Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.28/cwt +11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 786 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.34/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 593 lb · 24 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.77/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 624 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	501	548	1,010
Feeder cattle	410	495	873
Slaughter cattle	77	49	119
Replacement cattle	14	4	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good 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
306	306	3	170.00	$170.00	$520	—
360–388 fancy	377	5	179.50–181.00	$180.07	$679	—
416	416	4	155.00	$155.00	$645	—
405–428 value added	420	7	176.00–185.00	$182.60	$767	+14.70
455	455	1	158.00	$158.00	$719	+9.00
450–490 value added	472	19	168.00–182.00	$175.68	$829	-3.56
500	500	1	152.00	$152.00	$760	+1.50
510–545 value added	520	5	164.00–183.00	$173.52	$902	+19.52
555 value added	555	1	165.00	$165.00	$916	—
577–597	595	23	150.50–153.50	$150.75	$897	+0.44
600–635 value added	626	4	143.00–153.00	$149.45	$936	-11.39
655–665 value added	664	21	140.00–155.00	$152.21	$1,011	-1.47
710–715	713	2	134.00–137.00	$135.49	$966	—
700–728 value added	716	7	142.00–151.00	$146.64	$1,050	—
746	746	4	129.00	$129.00	$962	—
786–790 value added	786	28	145.00–155.00	$154.28	$1,213	+11.28
813–840	817	15	146.00–152.75	$151.82	$1,240	—
885	885	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	160.00	$160.00	$560	—
567–580	571	3	137.00–145.00	$142.29	$812	+7.29

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
663	663	3	139.00	$139.00	$922	—
965	965	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,264	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	143.00	$143.00	$393	—
300–345	327	7	135.00–140.00	$137.66	$450	—
340 fancy	340	1	144.00	$144.00	$490	—
370–375 fancy	373	2	143.00	$143.00	$533	—
415	415	1	134.00	$134.00	$556	-5.38
425 value added	425	1	148.00	$148.00	$629	+1.49
458–496 value added	476	20	140.00–150.00	$146.59	$698	+0.53
500–505	503	2	131.00–133.00	$132.00	$664	+2.04
500–546 value added	515	13	138.00–147.00	$143.34	$738	-5.78
557–590	569	7	130.00–136.00	$134.54	$766	+3.54
570–585 value added	573	5	138.00–142.00	$141.18	$809	+3.18
610–635 value added	624	21	134.00–140.50	$139.77	$872	-1.56
675	675	2	120.00	$120.00	$810	-10.00
688	688	3	125.00	$125.00	$860	-5.00
700	700	2	121.00	$121.00	$847	+1.00
700–727	720	5	109.00–115.00	$111.00	$799	-9.00
755	755	1	123.00	$123.00	$929	—
785	785	1	109.00	$109.00	$856	—
880	880	1	93.00	$93.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	131.00	$131.00	$485	+4.00
415–430	425	3	131.00	$131.00	$557	—
450	450	2	121.00	$121.00	$544	+1.00
545	545	1	127.00	$127.00	$692	+10.00
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	+2.53
610	610	1	116.00	$116.00	$708	-3.33
670–677	675	7	110.00–117.00	$115.87	$782	+4.06
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	-20.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	—
473	473	4	124.00	$124.00	$587	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	162.50	$162.50	$366	—
253–290	261	5	157.50–175.00	$170.12	$444	—
318	318	3	170.00	$170.00	$541	—
355–385	370	2	170.00–176.00	$172.88	$640	+18.53
415–420	418	2	146.00–159.00	$152.54	$638	-3.89
422–440 fancy	428	3	162.00	$162.00	$693	—
456 fancy	456	3	160.00	$160.00	$730	—
475	475	1	166.00	$166.00	$788	+22.00
505	505	1	139.00	$139.00	$702	-5.01
517–532 fancy	521	17	155.00–163.00	$160.78	$838	—
565	565	1	142.00	$142.00	$802	-2.00
600–645 value added	629	10	132.00–140.00	$136.29	$857	—
660–665 value added	661	6	133.00–139.00	$137.50	$909	—
715–735	722	5	119.00–127.00	$123.58	$892	-0.39
781	781	3	127.00	$127.00	$992	+2.44
830	830	1	110.00	$110.00	$913	—
895	895	1	95.00	$95.00	$850	—
927–945	933	3	93.00–104.00	$96.71	$902	—
995	995	1	94.00	$94.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	146.00–150.00	$148.11	$478	+7.47
385	385	1	137.00	$137.00	$527	—
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
455	455	2	133.00–140.00	$136.50	$621	+15.50
565–578	575	5	134.00–136.50	$135.71	$780	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	—
510	510	1	139.00	$139.00	$709	—
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
695	695	1	128.00	$128.00	$890	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1810	1496	75-80%	18	69.00–78.00	$72.47	$1,084	+10.79
1195–1805	1506	75-80%	13	61.00–69.00	$65.82	$991	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1505	1248	80-85%	10	70.00–75.00	$72.82	$909	—
1100–1560	1309	80-85%	10	61.00–69.00	$64.72	$847	—
1405–1460	1433	80-85%	2	55.00–59.00	$56.96	$816	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1180	963	85-90%	5	35.00–53.00	$46.35	$446	—
1065	1065	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$628	—
975–1280	1083	85-90%	4	60.00–65.00	$61.70	$668	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1855	1530	2	85.00–87.00	$85.79	$1,313	—
1730–2275	1999	4	95.00–108.00	$102.70	$2,053	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1390	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–975.00	$885.92

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1415	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–775.00	$712.81
1250–1370	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$751.15

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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.