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,252	—
555–590	573	2	227.00–238.00	$232.33	$1,331	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	—
450	450	2	220.00	$220.00	$990	—
540	540	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,085	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,568	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1500	1387	75-80%	6	125.00–129.00	$127.83	$1,773	-7.44
1240–1910	1532	75-80%	10	137.00–146.00	$140.49	$2,152	—
1580	1580	75-80%	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,038	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1225	1192	80-85%	3	125.00–127.00	$126.36	$1,506	—
1255–1470	1370	80-85%	5	128.00–136.00	$132.51	$1,815	—
1210–1760	1464	80-85%	7	138.00–155.00	$147.05	$2,153	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1045	968	85-90%	2	105.00–107.00	$106.08	$1,027	-13.92
940–995	968	85-90%	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$1,118	-4.49
1050–1215	1108	85-90%	6	123.00–132.00	$127.39	$1,411	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,748	—
1520–1970	1794	7	159.00–165.00	$163.36	$2,931	—
1760–2000	1893	4	176.00–188.00	$183.13	$3,467	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009 fancy	1009	51	197.50	$197.50	$1,993	—

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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.