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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.45/cwt +19.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 996 lb · 115 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.54/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 536 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.35/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 430 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 737 550 647
Feeder cattle 636 493 597
Slaughter cattle 99 57 46
Replacement cattle 2 — 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparison due to Labor Day last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 156.00 $156.00 $523 —
400–447 423 7 154.00–156.00 $155.57 $658 -1.72
423–448 value added 435 14 160.00–165.50 $162.66 $708 +2.66
460 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 -1.03
460–489 value added 479 12 165.00–167.00 $165.99 $795 +5.11
515–545 531 4 147.00–154.00 $151.22 $803 —
540–542 value added 541 7 162.00–163.00 $162.71 $880 +1.21
561–575 value added 564 9 162.00–163.50 $163.33 $921 +9.33
550–595 576 12 149.00–156.00 $152.62 $879 +4.44
600–645 value added 626 14 145.50–154.00 $148.77 $931 -4.37
620–647 638 3 141.00–144.00 $141.97 $906 +0.97
655–660 value added 657 7 140.00–148.00 $144.56 $950 -11.44
710–740 723 7 130.00–136.00 $133.98 $969 -0.02
755–782 769 4 126.00–133.00 $129.44 $995 —
815–822 819 10 131.50–135.00 $133.61 $1,094 —
876 876 8 137.00 $137.00 $1,200 —
1215 1215 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 144.00 $144.00 $576 —
521–525 522 4 130.00–135.00 $133.74 $698 —
555 555 2 139.00 $139.00 $771 —
612 612 2 129.00 $129.00 $789 —
650–680 670 3 125.00–132.00 $127.26 $853 —
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
775 775 2 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
895 895 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 2 128.00 $128.00 $969 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 118.00 $118.00 $661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 142.00 $142.00 $462 —
370–382 378 3 140.00 $140.00 $529 +8.26
402–442 value added 429 14 142.00–149.00 $145.06 $622 +4.06
400–448 431 14 132.00–139.00 $135.64 $585 +1.52
450–475 466 4 134.00–135.00 $134.76 $628 -2.88
452–481 value added 472 22 141.00–150.00 $144.50 $682 +3.50
515–540 528 10 133.00–136.00 $135.40 $715 +0.97
510–548 value added 539 23 136.50–144.00 $138.47 $746 -4.96
550–570 value added 560 9 140.00–144.00 $140.87 $789 +2.87
575–585 582 3 135.00 $135.00 $786 +2.17
615 value added 615 3 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 -1.82
642–647 646 11 130.00–134.00 $131.45 $849 +7.63
656–665 value added 661 14 135.00–139.50 $137.50 $909 —
711–712 value added 711 18 126.00–131.00 $126.56 $900 —
756–777 value added 760 10 126.00–133.00 $131.57 $1,000 —
784 784 5 112.00 $112.00 $878 —
810–825 823 13 113.00–124.00 $122.33 $1,007 +2.33
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -20.00
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 —
955–980 969 4 104.00–110.00 $105.97 $1,027 +0.97
985 985 6 93.00 $93.00 $916 -12.00
998 fancy 998 105 126.95 $126.95 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 130.00 $130.00 $273 —
345 345 1 129.00 $129.00 $445 +10.22
360–380 370 2 110.00–130.00 $119.73 $443 -1.50
400–405 403 4 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $524 +9.65
490–495 493 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $604 -2.50
545 545 1 108.00 $108.00 $589 —
582 582 2 115.00 $115.00 $669 —
645 645 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $742 -1.94
655–695 675 2 100.00–116.00 $108.24 $731 —
707–720 711 3 110.00–115.00 $111.69 $794 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 3 131.00 $131.00 $663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 150.00 $150.00 $308 —
360–385 377 3 145.00–153.00 $147.55 $556 -4.45
415–440 425 10 140.00–156.00 $150.26 $639 +3.15
465–487 481 8 135.00–150.00 $140.89 $678 -6.09
500–525 511 9 137.00–149.00 $142.23 $727 -1.25
541 fancy 541 3 151.00 $151.00 $817 —
605–640 fancy 618 10 134.00–139.00 $137.79 $852 +1.79
677 fancy 677 7 138.00 $138.00 $934 +4.00
707 707 2 115.00 $115.00 $813 -3.51
780–798 794 5 110.00 $110.00 $873 —
825 825 1 101.00 $101.00 $833 -9.00
850–877 868 3 101.00–110.00 $107.06 $929 —
970 970 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 135.00 $135.00 $432 -5.00
430 430 2 138.00 $138.00 $593 +13.37
455–490 473 2 130.00–131.00 $130.48 $617 -4.32
520 520 1 134.00 $134.00 $697 +14.00
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
615 615 1 123.00 $123.00 $756 +3.02
685 685 3 117.00–120.00 $118.00 $808 —
785–790 788 3 106.00–110.00 $107.33 $846 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
902 902 2 94.00 $94.00 $848 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1245 1148 80-85% 3 53.00–60.00 $56.60 $650 —
980–1490 1309 80-85% 12 68.00–73.00 $70.80 $927 —
1090–1910 1338 80-85% 18 62.00–68.00 $65.96 $883 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1655 1423 75-80% 6 63.00–68.00 $65.83 $937 —
1280–1855 1594 75-80% 17 68.00–76.00 $70.60 $1,125 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
822–1195 1003 85-90% 5 62.00–67.00 $63.61 $638 -3.77
995–1145 1083 85-90% 4 48.00–61.00 $54.63 $592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2115 1591 5 85.00–95.00 $92.58 $1,473 —
1403–1970 1730 9 98.00–110.00 $104.76 $1,812 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 2 87.00 $87.00 $567 —

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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.