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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.72/cwt +27.41 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 731 lb · 93 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.33/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 662 lb · 93 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.51/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 854 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 605 1,401
Feeder cattle 719 539 1,348
Slaughter cattle 32 64 53
Replacement cattle 7 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some weaned 4-weight packages sharply higher with very good demand; over 600 lb steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 fancy 323 4 176.00–188.00 $179.69 $580 —
375 375 1 174.00 $174.00 $652 —
367–385 fancy 378 5 177.50–187.00 $181.19 $685 —
400–445 value added 417 9 163.00–173.00 $167.93 $700 +16.65
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 +7.29
450–475 value added 459 4 159.00–165.00 $162.23 $745 +12.73
470–495 483 2 146.00–154.00 $149.90 $724 +7.94
501–532 value added 522 18 150.00–159.00 $157.01 $820 +13.51
587 587 4 147.00 $147.00 $863 +16.00
600–630 615 6 124.00–130.00 $127.32 $783 +3.06
602–632 value added 623 18 132.00–140.00 $134.41 $837 +7.07
653–670 value added 662 91 130.00–140.50 $139.67 $925 —
670–695 683 2 124.00 $124.00 $847 -1.33
712 value added 712 2 128.00 $128.00 $911 -3.70
725–745 738 3 123.00–124.00 $123.33 $910 +3.53
776 value added 776 6 124.50 $124.50 $966 —
755–791 782 4 121.50–124.00 $122.10 $955 +7.10
825 825 1 117.00 $117.00 $965 —
858–875 862 4 117.00–119.50 $118.87 $1,025 +13.87
900 900 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,053 —
967–980 971 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,068 +5.00
1110 1110 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
510–530 520 2 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $718 +8.02
555 555 1 136.00 $136.00 $755 +9.33
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 -9.00
811 811 9 115.00 $115.00 $933 +10.00
863 863 3 112.00 $112.00 $967 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 137.50 $137.50 $344 —
260–290 fancy 275 2 140.00–143.00 $141.58 $389 —
305 fancy 305 1 138.00 $138.00 $421 +5.00
340–345 343 2 130.00 $130.00 $446 +3.40
355–382 fancy 373 5 132.50–135.00 $133.49 $498 —
365–395 380 3 126.00–130.00 $127.65 $485 +2.81
410–445 425 11 121.00–129.00 $125.75 $534 +0.32
407–435 value added 428 11 130.00–133.00 $132.18 $566 +0.18
457–467 value added 464 6 129.00–131.00 $130.34 $605 —
465–485 476 10 120.00–127.00 $123.30 $587 +2.13
500–545 522 8 113.00–117.00 $115.74 $604 +0.49
531–542 value added 538 9 119.00–129.00 $123.97 $667 +4.71
555–570 value added 563 9 118.00–119.00 $118.78 $669 +2.78
555–585 572 11 112.00–117.00 $114.71 $656 +2.18
607 607 2 120.00 $120.00 $728 +13.09
600–640 626 20 105.00–115.00 $111.44 $698 +4.53
650–695 674 13 104.00–116.00 $113.14 $763 +5.38
691 691 6 103.00 $103.00 $712 -4.76
695 695 4 117.00 $117.00 $813 —
707–735 725 6 110.00–113.00 $111.99 $812 +19.23
731 value added 731 87 125.60 $125.60 $918 —
753–782 761 7 114.00–118.00 $116.83 $889 +19.83
790 790 1 107.00 $107.00 $845 +1.00
852 852 2 106.00 $106.00 $903 +5.00
854 value added 854 79 120.00 $120.00 $1,025 —
867–870 868 3 84.00–95.00 $87.68 $761 -13.32
940 940 1 88.00 $88.00 $827 —
960–988 981 4 104.50–109.00 $105.60 $1,036 +16.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 116.00 $116.00 $516 +6.00
480–495 488 2 113.00 $113.00 $551 +7.88
515–535 525 2 107.00–110.00 $108.47 $569 +3.87
560 560 1 106.00 $106.00 $594 +2.34
640 640 1 93.00 $93.00 $595 -4.90
650–657 655 5 88.00–102.00 $93.18 $610 +2.18
700–720 707 3 80.00–84.00 $82.64 $584 -1.48
765–795 780 3 84.00–88.00 $86.31 $673 +0.39
820 820 1 80.00 $80.00 $656 -11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 108.00 $108.00 $454 —
455–465 460 2 101.00–109.00 $104.96 $483 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 +10.00
318 fancy 318 3 174.00 $174.00 $553 —
385 385 1 153.00 $153.00 $589 +10.52
390 fancy 390 2 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
400 400 1 143.00 $143.00 $572 +6.00
440 fancy 440 2 164.50 $164.50 $724 —
490 490 2 142.50 $142.50 $698 +5.09
503 fancy 503 4 151.50 $151.50 $762 —
515–536 528 6 130.00–145.50 $138.68 $732 +11.14
555–585 571 6 130.00–138.00 $132.47 $756 +10.47
610–640 fancy 625 8 124.00–126.00 $125.62 $785 —
615–647 634 9 112.00–117.00 $114.99 $729 +2.35
660–690 668 7 114.00–119.00 $115.71 $773 +2.53
710–720 715 2 110.00–118.00 $114.03 $815 +9.36
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 +10.42
810 810 2 106.00 $106.00 $859 +9.00
855 855 1 102.00 $102.00 $872 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 415 2 134.00–135.00 $134.48 $558 +11.48
485 485 1 133.00 $133.00 $645 +9.00
525–545 535 2 126.00–127.00 $126.49 $677 +10.99
575 575 2 128.00 $128.00 $736 +10.06
630–645 640 3 103.00–111.00 $107.98 $691 +6.08
690 690 1 108.00 $108.00 $745 +4.08
760 760 1 97.00 $97.00 $737 +6.00
985 985 1 72.00 $72.00 $709 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 —
700–740 716 6 103.00–109.00 $106.64 $764 —
760 760 3 106.00 $106.00 $806 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–580 568 2 106.00–110.00 $107.96 $613 -1.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1185 1118 80-85% 2 52.00–55.00 $53.41 $597 —
1150 1150 80-85% 1 39.00 $39.00 $448 —
1140–1580 1372 80-85% 8 58.00–65.00 $61.07 $838 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $903 —
1460–1850 1594 75-80% 4 58.00–61.50 $59.57 $950 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1070 963 85-90% 3 47.00–51.00 $48.79 $470 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 61.00 $61.00 $729 —
1255–1880 1565 3 85.00–90.00 $88.33 $1,382 +0.66
1450–2130 1803 7 94.00–108.00 $101.06 $1,822 +3.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1385 1273 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–1,000.00 $863.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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.