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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.00/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 834 lb · 60 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.00/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 897 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.05/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 577 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 940 658 1,580
Feeder cattle 821 542 1,394
Slaughter cattle 104 95 178
Replacement cattle 15 21 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on weaned 500-600 lb packages. Yearling steers sold 2.00 higher in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with fleshy new-crop calves facing discounts. Yearling heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls 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
310–340 325 2 150.00–160.00 $154.77 $503 —
350–381 value added 375 5 170.00–179.00 $171.68 $644 —
380–385 383 2 160.00–166.00 $163.02 $624 —
400–435 value added 418 10 160.00–165.00 $162.70 $680 -0.24
442 442 2 152.00 $152.00 $672 —
455 455 2 155.00 $155.00 $705 +2.17
450–497 value added 485 36 157.00–173.50 $168.61 $818 +8.61
507–530 value added 521 10 158.00–162.00 $159.82 $833 +7.82
505–540 535 12 140.00–153.00 $145.11 $776 +1.36
565–582 573 9 145.00–153.00 $147.65 $846 +1.65
557–597 value added 578 48 154.00–165.00 $160.00 $925 +7.97
600–645 value added 624 11 142.00–151.00 $144.60 $902 -0.90
665–697 value added 687 4 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $958 -2.07
690 690 2 134.00 $134.00 $925 —
701–725 value added 702 33 143.25–144.00 $143.30 $1,006 +2.30
712 712 2 135.00 $135.00 $961 —
735 735 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $1,000 —
834 thin fleshed 834 60 155.00 $155.00 $1,293 —
897 thin fleshed 897 60 150.00 $150.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 136.00 $136.00 $639 —
522 522 2 133.00 $133.00 $694 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -6.37
850–875 863 2 120.00–133.00 $126.59 $1,092 -5.41
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 133.00 $133.00 $871 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 140.00 $140.00 $308 —
262 262 2 132.50 $132.50 $347 —
300–340 320 2 124.00–125.00 $124.47 $398 -6.53
362 value added 362 4 140.00 $140.00 $507 —
350–395 376 5 125.00–134.00 $128.05 $481 -4.92
405–445 428 6 122.00–125.00 $123.32 $528 -7.68
442 value added 442 11 135.00 $135.00 $597 —
456–495 472 29 119.00–130.00 $125.28 $591 -4.20
506 value added 506 6 136.00 $136.00 $688 +2.61
500–545 525 34 115.00–127.50 $120.33 $632 -3.06
555–595 574 18 115.00–124.00 $120.06 $689 -6.94
600–635 617 21 114.00–124.00 $118.71 $732 -2.60
655–696 680 8 115.00–124.00 $122.02 $830 —
712 value added 712 5 128.00 $128.00 $911 —
710–746 729 6 101.00–117.00 $113.90 $830 +3.52
773–792 779 6 100.00–117.00 $105.76 $824 -5.27
805 805 1 97.00 $97.00 $781 -18.00
905–925 915 2 98.00–104.00 $100.97 $924 —
970 970 1 96.00 $96.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–275 269 4 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $295 -11.49
310–335 326 4 115.00–117.50 $115.64 $377 -7.55
355–390 370 8 100.00–120.00 $114.10 $422 -6.90
410–440 426 4 102.00–118.00 $112.85 $481 -4.68
481–495 485 9 116.00–118.00 $117.11 $568 -0.28
525–542 535 9 106.00–114.00 $110.54 $591 -7.46
550–595 572 10 107.00–114.00 $110.79 $634 +0.99
600–632 620 5 105.00–112.00 $110.23 $683 +4.28
650–680 660 3 101.00–104.00 $102.03 $673 -9.64
890 890 1 82.00 $82.00 $730 —
930 930 1 82.00 $82.00 $763 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 118.00 $118.00 $596 —
602 602 2 102.00 $102.00 $614 -13.98
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 101.00 $101.00 $416 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–227 221 3 145.00–150.00 $148.42 $328 —
260 fancy 260 3 173.00 $173.00 $450 —
300–335 320 6 157.00–162.00 $160.01 $512 —
345 fancy 345 1 166.00 $166.00 $573 —
350–385 368 2 158.00–160.00 $158.95 $585 +16.15
412–445 432 6 143.00–154.00 $150.33 $649 +11.33
465–482 474 8 145.00–151.00 $148.54 $704 +6.10
500–503 fancy 501 4 153.00–154.00 $153.25 $768 +9.25
500–530 514 9 134.00–152.00 $143.88 $740 +7.12
565–578 fancy 574 5 144.00–150.00 $145.39 $835 —
555–595 580 9 130.00–143.00 $137.09 $795 +2.24
605–640 623 2 126.00–133.00 $129.40 $806 +4.03
635 fancy 635 2 135.00 $135.00 $857 +1.16
650–680 664 5 119.00–129.00 $125.95 $836 +4.44
705 fancy 705 2 125.00 $125.00 $881 —
708–748 726 13 101.00–120.00 $108.53 $788 -4.07
757–775 766 9 98.00–110.00 $105.10 $805 -13.90
800 fancy 800 6 111.00 $111.00 $888 —
870 870 1 99.00 $99.00 $861 -3.00
935 935 1 105.00 $105.00 $982 —
960 960 3 100.00 $100.00 $960 +8.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 3 130.00–137.50 $133.28 $300 —
250–280 262 3 129.00–142.00 $136.71 $358 +4.71
360–367 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 -5.00
425–437 433 3 127.00–133.00 $128.96 $558 +0.96
460–490 478 4 120.00–132.00 $125.65 $601 -2.46
500–540 529 4 118.50–124.00 $120.25 $636 -2.78
556–560 557 4 115.00–125.00 $117.51 $655 -10.21
610–635 623 5 107.00–115.00 $110.43 $688 -6.24
965 965 1 80.00 $80.00 $772 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 122.50 $122.50 $361 —
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 —
475 475 2 103.00 $103.00 $489 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1470 1207 80-85% 12 56.50–62.00 $58.35 $704 -1.24
990–1400 1232 80-85% 14 52.00–56.00 $54.05 $666 -5.54
1060–1340 1234 80-85% 8 44.00–54.50 $49.95 $616 -9.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1810 1419 75-80% 18 52.50–56.00 $54.33 $771 -2.77
1370–1985 1653 75-80% 9 57.00–62.50 $59.47 $983 —
1660 1660 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $730 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1170 1018 85-90% 4 43.00–52.00 $47.02 $479 -10.64
1195–1200 1198 85-90% 2 52.00–54.50 $53.25 $638 —
1210 1210 85-90% 1 56.50 $56.50 $684 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2035 1509 8 82.00–92.50 $87.28 $1,317 —
1580–2280 1887 7 93.00–103.00 $98.65 $1,862 -3.35

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1250 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 69.00–76.00 $71.87 $787

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1470 1470 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
1325–1675 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 885.00–1,085.00 $969.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1235–1275 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $687.30
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1140–1200 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00–575.00 $536.54

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
801 801 4 106.00 $106.00 $849 —

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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.