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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

1,936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.88/cwt +30.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 717 lb · 275 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.05/cwt +16.05 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 633 lb · 160 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.81/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 526 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,936 1,275 835
Feeder cattle 1,669 1,152 703
Slaughter cattle 250 109 105
Replacement cattle 17 14 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to Last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower 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
340 340 1 167.00 $167.00 $568 -3.00
375–390 fancy 381 6 170.00–171.00 $170.67 $650 —
375–390 383 2 150.00–155.00 $152.55 $584 -14.45
400–445 value added 423 30 158.00–169.00 $164.01 $694 -6.77
430–445 438 5 145.00–159.00 $154.42 $676 +0.42
450–490 471 4 151.00–155.00 $152.70 $719 —
455–491 value added 471 25 157.00–167.00 $161.12 $759 -2.65
505–511 value added 509 23 155.00–165.00 $158.02 $804 +2.01
506–537 518 14 146.00–155.00 $151.32 $784 +3.95
550–581 value added 569 27 147.00–162.00 $155.02 $882 —
585–588 587 4 139.00–146.00 $140.74 $826 -7.39
600–625 value added 617 33 140.00–149.00 $146.43 $903 +2.04
607–646 632 28 130.00–138.00 $135.43 $856 -2.57
653–655 value added 654 12 140.00–144.75 $143.56 $939 —
653–670 657 11 136.00–140.00 $138.37 $909 —
706–725 value added 716 38 138.50–145.00 $143.85 $1,030 —
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
757–773 768 7 130.00–133.00 $132.16 $1,015 -3.84
790–793 value added 793 63 139.00–152.90 $152.46 $1,209 +3.56
811–835 819 15 130.00–135.00 $131.45 $1,077 —
915–945 932 17 130.00–140.25 $138.75 $1,293 —
1117 1117 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–515 513 6 137.00–138.00 $137.17 $704 —
570 570 1 137.00 $137.00 $781 —
610 610 2 125.00 $125.00 $762 -4.54
765 765 1 116.00 $116.00 $887 ±0.00
985 985 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,192 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 116.50 $116.50 $563 —
723 723 3 131.00 $131.00 $947 —
820 820 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,017 —
925 925 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,166 —

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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 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
250–285 261 5 130.00–136.00 $132.18 $345 —
305–320 313 3 135.00–137.50 $135.81 $425 —
355–385 fancy 361 6 134.00–137.00 $136.33 $492 —
355–395 376 6 128.00–132.00 $130.16 $489 —
400–437 value added 424 19 129.00–139.50 $134.95 $572 -8.91
400–445 427 24 123.00–129.00 $126.63 $541 +2.14
450–481 466 13 125.00–129.00 $126.07 $587 +0.89
455–499 value added 489 20 129.50–135.00 $132.83 $650 -3.31
500–540 value added 520 26 128.50–132.00 $129.27 $672 -4.98
500–548 528 67 117.00–127.00 $121.69 $643 -3.25
550–595 567 25 115.00–128.00 $121.57 $689 -2.29
553–597 value added 572 43 126.00–132.00 $129.25 $739 -3.97
600–624 617 18 122.00–126.00 $123.52 $762 +3.52
610–647 624 35 116.00–122.50 $119.06 $743 -0.94
610–645 value added 639 107 128.75–149.10 $143.72 $918 —
650–686 662 17 124.00–129.00 $125.46 $831 —
650–695 671 20 115.00–120.00 $117.61 $789 —
695–698 value added 697 14 129.00–135.00 $131.14 $914 —
705–732 value added 717 266 120.00–148.00 $145.91 $1,046 —
705–730 724 4 103.00–112.00 $109.81 $795 -13.19
713–740 724 5 117.00–119.00 $118.18 $856 -4.82
755 value added 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
755–778 775 9 112.50–115.00 $112.77 $874 +2.55
756–799 782 10 102.50–112.00 $104.44 $817 -5.78
810 810 1 94.00 $94.00 $761 —
857–865 858 8 91.00–101.00 $92.26 $792 -12.24
870 870 1 108.00 $108.00 $940 +3.50
963 963 4 108.50 $108.50 $1,045 +3.50
980 980 1 92.00 $92.00 $902 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 3 110.00–125.00 $120.43 $329 -0.57
310–330 317 3 120.00–124.00 $121.39 $385 —
387–390 388 5 119.00–127.00 $122.59 $476 —
415–445 428 5 117.00–121.00 $118.61 $508 +0.61
460–492 471 20 111.00–124.00 $118.21 $557 +2.21
515–542 531 9 103.00–118.00 $112.55 $598 —
550–590 561 10 110.00–115.00 $112.99 $634 -1.59
610–640 633 4 100.00–103.00 $100.72 $638 -16.24
655–687 673 6 92.50–115.00 $106.36 $716 -11.64
740 740 1 114.00 $114.00 $844 +11.00
767–793 781 6 90.00–98.00 $92.84 $725 -9.16
845 845 1 89.00 $89.00 $752 —
850–886 875 5 82.00–96.00 $86.30 $755 —
900–945 923 2 87.00–89.00 $87.98 $812 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 2 97.00 $97.00 $618 -14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212–241 229 5 142.50–155.00 $150.38 $344 —
255–286 277 7 140.00–165.00 $150.69 $417 —
320–345 338 5 142.00–167.00 $150.83 $510 —
355 fancy 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
350–397 374 22 149.00–167.00 $155.57 $582 -10.43
400–420 fancy 410 4 153.00 $153.00 $627 —
405–440 428 7 140.00–151.00 $144.79 $620 -6.90
465–481 fancy 471 15 151.00–159.00 $154.59 $728 —
460–495 481 7 140.00–153.00 $145.08 $698 -6.42
502–545 fancy 522 6 152.00–156.00 $154.66 $807 +3.53
505–545 529 15 134.00–151.00 $139.64 $739 -1.70
555–595 570 26 132.00–151.00 $136.80 $780 -4.96
600–645 620 42 120.00–129.00 $124.93 $775 +1.90
650–665 660 12 116.00–130.00 $121.23 $800 -1.84
700–746 713 26 107.00–125.00 $108.86 $776 -5.92
770–795 786 15 105.00–121.00 $113.76 $894 —
800–835 828 11 95.00–115.00 $112.88 $935 +16.88
895–898 897 4 105.00–111.00 $109.50 $982 —
960–965 963 7 90.00–111.50 $96.80 $932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 213 5 135.00–140.00 $137.10 $292 +6.10
280–286 285 4 135.00–142.50 $136.85 $390 —
340 340 1 134.00 $134.00 $456 —
405 405 1 137.50 $137.50 $557 +2.50
450–485 465 6 123.00–139.00 $128.99 $600 +4.99
500–545 526 8 125.00–132.00 $129.93 $683 —
560–565 563 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $729 +5.46
615–645 630 11 108.00–120.00 $114.74 $723 —
650–687 664 10 109.00–115.00 $112.49 $747 -3.48
700–727 717 4 99.00–101.00 $99.99 $717 —
765 765 1 104.00 $104.00 $796 —
905–930 918 2 80.00–89.00 $84.44 $775 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
713–715 714 7 104.50–107.00 $105.22 $751 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 -2.00
800 800 1 109.00 $109.00 $872 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 —
550–560 555 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $669 —
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 113.00 $113.00 $706 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1445 1191 80-85% 39 53.00–59.00 $56.83 $677 —
1165–1525 1245 80-85% 7 48.00–61.00 $51.93 $647 -7.51
865–1560 1262 80-85% 33 60.00–67.00 $62.61 $790 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $710 —
1060–1625 1378 75-80% 20 54.00–59.00 $57.05 $786 —
1390–2035 1609 75-80% 21 60.00–67.00 $62.73 $1,009 -1.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1265 1013 85-90% 14 56.00–62.00 $58.08 $588 +4.88
765–1635 1041 85-90% 7 39.00–49.00 $45.91 $478 -7.29
845–1240 1079 85-90% 14 51.00–55.00 $53.01 $572 +10.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1455 1280 2 75.00–77.00 $75.86 $971 —
1105–2045 1590 17 83.00–92.00 $87.77 $1,396 —
1610–2065 1797 7 94.00–102.00 $96.94 $1,742 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1475 1353 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $859.10
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00

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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
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 81.00 $81.00 $304 —
502–535 519 4 77.00–85.00 $80.87 $420 —
587 587 2 75.00 $75.00 $440 —

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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.