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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

1,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.56/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 612 lb · 111 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.86/cwt ≈ $858/hd at 627 lb · 99 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.84/cwt +9.10 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 671 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,604 537 970
Feeder cattle 1,310 347 782
Slaughter cattle 261 181 161
Replacement cattle 33 9 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand under very heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for high dressing individuals.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 —
330 330 1 158.00 $158.00 $521 -7.00
340 fancy 340 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $563 —
350–370 360 2 148.00–150.00 $148.97 $536 +2.43
375–396 fancy 391 11 158.00–164.00 $160.00 $626 -6.00
404–440 417 14 140.00–147.00 $143.15 $597 -0.52
405–445 value added 432 8 149.00–161.00 $153.56 $663 —
455–475 461 5 135.00–142.00 $139.77 $644 -3.55
450–497 value added 475 11 143.00–155.00 $148.85 $707 —
500–543 value added 523 36 142.00–154.00 $148.50 $777 +3.50
512–533 525 21 131.00–141.00 $133.62 $702 -2.38
570 570 1 136.00 $136.00 $775 +2.81
552–598 value added 586 71 138.00–147.00 $140.35 $822 —
600–630 615 9 124.00–130.00 $127.23 $782 —
601–642 value added 628 90 133.50–145.00 $137.82 $866 —
650–696 value added 667 83 131.00–140.25 $136.99 $914 —
690–695 690 16 119.00–124.00 $123.69 $853 -2.05
710–730 value added 718 16 129.00–134.50 $132.54 $952 —
720–735 724 4 124.00–128.00 $126.98 $919 +3.48
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
750–787 value added 761 16 124.00–128.50 $126.34 $961 —
804–813 806 22 125.00–128.50 $127.54 $1,028 +27.54
870 870 5 118.50 $118.50 $1,031 -3.50
910–920 911 14 119.00–123.00 $122.71 $1,118 +7.71
1011 1011 54 125.00 $125.00 $1,264 —
1050–1060 1055 2 109.00–117.00 $113.02 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 132.00 $132.00 $376 —
365 365 1 142.00 $142.00 $518 +19.50
441 441 4 130.00 $130.00 $573 +7.50
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 -12.34
620–645 633 4 112.00–117.00 $113.47 $718 —
655–695 675 2 110.00–114.00 $111.94 $756 -3.06
720–730 725 3 102.00–115.00 $110.67 $802 +2.94
795 795 1 104.00 $104.00 $827 +4.00
810–825 818 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $937 —
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 132.00 $132.00 $706 —
630–645 634 4 120.00–121.00 $120.75 $766 —
700 700 3 113.00 $113.00 $791 —
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
565 565 1 114.00 $114.00 $644 -17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–245 225 5 125.00–127.50 $125.97 $283 —
315–330 322 8 122.00–132.50 $128.32 $413 +5.67
365–392 377 11 118.00–132.00 $127.40 $480 +8.62
400–410 value added 407 5 129.00–135.00 $132.19 $538 —
405–447 433 16 120.00–128.00 $125.16 $542 +4.65
453–489 value added 469 19 125.00–131.00 $127.98 $600 —
462–497 478 19 116.00–124.00 $120.29 $575 -1.68
500–545 522 19 114.00–119.00 $117.66 $614 -1.96
512–548 value added 528 31 120.00–133.00 $125.35 $662 —
551–598 value added 567 52 120.00–129.00 $124.06 $703 —
555–591 579 14 111.00–119.00 $116.67 $676 -1.36
602–645 611 93 117.00–123.75 $121.12 $740 +0.93
600–645 618 18 107.00–115.00 $111.52 $689 -8.67
650–686 662 27 115.50–123.00 $118.49 $784 +7.95
660–685 672 8 105.00–115.00 $109.86 $738 -0.68
700–715 705 19 102.00–105.00 $104.05 $734 -2.51
700–733 725 28 111.00–119.00 $115.70 $839 +9.14
760 760 1 112.00 $112.00 $851 +8.00
775–792 791 17 100.00–106.00 $105.65 $836 +1.65
837 837 2 102.00 $102.00 $854 +14.99
885 885 1 94.00 $94.00 $832 —
973 973 3 95.50 $95.50 $929 —
1052 1052 2 90.00 $90.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 115.00–117.50 $115.83 $319 —
325 325 1 112.50 $112.50 $366 +12.50
365–395 374 5 107.00–117.00 $111.29 $416 —
430 430 1 115.00 $115.00 $494 +4.67
455–470 465 3 114.00–118.00 $115.64 $538 +8.25
525 525 1 108.00 $108.00 $567 —
570–595 587 3 103.00–105.00 $104.35 $613 —
600–635 615 8 91.00–105.00 $101.47 $624 —
655–665 658 3 92.50–111.00 $101.79 $670 -0.20
725–730 728 2 90.00–101.00 $95.52 $695 +0.52
780–795 788 2 99.00–100.00 $99.50 $784 +4.50
845 845 1 78.00 $78.00 $659 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 104.00 $104.00 $541 —
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
620–635 628 2 103.00–104.00 $103.49 $650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 140.00–150.00 $145.09 $392 —
320–347 338 3 140.00–148.00 $145.48 $492 +0.28
355–370 363 2 148.00 $148.00 $537 +1.04
420 fancy 420 1 149.00 $149.00 $626 —
435–445 440 2 132.00–140.00 $135.95 $598 -13.21
475–485 480 4 132.00–141.00 $136.25 $654 -1.61
505–545 528 17 122.00–132.00 $128.24 $677 -8.45
550–595 571 14 120.00–134.00 $126.18 $720 -8.58
610–625 620 5 116.00–125.00 $120.39 $746 -0.41
655–697 674 10 107.00–117.00 $112.72 $760 -7.76
700–705 703 2 107.00–110.00 $108.51 $763 +8.51
765 765 1 108.00 $108.00 $826 +16.00
850–895 873 2 88.00–90.00 $89.03 $777 —
938–945 940 4 89.00–98.00 $95.74 $900 —
1035 1035 2 90.00 $90.00 $932 —
1070 1070 1 82.00 $82.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 132.50 $132.50 $444 —
365–395 388 4 132.00–136.00 $133.45 $518 —
400–420 410 4 120.00–130.00 $124.52 $511 +6.78
450–490 465 7 119.00–131.00 $122.49 $570 +7.90
515–520 518 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $627 +10.38
585–595 592 3 116.00–120.00 $117.32 $695 -4.68
610–638 628 7 105.00–112.00 $110.04 $691 +2.12
690 690 1 101.00 $101.00 $697 -8.43
770–775 773 2 93.00–99.00 $95.99 $742 +11.99
802 802 2 81.00 $81.00 $650 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 117.50 $117.50 $311 —
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
465 465 1 117.00 $117.00 $544 —
560 560 1 117.00 $117.00 $655 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 109.00 $109.00 $654 —
700 700 2 105.00 $105.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1185 1115 80-85% 7 48.00–49.00 $48.58 $542 —
1020–1500 1192 80-85% 23 52.00–57.00 $54.75 $653 —
1070–1525 1271 80-85% 27 57.00–62.00 $59.20 $752 +2.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1215 1193 75-80% 3 47.00–49.00 $48.00 $573 —
1085–1770 1402 75-80% 21 53.00–56.00 $54.94 $770 —
1140–1850 1473 75-80% 27 57.00–64.00 $59.59 $878 +3.66
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1215 957 85-90% 12 31.00–44.00 $37.78 $362 +5.79
800–1275 1076 85-90% 8 53.00–57.00 $54.93 $591 +2.92
870–1285 1085 85-90% 8 47.00–52.00 $48.51 $526 -3.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1450 1230 4 76.00–87.00 $80.47 $990 —
1030–1610 1315 4 60.00–74.00 $66.60 $876 —
1495–2125 1769 15 90.00–103.00 $96.23 $1,702 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1010–1555 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 775.00–1,000.00 $870.16
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1240–1480 1363 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–950.00 $854.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1040–1305 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 600.00–700.00 $654.26
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1050 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00–900.00 $831.01

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1495 1495 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.