Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $363.64/cwt -10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 629 lb · 182 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.70/cwt -16.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,874/hd at 972 lb · 160 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.58/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,818/hd at 863 lb · 128 head

Lexington 9-weight steers came in at $297/cwt, running $10/cwt below the KY average ($307) and $17/cwt under Stanford, KY (Thursday) ($314). KY 9-weight steers are down $37/cwt from their early August peak of $333. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	839	928	1,795
Feeder cattle	806	897	1,708
Slaughter cattle	32	22	86
Replacement cattle	1	9	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday both the feeder and slaughter markets were lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs were sharply lower with a good supply, while the yearling steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

▼ Feeder heifers: while the yearling steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand
▼ Feeder steers: while the yearling steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 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
410–445	431	6	442.50–450.00	$445.31	$1,919	-1.69
475 thin fleshed	475	2	485.00	$485.00	$2,304	—
480–498	490	9	410.00–427.50	$416.83	$2,042	-38.09
500–517	514	5	396.00–417.50	$400.19	$2,057	-39.81
555–580	570	14	387.50–420.00	$397.52	$2,266	-23.87
575	575	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,171	-43.89
601–620	606	7	350.00–372.50	$365.93	$2,218	-32.45
652 value added	652	22	378.00	$378.00	$2,465	-17.00
670–685	678	2	340.00–360.00	$349.89	$2,372	-21.28
740–742	741	4	340.00–347.50	$343.74	$2,547	—
769 value added	769	48	349.50	$349.50	$2,688	—
795	795	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,544	-22.54
861–865 value added	863	128	325.25–327.75	$326.58	$2,818	-2.92
902 value added	902	53	301.60	$301.60	$2,720	-8.40
910–936	933	15	298.50–309.00	$299.28	$2,792	—
957–992 value added	972	160	282.00–307.25	$295.70	$2,874	-16.64
1075	1075	1	287.50	$287.50	$3,091	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–535	528	2	382.50–385.00	$383.77	$2,026	-13.73
710	710	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,414	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	417.50	$417.50	$1,607	—
425–447	441	4	372.50–400.00	$383.54	$1,691	—
485	485	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,710	-35.04
518–540	530	9	339.00–350.00	$342.50	$1,815	-19.11
557–597	568	10	331.00–367.50	$342.02	$1,943	—
605–638	623	15	315.00–335.00	$319.37	$1,990	-16.51
618–643 value added	630	167	358.00–377.50	$367.62	$2,316	-15.38
650–675	666	6	312.50–320.00	$315.85	$2,104	+5.85
705–728	718	9	307.50–312.50	$310.32	$2,228	-2.40
767	767	27	314.00	$314.00	$2,408	+21.00
815	815	1	263.00	$263.00	$2,143	—
850–880	865	2	249.00–257.50	$253.18	$2,190	-39.82
1005	1005	1	237.00	$237.00	$2,382	—
1037	1037	2	200.00	$200.00	$2,074	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,469	+50.00
580	580	1	313.00	$313.00	$1,815	—
648	648	3	312.50	$312.50	$2,025	—
670	670	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,910	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–423	422	4	420.00–450.00	$427.46	$1,804	+2.46
468–490	471	9	417.50–438.00	$434.41	$2,046	—
530–535	533	2	360.00–392.50	$376.33	$2,006	-15.08
570	570	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,938	—
562–585	579	8	361.00–372.50	$363.98	$2,107	—
650–685	672	4	317.50–322.50	$318.71	$2,142	-8.79
765	765	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	—
825–830	828	2	250.00–262.50	$256.23	$2,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,580	-20.03
453	453	4	367.50	$367.50	$1,665	—
572	572	2	297.50	$297.50	$1,702	—
910	910	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1085	990	85-90%	2	125.00–129.00	$126.81	$1,255	—
920–1205	1045	85-90%	6	133.00–149.00	$138.37	$1,446	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,570	—
1385–1480	1435	75-80%	6	150.00–169.00	$158.10	$2,269	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1380	1294	80-85%	5	150.00–162.00	$156.37	$2,023	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–2065	1784	5	193.00–209.00	$202.71	$3,616	-3.68

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1400	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	167.00–189.00	$182.23	$2,216

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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.