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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

1,613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.97/cwt +58.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,597/hd at 740 lb · 175 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $409.10/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 622 lb · 157 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.65/cwt -4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,947/hd at 822 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,613 1,981 2,369
Feeder cattle 1,508 1,859 2,285
Slaughter cattle 93 117 78
Replacement cattle 12 5 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was uneven and spotty with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. An increasing supply of fat bawling calves, and nearly a double digit drop in the futures market has limited the premiums buyers are will to pay and increased discounts for plainer or off colored cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 fancy 416 7 512.50 $512.50 $2,132 +3.28
456 456 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,143 +13.29
513–531 value added 519 11 415.00–420.00 $418.38 $2,171 -2.39
500–540 522 24 392.50–407.00 $401.74 $2,097 +5.08
550–579 569 16 370.00–395.00 $390.58 $2,222 +10.54
553–598 value added 581 9 401.00–422.50 $407.12 $2,365 -5.36
600–627 618 3 373.00–390.00 $378.50 $2,339 -11.49
618–626 value added 622 154 402.50–419.50 $409.70 $2,548 -6.87
665–690 682 3 347.50–353.00 $350.20 $2,388 +9.36
681–693 value added 690 12 380.00–390.00 $387.53 $2,674 —
729 value added 729 71 388.00 $388.00 $2,829 -1.75
710–734 730 36 347.00–356.00 $354.54 $2,588 +35.54
755–788 787 56 340.00–354.00 $353.23 $2,780 +6.23
821 value added 821 112 356.50–363.00 $359.98 $2,955 -5.52
815–840 828 10 337.00–345.00 $343.72 $2,846 +21.72
885 885 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,859 +8.00
908 908 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,906 +25.11
900–934 value added 918 106 330.75–331.50 $331.10 $3,039 -13.63
970–985 978 6 303.00–320.00 $310.61 $3,038 +10.10
1005–1030 value added 1029 50 315.00–315.50 $315.47 $3,246 —
1061 1061 12 310.00 $310.00 $3,289 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 4 380.00–430.00 $395.34 $1,732 —
495 495 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,067 -3.34
505–520 513 2 360.00–377.50 $368.62 $1,891 -11.38
579 579 10 364.00 $364.00 $2,108 —
602–625 615 6 337.50–358.00 $349.63 $2,150 —
730 730 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,219 —
1003 1003 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,808 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 363.00 $363.00 $1,579 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 400.00–420.00 $409.52 $1,290 +24.33
370–376 375 8 392.50–410.00 $407.84 $1,529 +18.19
400–441 422 11 380.00–397.50 $390.88 $1,650 -2.70
422 fancy 422 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,815 +14.77
458–487 473 9 377.50–392.50 $384.95 $1,821 +11.12
462–481 fancy 473 5 400.00–407.50 $404.57 $1,914 +12.37
501 fancy 501 4 412.50 $412.50 $2,067 —
506–549 524 26 350.00–377.00 $366.94 $1,923 +3.52
520–548 value added 533 34 380.00–401.00 $399.55 $2,130 +9.87
550–595 568 3 335.00–340.00 $338.26 $1,921 -28.27
590 590 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,711 -76.53
575–597 596 17 370.00–371.00 $370.06 $2,206 +3.53
610 610 10 369.00 $369.00 $2,251 +38.48
611 value added 611 82 384.00 $384.00 $2,346 -8.34
600–641 621 15 330.00–355.00 $336.49 $2,090 +5.97
660–685 675 3 325.00–337.50 $330.75 $2,233 +21.92
680–685 683 5 287.50–305.00 $296.48 $2,025 -12.35
705–720 713 2 292.50–307.50 $300.08 $2,140 +7.26
700–731 719 5 315.00–330.00 $320.84 $2,307 +28.02
715–747 value added 741 168 350.70–361.00 $352.47 $2,612 —
760 760 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,470 +30.35
767–780 771 3 277.50–282.50 $279.19 $2,153 -15.46
814 value added 814 21 336.00 $336.00 $2,735 ±0.00
928 928 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,645 —
970 970 16 273.00 $273.00 $2,648 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,355 +31.33
440 440 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 +6.11
520 520 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,768 +17.50
630–640 635 4 300.00–322.50 $309.40 $1,965 —
955–990 973 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $2,093 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 2 323.00–327.50 $325.24 $1,490 —
745 745 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 330.00 $330.00 $808 —
260 260 1 335.00 $335.00 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 485.00–490.00 $487.62 $1,560 -4.88
341 fancy 341 8 515.00 $515.00 $1,756 —
365–370 368 2 472.50–480.00 $476.28 $1,753 +33.78
460 460 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,185 +13.06
515–549 543 22 370.00–387.50 $383.89 $2,085 +7.16
565–585 572 5 355.00–367.50 $359.46 $2,056 -0.60
611–640 623 5 317.50–337.00 $328.98 $2,050 -5.46
665–675 670 2 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $2,094 -17.48
730 730 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 -20.47
783 783 8 290.00 $290.00 $2,271 -14.99
830 830 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,158 -20.10
860 860 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,064 -48.50
935 935 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,085 -22.00
1018 1018 3 207.00 $207.00 $2,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 405.00 $405.00 $850 —
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 —
395 395 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,698 +27.50
420 420 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 +2.80
477–482 480 4 382.50–390.00 $386.27 $1,854 -33.41
537 537 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,944 +5.27
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 +1.88
650 650 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,869 -7.50
775 775 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,790 —
924 924 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,848 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,437 —
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 270.00 $270.00 $634 —
435 435 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,396 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,040 —
770 770 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,563 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1520 1468 75-80% 2 143.00–154.00 $148.70 $2,183 —
1350–1700 1491 75-80% 6 156.00–167.00 $161.59 $2,409 —
1320–1930 1571 75-80% 16 170.00–188.00 $176.78 $2,777 +10.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–945 928 85-90% 2 84.00–100.00 $92.15 $855 -22.75
960 960 85-90% 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,872 —
900–1040 972 85-90% 3 114.00–123.00 $118.55 $1,152 —
875–1325 1123 85-90% 12 134.00–150.00 $142.79 $1,604 —
1145–1235 1187 85-90% 4 153.00–168.00 $158.83 $1,885 +1.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1350 1223 80-85% 12 155.00–167.00 $160.74 $1,966 +9.08
1155–1415 1301 80-85% 4 148.00–152.00 $150.10 $1,953 —
1165–1500 1340 80-85% 5 170.00–187.50 $175.90 $2,357 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1990 1569 6 157.00–176.00 $165.25 $2,593 —
1450–2155 1747 7 183.00–194.00 $190.08 $3,321 —
1760–2060 1898 3 202.00–211.00 $206.57 $3,921 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1235 1183 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 —
652 652 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,402 —
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —
770 770 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 —
800–820 810 2 180.00–197.50 $188.64 $1,528 —

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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.