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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 10, 2025

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.41/cwt +31.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 738 lb · 140 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.94/cwt +7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 976 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 942 556
Feeder cattle 384 861 507
Slaughter cattle 50 57 47
Replacement cattle 3 24 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calves and yearlings. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling heifers very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,442 —
400 400 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 +12.32
458 value added 458 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,946 +7.35
467 467 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,821 +5.98
510 value added 510 3 385.00–392.50 $390.00 $1,989 -7.62
515–535 522 3 365.00–369.00 $367.63 $1,919 -1.13
555 555 4 368.00 $368.00 $2,042 +2.55
603–627 value added 613 5 342.50–370.00 $358.74 $2,199 +3.06
645 645 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,025 -6.00
665–697 value added 686 3 342.50–345.00 $344.19 $2,361 +13.63
765 value added 765 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,502 +9.18
770 770 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,252 -1.03
800 800 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,380 -4.33
920 920 3 274.00 $274.00 $2,521 -17.00
962–991 fancy 976 109 295.00–298.90 $296.94 $2,898 +5.84
1010 1010 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,919 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,807 -0.35
625 625 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,812 —
770 770 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,021 —
900–933 926 5 242.50–258.00 $254.99 $2,361 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 fancy 212 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,018 —
250 250 2 385.00 $385.00 $962 —
275 fancy 275 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,100 —
320 320 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 ±0.00
335 fancy 335 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 —
370–385 fancy 378 2 400.00–410.00 $404.90 $1,531 —
400–440 420 2 367.50–392.50 $379.40 $1,593 —
450–497 476 6 363.00–379.00 $369.44 $1,759 +16.37
505–545 527 5 327.00–340.00 $331.73 $1,748 —
535–545 value added 540 2 340.00–370.00 $354.86 $1,916 +10.31
588 value added 588 3 348.00 $348.00 $2,046 +6.77
615–630 623 2 280.00–292.50 $286.33 $1,784 -20.69
670–678 676 4 285.00–302.50 $289.34 $1,956 -3.90
705–730 718 2 252.50–262.00 $257.33 $1,848 -26.38
738 value added 738 138 316.25 $316.25 $2,334 —
920 920 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,231 +15.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 305.00 $305.00 $702 +5.00
450–470 460 2 325.00–327.50 $326.22 $1,501 -3.50
505 505 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 -10.00
550 550 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,581 -18.12
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -14.01
715 715 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,734 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,138 —
350–380 365 2 437.50–447.50 $442.29 $1,614 +24.47
400–427 418 3 377.00–392.50 $381.94 $1,597 —
475–490 483 3 365.00–371.00 $368.64 $1,781 -22.81
510–540 518 6 363.00–377.00 $370.43 $1,919 +10.39
600–630 615 2 347.50–357.50 $352.38 $2,167 +33.57
687 687 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,233 +32.37
745 745 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,881 —
775 775 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 +2.71
815 815 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,956 +35.00
895 895 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,461 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,208 —
435 435 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,588 —
480 480 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,668 +22.50
550–580 562 3 320.00–330.00 $323.77 $1,820 -18.23
730 730 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,752 —
820 820 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,804 +32.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–540 535 2 295.00–300.00 $297.52 $1,592 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1510 1257 80-85% 5 153.00–161.00 $157.54 $1,980 +8.63
1095–1565 1298 80-85% 9 163.00–183.00 $173.80 $2,256 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1580 1311 75-80% 6 154.00–160.00 $157.54 $2,065 —
1170–1675 1499 75-80% 8 160.00–172.00 $164.53 $2,466 -2.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1190 1082 85-90% 9 154.00–167.00 $157.62 $1,705 +14.86
1125–1140 1133 85-90% 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $1,660 -13.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1690 1432 3 187.00–208.00 $197.54 $2,829 —
1620–2025 1805 4 211.00–228.00 $219.26 $3,958 -0.24

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1105 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 161.00–184.00 $173.31 $1,790
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,139

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,279 —

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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
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —

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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.