Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.00/cwt ≈ $1,259/hd at 834 lb · 67 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.43/cwt ≈ $1,316/hd at 937 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.07/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 530 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,140	736	768
Feeder cattle	915	643	596
Slaughter cattle	196	82	165
Replacement cattle	29	11	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower with new crop bawling calves putting downward pressure on the calf market. Slaughter cows sand slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	162.00	$162.00	$551	+2.00
355–365 fancy	360	2	169.00–170.00	$169.51	$610	—
391	391	4	166.50	$166.50	$651	—
400–440 value added	417	12	159.00–167.00	$162.85	$679	-4.01
410–442	435	12	144.00–155.00	$151.45	$659	-0.55
452–480 value added	468	15	160.50–170.00	$162.91	$762	-3.62
480–487	486	5	148.00–154.50	$153.21	$745	+0.48
500–527 value added	514	13	155.50–160.50	$158.30	$814	-5.32
515–528	524	9	146.00–155.00	$149.20	$782	+3.17
560–595	570	13	142.00–155.00	$147.74	$842	+2.35
611	611	3	138.00	$138.00	$843	-11.00
605–635 value added	631	10	142.00–151.00	$147.33	$930	-12.60
655–690 value added	674	5	141.00–146.00	$144.16	$972	-6.08
751	751	3	133.00	$133.00	$999	-2.50
758–786 value added	774	13	140.00–146.00	$144.02	$1,115	+2.01
834	834	67	151.00	$151.00	$1,259	—
860	860	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,178	—
937–947	937	60	124.00–141.00	$140.43	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	137.00	$137.00	$397	—
377–390	381	3	146.00–148.00	$147.32	$561	—
435–442	440	3	144.00–145.00	$144.33	$635	—
465	465	1	137.00	$137.00	$637	-4.63
500–505	503	2	127.00–131.00	$128.99	$649	-7.01
615–628	623	5	134.00–135.00	$134.39	$837	+2.39
655	655	3	125.00	$125.00	$819	—
800–830	818	3	118.00–122.00	$119.30	$976	—
886	886	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,054	—
920	920	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,012	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,127	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	-9.00
255–280	271	5	130.00–141.00	$137.07	$371	-7.48
320–340 fancy	324	7	136.00–138.00	$136.44	$442	—
320–345	331	5	133.00–135.00	$134.22	$444	-4.80
367–375 value added	369	5	142.00–148.00	$143.22	$528	—
355–380	376	7	130.00–135.00	$130.99	$493	-8.60
400–427 value added	416	4	137.00–140.00	$138.46	$576	-5.21
400–442	424	20	128.00–136.00	$133.06	$564	-3.37
455–465 value added	458	15	138.00–143.00	$140.80	$645	-2.37
450–490	465	24	129.00–137.00	$132.64	$617	-3.62
503–535	518	25	126.00–137.00	$131.16	$679	-1.80
502–548 value added	538	34	139.00–145.00	$141.41	$761	-2.03
550–597	568	12	126.00–133.00	$129.60	$736	-1.88
550–586 value added	579	11	137.00–142.00	$137.61	$797	-3.55
610–635 value added	614	18	132.00–139.00	$134.92	$828	-3.61
615–637	631	9	124.00–129.00	$125.21	$790	+0.33
675–695	687	6	119.00–126.00	$122.69	$843	-3.35
700–737	718	9	110.00–118.00	$115.82	$832	-4.94
700–740 value added	719	21	121.00–134.75	$131.12	$943	-1.88
760–790	775	3	114.00–118.00	$115.69	$897	-2.62
782–787 value added	784	6	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$949	—
820	820	1	105.00	$105.00	$861	-10.00
880–895 value added	885	3	115.00–118.00	$116.99	$1,035	—
905–930	911	4	80.00–87.00	$85.21	$776	-20.79

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	221	5	112.50–132.00	$121.51	$269	—
320	320	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$418	+11.44
350–395	364	7	111.00–133.00	$125.94	$458	—
412–445	422	8	116.00–128.00	$121.69	$514	-5.38
465–490	478	12	115.00–127.00	$122.63	$586	-4.37
500–535	516	9	110.00–125.00	$121.66	$628	-3.16
550–587	576	11	110.00–124.00	$119.67	$689	-7.83
613–632	620	9	105.00–119.00	$108.56	$673	-6.42
685	685	1	117.00	$117.00	$801	-5.00
780	780	1	98.00	$98.00	$764	-9.56
838	838	3	92.00	$92.00	$771	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	2	115.00	$115.00	$650	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—
695	695	1	115.00	$115.00	$799	—
785	785	1	93.00	$93.00	$730	-23.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	111.00	$111.00	$488	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261–270	263	5	151.00–155.00	$151.82	$399	+2.58
328	328	3	161.50	$161.50	$530	+8.60
365 fancy	365	2	168.00	$168.00	$613	-2.00
355–381	371	7	151.00–156.00	$151.97	$564	-4.14
410–445 fancy	428	2	154.00–156.00	$154.96	$663	-7.98
410–448	429	8	130.00–154.00	$144.56	$620	-0.44
455–485 fancy	465	3	156.00	$156.00	$725	—
450–486	479	11	138.00–149.00	$146.89	$704	+4.43
503–543 fancy	514	12	144.00–157.00	$150.21	$772	-9.29
510–540	534	7	133.00–138.50	$137.11	$732	-3.65
565–595	581	22	130.00–140.00	$137.02	$796	-3.46
600–645	622	20	120.00–131.00	$127.38	$792	-2.83
610–635 fancy	630	5	133.00–135.00	$134.01	$844	-2.31
660 fancy	660	4	131.00	$131.00	$865	—
650–685	662	8	118.00–135.00	$125.25	$829	—
700–720	706	5	113.00–121.00	$117.38	$829	-0.78
731 fancy	731	4	126.00	$126.00	$921	—
785–790	787	7	114.00–119.00	$117.71	$926	+8.71
800–810	804	7	82.00–109.00	$96.43	$775	—
880	880	1	105.00	$105.00	$924	—
935	935	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,028	+10.00
980	980	2	81.00	$81.00	$794	—
1000	1000	1	90.00	$90.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	134.00	$134.00	$281	—
255–295	275	2	122.50–140.00	$131.89	$363	-7.11
300–340	313	3	140.00–148.00	$142.89	$447	+1.11
425	425	2	135.00	$135.00	$574	-5.35
470–490	483	3	121.00–134.00	$129.79	$627	+1.29
555–590	571	5	120.00–130.00	$124.36	$710	-2.28
616–630	622	7	102.00–111.00	$106.89	$665	—
705–710	708	2	91.00–106.00	$98.47	$697	—
900	900	1	80.00	$80.00	$720	±0.00
990	990	2	72.00	$72.00	$713	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	233	5	117.50–125.00	$123.29	$287	—
370	370	2	121.00	$121.00	$448	—
445	445	1	102.50	$102.50	$456	-17.50
510	510	2	115.00	$115.00	$586	-10.00
562	562	2	110.00	$110.00	$618	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–610	604	8	114.00–123.00	$119.59	$722	—
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	—
955	955	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,041	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1490	1178	80-85%	28	63.00–67.00	$65.00	$766	—
915–1660	1217	80-85%	16	56.00–63.00	$60.46	$736	-5.27
1070–1575	1277	80-85%	28	67.00–75.00	$69.75	$891	-1.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1315	1108	75-80%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.19	$678	—
1285–1685	1415	75-80%	14	63.50–67.00	$66.24	$937	—
1245–1815	1546	75-80%	21	67.50–77.00	$70.74	$1,094	-1.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1185	1024	85-90%	10	45.00–57.00	$52.36	$536	-8.77
935–1235	1030	85-90%	4	64.00–69.00	$65.74	$677	+4.61
865–1255	1056	85-90%	12	56.00–63.50	$59.21	$625	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1550	1287	7	74.00–83.00	$77.08	$992	—
1230–1885	1617	11	80.00–95.00	$89.24	$1,443	—
1410–2050	1790	12	94.00–107.00	$99.84	$1,787	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1035	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	72.00–73.00	$72.32	$716

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1156–1425	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	910.00–1,035.00	$971.23
1130–1710	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	835.00–1,125.00	$1,017.96

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1240	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	635.00–735.00	$689.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
998–1180	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,060.00	$984.51	—
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

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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.