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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.75/cwt +28.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 908 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.72/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 506 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.11/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 430 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 758 1,065
Feeder cattle 204 719 804
Slaughter cattle 20 32 168
Replacement cattle 1 7 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather has created very soggy field conditions restricting cattle movement.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 value added 318 5 175.00 $175.00 $556 —
350–370 value added 354 5 172.00–173.00 $172.21 $610 —
413–436 value added 430 11 169.00–170.50 $170.11 $731 +2.18
485 value added 485 2 152.00 $152.00 $737 -10.23
502–507 value added 506 17 144.00–155.00 $153.72 $778 -3.29
643 value added 643 4 131.00 $131.00 $842 -3.41
682 value added 682 4 130.50 $130.50 $890 -9.17
700 value added 700 2 127.00 $127.00 $889 -1.00
767 value added 767 2 124.00 $124.00 $951 -0.50
1075 1075 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 137.00 $137.00 $678 —
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 +3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 120.00 $120.00 $386 -10.00
372–382 379 8 126.00–129.00 $127.95 $485 +0.30
474–476 value added 475 10 127.00–130.00 $127.90 $608 -2.44
511–545 525 5 113.00–116.00 $114.75 $602 -0.99
555–597 586 4 110.00–112.00 $110.47 $647 -4.24
600–610 603 7 109.00–113.00 $110.37 $666 -9.63
667 667 5 108.50 $108.50 $724 -4.64
830 830 1 101.00 $101.00 $838 —
908 908 62 116.75 $116.75 $1,060 +28.75
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 97.00 $97.00 $516 —
635 635 1 90.00 $90.00 $572 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 119.00 $119.00 $363 —
700 700 1 85.00 $85.00 $595 +2.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 fancy 345 8 172.00 $172.00 $593 -2.00
470 470 1 142.00 $142.00 $667 -0.50
510–531 526 4 129.00–136.00 $134.30 $706 -4.38
577–595 583 8 124.00–128.00 $124.75 $727 -7.72
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 +5.01
685–690 687 3 110.00–116.00 $113.99 $783 -1.72
780 780 2 112.00 $112.00 $874 -2.00
1075 1075 2 88.00 $88.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
377 377 2 130.00 $130.00 $490 —
425 425 1 139.00 $139.00 $591 +4.52
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 -5.49
570 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684 -8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 125.00 $125.00 $325 —
530 530 1 112.00 $112.00 $594 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1080 989 85-90% 4 44.00–51.00 $46.88 $464 -1.91
910–1420 1138 85-90% 4 24.00–43.50 $35.08 $399 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $690 +20.00
1280–1305 1293 80-85% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.50 $718 —
1235–1600 1418 80-85% 2 41.00–46.00 $43.18 $612 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–2055 1736 5 85.00–90.00 $87.04 $1,511 —
1995 1995 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,995 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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.