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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.99/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 528 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 388 607
Feeder cattle 109 316 505
Slaughter cattle 57 68 76
Replacement cattle 2 4 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold firm in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 value added 335 1 201.00 $201.00 $673 —
403–410 value added 405 4 187.00–188.00 $187.75 $760 +15.35
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 +11.00
455–460 value added 458 2 180.00–192.00 $185.97 $852 +10.31
515–545 value added 531 5 168.00–175.00 $170.92 $908 +2.43
580–585 583 2 153.00–156.00 $154.51 $901 +1.99
650–690 value added 671 6 149.00–157.00 $154.98 $1,040 +2.98
732 value added 732 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,127 +2.81
768 value added 768 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,167 —
822 fancy 822 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,175 —
830 830 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,120 -10.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 2 161.00 $161.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 144.00 $144.00 $403 —
365–390 378 2 149.00 $149.00 $563 —
398 value added 398 3 161.00 $161.00 $641 +9.74
425 value added 425 1 151.00 $151.00 $642 -0.74
420–445 433 2 145.00–147.00 $145.97 $632 —
450–490 470 2 134.00–139.00 $136.39 $641 -0.69
467–490 value added 476 4 145.00–149.00 $147.22 $701 +1.82
520–545 526 4 132.00–135.00 $134.22 $706 -0.39
500–546 value added 529 13 140.00–153.00 $148.31 $785 +3.19
560–585 value added 577 3 140.00–146.00 $143.65 $829 +1.65
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 -5.00
655 655 1 127.00 $127.00 $832 -1.00
709 value added 709 5 136.00 $136.00 $964 +1.73
742 742 2 126.00 $126.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 136.00 $136.00 $598 —
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -2.54
620 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 -1.00
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 —
715 715 2 96.00–113.00 $104.50 $747 —
755 755 1 98.00 $98.00 $740 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 182.50–187.00 $184.78 $619 +14.78
350–390 373 5 169.00–179.00 $173.16 $646 -1.43
400 value added 400 1 171.00 $171.00 $684 —
493 value added 493 3 174.00 $174.00 $858 +4.00
510 value added 510 1 169.00 $169.00 $862 +10.12
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 -8.94
555–560 557 3 150.00 $150.00 $836 +3.87
615–623 value added 620 6 142.00–150.00 $148.18 $919 +3.56
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 +0.65
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
1065 1065 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1600 1376 80-85% 19 78.00–89.00 $83.28 $1,146 —
1145–1555 1378 80-85% 10 71.00–78.00 $74.44 $1,026 —
1670 1670 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,086 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1080 965 85-90% 5 48.00–57.00 $52.19 $504 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $755 —
1010–1220 1125 85-90% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.92 $753 +0.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1406–1610 1504 75-80% 5 72.00–76.00 $74.39 $1,119 —
1740 1740 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,496 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775 1775 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,651 -19.33
1780–1795 1788 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $2,038 +1.67

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,179

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1355 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.