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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.41/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 626 lb · 117 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.06/cwt +19.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 736 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.32/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 530 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 622 602
Feeder cattle 550 575 499
Slaughter cattle 72 39 98
Replacement cattle 6 8 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on comparable quality with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling heifer packages 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand,. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. 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
392 value added 392 2 169.00 $169.00 $662 —
400–438 value added 428 5 167.00–176.00 $171.86 $736 -0.56
450–476 value added 470 4 162.00–164.00 $162.48 $764 -12.52
507–510 508 3 154.00–155.00 $154.67 $786 +4.22
507–535 value added 517 6 160.00–170.00 $168.28 $870 -0.72
552 552 2 150.00 $150.00 $828 -2.49
557–580 value added 566 6 154.00–158.00 $156.63 $887 -6.76
617–630 622 4 142.00–145.00 $143.99 $896 +0.12
625–630 value added 630 11 151.00–159.50 $158.73 $1,000 -3.78
656–660 value added 657 4 148.50–149.00 $148.63 $976 -3.18
660–685 671 7 140.00–143.00 $141.44 $949 -2.54
719 value added 719 9 156.25 $156.25 $1,123 +11.53
722–740 728 3 136.00–138.00 $136.68 $995 —
770 value added 770 17 149.25 $149.25 $1,149 +5.39
900–945 923 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $1,163 —
969 969 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,143 -5.75
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
859 859 5 120.50 $120.50 $1,035 —
945 945 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 —
730 730 3 135.00 $135.00 $986 +4.00
920 920 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,058 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1297 1297 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,362 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 162.50 $162.50 $479 —
315–347 336 3 135.00–143.00 $140.50 $472 -3.50
355 355 1 144.00 $144.00 $511 ±0.00
362–370 value added 365 3 150.00–155.00 $153.31 $560 —
407–425 414 4 140.00–143.00 $141.40 $585 -2.60
455–488 474 7 139.00–143.00 $142.45 $675 —
457–497 value added 482 8 147.00–156.00 $151.56 $731 +2.89
505–538 528 11 133.00–139.00 $134.95 $713 -1.89
505–546 value added 531 17 144.00–151.00 $148.74 $790 +3.41
550–593 value added 573 13 138.00–147.00 $142.43 $816 -4.71
565–585 574 10 130.00–135.00 $133.59 $767 +1.59
600–645 614 10 126.00–133.00 $130.38 $801 -2.06
623–642 value added 627 107 143.00–156.00 $153.38 $962 +8.11
655–657 value added 656 4 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $918 +1.31
655–681 673 7 125.00–128.00 $126.14 $849 -4.86
705–740 717 4 123.00–126.00 $124.75 $894 +7.75
737 value added 737 68 146.25 $146.25 $1,078 +14.96
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 +2.98
865 865 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,003 +7.00
900–945 923 2 100.00–104.00 $102.05 $942 +1.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 —
415 415 1 131.00 $131.00 $544 —
450 450 1 123.00 $123.00 $554 -7.00
561–577 567 7 125.00–130.00 $127.88 $725 +3.88
610 610 2 121.00 $121.00 $738 +5.00
650–680 665 2 121.00–124.00 $122.53 $815 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577–585 580 3 130.00–134.00 $131.35 $762 -8.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 152.50 $152.50 $328 —
330 330 1 152.50 $152.50 $503 -7.50
405–420 fancy 413 2 174.00–177.00 $175.53 $725 —
479 fancy 479 5 162.50 $162.50 $778 —
500–549 539 8 145.00–151.00 $148.39 $800 —
555–582 573 5 139.00–150.00 $145.41 $833 +2.41
593 fancy 593 3 150.00 $150.00 $890 —
617–645 625 7 129.00–139.50 $136.40 $852 —
660–679 674 14 129.00–136.00 $133.67 $901 +0.67
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 -5.49
751 751 10 118.50 $118.50 $890 —
820–846 838 8 115.00–116.00 $115.63 $969 —
855 855 1 109.00 $109.00 $932 -5.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 2 142.50 $142.50 $323 —
460–480 467 3 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $632 —
585 585 1 137.00 $137.00 $801 +1.00
620–647 642 5 125.00–126.00 $125.81 $808 —
656–675 666 6 121.00–126.00 $123.54 $823 -0.19
888 888 3 86.00 $86.00 $764 —
965 965 3 94.00 $94.00 $907 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602–615 606 3 125.00–128.00 $126.99 $770 —
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -2.57

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1505 1338 75-80% 4 61.00–64.00 $63.20 $846 —
1120–1845 1358 75-80% 10 66.00–72.00 $69.28 $941 —
1360–1885 1595 75-80% 13 73.00–80.00 $75.76 $1,208 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1475 1211 80-85% 4 62.00–64.00 $63.53 $769 +5.53
965–1480 1219 80-85% 10 66.00–72.00 $69.33 $845 +11.33
1305–1515 1398 80-85% 4 73.00–78.00 $75.77 $1,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $415 —
925–1220 1071 85-90% 4 61.00–67.00 $64.89 $695 —
1075–1325 1200 85-90% 2 69.00–71.00 $69.90 $839 +10.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1370 1353 2 84.00–84.50 $84.25 $1,140 —
1520–2110 1833 8 98.00–114.00 $106.71 $1,956 —
1855–2160 2008 2 89.00–97.00 $92.70 $1,861 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 2 85.00 $85.00 $490 —
600 600 1 86.00 $86.00 $516 —

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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.