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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.59/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 678 lb · 78 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $331.04/cwt -6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $3,115/hd at 941 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $440.35/cwt +30.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,506/hd at 569 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 919 1,169 1,218
Feeder cattle 859 1,076 1,161
Slaughter cattle 54 92 50
Replacement cattle 6 1 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 5.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared unevenly steady ranging from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower with a good supply and good demand for certain weights and classes. Feeder heifers 500-650 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were sharply higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with 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
345 345 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,794 —
365–370 fancy 368 2 585.00–595.00 $589.97 $2,171 +101.22
382–392 387 4 490.00–500.00 $495.06 $1,916 +65.06
426 426 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,874 +5.00
425–440 fancy 434 9 480.00–507.50 $497.24 $2,158 -12.76
450 thin fleshed 450 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,385 —
460–485 fancy 465 11 467.50–502.00 $495.45 $2,304 +23.91
470–495 487 3 410.00–422.50 $415.09 $2,021 -15.78
500–521 value added 516 19 443.00–462.50 $455.41 $2,350 +34.03
517–537 527 4 407.00–432.50 $419.99 $2,213 +20.31
552–585 value added 568 43 437.50–451.00 $445.34 $2,530 +7.01
555–595 577 6 390.00–415.00 $404.59 $2,334 +12.54
610 value added 610 2 391.00–397.50 $394.25 $2,405 -4.72
615–647 627 15 352.50–377.50 $367.85 $2,306 +10.88
655 655 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,162 -19.67
652–693 value added 675 9 372.50–382.50 $376.79 $2,543 -2.53
653–694 688 35 345.00–367.00 $361.20 $2,485 +11.53
705–731 value added 717 18 360.00–372.50 $364.77 $2,615 -5.23
702–747 727 25 332.50–357.50 $347.39 $2,526 +8.08
765–778 value added 777 46 355.00–359.50 $359.21 $2,791 —
770–790 783 3 325.00–339.00 $334.41 $2,618 +1.53
806–832 817 49 338.00–343.00 $340.50 $2,782 +18.39
863–885 876 23 320.00–330.00 $325.09 $2,848 -2.97
925–936 931 11 305.00–325.00 $315.26 $2,935 +25.26
943 value added 943 54 334.25 $334.25 $3,152 —
966 966 3 319.00 $319.00 $3,082 +14.00
1000–1037 1025 3 267.50–282.50 $272.38 $2,792 —
1117 1117 2 261.00 $261.00 $2,915 —
1180 1180 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,120 —
370–378 376 4 457.50–470.00 $460.58 $1,732 —
525–545 535 6 362.50–387.50 $376.29 $2,013 —
555–585 570 2 367.50–375.00 $371.15 $2,116 +6.15
695 695 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,273 —
760 760 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,299 +3.50
840 840 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,583 —
875 875 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,298 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,120 -18.78
342 fancy 342 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,624 -2.50
380–395 385 3 405.00–410.00 $406.71 $1,566 -25.79
400–430 416 8 415.00–420.00 $416.25 $1,732 +29.00
428 value added 428 7 471.00 $471.00 $2,016 —
400–449 fancy 442 11 427.50–442.50 $429.89 $1,900 —
455–470 value added 463 4 443.00–464.00 $453.67 $2,100 —
477 477 2 393.00 $393.00 $1,875 +13.40
450–495 fancy 482 20 400.00–420.00 $410.29 $1,978 +13.44
505–545 value added 523 20 379.00–409.00 $387.93 $2,029 +4.89
505–543 536 6 350.00–372.50 $366.44 $1,964 +0.63
555–585 573 20 357.50–377.50 $365.71 $2,096 +0.07
565–590 value added 586 17 382.50–388.00 $386.67 $2,266 +5.67
600 600 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 -37.71
602–648 614 21 357.50–361.00 $359.12 $2,205 +21.41
605–642 627 14 327.50–352.50 $348.81 $2,187 +11.10
666–682 value added 671 30 364.00–365.00 $364.31 $2,445 +16.19
657–695 683 48 330.00–349.00 $343.64 $2,347 +5.66
706–732 719 21 325.00–340.00 $331.13 $2,381 +6.51
740 740 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 -19.62
765–775 768 3 295.00–301.00 $297.02 $2,281 -18.70
783–788 value added 785 29 325.00–337.00 $333.26 $2,616 —
800–849 828 10 317.50–324.00 $319.67 $2,647 +2.53
901 901 6 305.00 $305.00 $2,748 —
950 950 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,684 —
1030 1030 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,189 +22.50
525–535 529 4 337.00–341.00 $339.51 $1,796 +6.04
577–592 585 4 340.00–345.00 $342.47 $2,003 +16.64
625 625 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 +15.00
687 687 4 321.00 $321.00 $2,205 +11.00
1085 1085 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,953 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,233 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 420.00–431.00 $425.44 $2,042 —
485 fancy 485 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,376 ±0.00
515–520 fancy 517 3 399.00–417.50 $405.21 $2,095 -0.53
545 545 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,098 —
555–595 575 3 360.00–387.00 $369.52 $2,125 -8.77
645 645 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,225 +10.73
680 680 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,244 +4.94
725 725 2 303.00 $303.00 $2,197 -13.43
722–730 fancy 726 4 339.00–342.50 $340.76 $2,474 —
775 775 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,248 —
871 871 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,178 -38.04
1000 1000 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,125 —
1125 1125 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,239 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,738 —
497 497 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,889 -1.00
556–585 563 4 350.00–351.00 $350.74 $1,975 +5.74
622 622 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,910 —
755–795 775 2 262.50–265.00 $263.78 $2,044 —
820 820 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,643 +27.08

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1135 1063 85-90% 3 149.00–161.00 $154.44 $1,642 +30.65
875–1315 1074 85-90% 7 116.00–127.00 $121.63 $1,306 -2.16
1055–1370 1198 85-90% 5 133.00–140.00 $135.82 $1,627 -17.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1700 1574 75-80% 7 141.00–149.00 $145.90 $2,296 -0.59
1405–1850 1575 75-80% 5 151.00–155.00 $152.95 $2,409 +6.46
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1355 1310 80-85% 4 155.00–162.00 $158.46 $2,076 —
1375–1430 1407 80-85% 3 143.00–149.00 $146.64 $2,063 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1565 1523 3 172.00–176.00 $174.29 $2,654 -0.68
1715–2155 1890 3 185.00–190.00 $188.11 $3,555 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060–1120 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 171.00–199.00 $185.39 $2,021

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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
1365 1365 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1520 1520 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.