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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.73/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 742 lb · 132 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.14/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 635 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.84/cwt +10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 624 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 447 524
Feeder cattle 495 363 407
Slaughter cattle 49 69 112
Replacement cattle 4 15 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparisons due to Holidays however market opening strong. Light run due to Holidays and extremely muddy field conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 166.00 $166.00 $609 -4.33
415–449 value added 444 7 164.50–190.00 $167.90 $745 -4.68
460–476 value added 475 14 167.00–181.50 $179.24 $851 -0.76
487 487 2 149.00 $149.00 $726 -24.00
528 528 10 150.50 $150.50 $795 —
545 value added 545 1 154.00 $154.00 $839 -4.79
550–590 565 3 149.00–152.00 $150.31 $849 +0.31
623–637 value added 624 55 143.00–163.75 $160.84 $1,004 +5.66
682–685 value added 682 8 141.00–155.50 $153.68 $1,048 +11.32
755 value added 755 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 148.00 $148.00 $617 —
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 —
572 572 2 135.00 $135.00 $772 —
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 —
860 860 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,023 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 +6.72
405–445 422 3 135.00–143.00 $139.38 $588 +7.70
416–430 value added 424 13 144.00–147.50 $146.51 $621 +4.52
450–487 value added 471 17 144.00–148.00 $146.06 $688 +5.58
472–486 481 6 136.00–139.00 $136.98 $659 +11.17
500–537 value added 529 41 138.00–150.75 $149.12 $789 +4.03
520–545 533 3 126.00–134.00 $129.96 $693 —
555 555 1 131.00 $131.00 $727 +4.00
590 value added 590 5 137.50–140.00 $138.00 $814 +2.33
610–616 614 5 133.00–133.50 $133.30 $818 —
620 620 2 127.00 $127.00 $787 —
603–643 value added 638 51 138.50–141.75 $141.33 $902 +9.23
658 658 4 130.00 $130.00 $855 +5.00
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
742 value added 742 131 148.95 $148.95 $1,105 —
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 —
951 951 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 120.00 $120.00 $342 +15.00
385 385 1 127.00 $127.00 $489 +9.93
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -2.00
545 545 1 117.00 $117.00 $638 —
570–585 578 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $679 +5.17
627–630 628 3 118.00–120.00 $119.33 $749 +5.82
680–685 681 5 110.00–119.00 $111.81 $761 —
746 746 4 110.00 $110.00 $821 +31.00
763–780 767 4 89.00–114.00 $95.35 $731 —
850 850 1 82.00 $82.00 $697 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
907 907 2 105.00 $105.00 $952 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 105.00 $105.00 $362 —
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 3 151.00–156.00 $154.35 $545 -9.15
405–445 425 2 155.00–158.00 $156.43 $665 —
495 495 1 144.00 $144.00 $713 -4.49
525–535 528 3 142.00–145.00 $144.01 $760 +1.54
570 570 1 144.00 $144.00 $821 +12.00
610–645 630 5 128.00–136.00 $132.18 $833 -1.82
655–680 670 5 125.00–130.00 $127.58 $855 +1.34
715–735 722 3 121.00–127.00 $123.97 $895 —
775–795 785 2 120.00–129.00 $124.56 $978 —
955 955 2 80.00 $80.00 $764 -10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 125.00 $125.00 $306 +12.00
320 320 1 113.00 $113.00 $362 —
350–355 353 2 116.00–119.00 $117.49 $415 —
457 457 2 125.00 $125.00 $571 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 3 140.00–142.00 $140.64 $474 —
460 460 1 121.00 $121.00 $557 —
505 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
750–770 760 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $878 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $607 —
925–1320 1156 80-85% 7 56.00–62.00 $59.28 $685 —
1085–1555 1361 80-85% 11 63.00–73.00 $67.47 $918 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1750 1425 75-80% 4 64.00–71.00 $68.52 $976 +11.60
1450–1480 1462 75-80% 3 60.00–63.00 $61.68 $902 -3.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $622 +16.10
1140–1230 1182 85-90% 3 55.00–59.00 $56.33 $666 +4.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,264 —
1410–2080 1756 7 97.00–108.00 $103.20 $1,812 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 58.00 $58.00 $455 +2.00

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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.