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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $394.12/cwt -34.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,523/hd at 640 lb · 29 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.46/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,705/hd at 730 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $404.60/cwt +10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,861/hd at 707 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 331 1,201 1,090
Feeder cattle 302 1,134 1,005
Slaughter cattle 28 63 81
Replacement cattle 1 4 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady with a lite test, while the yearling steers appeared 4.00 to 5.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply higher, while the 500 lbs and over were unevenly steady with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,960 —
350–387 fancy 375 3 592.50–620.00 $601.06 $2,254 —
472–495 480 6 527.50–530.00 $529.14 $2,540 +2.66
545–548 547 10 470.00–487.50 $484.02 $2,648 —
555 555 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,220 -69.89
622–627 625 4 412.50–430.00 $421.29 $2,633 +9.10
627 value added 627 6 441.00 $441.00 $2,765 -19.87
655–696 691 8 390.00–410.00 $406.30 $2,808 -2.46
705–730 707 24 400.00–409.00 $404.60 $2,861 +37.14
753 753 3 381.00 $381.00 $2,869 +10.77
801–836 811 17 356.00–358.00 $357.39 $2,898 +22.34
870 870 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,871 -2.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 +30.00
430 430 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,892 —
480 480 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,304 -9.00
505 505 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,197 +0.43
675–690 683 2 375.00–377.50 $376.24 $2,570 —
700 700 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,555 —
840 840 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,541 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 350.00 $350.00 $998 —
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770 1770 1 220.00 $220.00 $3,894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,150 —
315–335 322 3 510.00–540.00 $520.41 $1,676 —
340 fancy 340 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,955 +27.50
380 fancy 380 2 565.00–570.00 $567.50 $2,156 +55.00
385–390 389 4 502.50–535.00 $510.55 $1,986 +37.98
408–427 fancy 414 10 502.50–525.00 $518.34 $2,146 +8.72
410–445 423 5 475.00–490.00 $486.35 $2,057 +10.98
450–485 fancy 471 5 465.00–490.00 $477.85 $2,251 -6.51
495–497 496 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,182 +4.96
520–533 527 9 420.00–425.00 $422.25 $2,225 +6.00
565 565 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,864 -78.66
560–585 573 2 400.00–402.50 $401.28 $2,299 -7.38
600–647 629 4 370.00–385.00 $376.15 $2,366 -23.64
605–648 642 25 391.00–407.50 $396.99 $2,549 -2.80
664–685 675 15 410.00–412.50 $411.15 $2,775 +18.24
650–697 677 4 360.00–380.00 $375.09 $2,539 -17.82
700–740 722 5 349.00–362.50 $354.57 $2,560 +35.57
726–738 732 21 368.00–380.00 $374.24 $2,739 +55.24
755–765 760 19 350.00–360.00 $358.58 $2,725 —
776 776 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,475 —
875 875 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,800 —
910 910 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,798 —
1000 1000 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,925 +77.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 495.00–500.00 $497.52 $1,507 —
545 545 1 373.00 $373.00 $2,033 +10.50
560 560 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 —
650 650 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 -13.51
740 740 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 —
860 860 1 278.00 $278.00 $2,391 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,358 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,235 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,800 +30.00
340 fancy 340 2 655.00 $655.00 $2,227 +50.00
370–375 fancy 373 2 595.00–625.00 $610.10 $2,276 —
375 thin fleshed 375 1 665.00 $665.00 $2,494 —
395–397 396 3 530.00–545.00 $534.98 $2,119 +1.27
432–445 437 5 520.00–560.00 $549.92 $2,403 -5.08
490–498 496 4 497.00–527.50 $504.53 $2,502 -11.30
507 fancy 507 4 519.00–520.00 $519.50 $2,634 —
520–535 530 3 490.00–495.00 $491.64 $2,606 +20.68
590–591 591 4 409.00 $409.00 $2,417 -39.00
600–630 615 2 371.00–380.00 $375.39 $2,309 -22.67
775 775 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,654 -6.54
805 805 2 290.00–297.50 $293.75 $2,365 +38.75
1000 1000 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
460 460 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,070 -5.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,405 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1055 927 85-90% 3 138.00–148.00 $143.00 $1,326 -6.54
960 960 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,277 —
920–1330 1103 85-90% 3 160.00–177.00 $165.44 $1,825 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1415 1284 80-85% 7 160.00–177.00 $172.97 $2,221 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1765 1544 75-80% 7 171.00–184.00 $177.38 $2,739 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2265 1487 5 190.00–207.00 $199.46 $2,966 —
1810 1810 1 232.00 $232.00 $4,199 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105–1455 1280 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 200.00–220.00 $208.63 $2,670

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1355 1355 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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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.