Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 10, 2026

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.54/cwt +33.54 vs last sale · ≈ $3,212/hd at 963 lb · 66 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $512.34/cwt +63.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,572/hd at 502 lb · 44 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $464.09/cwt +13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,990/hd at 429 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	629	226	174
Feeder cattle	596	212	126
Slaughter cattle	32	14	43
Replacement cattle	1	—	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and pre-conditioned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared stronger as well with a good supply but limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a limited supply and 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
271 fancy	271	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,490	—
329	329	3	527.50	$527.50	$1,735	—
352 fancy	352	4	550.00	$550.00	$1,936	—
390–396	395	8	510.00–520.00	$515.01	$2,034	—
405–445	424	4	475.00–500.00	$489.54	$2,076	+42.04
407–438 fancy	426	14	510.00–535.00	$525.98	$2,241	—
460	460	1	492.50	$492.50	$2,266	—
490–495 fancy	493	3	500.00–519.00	$512.71	$2,528	—
500–517 value added	502	44	510.00–530.00	$512.34	$2,572	+59.84
563	563	9	435.00	$435.00	$2,449	+75.00
560–581 value added	572	20	442.50–465.00	$458.76	$2,624	+37.16
600–645 value added	628	32	420.00–445.00	$437.02	$2,744	+12.02
630–635	633	2	390.00–402.50	$396.27	$2,508	-3.73
652	652	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,510	+20.00
652–682 value added	664	26	420.00–442.50	$423.60	$2,813	—
701–740 value added	721	8	365.00–375.00	$370.14	$2,669	—
710–743	729	10	330.00–357.00	$343.56	$2,505	-2.30
775–785	777	11	337.50–355.00	$351.11	$2,728	+18.61
867 value added	867	25	337.00	$337.00	$2,922	—
959 value added	959	53	336.50	$336.50	$3,227	—
979–980	979	13	313.00–324.00	$321.46	$3,147	+21.46
1035 value added	1035	50	310.75	$310.75	$3,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	467.50	$467.50	$2,010	—
475	475	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,090	—
630–640	635	2	337.50–345.00	$341.22	$2,167	—
670–692	681	4	302.50–330.00	$316.03	$2,152	-8.97
720	720	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,214	+7.50
830	830	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,366	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,653	—
460–495	478	2	370.00–385.00	$377.77	$1,806	+17.77

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,448	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	452.50	$452.50	$928	—
315	315	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,418	—
327 fancy	327	5	487.00	$487.00	$1,592	—
382–390	385	3	457.50–467.50	$464.12	$1,787	+31.62
388 fancy	388	3	482.50	$482.50	$1,872	-10.00
400–447	428	9	400.00–430.00	$413.66	$1,770	-21.34
407–440 fancy	429	26	467.50–491.00	$481.54	$2,066	+23.88
455–485	464	8	389.00–410.00	$402.28	$1,867	—
468–475 thin fleshed	472	6	475.00–485.00	$479.96	$2,265	—
475–497 fancy	493	6	440.00–445.00	$444.20	$2,190	-8.30
505–529 value added	522	29	411.00–437.50	$420.83	$2,197	+20.83
560 value added	560	2	407.50	$407.50	$2,282	—
590	590	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,109	+7.50
604–613 value added	606	11	397.50–402.50	$401.12	$2,431	—
605–635	621	4	351.00–365.00	$356.58	$2,214	-15.22
610–630	623	3	382.50–385.00	$384.18	$2,393	+12.38
657–691	676	11	332.00–355.00	$341.77	$2,310	—
695	695	1	293.00	$293.00	$2,036	—
705–747	723	6	319.00–335.00	$327.23	$2,366	—
751–780	754	9	303.00–325.00	$322.47	$2,431	—
881	881	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,467	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	395.00–425.00	$410.55	$1,129	—
325–327	326	3	390.00–400.00	$396.68	$1,293	—
485	485	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,867	+5.00
520	520	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,690	—
845	845	2	241.00–250.00	$245.50	$2,074	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,596	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	502.50	$502.50	$1,608	—
375	375	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,781	—
435 fancy	435	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,197	—
460 fancy	460	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,323	—
483	483	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,294	—
545 fancy	545	1	447.50	$447.50	$2,439	—
560–575 fancy	564	4	420.00–425.00	$423.73	$2,390	—
596	596	4	395.00	$395.00	$2,354	—
655–660	658	2	337.50–343.00	$340.26	$2,239	—
703	703	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,179	—
705–720 fancy	715	3	330.00–335.00	$331.64	$2,371	—
756	756	3	309.00	$309.00	$2,336	—
800 fancy	800	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,500	—
805–833	827	5	281.00	$281.00	$2,324	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,438	-45.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1185	1089	85-90%	4	142.00–155.00	$147.37	$1,605	—
1125–1530	1284	85-90%	5	162.00–169.00	$165.96	$2,131	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1310	1233	80-85%	2	175.00–179.00	$177.13	$2,184	+4.01
1165–1380	1277	80-85%	6	167.00–172.00	$169.47	$2,164	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,508	—
1265–1920	1507	75-80%	3	163.00–168.00	$165.25	$2,490	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–2125	1838	4	191.00–202.00	$195.73	$3,598	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,753

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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.