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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.93/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 587 lb · 115 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.62/cwt +15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 861 lb · 62 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.38/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 627 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 792 835 656
Feeder cattle 676 679 471
Slaughter cattle 104 139 177
Replacement cattle 12 17 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on similar quality. Few new crop un-weaned bull calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 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
271 271 4 170.00 $170.00 $461 —
330 fancy 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
330–347 340 4 169.00–173.00 $171.77 $584 +0.14
365–367 366 3 168.00–170.00 $168.66 $617 -0.34
372–390 fancy 378 3 172.50–175.00 $174.14 $658 —
400–420 value added 410 2 169.00–173.00 $171.05 $701 +0.23
415–430 420 3 150.00–159.00 $155.93 $655 —
450–490 value added 471 7 164.00–167.00 $165.41 $779 +1.23
505–513 value added 508 7 163.00–167.00 $165.27 $840 -2.42
500–540 510 4 153.00–156.00 $154.53 $788 -1.08
558–585 value added 565 8 165.00–168.00 $167.22 $945 +2.39
602–610 606 5 142.00–147.00 $144.40 $875 -6.20
600–638 value added 618 12 149.00–164.00 $159.42 $985 -6.10
662–699 value added 685 33 154.00–163.25 $161.20 $1,104 -5.56
700 700 1 139.00 $139.00 $973 —
707–740 value added 715 11 142.00–148.00 $146.14 $1,045 -13.38
810 810 9 137.00 $137.00 $1,110 —
859 fancy 859 58 153.85 $153.85 $1,322 —
887 887 4 134.75 $134.75 $1,195 -2.50
958 958 3 128.50 $128.50 $1,231 —
1050–1060 1053 3 117.00–120.00 $118.99 $1,253 +3.99
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908 908 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,090 -1.00
975 975 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 —
610 610 1 133.00 $133.00 $811 —
855–875 865 2 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $1,055 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 -24.00
330 330 1 147.50 $147.50 $487 -2.50
353–395 fancy 365 12 151.00–157.00 $154.56 $564 —
350–380 373 5 141.00–146.00 $143.92 $537 -2.08
425–435 value added 430 2 145.00–151.00 $148.03 $637 —
415–447 436 6 137.00–145.00 $139.48 $608 -4.52
455–460 value added 456 4 147.00–151.00 $148.50 $677 -5.81
455–490 475 19 135.00–144.00 $138.86 $660 -4.33
500–531 value added 518 35 144.00–150.00 $148.03 $767 -3.03
535 535 2 134.00 $134.00 $717 -1.00
557–595 572 10 130.00–136.50 $133.33 $763 -1.93
580–595 value added 588 105 140.00–162.00 $160.27 $942 +8.87
601–626 value added 612 11 144.50–145.50 $144.90 $887 -2.47
610–640 630 15 125.00–132.00 $128.66 $811 -1.34
622–647 632 22 134.00–136.00 $135.21 $855 +5.21
650–687 672 4 123.00–131.00 $125.68 $845 -2.32
706–748 value added 734 22 125.00–130.00 $129.19 $948 -18.36
725–742 736 3 123.00–124.00 $123.67 $910 +5.13
760–790 772 7 111.00–121.00 $115.44 $891 +4.54
811 811 3 114.50 $114.50 $929 —
805–832 823 3 107.00–109.00 $108.35 $892 —
866–885 871 4 111.00–115.50 $114.36 $996 —
1045 1045 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,045 —
1095 1095 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 122.50 $122.50 $257 —
260–272 268 3 127.00–130.00 $127.97 $343 —
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —
375 375 2 122.00–125.00 $123.50 $463 -2.58
420–435 425 3 125.00–126.00 $125.66 $534 -4.34
465–485 476 4 120.00–132.00 $126.96 $604 +4.09
505–540 522 17 120.00–132.00 $129.29 $675 -2.72
562–590 574 12 121.00–127.00 $124.46 $714 —
675–680 678 2 105.00–115.00 $110.02 $746 -8.98
717 717 2 107.00 $107.00 $767 +3.94
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662–690 677 5 124.00–125.00 $124.60 $844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 275 3 165.00–170.00 $166.70 $458 -3.30
341 fancy 341 3 176.00 $176.00 $600 +4.00
370–390 fancy 380 5 167.50–171.00 $168.92 $642 —
385 385 4 155.00–163.00 $157.25 $605 -11.07
405 405 1 143.00 $143.00 $579 —
408–435 fancy 421 6 155.00–160.00 $156.72 $660 -3.28
462–475 469 9 148.00–155.00 $150.58 $706 +4.58
515–525 523 4 137.00–138.50 $137.75 $720 -17.25
585–595 590 3 135.00–142.00 $137.98 $814 -14.02
635–645 642 3 130.00–139.00 $133.68 $858 -0.89
660–662 661 3 133.00–136.00 $135.00 $892 +2.75
710–745 728 5 117.00–123.00 $119.17 $868 -9.37
760–788 778 9 110.00–123.00 $118.79 $924 +4.12
800–810 805 2 95.00–108.00 $101.54 $817 -5.41
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 141.00 $141.00 $472 —
455–485 476 7 135.00–137.50 $136.20 $648 —
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
595 595 1 132.00 $132.00 $785 —
632 632 2 125.00 $125.00 $790 —
705–725 715 2 114.00–117.00 $115.52 $826 —
785 785 2 114.00 $114.00 $895 —
995 995 1 85.00 $85.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1935 1935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 129.00 $129.00 $542 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1650 1250 80-85% 22 63.50–68.00 $65.18 $815 -9.51
1105–1355 1256 80-85% 4 58.00–63.00 $61.06 $767 -13.63
1345–1550 1441 80-85% 4 70.00–77.00 $72.50 $1,045 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1545 1333 75-80% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.42 $792 —
1185–1795 1486 75-80% 20 63.00–69.00 $65.83 $978 —
1385–1590 1488 75-80% 2 70.00–73.50 $71.87 $1,069 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1120 983 85-90% 2 61.00–62.00 $61.57 $605 -6.89
890–1320 1084 85-90% 10 49.00–60.00 $55.12 $598 -8.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,046 +4.87
1535–2235 1860 11 96.00–112.00 $104.29 $1,940 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
1385 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 640.00 $640.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 80.00 $80.00 $856 —
1180 1180 4 83.00 $83.00 $979 —

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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.