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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 24, 2025

652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.28/cwt -8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,648/hd at 882 lb · 183 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $312.73/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,490/hd at 796 lb · 62 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.90/cwt +44.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,768/hd at 952 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 652 749 1,239
Feeder cattle 624 695 1,160
Slaughter cattle 26 52 76
Replacement cattle 2 2 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test. Heat advisory today slowed feeder demand some.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,502 —
492 value added 492 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,906 -24.50
530–540 value added 535 4 372.50–380.00 $376.25 $2,013 -12.34
600 600 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,770 -40.00
600–630 value added 605 26 327.50–355.00 $349.59 $2,115 -27.61
658–680 value added 665 18 359.00–360.00 $359.34 $2,390 +3.29
705–715 value added 710 2 310.00–320.00 $314.96 $2,236 -7.42
740–744 743 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,229 —
755–795 775 2 289.00–290.00 $289.49 $2,244 -8.52
797 thin fleshed 797 60 313.50 $313.50 $2,499 —
800–830 804 7 273.00–300.00 $276.98 $2,227 -13.02
871 thin fleshed 871 68 310.00 $310.00 $2,700 —
886 fancy 886 61 306.50 $306.50 $2,716 -3.35
891 891 54 281.00 $281.00 $2,504 -21.08
929–935 929 42 245.00–282.00 $281.11 $2,612 —
951 thin fleshed 951 60 291.75 $291.75 $2,775 —
985 985 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,364 -6.54
1051 fancy 1051 50 280.00 $280.00 $2,943 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,434 —
445 445 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 -30.00
525 525 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,890 +27.00
580 580 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,044 +20.00
632 632 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,880 —
680–685 683 2 287.50–290.00 $288.75 $1,972 +8.75
990 990 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,188 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1470 1298 2 215.00–235.00 $223.67 $2,903 +27.31
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,396 -19.97
455 value added 455 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,684 -18.91
475 475 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,627 -22.50
500–535 value added 505 12 330.00–353.00 $349.19 $1,763 +1.34
565–589 value added 576 23 327.50–345.00 $338.91 $1,952 -6.31
603–635 value added 615 6 312.50–322.50 $316.73 $1,948 -19.29
617–638 635 15 284.00–300.00 $286.07 $1,817 -23.68
695 695 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,050 -22.50
706 value added 706 19 296.50 $296.50 $2,093 -8.99
700–735 711 4 257.50–277.50 $270.49 $1,923 -27.01
875 875 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,144 -18.80
900 900 3 263.00 $263.00 $2,367 —
955 955 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,467 -8.82
520–545 533 5 275.00–317.50 $301.50 $1,607 -5.15
550–590 574 4 262.50–292.50 $272.15 $1,562 -20.70
645 645 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,155 —
505 505 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,136 -37.50
560 560 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,414 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,384 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,020 —
625 625 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 —
685 value added 685 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,209 —
735 735 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,021 -31.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,336 -86.79
531–545 535 4 317.50–320.00 $318.14 $1,702 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,363 —
490–495 493 2 270.00–285.00 $277.54 $1,368 -34.62
520 520 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,599 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1620 1398 75-80% 3 156.00–163.00 $159.45 $2,229 +0.07
1310–1535 1419 75-80% 5 169.00–172.00 $170.63 $2,421 +23.22
1575 1575 75-80% 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,221 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,379 —
975–1025 1000 85-90% 2 156.00–164.00 $160.10 $1,601 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1210 1120 80-85% 2 173.00–178.00 $175.70 $1,968 —
1190 1190 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,666 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 214.00 $214.00 $3,221 +15.21
1205–2140 1688 4 187.00–209.00 $201.27 $3,397 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–985 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 178.00–197.00 $186.97 $1,744

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–2005 1843 80-85% 2 161.00–166.00 $163.72 $3,017 —

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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.