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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.65/cwt +16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 641 lb · 187 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.81/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 669 lb · 97 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.32/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 674 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,048 835 1,709
Feeder cattle 922 703 1,361
Slaughter cattle 120 105 314
Replacement cattle 6 27 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mixed with calves under 600 lbs trading steady to 2.00 higher; over 600 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower; yearlings untested. Feeder heifers sold mixed with featherweight heifers 3.00 lower; middleweights 3.00 to 5.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold weak. Quality was average through attractive with buyers showing preference for hard weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 151.00 $151.00 $516 —
428–445 value added 432 6 147.00–150.00 $149.15 $644 -6.68
462–485 472 4 140.00–142.50 $141.48 $668 -1.18
482–485 value added 483 6 149.50–154.00 $152.49 $737 +0.02
500–545 521 16 135.00–140.00 $137.19 $715 +1.79
508–545 value added 521 15 140.00–144.00 $142.80 $744 +2.08
555–563 value added 561 7 141.50–143.50 $142.93 $802 +3.05
553–588 562 37 135.00–141.00 $138.07 $776 +3.07
583 583 3 130.00 $130.00 $758 -5.00
601 601 9 122.00 $122.00 $733 -7.51
610–625 value added 620 15 131.00–137.00 $133.32 $827 -6.68
600–645 623 16 125.00–129.00 $127.20 $792 -2.31
650–675 670 42 121.00–129.75 $125.24 $839 -6.22
653–685 value added 681 25 131.50–133.75 $133.49 $909 —
700–738 718 11 120.00–126.00 $122.81 $882 -1.19
700–742 value added 730 15 128.50–132.00 $129.90 $948 -2.60
750 value added 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 -1.66
820 820 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,066 -3.00
873–879 877 13 125.50–130.50 $129.27 $1,134 -4.31
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 124.00 $124.00 $527 —
560–590 574 6 121.00–132.00 $126.70 $727 -3.30
675 675 4 114.00 $114.00 $770 -6.00
715–720 716 4 110.00–113.00 $112.25 $804 —
880 880 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,021 —
960–970 965 2 105.00–114.00 $109.52 $1,057 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–585 566 5 131.00–134.00 $132.76 $751 —
640–645 643 5 110.00–116.00 $113.61 $731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 120.00 $120.00 $348 -6.00
310–347 328 6 115.00–127.50 $119.77 $393 -0.23
350–395 377 6 115.00–122.00 $117.59 $443 -4.71
400–435 414 8 120.00–122.00 $120.25 $498 -2.44
462–498 480 14 118.00–126.00 $122.05 $586 +1.50
505–512 value added 507 7 124.00–130.00 $127.42 $646 +5.06
502–535 514 12 118.00–123.00 $120.96 $622 +6.95
550–588 value added 570 31 122.00–128.00 $124.67 $711 +4.74
552–595 580 29 115.00–121.00 $118.18 $685 +3.05
600–630 615 12 107.00–117.00 $111.87 $688 -0.18
603–642 618 16 120.00–125.00 $121.18 $749 +9.13
645 value added 645 159 131.85 $131.85 $850 —
655–665 660 16 119.50–122.00 $121.19 $800 -2.08
671 value added 671 77 135.00 $135.00 $906 —
650–695 673 4 111.00–115.00 $112.93 $760 -1.08
701–725 706 7 102.00–110.00 $104.74 $739 +0.86
750–772 761 6 104.00–107.00 $105.01 $799 -17.33
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 -14.84
924 924 5 105.00 $105.00 $970 -9.00
990 990 1 77.00 $77.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 107.00–117.00 $111.76 $411 -1.37
420–425 423 2 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $476 +0.83
480 480 1 117.00 $117.00 $562 +3.77
500–517 511 3 104.00–116.00 $107.91 $551 +12.47
560–592 582 4 110.00–119.00 $115.54 $672 —
605–645 621 10 99.00–106.00 $102.76 $638 +2.76
675–697 689 4 99.00–105.00 $100.74 $694 +0.74
708 708 3 95.00 $95.00 $673 +2.48
775 775 1 98.00 $98.00 $760 +3.00
890 890 2 90.00 $90.00 $801 +10.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 119.00 $119.00 $571 +5.03
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
918 918 3 73.00 $73.00 $670 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 100.00 $100.00 $330 —
350 350 1 101.00 $101.00 $354 —
415–435 425 2 101.00–102.00 $101.51 $431 —
485 485 1 104.00 $104.00 $504 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 142.50 $142.50 $328 -0.50
350–390 368 7 136.00–149.00 $142.33 $524 -6.80
405–442 427 8 135.00–146.00 $140.18 $599 +0.71
457 fancy 457 2 148.50 $148.50 $679 +0.50
450–468 461 6 137.00–143.50 $142.28 $656 +5.55
501–510 fancy 505 7 140.50–142.00 $141.15 $713 —
502–540 525 24 129.00–136.00 $132.94 $698 +2.63
555–595 580 8 125.00–135.00 $128.80 $747 +1.69
600–623 611 8 121.00–127.00 $122.24 $747 +2.37
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 -4.71
700–747 719 5 104.00–116.00 $107.31 $772 -5.50
755–790 780 5 105.00–108.00 $106.61 $832 -8.39
825 825 1 94.00 $94.00 $776 -16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 3 120.00–135.00 $128.68 $345 -6.95
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 -3.50
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 +8.03
405–445 435 5 120.00–129.00 $123.16 $536 -2.84
455–470 463 2 117.00–127.50 $122.34 $566 -5.66
517–545 535 6 122.00–126.00 $124.14 $664 +3.17
550–595 568 6 111.00–125.00 $120.99 $687 +1.01
600–647 624 9 105.00–110.00 $108.46 $677 +1.49
665–677 673 3 101.00–104.00 $101.99 $686 -8.01
705–715 710 2 102.00 $102.00 $724 +12.00
930 930 1 85.00 $85.00 $790 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 122.00 $122.00 $366 +3.34
380 380 1 109.00 $109.00 $414 -5.00
487 487 2 102.00 $102.00 $497 -9.97
523 523 3 117.00 $117.00 $612 —
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
765 765 1 94.00 $94.00 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1365 1141 80-85% 5 43.00–52.00 $49.24 $562 —
1080–1350 1213 80-85% 14 54.00–58.00 $56.48 $685 —
1220–1430 1330 80-85% 10 58.50–63.50 $60.50 $805 -1.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1355 1318 75-80% 2 47.00 $47.00 $619 —
1195–1570 1411 75-80% 14 58.50–63.50 $61.18 $863 —
1250–1560 1414 75-80% 11 55.50–57.50 $56.88 $804 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1120 1009 85-90% 6 38.00–46.00 $43.29 $437 —
925–1225 1039 85-90% 12 46.00–54.00 $51.08 $531 —
970–1235 1074 85-90% 4 54.00–58.00 $55.59 $597 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1630 1420 2 65.50–70.00 $67.42 $957 —
1210–2260 1554 8 76.00–88.00 $84.85 $1,319 —
1760–1835 1798 2 92.00–96.50 $94.30 $1,696 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–342 335 3 85.00–96.00 $92.49 $310 —
585 fancy 585 1 98.00 $98.00 $573 —

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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.