Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.48/cwt ≈ $961/hd at 731 lb · 217 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.59/cwt ≈ $1,018/hd at 704 lb · 144 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.88/cwt ≈ $836/hd at 620 lb · 128 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,580	896	1,263
Feeder cattle	1,394	—	1,061
Slaughter cattle	178	—	195
Replacement cattle	8	—	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for weaned packages, light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–345 fancy	318	5	160.00–169.00	$165.58	$527
362–375 fancy	367	4	163.00–170.00	$165.75	$608
357–391	376	24	156.00–160.00	$158.81	$597
405–430 value added	419	16	149.00–157.00	$153.02	$641
411–445	424	9	140.00–148.00	$143.40	$608
457–495	464	12	139.00–143.00	$141.67	$657
467–486 value added	471	13	145.00–147.00	$145.48	$685
500–547	523	20	134.00–141.00	$137.58	$720
520–541 value added	533	18	141.00–144.00	$143.67	$766
555–587	573	36	135.00–139.00	$136.62	$783
555–586 value added	584	66	140.50–147.00	$146.60	$856
600–640	613	25	128.00–136.00	$131.63	$807
600–632 value added	627	6	138.00–140.00	$138.32	$867
654 value added	654	17	138.50	$138.50	$906
678–682	679	23	128.00–132.50	$131.32	$892
703–727 value added	704	144	130.00–146.00	$144.59	$1,018
751–771 value added	761	8	131.00–135.00	$132.97	$1,012
802–840	806	25	119.00–126.00	$124.45	$1,003
912	912	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,085

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300	300	1	138.00	$138.00	$414
477	477	2	135.00	$135.00	$644
505–520	515	3	125.00–128.00	$125.98	$649
815	815	1	117.00	$117.00	$954

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
687	687	2	127.00	$127.00	$872
885	885	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,009

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
230	230	1	132.50	$132.50	$305
270	270	1	125.00	$125.00	$338
330–348	344	13	128.00–135.00	$133.56	$459
355–385	376	13	129.00–138.00	$135.31	$509
400–448	427	21	125.00–133.00	$129.97	$555
402–448 value added	429	45	134.00–141.00	$137.99	$592
450–485	471	38	120.00–132.00	$126.56	$596
500–545 value added	521	33	126.00–132.00	$128.16	$668
510–545	530	21	118.00–126.00	$120.42	$638
555–590	565	21	116.00–123.00	$121.23	$685
558–580 value added	566	14	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$710
616	616	3	117.00	$117.00	$721
605–625	619	8	120.00–124.00	$122.88	$761
607–630 value added	620	117	135.00–137.00	$136.16	$844
653–681	662	16	119.00–122.00	$120.69	$799
650–685	663	5	112.00–118.00	$114.97	$762
717–730	724	5	105.00–111.00	$109.39	$792
731 value added	731	212	132.00	$132.00	$965
755	755	2	105.00	$105.00	$793
847 value added	847	62	124.00	$124.00	$1,050
852–855	854	4	96.00–104.00	$100.01	$854
955–965	964	7	106.00–110.00	$106.57	$1,027

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265	265	1	110.00	$110.00	$292
310	310	1	120.00	$120.00	$372
360	360	2	112.00–121.00	$116.50	$419
445	445	1	115.00	$115.00	$512
465	465	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$532
500–537	525	3	108.00–111.00	$110.05	$578
565–570	568	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$628
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625
745	745	2	104.00	$104.00	$775
755	755	1	91.00	$91.00	$687

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350	350	1	100.00	$100.00	$350
440	440	1	106.00	$106.00	$466

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
230–245	238	2	147.50–150.00	$148.79	$354
265–290	277	4	143.00–151.00	$147.16	$408
360–395	387	11	140.00–154.00	$144.90	$561
400–435	418	4	136.00–142.00	$139.48	$583
475–495	484	18	135.00–141.00	$138.30	$669
507–547	532	32	130.00–143.00	$135.31	$720
555–596	582	17	130.00–135.00	$131.77	$767
615–645	626	14	114.00–125.00	$121.53	$761
621–638 fancy	630	6	128.00–131.00	$129.48	$816
655–697	679	23	115.00–125.00	$122.90	$834
702–710	706	4	116.00–118.00	$117.01	$826
755–790	769	7	114.00–117.00	$115.58	$889
805–835	820	4	93.00–106.00	$99.56	$816
875	875	2	99.00	$99.00	$866
930	930	1	93.00	$93.00	$865

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486
462–485	470	5	120.00–133.00	$125.83	$591
515–540	524	8	120.00–128.00	$122.77	$643
557–577	567	9	119.00–126.00	$122.22	$693
650–675	658	3	112.00–113.00	$112.34	$739
735	735	1	90.00	$90.00	$662
757–770	761	3	101.00	$101.00	$769
810	810	1	88.00	$88.00	$713

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
475	475	1	132.00	$132.00	$627

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
570	570	1	104.00	$104.00	$593

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1405	1241	80-85%	6	46.00–49.00	$47.47	$589
1000–1580	1253	80-85%	27	49.00–55.00	$53.09	$665
985–1800	1358	80-85%	34	55.50–64.00	$57.70	$784

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1380	1380	75-80%	1	45.50	$45.50	$628
1185–1680	1382	75-80%	18	49.50–54.50	$53.19	$735
1180–1710	1451	75-80%	32	55.00–63.00	$57.18	$830

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1120	1022	85-90%	13	47.00–52.00	$49.23	$503
855–1175	1028	85-90%	6	52.00–57.00	$53.41	$549
860–1185	1097	85-90%	8	36.00–46.00	$42.81	$470

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1220	1220	2	73.00	$73.00	$891
1125–2190	1570	8	75.00–83.00	$79.43	$1,247
1365–2030	1743	5	84.00–93.00	$87.71	$1,529

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1425	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	835.00–950.00	$877.76

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1325	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	610.00–685.00	$654.59

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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.