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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $419.56/cwt +14.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,375/hd at 566 lb · 106 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.38/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $3,231/hd at 996 lb · 59 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $355.00/cwt -11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,606/hd at 734 lb · 55 head
Lexington, KY 5-weight heifers sold at $419/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$5/cwt below the KY average ($424) and $28/cwt under Russell Springs, KY ($447). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 930 437
Feeder cattle 648 883 384
Slaughter cattle 38 41 50
Replacement cattle 3 6 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was uneven and spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher or greater in spots with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under appeared spotty with a lite test, while the 550-650 lbs heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a moderate 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
260–270 fancy 265 2 570.00–595.00 $582.74 $1,544 —
310–320 315 3 495.00–525.00 $511.83 $1,612 —
360 fancy 360 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,872 —
375 375 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,800 —
403 fancy 403 7 509.00 $509.00 $2,051 —
435–445 442 3 460.00–466.00 $462.02 $2,042 —
450–491 468 7 445.00–450.00 $449.31 $2,103 -0.69
533 value added 533 10 478.00 $478.00 $2,548 +14.14
543–546 545 6 425.00–450.00 $437.53 $2,385 -14.04
550 value added 550 3 469.00 $469.00 $2,580 +11.50
578 578 13 447.50 $447.50 $2,587 +13.99
600–623 value added 617 37 440.00–449.00 $448.05 $2,764 +28.40
605–638 617 12 390.00–422.50 $410.51 $2,533 —
653 value added 653 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,710 -4.58
716 value added 716 6 416.00 $416.00 $2,979 +27.07
700–730 719 4 360.00–362.50 $360.64 $2,593 -13.64
760 760 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,508 —
756–791 value added 781 11 360.00–382.00 $365.80 $2,857 -8.20
790 790 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,350 —
855 855 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,975 —
978–998 value added 996 59 312.00–325.50 $324.38 $3,231 -8.39
1002–1016 value added 1003 138 319.00–320.00 $319.85 $3,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,325 —
330 330 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,584 —
562 562 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,290 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–645 642 3 357.50–365.00 $362.53 $2,327 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–328 317 7 495.00–500.00 $498.73 $1,581 —
410 fancy 410 6 481.00 $481.00 $1,972 —
420 420 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,890 -7.96
455 fancy 455 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,116 —
457 457 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,942 +35.00
505 505 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,868 -17.48
510–549 value added 545 22 417.00–430.00 $418.11 $2,279 -14.36
556–566 value added 566 89 420.00–426.00 $425.73 $2,410 +8.23
550–582 567 17 370.00–400.00 $387.27 $2,196 +17.27
610–631 620 25 386.00–392.50 $389.70 $2,416 +2.14
658 658 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,237 -52.50
662–671 665 18 383.00–388.00 $386.32 $2,569 -6.18
734 value added 734 55 355.00 $355.00 $2,606 -11.75
1045 1045 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 437 3 397.50–407.50 $404.22 $1,766 -24.20
635 635 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 -3.69
865 865 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,141 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,126 —
450–470 460 2 340.00–350.00 $344.89 $1,586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,492 +60.00
395 395 1 451.00 $451.00 $1,781 -10.51
425 425 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,912 -16.47
495 495 1 442.50 $442.50 $2,190 +67.50
500–530 515 2 420.00–441.00 $430.19 $2,215 -17.31
602–637 620 4 347.50–350.00 $348.79 $2,162 —
701 701 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,686 —
455–460 458 2 402.50–417.50 $409.96 $1,878 —
637 637 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,389 —
715 715 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,163 —
797 797 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,252 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,062 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1560 1293 80-85% 8 172.00–184.00 $177.30 $2,292 —
1220–1415 1318 80-85% 2 192.50–205.00 $199.21 $2,626 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1615 1401 75-80% 5 173.00–182.00 $177.59 $2,488 —
1380–1675 1528 75-80% 2 186.00–189.00 $187.64 $2,867 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,638 —
1245–1355 1288 85-90% 3 165.00–170.00 $166.99 $2,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1610 1605 2 226.00–228.00 $227.00 $3,643 —
1545–1785 1667 3 187.00–195.00 $190.78 $3,180 —
1330–2385 1827 6 213.00–219.00 $216.24 $3,951 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1115 1027 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,800.00 $2,453.73

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,628 —
1015 1015 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,522 —

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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.