Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

2,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.72/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 669 lb · 216 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.97/cwt +13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 524 lb · 154 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.09/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 576 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,356	1,777	2,804
Feeder cattle	2,171	1,527	2,631
Slaughter cattle	185	221	173
Replacement cattle	—	29	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand with instances 10.00 higher on weaned 400-500 lb packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to weak with buyers showing noticeable preference for steer calves. Slaughter cows and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	3	164.00–168.00	$165.66	$525	+0.94
300–345 value added	332	9	172.00–183.00	$177.42	$589	—
365 fancy	365	2	193.00	$193.00	$704	—
360–390	381	5	155.00–168.00	$160.94	$613	-3.64
383–390 value added	386	17	177.00–180.00	$179.47	$693	—
400–448 value added	425	45	162.00–186.00	$171.69	$730	+7.67
415–445	431	7	150.00–161.00	$156.94	$676	+1.27
450–480 value added	457	52	163.00–185.00	$179.63	$821	+12.85
470–474	474	12	160.00–161.50	$161.38	$765	+10.38
501–532 value added	509	55	157.00–173.00	$169.01	$860	+8.66
521–535	525	12	150.00–154.00	$153.66	$807	+5.17
550–593 value added	575	120	155.50–166.00	$163.60	$941	+5.72
557–590	578	33	143.00–153.00	$147.31	$851	+0.10
600–627	615	8	133.00–140.00	$135.94	$836	-2.24
600–642 value added	618	93	140.00–166.00	$160.12	$990	+9.72
660	660	2	140.00	$140.00	$924	+0.51
650–694 value added	669	214	142.00–160.50	$158.89	$1,063	+5.75
700–724 value added	715	14	146.00–152.50	$148.26	$1,060	-3.06
705–745	725	2	130.00–132.00	$130.97	$950	-2.03
760	760	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,049	+4.23
760 value added	760	123	158.75	$158.75	$1,206	+4.05
804 fancy	804	55	160.00	$160.00	$1,286	—
810–836	823	9	135.00–146.00	$140.08	$1,153	+10.08
860–885	868	6	138.00–146.00	$143.28	$1,244	+2.61
892 fancy	892	58	153.00	$153.00	$1,365	+1.50
935	935	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,262	+5.00
986	986	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,262	-2.00
1025	1025	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,230	-8.29

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–535	528	2	133.00–138.00	$135.46	$715	+7.68
577	577	4	139.00	$139.00	$802	+2.00
665	665	13	135.00	$135.00	$898	—
780	780	2	128.00	$128.00	$998	+2.00
955	955	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	139.00	$139.00	$841	—
655–662	660	3	130.00–135.00	$131.65	$869	—
985	985	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,231	—
1005	1005	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,106	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	142.00	$142.00	$405	+12.03
305 fancy	305	1	136.00	$136.00	$415	—
305–325	314	6	123.00–131.00	$126.24	$396	-8.90
352–382 fancy	367	4	136.00–139.00	$137.44	$504	—
352–397	376	16	120.00–135.00	$129.45	$487	-3.71
402–446 value added	412	49	131.00–143.00	$137.56	$567	-1.59
400–445	429	15	121.00–131.00	$127.87	$549	-1.55
450–490	473	16	123.00–130.00	$125.60	$594	-2.37
470–499 value added	484	15	133.00–137.00	$136.28	$660	+1.01
500–535	517	9	120.00–125.00	$121.78	$630	-2.26
505–547 value added	524	145	126.00–151.50	$145.35	$762	+13.80
550–595 value added	568	46	125.50–134.00	$129.83	$737	-3.68
555–595	572	17	116.00–125.00	$119.62	$684	-5.04
600–623	610	28	118.00–126.00	$123.45	$753	+0.64
600–628 value added	611	121	126.50–146.75	$143.64	$878	+13.22
652–686	671	14	121.00–123.00	$122.51	$822	+2.12
652–684 value added	683	88	128.00–148.00	$147.57	$1,008	+13.93
732	732	2	117.00	$117.00	$856	+0.73
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	+4.63
809 value added	809	73	144.50	$144.50	$1,169	—
810–820	815	2	95.00–109.00	$102.04	$832	-16.46
985	985	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,143	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	112.50	$112.50	$281	—
365–392	386	8	109.00–124.00	$120.26	$464	-0.74
430–435	433	3	115.00–121.00	$116.98	$507	-3.19
455–495	473	8	112.00–122.00	$117.75	$557	-0.12
550–557	555	5	104.00–115.00	$110.20	$612	-5.23
607–630	621	9	95.00–112.00	$105.61	$656	-5.39
685	685	1	103.00	$103.00	$706	-3.00
720–748	738	7	90.00–110.00	$95.74	$707	—
790	790	2	89.00	$89.00	$703	+6.00
850–860	855	2	75.00–84.00	$79.47	$679	—
905–935	920	2	70.00–72.00	$71.02	$653	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	-6.00
510 value added	510	1	127.00	$127.00	$648	—
690	690	2	100.00	$100.00	$690	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	104.00	$104.00	$348	—
550–580	565	2	101.00–102.00	$101.49	$573	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	279	6	145.00–161.00	$153.34	$428	-15.66
260–295 fancy	280	3	166.00–172.00	$168.91	$473	—
300–335	316	4	154.00–165.00	$158.19	$500	+1.19
367 fancy	367	2	179.00	$179.00	$657	+4.97
365–380	373	2	155.00–159.00	$156.96	$585	+4.39
415–430	420	3	148.00–150.00	$149.32	$627	-3.12
470–475	470	13	141.00–147.00	$146.07	$687	+0.78
465–483 fancy	476	5	160.00–165.00	$161.95	$771	—
510–545 fancy	522	9	149.00–152.00	$151.21	$789	—
500–547	530	25	133.00–146.00	$141.08	$748	-0.61
555–596	580	11	131.00–141.00	$136.03	$789	-1.32
605–645	623	17	133.00–138.00	$134.73	$839	+11.13
631 fancy	631	3	134.50	$134.50	$849	—
660–695	678	5	130.00–136.00	$134.57	$912	+8.24
700–742	725	9	111.00–124.50	$120.22	$872	+0.90
770–775	772	5	115.00–121.00	$117.60	$908	+2.72
820–830	823	3	97.00–100.00	$98.99	$815	-12.17
860–890	875	3	103.00–110.00	$106.37	$931	+1.93
910–930	922	3	105.00–114.00	$109.02	$1,005	-5.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	5	133.00–140.00	$135.91	$500	-4.87
410	410	1	140.00	$140.00	$574	+10.00
485–490	487	3	126.00–130.00	$128.66	$627	-6.34
500–510	505	6	124.00–131.00	$125.34	$633	-3.96
565–593	586	4	122.00–129.00	$127.31	$746	+0.51
615–620	616	4	120.00–124.00	$121.00	$745	—
680–685	681	4	100.00–121.00	$109.27	$744	-5.73
743	743	5	109.00	$109.00	$810	—
790	790	1	109.00	$109.00	$861	—
830	830	1	90.00	$90.00	$747	+2.00
925	925	1	87.00	$87.00	$805	—
980	980	1	80.00	$80.00	$784	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	3	100.00–120.00	$112.22	$477	-2.86
460–495	475	3	111.00–126.00	$119.76	$569	—
550–560	555	2	115.00–122.00	$118.53	$658	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	—
620	620	1	131.00	$131.00	$812	—
720	720	1	107.00	$107.00	$770	-3.00
785	785	1	116.00	$116.00	$911	+7.00
835	835	1	95.00	$95.00	$793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1175	1142	80-85%	3	47.00–52.00	$50.39	$575	—
1220–1345	1278	80-85%	4	55.00–58.00	$56.24	$719	-5.44
1000–1610	1285	80-85%	33	58.00–67.00	$61.77	$794	+0.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1790	1430	75-80%	14	53.00–58.00	$56.54	$809	—
1325–1855	1583	75-80%	23	58.00–66.00	$62.09	$983	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1035	948	85-90%	5	50.00–54.00	$51.88	$492	—
925–1175	1022	85-90%	9	31.00–49.00	$42.08	$430	-12.61
995–1195	1089	85-90%	4	54.00–64.00	$58.34	$635	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1900	1523	4	66.00–77.00	$72.61	$1,106	—
1500–1885	1697	9	95.00–102.00	$98.73	$1,675	—
1355–2175	1731	11	78.00–91.00	$85.38	$1,478	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	79.00	$79.00	$419	—
660	660	2	71.00	$71.00	$469	—
750–797	781	3	68.00–73.00	$71.40	$558	—
895	895	1	65.00	$65.00	$582	—

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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.