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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.44/cwt -4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 666 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.53/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 623 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.00/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 683 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 1,327 225
Feeder cattle 316 1,203 204
Slaughter cattle 68 114 20
Replacement cattle 4 10 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 value added 265 1 185.00 $185.00 $490 —
350–385 364 4 175.00–185.00 $178.52 $650 +2.70
405 405 1 159.00 $159.00 $644 +0.25
400–445 value added 427 8 168.00–177.00 $172.40 $736 -7.22
455 455 1 161.00 $161.00 $733 —
450–490 value added 471 12 162.00–187.00 $175.66 $827 -0.81
515 515 1 154.00 $154.00 $793 -3.23
510–525 value added 518 2 168.00–169.00 $168.49 $873 -3.20
550–583 value added 570 11 161.00–168.00 $163.16 $930 -3.31
570–580 575 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $877 -2.26
600–610 605 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $853 -3.67
610–645 value added 626 10 154.00–160.00 $156.20 $978 -1.40
650–696 value added 683 16 144.00–155.00 $152.00 $1,038 -1.17
710–740 725 2 126.00 $126.00 $914 -11.00
721–740 value added 725 10 150.00–151.50 $151.19 $1,096 +6.02
755 755 1 127.00 $127.00 $959 -10.72
825 825 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,196 -1.37
1010 1010 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,060 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,480 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 value added 335 3 146.00–159.00 $151.94 $509 -4.25
370–395 value added 386 4 150.00–154.00 $151.26 $584 —
405–448 value added 432 11 147.00–154.00 $151.74 $656 +0.21
457–495 value added 472 6 140.00–150.00 $145.40 $686 -2.87
460–486 480 4 131.00–139.00 $137.08 $658 +5.46
515–540 value added 537 9 138.00–149.00 $145.12 $779 +0.86
530–547 539 5 132.00–136.00 $134.61 $726 -1.96
551 value added 551 10 142.00 $142.00 $782 -0.21
560–565 561 5 135.00 $135.00 $757 +0.86
606–647 value added 621 16 130.00–137.00 $133.94 $832 -3.06
625–642 636 3 125.00 $125.00 $795 +4.00
660 660 1 128.00 $128.00 $845 +4.14
650–685 value added 666 19 130.00–138.75 $136.88 $912 -5.36
700–710 705 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $871 +2.49
722–737 value added 732 13 128.00–137.00 $134.27 $983 +4.60
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 -3.00
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 +27.00
975–980 978 2 88.00–91.00 $89.50 $875 -23.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–481 476 4 125.00–130.00 $126.21 $601 +5.52
515–530 523 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $641 +2.22
550–588 576 8 119.00–124.00 $122.22 $704 -6.78
600 600 3 119.00 $119.00 $714 +4.58
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 -9.00
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 172.50 $172.50 $492 —
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 -0.40
350–365 358 2 170.00–179.00 $174.59 $625 +8.99
370 value added 370 1 183.00 $183.00 $677 —
420–438 434 4 149.00–156.00 $154.30 $670 +2.23
460 value added 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 +0.53
495 495 1 155.00 $155.00 $767 +4.25
515–543 value added 525 9 150.00–165.50 $158.88 $834 +0.27
505–540 528 5 145.00–154.00 $148.94 $786 -0.75
562–585 value added 566 6 152.00–165.00 $158.29 $896 -3.24
567–585 571 6 140.00–154.00 $146.13 $834 -0.03
622–645 value added 633 7 138.00–153.00 $144.62 $915 +3.27
640 640 1 134.00 $134.00 $858 +5.00
655–685 668 3 131.00–138.00 $134.35 $897 +7.35
678–688 value added 682 10 143.00 $143.00 $975 +0.80
700–740 724 4 116.00–133.00 $122.38 $886 -0.79
785 785 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $915 -2.84
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 —
900–940 913 3 95.00–111.00 $105.51 $963 —
985 985 1 95.00 $95.00 $936 -4.00
1030–1040 1035 2 78.00–84.00 $81.01 $838 +3.01
1115 1115 1 78.00 $78.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 525 3 133.00–136.00 $134.04 $704 -0.05
785 785 1 104.00 $104.00 $816 -7.00
995 995 1 88.00 $88.00 $876 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 1 164.00 $164.00 $861 —
660 660 1 117.00 $117.00 $772 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 123.00 $123.00 $584 —
560 560 1 114.00 $114.00 $638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $696 —
1140–1480 1321 80-85% 11 65.00–71.00 $67.82 $896 —
1260–1415 1330 80-85% 5 71.00–76.00 $73.42 $976 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1555 1412 75-80% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.99 $960 +0.41
1315–1870 1563 75-80% 10 72.00–87.00 $78.43 $1,226 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1320 1098 85-90% 6 48.00–57.00 $53.86 $591 +0.90
950–1365 1129 85-90% 5 65.00–68.00 $65.97 $745 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $718 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1460 1295 2 88.00–89.00 $88.56 $1,147 —
1365–2235 1777 13 102.00–121.00 $112.33 $1,996 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1445 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,050.00 $1,006.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1115 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–750.00 $711.73
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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.