Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

1,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.35/cwt +11.67 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 639 lb · 103 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.48/cwt +7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 782 lb · 89 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.07/cwt +15.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 958 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,109	1,082	1,352
Feeder cattle	958	949	1,183
Slaughter cattle	135	117	157
Replacement cattle	16	16	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand for weaned offerings; light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with 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
335	335	2	148.00	$148.00	$496	—
355 fancy	355	1	165.00	$165.00	$586	+3.64
378	378	3	157.00	$157.00	$593	+0.46
410–435 value added	418	3	146.00–154.00	$150.69	$630	-5.29
405–443	425	16	140.00–146.00	$144.20	$613	+0.85
500–548	534	17	129.00–138.00	$135.96	$726	-0.55
573–587	578	6	130.00–133.00	$131.02	$757	-4.54
580	580	2	129.00	$129.00	$748	-6.56
600–630	621	15	123.00–129.00	$126.17	$784	-2.51
628	628	3	122.00	$122.00	$766	-6.68
642 value added	642	85	143.50	$143.50	$921	—
660–693	675	12	122.00–125.00	$123.07	$831	-7.41
702–740	716	7	119.00–126.00	$121.88	$873	-1.90
756–793 value added	782	87	129.00–130.00	$129.72	$1,014	—
795	795	2	119.00	$119.00	$946	-2.75
809–835	822	23	120.00–122.50	$122.39	$1,006	-3.11
930–945	935	3	115.00–118.00	$116.01	$1,085	—
952 fancy	952	57	126.85	$126.85	$1,208	—
980–996	994	10	114.00–115.00	$114.90	$1,142	+4.90
1050	1050	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,155	—
1105	1105	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–547	543	8	120.00–125.00	$120.59	$655	—
550–570	565	5	123.00–125.00	$123.59	$698	-1.27
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	+3.41
727–735	730	3	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$849	-1.34
840–847	845	3	112.00–116.00	$113.33	$958	-0.96
880	880	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,012	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,001	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–227	226	3	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$269	-16.48
335	335	1	119.00	$119.00	$399	-6.75
354–396	372	12	119.00–123.00	$122.20	$455	-7.07
402–445	432	28	116.00–128.00	$123.16	$532	-2.38
450–496	482	32	114.00–123.00	$118.87	$573	-5.22
500–545	521	23	112.00–118.00	$115.30	$601	-4.58
530 value added	530	4	120.00	$120.00	$636	-5.00
557–596 value added	572	37	118.00–125.00	$121.98	$698	—
555–595	575	16	110.00–117.00	$113.75	$654	-4.14
608–640	616	8	121.00–125.00	$122.04	$752	+5.13
606–635	618	15	107.00–117.00	$112.81	$697	-4.10
665–687	680	3	107.00–110.00	$109.02	$741	-8.35
688	688	8	122.00	$122.00	$839	+4.63
710	710	3	115.00	$115.00	$816	—
700–741	731	9	102.00–108.00	$105.00	$768	—
754	754	10	113.00	$113.00	$852	+6.70
751–767	757	5	107.00–109.00	$107.81	$816	+1.51
800–806	805	14	101.00–110.00	$108.08	$870	-1.92
855–865	863	4	95.00–96.00	$95.75	$826	+2.75
901–941	918	14	101.00–104.50	$102.96	$945	+17.51
952–957	955	4	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$950	+17.50
1125	1125	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	287	5	108.00–111.00	$109.80	$315	—
305–342	330	6	106.00–112.00	$110.22	$364	-2.97
360–390	377	6	108.00–117.00	$113.55	$428	+3.18
405–435	423	4	110.00–114.00	$110.96	$469	+0.85
450–475	457	5	111.00–114.00	$112.41	$514	-0.08
545	545	1	109.00	$109.00	$594	-2.86
550–582	568	7	100.00–109.00	$105.48	$599	-1.16
630–640	635	2	95.00–106.00	$100.54	$638	-8.46
665–690	675	4	95.00–100.00	$97.03	$655	-9.06
745	745	1	80.00	$80.00	$596	-13.12
775	775	2	92.00	$92.00	$713	—
830	830	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	+2.69
857–875	863	3	72.00	$72.00	$621	—
912	912	2	75.00	$75.00	$684	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	99.00	$99.00	$421	±0.00
460–485	473	2	99.00–102.00	$100.46	$475	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	140.00	$140.00	$329	-17.00
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
315–340	325	3	136.00–142.00	$139.68	$454	—
328 fancy	328	3	150.00	$150.00	$492	—
355–395	376	23	135.00–150.00	$141.45	$532	-4.44
410–435	427	3	131.00–137.00	$134.32	$574	-1.49
427 fancy	427	4	147.50	$147.50	$630	—
452–498	482	13	130.00–138.00	$133.98	$646	+2.00
500–543	528	25	123.00–133.00	$127.82	$675	-3.64
550–585	568	18	122.00–135.00	$125.47	$713	-1.35
600–645	623	13	115.00–128.00	$121.79	$759	+1.21
650–680	656	11	115.00–122.00	$118.27	$776	-2.09
704–740	716	12	102.00–121.00	$115.52	$827	+3.24
750–782	766	7	110.00–120.00	$116.46	$892	+0.66
830	830	1	111.00	$111.00	$921	+11.00
870	870	1	95.00	$95.00	$826	—
960	960	2	92.00	$92.00	$883	+12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	3	120.00–127.50	$123.88	$394	—
370	370	1	134.00	$134.00	$496	—
425–437	433	3	115.00–120.00	$118.36	$512	-8.25
455–490	474	7	116.00–128.00	$124.33	$589	-1.43
501–545	513	6	120.00–122.00	$121.15	$621	+0.51
565–585	575	2	115.00	$115.00	$661	-8.15
610–613	612	4	111.00–115.00	$112.00	$685	+2.00
790	790	1	98.00	$98.00	$774	+8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	105.00	$105.00	$341	—
352	352	2	117.50	$117.50	$414	—
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	—
570	570	1	102.00	$102.00	$581	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	103.00	$103.00	$670	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1370	1260	80-85%	2	47.00–48.00	$47.54	$599	—
1000–1755	1290	80-85%	21	48.00–55.00	$52.43	$676	—
1190–1435	1305	80-85%	12	55.00–60.00	$57.62	$752	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1220	1015	85-90%	10	35.00–44.50	$39.12	$397	-9.07
905–1215	1066	85-90%	14	44.50–51.50	$48.26	$514	—
1025–1240	1146	85-90%	8	52.00–55.50	$53.66	$615	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1735	1476	75-80%	14	50.00–54.50	$52.98	$782	-7.33
1230–1890	1533	75-80%	9	55.00–58.00	$56.42	$865	+1.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1890	1630	2	68.00–74.00	$71.48	$1,165	—
1450–2270	1698	11	75.00–85.00	$80.26	$1,363	—
1930–2195	2060	4	89.00–95.00	$92.80	$1,912	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1210	1019	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–750.00	$657.20
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1140	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–950.00	$868.45
1175 fancy	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
669	669	30	100.75	$100.75	$674	—

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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.