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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.78/cwt +12.78 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 721 lb · 69 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.50/cwt ≈ $1,115/hd at 868 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.28/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 573 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 432 545
Feeder cattle 500 325 473
Slaughter cattle 123 104 64
Replacement cattle 1 3 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparisons with last Monday due to Holiday; however very good demand for all classes today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–285 value added 278 5 191.00–195.00 $193.46 $538 —
305 value added 305 2 184.00 $184.00 $561 +15.61
375–380 value added 378 4 178.00–190.00 $184.04 $696 +13.71
400 400 1 158.00 $158.00 $632 —
400–440 value added 420 4 165.00–181.00 $171.51 $720 +1.51
455–475 value added 462 6 160.00–170.00 $166.85 $771 -4.27
460–485 473 2 154.00–159.00 $156.57 $741 -6.90
510–520 515 4 152.00–161.00 $156.46 $806 +5.46
507–542 value added 525 11 165.00–175.50 $172.09 $903 +5.36
575 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 +4.00
582 value added 582 2 167.00 $167.00 $972 +12.50
600–630 611 10 144.00–149.00 $147.69 $902 +3.69
605–638 value added 630 12 151.00–166.00 $159.96 $1,008 +11.22
650–660 value added 657 3 150.00–154.00 $152.00 $999 +8.34
675–680 678 2 146.00–149.00 $147.49 $1,000 +9.49
704 value added 704 9 145.00 $145.00 $1,021 +7.00
750–785 value added 776 4 142.00–145.00 $144.28 $1,120 +6.28
865 865 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,124 —
940–942 941 4 124.00–127.00 $126.00 $1,186 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 —
283 value added 283 4 167.50 $167.50 $474 —
310–317 value added 315 3 156.00–161.00 $159.36 $502 —
355–390 373 2 143.00–144.00 $143.52 $535 —
375 value added 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 +3.08
410 410 2 132.00–138.00 $135.00 $554 +3.00
416–435 value added 419 9 143.50–146.00 $145.22 $608 +3.97
450–485 value added 463 3 139.00–146.00 $141.44 $655 -4.49
520–535 528 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $710 -1.49
525–545 value added 531 11 141.00–155.00 $148.30 $787 +4.64
550–580 value added 568 21 143.00–150.00 $147.54 $838 +6.35
590–595 594 5 135.00–136.00 $135.80 $807 —
605–646 value added 625 25 136.00–140.25 $138.79 $867 +4.23
657 657 2 128.00 $128.00 $841 +4.35
655–690 value added 673 6 130.00–133.00 $132.16 $889 +3.16
705 705 1 113.00 $113.00 $797 -5.00
710–733 value added 721 68 130.00–134.50 $131.04 $945 —
760 value added 760 1 128.00 $128.00 $973 —
750–783 775 4 114.00–116.00 $114.48 $887 +2.48
868 868 61 128.50 $128.50 $1,115 —
950 950 4 105.00 $105.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
615–625 620 3 121.00–125.00 $122.67 $761 +7.67
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
805–827 816 2 92.00–101.00 $96.44 $787 —
905 905 1 87.00 $87.00 $787 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 128.00 $128.00 $883 —
990 990 1 90.00 $90.00 $891 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 —
285 value added 285 1 192.50 $192.50 $549 —
292 292 2 167.00 $167.00 $488 —
311 value added 311 3 174.00 $174.00 $541 —
318–340 324 6 162.50–165.00 $163.42 $529 —
360–390 375 2 155.00–167.00 $161.24 $605 —
390 value added 390 1 173.00 $173.00 $675 —
435–445 440 2 146.00–156.00 $150.94 $664 —
465 465 1 149.00 $149.00 $693 +2.36
500–545 520 5 147.00–155.00 $150.06 $780 +5.75
560–595 580 3 148.00–152.00 $149.69 $868 +3.29
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
610–630 fancy 620 2 146.00–147.00 $146.49 $908 —
600–643 value added 621 7 139.00–144.00 $141.75 $880 -0.14
653–683 value added 662 16 142.50–148.50 $146.57 $970 +4.07
665–675 670 3 131.00–139.00 $135.33 $907 -0.66
700–745 722 5 121.00–129.00 $124.75 $901 +4.75
788 788 3 122.00 $122.00 $961 +1.00
805–825 808 11 115.00–124.00 $119.95 $969 +8.17
855–877 870 3 115.00–119.00 $117.69 $1,024 —
920–935 931 6 94.00–108.00 $102.68 $956 —
980–987 985 3 91.00–107.00 $101.69 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 -7.00
505–540 523 2 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $737 +5.97
550 550 3 131.00–145.00 $137.33 $755 +4.50
671–695 681 5 123.00–126.00 $124.77 $850 —
762 762 2 100.00 $100.00 $762 —
950 950 1 95.00 $95.00 $902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1070 1063 80-85% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.50 $696 —
1050–1465 1212 80-85% 13 68.00–75.00 $72.75 $882 —
1105–1575 1305 80-85% 26 75.00–83.00 $78.12 $1,019 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1790 1433 75-80% 13 67.00–75.00 $72.50 $1,039 —
1390–1840 1607 75-80% 12 76.00–83.00 $79.07 $1,271 —
1880 1880 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,222 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1255 1065 85-90% 7 65.00–68.00 $67.21 $716 —
910–1175 1065 85-90% 4 53.00–63.00 $58.31 $621 —
885–1385 1069 85-90% 11 69.00–75.00 $72.57 $776 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 80.00 $80.00 $956 —
1545 1545 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,468 —
1225–2205 1671 12 103.00–115.00 $110.08 $1,839 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 94.00 $94.00 $935

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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.