Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 2, 2026

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) report →

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $366.05/cwt +28.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,563/hd at 700 lb · 148 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $419.48/cwt +23.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,554/hd at 609 lb · 113 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $332.77/cwt ≈ $3,241/hd at 974 lb · 110 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	930	586	942
Feeder cattle	883	524	861
Slaughter cattle	41	61	57
Replacement cattle	6	1	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly cheaper with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 5.00 to 7.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Feeder heifers 300 lbs and under appeared stronger with a lite test, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were unevenly steady bouncing from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower across the weight breaks with a good supply and spotty demand. Yearling steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

▼ Feeder heifers: Yearling steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and good demand
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 5.00 to 7.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate 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
330 fancy	330	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,766	—
450	450	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,025	—
478 fancy	478	7	493.00	$493.00	$2,357	-6.08
510–526	523	13	435.00–455.00	$451.57	$2,362	-24.35
505–535 value added	532	10	462.50–464.00	$463.86	$2,468	-26.20
567 value added	567	7	457.50	$457.50	$2,594	—
580–588	582	15	432.50–437.50	$433.51	$2,523	-8.25
630–632 value added	630	23	418.00–430.00	$419.65	$2,644	-13.28
653–655 value added	653	6	405.00–422.50	$419.58	$2,740	+19.14
657–675	670	11	370.00–385.00	$381.39	$2,555	-9.69
716–719 value added	718	14	385.00–390.00	$388.93	$2,793	+1.98
705–734	729	6	357.50–377.50	$374.28	$2,729	-3.22
766 value added	766	11	374.00	$374.00	$2,865	—
824 value added	824	67	366.50	$366.50	$3,020	—
835–837	836	4	340.00–341.00	$340.50	$2,847	-10.97
886–887 value added	887	63	349.00–350.50	$350.31	$3,107	—
930	930	1	323.00	$323.00	$3,004	—
962–986 value added	974	110	329.00–336.50	$332.77	$3,241	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	2	427.00	$427.00	$2,101	—
525	525	2	407.50	$407.50	$2,139	-47.50
820	820	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,460	—
877	877	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,719	—
935	935	2	288.00	$288.00	$2,693	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,920	—
525	525	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,811	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1835	1835	1	217.00	$217.00	$3,982	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	500.00–510.00	$505.37	$1,364	+20.37
305 fancy	305	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,723	+35.00
350 fancy	350	3	510.00	$510.00	$1,785	-17.94
430–435	431	5	440.00–462.50	$457.96	$1,974	+1.37
465	465	6	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	-29.76
466–473	470	6	410.00–425.00	$417.44	$1,962	-2.32
498 fancy	498	6	442.50	$442.50	$2,204	—
500–545	523	2	387.00–388.00	$387.48	$2,027	-8.82
517–536 value added	526	13	428.00–437.50	$432.47	$2,275	+13.70
565	565	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,090	-17.00
585–595	591	6	377.50–392.50	$389.19	$2,300	+2.19
599 value added	599	14	417.50	$417.50	$2,501	+17.13
606–623	608	29	380.00–390.00	$387.56	$2,356	+20.09
609 value added	609	84	430.50	$430.50	$2,622	—
654	654	9	392.50	$392.50	$2,567	+64.24
683–696	693	15	350.00–367.50	$353.45	$2,449	+25.19
700 value added	700	144	366.75	$366.75	$2,567	—
703–705	704	4	321.00–347.50	$340.86	$2,400	+2.86
770 value added	770	67	347.50	$347.50	$2,676	-2.40
835	835	2	334.00	$334.00	$2,789	+14.00
955	955	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,483	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,696	-0.10
405–420	415	4	421.00–435.00	$428.42	$1,778	—
455–490	473	2	390.00–400.00	$395.19	$1,869	+6.01
515–525	520	4	352.50–377.50	$364.92	$1,898	-10.23
580–585	583	2	362.50–363.00	$362.75	$2,115	—
620–625	623	2	320.00–347.50	$333.69	$2,079	+20.56
650	650	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,226	+45.00
825	825	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–680	660	3	300.00–310.00	$303.43	$2,003	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150 fancy	150	—	—	1	660.00	$660.00	$990	—
265	265	—	—	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,391	+37.84
300 fancy	300	—	—	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,740	+17.38
330	330	—	—	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,700	+2.90
375–390	380	—	—	3	450.00–467.50	$461.51	$1,754	-18.49
405–435	420	—	—	2	460.00–472.50	$466.47	$1,959	—
476–480	477	—	—	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,789	-96.88
510	510	—	—	1	447.50	$447.50	$2,282	+7.50
760	760	—	—	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,622	—
1147	1147	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	213.00	$213.00	$2,443	-39.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,192	—
417–440	429	4	400.00–425.00	$412.84	$1,771	-7.16
501–521	510	8	400.00–411.00	$409.12	$2,087	+29.12

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–327	320	3	395.00–410.00	$405.23	$1,297	—
435	435	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,577	—
665	665	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,145	—
835	835	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,088	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1185	1048	85-90%	2	161.00–165.00	$162.74	$1,706	-15.43
785–1435	1071	85-90%	10	139.00–155.00	$147.64	$1,581	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1435	1241	80-85%	6	164.00–174.00	$168.84	$2,095	-20.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1680	1479	75-80%	6	169.00–182.00	$173.16	$2,561	-4.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,896	-8.98
1420	1420	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,769	—
1505–1975	1729	7	223.00–235.00	$227.92	$3,941	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–980	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	180.00–210.00	$196.05	$1,868

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1495	1495	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1365	1365	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1325	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,821.44	—

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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.