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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.72/cwt +30.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 610 lb · 89 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.00/cwt +28.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 666 lb · 77 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 861 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 913 1,900 537
Feeder cattle 716 1,761 347
Slaughter cattle 152 138 181
Replacement cattle 45 1 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Good demand for yearling packages. Buyers showing preference for weaned and thin-fleshed packages. Fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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
305–347 value added 341 7 177.00 $177.00 $604 —
405–435 value added 415 4 161.00–169.00 $166.17 $690 +1.53
445 fancy 445 1 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
450–475 value added 453 29 167.00–173.00 $169.81 $769 +7.54
450–470 466 8 151.00–156.00 $152.11 $709 +1.74
522–547 537 8 143.00–149.00 $144.95 $778 -2.38
554 554 6 142.50 $142.50 $789 +3.87
571 value added 571 11 149.75 $149.75 $855 +4.75
609 thin fleshed 609 85 172.00 $172.00 $1,047 —
615–645 value added 623 4 139.00–145.00 $143.45 $894 +3.14
666 value added 666 77 167.00 $167.00 $1,112 +25.04
720 720 3 135.00 $135.00 $972 +5.57
740 740 2 123.00 $123.00 $910 -6.43
757 value added 757 28 155.10 $155.10 $1,174 —
792 792 2 121.00 $121.00 $958 -4.26
861 thin fleshed 861 63 156.00 $156.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -6.00
610 610 16 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
708 708 9 119.00 $119.00 $843 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 120.00 $120.00 $240 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 128.00 $128.00 $422 -4.48
342 fancy 342 2 142.50 $142.50 $487 —
353 fancy 353 3 138.00 $138.00 $487 —
369–397 value added 377 7 146.00–147.50 $146.45 $552 +5.45
365–395 385 3 124.00–131.00 $128.79 $496 -0.06
400–432 422 6 120.00–126.00 $124.49 $525 -1.64
461 value added 461 6 138.00 $138.00 $636 +3.85
450–485 465 7 115.00–125.00 $120.86 $562 -3.11
504–545 516 20 111.00–122.00 $116.30 $600 -7.32
520–545 value added 532 13 122.00–133.00 $126.91 $675 -3.09
562 value added 562 2 126.00 $126.00 $708 -20.31
572–598 587 11 116.00–121.00 $117.75 $691 -4.96
607–648 629 11 110.00–120.00 $115.44 $726 -8.61
675–690 688 6 105.00–119.00 $115.20 $793 +1.20
700–726 715 8 104.00–116.00 $107.40 $768 -14.60
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 +12.53
820 820 1 103.00 $103.00 $845 -13.00
980 980 4 119.50 $119.50 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 115.00 $115.00 $299 +2.00
405–445 426 4 110.00–119.00 $114.74 $489 —
450–492 479 9 105.00–115.00 $108.67 $521 +2.16
550–595 573 25 105.00–110.00 $108.30 $621 -6.39
645 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580 —
925 925 1 80.00 $80.00 $740 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302 1302 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,419 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 101.00 $101.00 $717 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 -6.14
365–380 372 5 156.00–170.00 $161.27 $600 -3.74
405 fancy 405 1 156.00 $156.00 $632 —
430–448 445 6 145.00–148.00 $145.82 $649 -10.76
450 fancy 450 3 155.00 $155.00 $698 ±0.00
465 value added 465 4 161.00 $161.00 $749 —
510–523 516 7 146.00–147.50 $146.65 $757 +8.45
567 fancy 567 2 141.00 $141.00 $799 —
555–585 577 9 130.00–136.00 $134.46 $776 -3.33
607–632 626 10 124.00–130.00 $127.78 $800 +2.88
650–675 670 25 117.00–129.00 $122.77 $823 -0.92
700 700 1 103.00 $103.00 $721 -11.20
767–792 783 8 108.00–116.00 $111.46 $873 -12.54
825 825 1 109.00 $109.00 $899 -5.02
865–885 fancy 875 2 116.00–117.00 $116.49 $1,019 —
880 880 1 90.00 $90.00 $792 —
920–933 930 5 95.00–109.00 $106.23 $988 —
965 965 1 94.00 $94.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 148.00 $148.00 $496 +18.00
350 350 1 125.00 $125.00 $438 —
530–545 535 3 125.00–128.00 $127.01 $680 —
567–595 583 6 121.00–126.00 $124.49 $726 -1.51
600–630 606 8 100.00–120.00 $105.18 $637 -13.14
650–690 670 2 99.00–100.00 $99.51 $667 -5.49
805 805 3 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 105.00 $105.00 $572 —
577–585 580 3 100.00 $100.00 $580 -18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1905 1492 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 3 1,050.00–1,725.00 $1,374.78 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1490 1314 75-80% 5 48.00–50.50 $48.93 $643 —
1175–1895 1487 75-80% 28 52.50–58.00 $55.71 $828 -6.03
1280–1950 1632 75-80% 18 58.00–63.50 $60.01 $979 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1340 1176 80-85% 11 48.00–52.00 $50.60 $595 —
950–1705 1309 80-85% 22 52.00–57.00 $54.69 $716 -7.36
1100–1495 1369 80-85% 12 58.00–62.50 $59.78 $818 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1100 948 85-90% 8 47.00–53.00 $49.73 $471 —
885–1230 998 85-90% 4 54.50–55.50 $55.04 $549 —
870–1195 1043 85-90% 9 35.00–46.00 $41.47 $433 -4.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1830 1350 6 63.00–77.00 $69.74 $941 —
1355–2010 1683 2 95.00–97.00 $95.81 $1,612 —
1300–2270 1802 3 82.00–92.00 $87.40 $1,575 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $894

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1735 1342 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 825.00–1,185.00 $941.22
1535 1535 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1150 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–750.00 $688.47
1250–1360 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–720.00 $709.58

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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
1175–1595 1437 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 900.00–1,150.00 $987.83 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1570 1570 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.