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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.82/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 630 lb · 115 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.68/cwt +19.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 753 lb · 68 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.81/cwt ≈ $1,088/hd at 819 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 622 624 1,097
Feeder cattle 575 500 1,018
Slaughter cattle 39 123 48
Replacement cattle 8 1 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows lite test. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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
305–345 318 4 175.00–176.00 $175.24 $557 —
350 350 2 179.00 $179.00 $626 —
430–449 value added 442 9 168.00–178.00 $172.42 $762 +0.91
452 value added 452 2 175.00 $175.00 $791 +8.15
450–465 458 2 155.00–158.00 $156.48 $717 -0.09
531–532 value added 531 5 166.00–171.00 $169.00 $897 -3.09
520–545 539 4 149.00–155.00 $150.45 $811 -6.01
553–572 value added 563 12 160.00–167.00 $163.39 $920 -3.61
555–590 579 4 150.00–156.00 $152.49 $883 -2.51
606–628 value added 616 11 152.00–169.50 $162.51 $1,001 +2.55
600–645 622 7 140.00–149.00 $143.87 $895 -3.82
651–675 value added 661 18 146.00–155.00 $151.81 $1,003 -0.19
652–685 669 4 143.00–145.00 $143.98 $963 -3.51
710–735 value added 722 9 142.00–147.50 $144.72 $1,045 -0.28
773–780 value added 774 11 141.00–144.50 $143.86 $1,113 -0.42
820–832 826 4 132.50–134.00 $133.24 $1,101 —
865 865 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,172 +5.50
955–965 960 2 123.50–124.00 $123.75 $1,188 —
1030 1030 1 120.50 $120.50 $1,241 —
1090 1090 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 153.00 $153.00 $650 —
470 470 4 138.00–153.00 $141.75 $666 —
535 535 1 147.50 $147.50 $789 —
705 705 1 131.00 $131.00 $924 —
770 770 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,032 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 166.00 $166.00 $647 —
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
748 748 4 125.00 $125.00 $935 —
965 965 1 121.50 $121.50 $1,172 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 144.00 $144.00 $454 —
355 355 1 144.00 $144.00 $511 +0.48
400 400 2 144.00 $144.00 $576 +9.00
435–448 value added 445 5 146.00–152.00 $150.83 $671 +5.61
470–490 value added 478 3 148.00–149.00 $148.67 $711 +7.23
500–535 513 5 135.00–139.00 $136.84 $702 +2.33
530–545 value added 543 6 142.00–146.00 $145.33 $789 -2.97
550–567 value added 563 14 139.00–150.25 $147.14 $828 -0.40
575 575 1 132.00 $132.00 $759 -3.80
600–635 607 13 126.00–134.00 $132.44 $804 —
611–638 value added 633 102 135.00–146.75 $145.27 $920 +6.48
665 665 1 131.00 $131.00 $871 +3.00
660–695 value added 674 9 135.50–141.00 $138.69 $935 +6.53
702–720 value added 708 3 126.00–134.00 $131.29 $930 +0.25
730 730 2 117.00 $117.00 $854 +4.00
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 +0.52
753 value added 753 67 137.00 $137.00 $1,032 +9.00
819 fancy 819 65 133.60 $133.60 $1,094 —
820–840 830 2 105.00–109.00 $107.02 $888 —
880 880 1 109.00 $109.00 $959 -19.50
905 905 1 101.00 $101.00 $914 —
938 fancy 938 25 126.85 $126.85 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 134.00 $134.00 $529 —
458 458 3 130.00 $130.00 $595 —
555 555 2 124.00 $124.00 $688 —
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 -6.67
755 755 1 101.00 $101.00 $763 —
805 805 1 93.00 $93.00 $749 -3.44
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 2 140.00 $140.00 $780 —
650–685 668 2 119.00–122.00 $120.46 $805 -7.54
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 3 160.00 $160.00 $498 -3.42
320 fancy 320 1 172.00 $172.00 $550 —
350 350 1 161.00 $161.00 $564 -0.24
395 fancy 395 1 166.00 $166.00 $656 —
477–495 483 3 149.00–150.00 $149.66 $723 +0.66
590 590 1 143.00 $143.00 $844 -6.69
615 value added 615 1 146.00 $146.00 $898 +4.25
655–662 661 5 132.50–135.00 $133.00 $879 -2.33
715–735 725 2 126.00–127.00 $126.49 $917 +1.74
850–885 868 2 112.00–117.00 $114.45 $993 -3.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 —
432 432 2 142.00 $142.00 $613 —
520–545 538 4 130.00–134.00 $131.72 $709 -9.25
568 568 4 136.00 $136.00 $772 -1.33
655–690 674 4 122.00–125.00 $123.73 $834 -1.04
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
487 487 2 116.00 $116.00 $565 —
500–520 505 4 120.00–130.00 $122.57 $619 —
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1615 1398 75-80% 2 54.00–63.00 $59.20 $828 —
1220–1840 1483 75-80% 6 65.00–70.00 $67.72 $1,004 —
1415–1680 1528 75-80% 6 71.00–78.00 $74.60 $1,140 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1300 1233 80-85% 2 58.00 $58.00 $715 -14.75
1225–1285 1259 80-85% 4 65.00–69.00 $67.49 $850 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1105 1010 85-90% 2 67.00 $67.00 $677 —
950–1255 1103 85-90% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.43 $711 —
1230 1230 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 78.00 $78.00 $952 —
1135–1285 1223 3 89.00–94.00 $91.37 $1,117 —
1335–2105 1748 9 102.00–116.00 $110.44 $1,930 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1370 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,122.81
1610–1695 1640 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,158.66

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.