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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

1,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.21/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 572 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.78/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 583 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.48/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 474 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,275 899 984
Feeder cattle 1,152 770 809
Slaughter cattle 109 116 152
Replacement cattle 14 13 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with best demand for 400-500 lb weaned steer packages due to some farmer participation. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 +11.40
347 value added 347 2 174.00 $174.00 $604 —
390 390 1 167.00 $167.00 $651 +1.23
405–417 415 6 154.00 $154.00 $639 -1.69
408–445 value added 423 26 157.00–176.50 $170.78 $722 +3.80
460–482 value added 469 5 162.00–165.00 $163.77 $768 -1.15
500–530 515 4 143.00–152.00 $147.37 $759 -3.60
500–531 value added 520 10 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $811 -5.43
550–572 568 6 147.00–154.00 $148.13 $841 +1.80
605 605 1 138.00 $138.00 $835 ±0.00
600–630 value added 611 15 141.00–148.00 $144.39 $882 -4.71
673–695 value added 690 12 140.00–145.00 $143.78 $992 +0.70
702 702 2 135.00 $135.00 $948 —
751–775 value added 769 16 145.50–150.00 $148.90 $1,145 —
770 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 +1.00
800 thin fleshed 800 12 147.00 $147.00 $1,176 —
894 894 9 138.75 $138.75 $1,240 —
968 968 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–610 605 2 125.00–134.00 $129.54 $784 +0.54
737 737 2 125.00 $125.00 $921 +4.00
785 785 1 116.00 $116.00 $911 —
820–827 825 3 113.00–131.00 $118.97 $982 -3.03
870 870 2 107.00 $107.00 $931 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612–646 635 6 125.00–127.00 $126.36 $802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 value added 411 10 137.00–146.00 $143.86 $591 —
420–440 430 2 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $535 -2.26
450–491 467 8 123.00–128.00 $125.18 $585 -0.97
458–492 value added 476 25 131.50–140.00 $136.14 $648 —
500–520 509 10 121.00–129.00 $124.94 $636 +1.60
510–549 value added 536 19 132.00–139.00 $134.25 $720 -4.25
574–586 value added 582 34 132.00–135.50 $133.22 $775 —
570–590 584 12 121.00–126.50 $123.86 $723 -0.47
608 608 3 120.00 $120.00 $730 -0.60
700–720 706 10 109.00–112.00 $111.39 $786 -2.34
728 728 4 123.00 $123.00 $895 +9.27
760–785 779 4 109.00–114.00 $110.22 $859 -7.78
880 880 5 104.50 $104.50 $920 -9.02
920 920 1 106.00 $106.00 $975 +16.00
970 970 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,018 ±0.00
1023 1023 54 127.75 $127.75 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 108.00 $108.00 $267 -12.00
280 280 1 121.00 $121.00 $339 +0.31
412 412 5 118.00 $118.00 $486 +3.85
485 485 1 116.00 $116.00 $563 +0.03
560–580 570 2 110.00–119.00 $114.58 $653 +1.38
600–620 608 3 113.00–119.00 $116.96 $711 +6.82
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 +6.91
715 715 1 103.00 $103.00 $736 —
785 785 1 102.00 $102.00 $801 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 2 111.00 $111.00 $694 -8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 166.00 $166.00 $598 +5.93
400–445 423 2 148.00–155.00 $151.69 $642 +2.62
465 465 2 151.50 $151.50 $704 +0.45
505–546 537 7 138.00–149.00 $141.34 $759 -2.78
515–548 fancy 540 13 150.00–155.00 $151.13 $816 —
559 fancy 559 15 140.00 $140.00 $783 —
560–595 578 33 133.50–147.50 $141.76 $819 +3.69
625–645 631 15 121.00–126.00 $123.03 $776 -3.31
641 fancy 641 10 130.00–131.00 $130.60 $837 -0.87
680–698 695 6 122.50–126.00 $123.07 $855 -8.67
700–720 710 4 110.00–117.00 $114.78 $815 -0.05
800 800 1 96.00 $96.00 $768 -6.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 131.00 $131.00 $308 —
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 +3.00
455 455 1 124.00 $124.00 $564 —
550–565 558 2 121.00–127.00 $124.04 $692 +3.52
650–675 669 4 115.00–119.00 $115.97 $776 +1.97
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 102.00 $102.00 $780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1555 1224 80-85% 17 56.00–62.50 $59.44 $728 —
1180–1520 1331 80-85% 10 63.50–69.00 $65.57 $873 +3.28
1340–1435 1396 80-85% 5 48.00–55.00 $51.62 $721 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1205 1024 85-90% 10 51.00–56.00 $53.20 $545 +0.26
870–1330 1082 85-90% 6 36.00–51.00 $42.14 $456 -15.39
1010–1275 1152 85-90% 7 58.00–66.00 $61.64 $710 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1990 1435 75-80% 13 56.00–62.00 $59.38 $852 —
1140–1960 1618 75-80% 10 63.00–66.50 $63.92 $1,034 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,361 —
1685–2010 1843 5 95.00–102.00 $99.56 $1,835 —
1675–2015 1878 3 88.00–93.00 $89.73 $1,685 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1480 1322 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–860.00 $831.01
1155–1465 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 860.00–1,025.00 $933.64
1505 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1175–1220 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–760.00 $706.03
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
776 776 8 84.00 $84.00 $652 —

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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.