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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Lexington, KY

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.92/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 676 lb · 107 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.14/cwt +10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 781 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.66/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 625 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,084 603 814
Feeder cattle 987 466 713
Slaughter cattle 92 134 88
Replacement cattle 5 3 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand; 600-800 lb open heifers noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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
367 367 2 160.00 $160.00 $587 -9.02
396 value added 396 4 167.50 $167.50 $663 —
410–417 414 4 153.00–161.00 $157.03 $650 —
490 490 1 155.00 $155.00 $760 —
460–498 value added 491 29 166.00–179.00 $176.64 $867 +12.65
502–537 value added 521 19 159.00–170.00 $166.42 $867 +3.72
530–540 534 4 151.00–156.00 $154.00 $822 +1.55
553–575 value added 558 41 154.00–167.00 $162.86 $909 +6.82
555–585 573 15 148.00–151.00 $149.74 $858 -1.67
601–641 value added 609 55 142.00–161.00 $152.10 $926 -0.10
640–646 644 7 139.00 $139.00 $895 -0.30
662–670 669 20 130.00–136.00 $133.63 $894 —
650–679 value added 678 87 144.00–152.75 $152.43 $1,033 +6.43
700–725 value added 713 10 137.00–141.00 $138.70 $989 -0.24
727–735 731 4 133.00 $133.00 $972 —
780–781 value added 781 71 137.50–144.75 $144.14 $1,126 +10.64
800–842 814 9 126.00–132.00 $129.85 $1,057 +2.41
817 fancy 817 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,127 —
880–899 896 6 124.00–127.00 $124.49 $1,115 -2.76
900–944 932 12 117.00–123.00 $121.70 $1,134 -0.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
415–440 428 2 140.00–147.00 $143.60 $615 —
475 475 1 131.00 $131.00 $622 —
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
730 730 1 128.00 $128.00 $934 —
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
860 860 1 102.00 $102.00 $877 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 147.00 $147.00 $816 —
845 845 3 116.00 $116.00 $980 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 -12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 326 4 132.00–140.00 $135.08 $440 -1.37
320–335 value added 329 5 141.00–148.00 $145.28 $478 —
365 365 1 138.00 $138.00 $504 +0.30
360–395 value added 377 6 148.00–153.00 $150.31 $567 —
400–440 410 6 132.50–137.00 $134.92 $553 -0.09
400–446 value added 428 22 140.00–152.00 $147.24 $630 +1.57
450–495 466 4 133.00–137.00 $135.77 $633 +3.82
461–499 value added 487 41 139.00–148.00 $145.28 $708 +5.94
512–538 526 21 128.00–134.50 $132.82 $699 +0.86
500–547 value added 534 33 138.00–144.00 $141.23 $754 -1.07
562–585 575 10 122.00–132.00 $127.00 $730 -4.00
560–595 value added 577 53 135.00–144.00 $139.59 $805 -1.76
615–630 619 4 129.00–131.00 $130.49 $808 +13.77
610–626 value added 625 65 131.00–141.00 $140.22 $876 +9.35
662–675 665 13 119.00–129.00 $127.28 $846 +13.65
700–710 value added 710 60 120.00–132.75 $132.33 $940 —
700–730 715 6 117.00–120.00 $118.83 $850 +1.03
755–780 761 5 108.00–109.00 $108.79 $828 -9.21
835 value added 835 7 121.50 $121.50 $1,015 —
940 940 1 90.00 $90.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 133.00 $133.00 $386 —
305 305 2 131.00 $131.00 $400 ±0.00
355–390 373 2 125.00–127.50 $126.19 $471 —
405–445 425 4 121.00–131.00 $125.62 $534 +2.62
455–490 471 9 117.00–126.00 $124.37 $586 +1.47
500–505 502 3 121.00–122.00 $121.66 $611 —
550–570 560 2 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $686 —
605–615 612 3 113.00–114.00 $113.67 $696 +7.67
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +5.01
715 715 1 106.00 $106.00 $758 +4.51
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 146.00 $146.00 $397 -4.61
347 value added 347 2 160.00 $160.00 $555 +0.75
360–385 373 2 153.00–155.00 $154.03 $575 +2.64
405–445 434 4 145.00–149.00 $147.55 $640 -1.33
450 450 3 142.00 $142.00 $639 -5.01
450–481 value added 476 7 156.00–164.00 $158.38 $754 —
515–525 524 7 148.00–153.00 $148.70 $779 -0.19
525 value added 525 3 158.00–159.00 $158.33 $831 —
560–595 578 2 138.00–149.00 $143.67 $830 +1.61
617 value added 617 6 140.00 $140.00 $864 -0.85
677–685 680 3 127.00–128.00 $127.34 $866 -4.69
720–725 723 2 116.00–120.00 $117.99 $853 —
755 755 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $917 +9.89
815–845 831 5 108.00–110.00 $108.80 $904 +0.80
855–885 870 7 105.00–110.00 $106.56 $927 +15.56
950 950 1 105.00 $105.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 147.50 $147.50 $295 —
295 295 2 147.00 $147.00 $434 —
305–325 315 3 137.50–146.00 $141.08 $444 +3.58
385 385 1 133.00 $133.00 $512 —
405–420 413 2 128.00–139.00 $133.60 $552 +2.59
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -7.67
556–595 572 9 125.00–137.00 $133.10 $761 +5.10
615–630 626 4 118.00–125.00 $119.72 $749 +4.72
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 -7.00
945 945 1 83.00 $83.00 $784 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 124.00 $124.00 $511 —
485 485 1 121.00 $121.00 $587 —
587 587 2 113.00 $113.00 $663 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 101.00 $101.00 $692 -28.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1940 1432 75-80% 17 70.00–74.50 $72.68 $1,041 -1.49
1260–1965 1600 75-80% 15 75.00–80.50 $77.05 $1,233 —
1810 1810 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,158 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1475 1243 80-85% 17 75.00–83.50 $77.53 $964 +7.63
1085–1495 1282 80-85% 10 68.00–74.50 $72.26 $926 —
1295 1295 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $868 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1045 951 85-90% 4 55.00–64.50 $60.91 $579 —
795–1255 1006 85-90% 9 60.00–66.00 $63.75 $641 -3.76
935–1215 1056 85-90% 6 67.00–75.00 $72.03 $761 +13.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1440 1438 2 90.00–93.00 $91.50 $1,316 —
1460–2210 1776 6 108.00–117.00 $112.31 $1,995 +4.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 7 102.50 $102.50 $215 —

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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.