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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

1,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.48/cwt +15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 586 lb · 371 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.15/cwt +14.21 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 666 lb · 320 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.44/cwt -4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 786 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,900 1,936 1,048
Feeder cattle 1,761 1,669 922
Slaughter cattle 138 250 120
Replacement cattle 1 17 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 367 3 170.00 $170.00 $624 +17.45
410 410 3 153.00 $153.00 $627 -1.42
402–442 value added 419 25 157.00–169.50 $164.64 $690 +0.63
460–497 473 10 148.00–156.00 $150.37 $711 -2.33
455–492 value added 479 12 157.50–169.50 $162.27 $777 +1.15
500–531 515 11 141.00–150.00 $147.33 $759 -3.99
507–543 value added 530 34 155.00–158.50 $156.60 $830 -1.42
550–586 value added 572 5 145.00 $145.00 $829 -10.02
555–595 575 34 137.00–140.00 $138.63 $797 -2.11
609 609 5 133.50 $133.50 $813 -1.93
615–633 value added 625 75 138.00–143.00 $140.31 $877 -6.12
665–690 value added 674 39 140.00–143.50 $141.96 $957 -1.60
655–687 685 20 130.00–133.25 $132.15 $905 -6.22
701–740 723 13 124.00–132.00 $129.43 $936 -5.57
715–748 value added 741 18 133.00–141.50 $135.99 $1,008 -7.86
755–775 761 27 124.00–130.00 $125.26 $953 -6.90
796 value added 796 66 153.70 $153.70 $1,223 +1.24
812–819 816 12 133.50–145.00 $140.23 $1,144 +8.78
872 fancy 872 63 151.00 $151.00 $1,317 —
970 970 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,203 —
983 fancy 983 55 143.95 $143.95 $1,415 —
1027 1027 6 104.00 $104.00 $1,068 —
1080 1080 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 136.00 $136.00 $768 -1.00
745 745 2 119.00 $119.00 $887 —
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 +6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 2 124.00 $124.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 330 9 130.00–137.00 $132.48 $437 -3.33
355–392 374 5 125.00–132.00 $128.85 $482 -1.31
379 value added 379 5 141.00 $141.00 $534 —
405–432 414 11 123.00–130.00 $126.13 $522 -0.50
407–437 value added 430 18 134.00–140.50 $139.11 $598 +4.16
452–488 value added 468 26 131.00–136.00 $134.15 $628 +1.32
457–497 474 23 120.00–131.00 $123.97 $588 -2.10
500–530 522 30 119.50–126.00 $123.62 $645 +1.93
542 value added 542 4 130.00 $130.00 $705 +0.73
555–595 572 76 119.00–124.50 $122.71 $702 +1.14
553–596 value added 589 295 129.25–149.75 $146.31 $862 +17.06
615–640 value added 616 18 129.00–129.25 $129.24 $796 -14.48
611–645 630 50 117.50–128.00 $124.05 $782 +4.99
654–683 662 66 117.00–124.25 $122.07 $808 -3.39
665–667 value added 667 251 129.00–143.00 $142.67 $952 +11.53
678 678 3 114.00 $114.00 $773 -3.61
700–745 719 7 118.00–127.00 $122.00 $877 +12.19
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 -4.81
756–792 770 5 100.00–106.00 $102.47 $789 -10.30
810 810 3 116.00 $116.00 $940 +22.00
865–885 875 2 97.00–100.00 $98.52 $862 -9.48
882–893 890 7 103.00–117.00 $106.96 $952 -1.04
1020 1020 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 115.00 $115.00 $270 —
290 290 1 113.00 $113.00 $328 -7.43
385 385 2 124.00 $124.00 $477 +1.41
455–460 458 2 104.00–109.00 $106.51 $488 -11.70
510–545 527 5 111.00–117.00 $115.19 $607 +2.64
550–567 561 3 112.00–116.00 $114.69 $643 +1.70
671–672 671 5 99.00–110.00 $105.60 $709 -0.76
700 700 1 84.00 $84.00 $588 —
765 765 1 101.00 $101.00 $773 +8.16
831 831 4 71.00 $71.00 $590 -18.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 -10.38
305–345 321 6 140.00–168.00 $156.14 $501 +5.31
360–397 383 13 153.00–170.00 $165.01 $632 +9.44
415–436 432 5 156.00–159.00 $156.58 $676 +11.79
465 fancy 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 +0.41
460–480 477 6 151.00–152.00 $151.83 $724 +6.75
515 fancy 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -4.66
523–543 533 15 129.00–146.00 $138.20 $737 -1.44
550–595 571 29 130.00–145.00 $137.79 $787 +0.99
600–630 615 35 122.00–132.00 $124.90 $768 -0.03
655–690 676 18 120.00–132.00 $123.69 $836 +2.46
712–745 721 4 110.00–118.50 $114.20 $823 +5.34
785 785 1 124.00 $124.00 $973 +10.24
810–820 813 3 111.00–120.00 $114.02 $927 +1.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 125.00 $125.00 $296 -12.10
300–348 336 4 130.00 $130.00 $437 -4.00
390 390 1 136.00 $136.00 $530 —
425–430 428 2 123.00–136.00 $129.54 $554 -7.96
585 585 4 126.00 $126.00 $737 -3.50
630–640 633 3 115.00–120.00 $118.32 $749 +3.58
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 -7.49
735 735 1 101.00 $101.00 $742 +1.01
757–775 765 4 100.00–102.00 $100.50 $769 -3.50
845 845 1 100.00 $100.00 $845 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 129.00 $129.00 $284 —
285 285 1 125.00 $125.00 $356 —
363 363 3 127.00 $127.00 $461 +17.00
425 425 1 123.00 $123.00 $523 —
470 470 2 125.00 $125.00 $588 —
580 580 1 118.00 $118.00 $684 -2.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 156.00 $156.00 $555 —
647 647 2 118.00 $118.00 $763 —
675 675 2 118.00 $118.00 $796 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1220 80-85% 5 51.00–52.50 $51.94 $634 +0.01
1020–1465 1223 80-85% 23 53.00–58.00 $56.02 $685 +4.09
1025–1605 1322 80-85% 17 59.00–67.00 $62.05 $820 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1495 1350 75-80% 4 49.00–52.00 $51.21 $691 -5.84
1225–1660 1441 75-80% 12 54.50–58.50 $56.86 $819 —
1110–2005 1467 75-80% 22 59.00–67.00 $61.74 $906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1150 1038 85-90% 5 44.00–48.00 $45.75 $475 -0.16
1070–1095 1080 85-90% 3 60.00–64.00 $61.32 $662 +8.31
1000–1215 1115 85-90% 3 50.00–53.00 $51.01 $569 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1295 1288 2 61.00–73.00 $67.03 $863 -8.83
1365–2080 1713 4 80.00–89.00 $86.37 $1,480 —
1875 1875 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,744 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 74.00 $74.00 $740

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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.