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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $125.82/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 628 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.14/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 474 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.32/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 571 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 833 543
Feeder cattle 228 653 485
Slaughter cattle 81 159 54
Replacement cattle 29 21 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers lightly tested however softer undertone noted. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls 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
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 +6.00
455–477 467 5 145.00–149.00 $147.03 $687 -3.41
510 value added 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 -18.04
520–545 530 6 138.00–144.00 $140.21 $743 -9.22
560–577 571 3 138.00–140.50 $139.68 $798 -8.98
593 value added 593 4 138.00 $138.00 $818 —
612–647 value added 626 7 134.00–144.00 $136.86 $857 -2.25
640 640 3 133.00 $133.00 $851 —
650 650 1 131.00 $131.00 $852 —
660 value added 660 1 137.00 $137.00 $904 —
705–710 value added 708 3 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $894 -1.93
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 -0.72
800–805 803 3 120.00 $120.00 $964 —
910 910 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 —
1008 1008 4 104.50 $104.50 $1,053 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 134.00 $134.00 $784 —
600 600 2 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
773 773 5 120.00 $120.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
520 520 1 134.00 $134.00 $697 ±0.00
562 562 2 133.50 $133.50 $750 +3.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 134.00 $134.00 $429 -6.00
400–425 413 3 130.00–133.00 $131.35 $542 +1.01
417–447 value added 435 6 138.00–141.00 $139.01 $605 -4.35
457 457 6 136.00 $136.00 $622 +2.85
467–494 value added 487 8 138.00 $138.00 $672 -1.51
505–542 value added 522 8 133.00–140.00 $136.70 $714 +2.51
505–537 525 5 120.00–129.00 $123.56 $649 -1.45
561–580 value added 569 10 129.00–135.00 $132.55 $754 +2.55
570–582 576 4 124.00–125.50 $124.76 $719 -0.45
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 +8.94
615–625 622 6 110.00–115.00 $110.83 $689 -2.23
650–685 670 4 105.00–114.00 $108.43 $726 -4.57
711 711 3 109.00 $109.00 $775 +2.37
895 895 1 94.00 $94.00 $841 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 117.00 $117.00 $649 —
795 795 3 104.00 $104.00 $827 —
913 913 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 125.00 $125.00 $440 ±0.00
405 405 2 116.00 $116.00 $470 -9.00
460–480 470 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $566 -1.11
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 -3.37
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 +1.03
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 109.00 $109.00 $409 —
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 158.00 $158.00 $474 +8.23
382–390 387 6 150.00–154.00 $151.31 $586 +3.22
440 440 1 141.00 $141.00 $620 -5.21
455 455 2 138.00 $138.00 $628 -7.79
505–527 521 4 139.00–147.00 $142.46 $742 +3.98
552–585 565 6 132.00–139.00 $137.34 $776 -1.76
600–640 626 7 118.50–124.00 $121.28 $759 -3.32
628–637 value added 631 7 130.00–130.50 $130.36 $823 -1.12
660–680 669 7 114.00–119.00 $116.84 $782 -5.78
710–730 717 3 105.00–116.00 $112.27 $805 -0.92
797 797 4 107.50 $107.50 $857 -5.01
805–845 820 3 87.00–94.00 $90.34 $741 -13.34
850 850 4 91.00 $91.00 $774 +2.98
920 920 1 83.00 $83.00 $764 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 +17.00
400–430 410 3 123.00–130.00 $127.55 $523 -2.45
465 465 1 121.00 $121.00 $563 -13.02
565 565 1 129.00 $129.00 $729 -1.00
678 678 3 99.00 $99.00 $671 -20.00
745 745 1 97.00 $97.00 $723 -4.00
940 940 1 76.00 $76.00 $714 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 137.00 $137.00 $610 —
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1705 1705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1540 1264 80-85% 8 60.00–66.00 $63.59 $804 +0.63
1115–1515 1325 80-85% 16 67.00–72.00 $68.86 $912 +0.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1705 1488 75-80% 6 64.00–66.50 $65.62 $976 —
1230–1775 1536 75-80% 14 67.00–73.50 $69.37 $1,066 +1.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1175 1008 85-90% 3 51.00–57.00 $54.91 $553 -1.53
825–1320 1024 85-90% 8 65.00–68.00 $66.11 $677 +9.67
855–1200 1031 85-90% 7 59.00–64.00 $61.39 $633 +4.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 79.00 $79.00 $885 —
1305–2175 1850 6 92.00–110.00 $98.32 $1,819 —
1720–2220 1970 2 88.00–91.00 $89.31 $1,759 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $510

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1385 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,000.00 $955.23
1015–1610 1316 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $986.63

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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
1230–1525 1416 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,385.00 $1,241.83 —

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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.