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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.82/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 835 lb · 180 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.36/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 711 lb · 147 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.39/cwt +11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 939 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 1,084 666
Feeder cattle 765 987 545
Slaughter cattle 99 92 118
Replacement cattle 16 5 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers traded mixed with middleweights 400-700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower in a light test with good demand; yearling packages noticeably higher in a limited comparison with very 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
280 280 1 162.00 $162.00 $454 —
405 405 1 156.00 $156.00 $632 -1.03
435 value added 435 1 162.00 $162.00 $705 —
450 450 1 154.00 $154.00 $693 —
460–475 value added 470 3 164.00–170.00 $165.96 $780 -10.68
525–540 value added 536 7 151.00–162.00 $159.89 $857 -6.53
545 545 1 149.00 $149.00 $812 -5.00
600–635 value added 612 3 147.00 $147.00 $900 -5.10
615 615 1 141.00 $141.00 $867 +2.00
655–671 667 4 130.00–138.00 $136.04 $907 +2.41
735 735 2 132.00 $132.00 $970 -1.00
756–777 761 9 124.00–131.00 $126.14 $960 —
832 832 121 135.35 $135.35 $1,126 +5.50
842 fancy 842 59 139.85 $139.85 $1,178 +1.85
875 875 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,068 -2.49
937–942 fancy 939 115 133.00–133.75 $133.39 $1,253 —
1027 fancy 1027 114 125.00 $125.00 $1,284 —
1090 1090 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,003 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 4 144.50 $144.50 $855 —
651 651 3 141.00 $141.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,054 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 120.00 $120.00 $276 —
345 345 1 133.00 $133.00 $459 -2.08
355 355 1 136.00 $136.00 $483 -2.00
400 value added 400 1 146.00 $146.00 $584 -1.24
450–460 value added 453 7 140.00–146.00 $142.57 $646 -2.71
455–480 468 3 133.00–135.00 $134.33 $629 -1.44
505–525 515 3 125.00–135.00 $128.67 $663 -4.15
511–540 value added 518 10 137.00–146.00 $143.65 $744 +2.42
568–576 value added 572 7 134.00–139.00 $136.42 $780 -3.17
560–595 576 4 127.00–134.00 $132.04 $761 +5.04
620 value added 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 -12.22
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 -7.49
671 671 6 124.00 $124.00 $832 -3.28
680–692 686 4 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $840 -4.76
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 -3.83
711 value added 711 146 135.50 $135.50 $963 +3.17
750–755 753 2 108.00–111.00 $109.50 $825 +0.71
825 825 1 102.00 $102.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 117.50 $117.50 $261 —
400–420 410 2 120.00–129.00 $124.39 $510 -1.23
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -4.37
570–575 572 3 119.00–124.00 $120.68 $690 -1.78
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 +6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 119.00 $119.00 $571 —
615–638 632 4 122.00–125.00 $122.73 $776 +12.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 143.00 $143.00 $465 —
352 352 2 161.00 $161.00 $567 +6.97
450–490 481 6 142.00–149.00 $145.13 $698 +3.13
510–542 529 6 134.00–148.00 $141.56 $749 -7.14
571–595 574 8 142.00–143.50 $143.31 $823 -0.36
608–620 value added 611 4 131.00–135.00 $132.01 $807 -7.99
657 value added 657 4 136.50 $136.50 $897 —
675 675 1 126.00 $126.00 $850 -1.34
710–745 733 3 120.00–123.00 $120.97 $887 +2.98
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 +17.00
700 700 2 118.00 $118.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 135.00 $135.00 $651 —
525 525 1 134.00 $134.00 $704 +14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $653 —
1055–1410 1220 80-85% 14 67.00–73.00 $71.12 $868 -6.41
1015–1485 1246 80-85% 18 73.00–86.00 $76.51 $953 -1.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1365 1248 75-80% 2 63.00–65.00 $64.09 $800 —
1275–1445 1353 75-80% 4 71.00–72.00 $71.47 $967 —
1200–1645 1420 75-80% 13 73.00–81.00 $75.66 $1,074 +2.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1305 1064 85-90% 6 62.00–68.00 $66.20 $704 -5.83
1110 1110 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $644 —
1115–1210 1158 85-90% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.35 $803 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2525 1683 30 96.00–113.00 $105.24 $1,771 —
1330–2470 1773 3 89.00–94.00 $91.68 $1,625 -20.63

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 83.00 $83.00 $942

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1252–1495 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,275.00–1,375.00 $1,344.30 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.