Livestock Market Reports & Prices

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday)
Lexington, KY

Market information provided by USDA

23 Apr '24

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; some 400-500 lb weaned heifer packages sharply higher. Yearling 600-800 lbs thin fleshed packages 5.00 higher; feeders over 800 lb sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

BULLS - Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	782-782	782	212.00-212.00	212.00

BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	1082-1082	1082	145.00-145.00	145.00
1	1165-1165	1165	150.00-150.00	150.00
3	450-485	462	299.00-305.00	301.10
2	490-490	490	309.00-309.00	309.00
6	515-522	517	287.00-305.00	297.04
3	500-535	523	265.00-271.00	269.09
1	585-585	585	262.00-262.00	262.00
2	620-625	623	241.00-248.00	244.49
2	655-655	655	261.00-261.00	261.00
2	670-690	680	240.00-246.00	242.96
5	744-744	744	236.00-236.00	236.00
7	862-890	866	159.00-180.00	176.92
2	925-945	935	154.00-165.00	159.56
2	955-955	955	185.00-185.00	185.00

BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
5	326-326	326	287.00-287.00	287.00
3	365-372	370	261.00-287.00	278.44
2	425-425	425	240.00-240.00	240.00
1	495-495	495	240.00-240.00	240.00
1	530-530	530	240.00-240.00	240.00
2	575-595	585	232.00-238.00	235.05
1	735-735	735	212.00-212.00	212.00
1	990-990	990	145.00-145.00	145.00

DAIRY STEERS - Large 3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	635-635	635	142.50-142.50	142.50
1	700-700	700	137.50-137.50	137.50
4	801-810	803	127.00-145.00	140.46
2	925-940	933	117.00-145.00	131.11

HEIFERS - Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	720-720	720	201.00-201.00	201.00
5	796-796	796	225.00-225.00	225.00

HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
7	352-395	374	276.00-286.00	283.39
9	400-447	434	267.50-301.00	291.51
13	450-485	463	275.00-299.00	285.34
3	460-470	467	260.00-260.00	260.00
10	507-528	520	263.00-279.00	272.66
4	515-537	530	256.00-261.00	258.77
3	530-530	530	281.00-281.00	281.00
16	550-564	557	279.00-281.00	279.74
4	565-580	574	254.00-259.00	255.75
98	562-589	586	262.00-277.00	263.78
11	606-607	607	266.00-267.00	266.27
7	600-635	623	240.00-264.00	256.65
18	666-666	666	265.00-265.00	265.00
57	669-669	669	257.50-257.50	257.50
5	702-705	704	221.00-224.00	222.80
58	700-726	709	232.00-240.00	234.87
2	755-755	755	220.00-220.00	220.00
5	760-775	763	199.00-209.00	201.23
44	756-794	791	228.75-236.00	229.38
1	845-845	845	190.00-190.00	190.00
1	855-855	855	180.00-180.00	180.00
2	857-857	857	224.00-224.00	224.00
7	932-932	932	199.00-199.00	199.00
13	961-961	961	196.50-196.50	196.50
1	995-995	995	181.00-181.00	181.00

HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	330-330	330	260.00-260.00	260.00
6	355-365	363	225.00-245.00	229.29
2	415-440	428	250.00-260.00	255.15
3	475-482	480	237.50-245.00	239.98
1	590-590	590	250.00-250.00	250.00
2	600-600	600	231.00-231.00	231.00
2	650-665	658	191.00-220.00	205.67
2	740-745	743	180.00-184.00	182.01
1	760-760	760	160.00-160.00	160.00
2	875-885	880	145.00-153.00	149.02

HEIFERS - Small and Medium 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	510-510	510	200.00-200.00	200.00

STEERS - Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	500-500	500	266.00-266.00	266.00
10	576-576	576	271.50-271.50	271.50
2	700-700	700	235.00-235.00	235.00
1	775-775	775	240.00-240.00	240.00

STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	325-325	325	319.00-319.00	319.00
1	335-335	335	327.50-327.50	327.50
1	365-365	365	342.50-342.50	342.50
1	425-425	425	308.00-308.00	308.00
25	400-447	429	311.00-345.00	332.04
20	456-480	468	309.00-333.00	323.65
8	475-492	485	291.00-297.50	293.30
27	500-545	535	294.00-313.00	301.67
4	535-535	535	282.00-282.00	282.00
44	559-590	574	292.00-312.50	307.15
4	567-595	581	267.50-290.00	278.48
51	600-632	624	299.95-302.00	300.34
28	600-645	625	274.00-298.00	288.79
3	620-645	635	256.00-263.00	259.71
6	663-678	671	262.00-265.00	263.48
60	662-690	678	268.00-299.00	286.61
1	690-690	690	300.00-300.00	300.00
3	720-720	720	269.00-269.00	269.00
42	751-785	763	251.00-269.00	264.04
1	790-790	790	238.00-238.00	238.00
5	822-830	827	226.00-240.00	234.43
41	860-890	865	219.00-231.00	230.40
125	930-943	942	225.70-241.00	225.84
13	971-997	975	201.00-215.00	203.20

STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	360-360	360	240.00-240.00	240.00
1	405-405	405	261.00-261.00	261.00
3	477-480	478	241.00-270.00	260.29
3	600-627	618	242.00-248.00	246.06
1	760-760	760	220.00-220.00	220.00
1	800-800	800	210.00-210.00	210.00
2	880-880	880	210.00-210.00	210.00
20	916-916	916	201.00-201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	1000-1000	1000	1475.00-1475.00	1475.00
1	1065-1065	1065	1450.00-1450.00	1450.00

BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	830-830	830	775.00-775.00	775.00

STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	850-1290	1070	116.00-129.00	121.16

Slaughter Cattle

BULLS

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
5	1380-2055	1607	132.00-153.00	148.09
5	1610-2100	1852	158.00-179.00	164.00

COWS

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
5	890-1185	1058	108.00-113.00	110.42
10	820-1180	1067	115.00-129.00	120.28
9	985-1420	1158	114.00-125.00	120.46
15	850-1655	1271	126.00-145.00	135.12
2	1365-1380	1373	110.00-110.00	110.00
20	1185-1950	1427	113.00-124.00	119.80
34	1285-2075	1490	124.00-137.00	129.04
1	615-615	615	102.50-102.50	102.50
1	980-980	980	88.00-88.00	88.00

HEIFERS

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
4	1070-1335	1180	133.00-165.00	146.49

STEERS

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	1145-1145	1145	172.00-172.00	172.00