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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

1,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.94/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 567 lb · 95 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.13/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 521 lb · 83 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.18/cwt +12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 730 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,028 602 1,004
Feeder cattle 896 496 864
Slaughter cattle 124 92 138
Replacement cattle 8 14 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to firm with very good demand for weaned calf packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calf packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 178.00 $178.00 $525 +0.50
320 320 1 191.00 $191.00 $611 +10.00
350–382 value added 376 5 215.00–225.00 $223.14 $839 —
410–425 412 7 171.00–175.00 $174.41 $719 -4.85
410–445 value added 435 5 186.00–200.00 $191.08 $831 -9.25
450–485 462 5 171.00–184.00 $177.34 $819 +4.34
450–495 value added 470 18 186.00–223.00 $199.90 $940 +3.31
505–545 525 3 164.00–168.00 $165.70 $870 +7.70
500–546 value added 526 30 173.00–189.00 $183.26 $964 -6.74
550–578 value added 557 30 172.00–182.00 $178.69 $995 +0.84
550–570 561 5 163.00–170.00 $166.00 $931 +11.81
600–647 value added 614 51 161.00–171.75 $167.24 $1,027 -3.41
650–680 value added 658 14 158.00–165.50 $163.39 $1,075 +5.04
700–717 716 13 142.00–147.25 $146.86 $1,052 +3.18
700–740 value added 717 12 153.00–158.00 $155.65 $1,116 +2.51
760 760 3 144.00–149.00 $145.67 $1,107 +1.67
752–790 value added 775 9 150.00–154.00 $151.43 $1,174 -4.57
818 fancy 818 60 156.00 $156.00 $1,276 +1.00
819–838 826 11 143.50–150.00 $147.60 $1,219 -0.15
930 930 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,256 —
965–990 973 3 135.00–142.00 $139.63 $1,359 +2.13
1045 1045 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 173.00 $173.00 $675 —
600–620 610 2 136.00–139.00 $137.52 $839 —
650–685 665 3 129.00–139.00 $134.09 $892 —
747 747 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,038 —
860 860 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,161 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 163.00 $163.00 $815 —
815 815 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,190 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 150.00 $150.00 $308 -20.00
285–287 value added 286 3 164.00–177.50 $173.02 $495 —
295 295 1 152.00 $152.00 $448 —
315 value added 315 3 172.00–174.00 $173.33 $546 +16.07
305–345 322 3 141.00–160.00 $149.10 $480 —
358–385 365 5 147.50–158.00 $154.13 $563 +4.13
370–395 value added 387 13 160.00–173.00 $168.75 $653 +15.09
400–437 value added 416 8 152.00–166.00 $157.07 $653 -6.43
415–445 430 2 148.00–150.00 $148.97 $641 +2.69
450–495 value added 467 46 150.00–164.00 $157.42 $735 +6.07
460–475 468 2 140.00–150.00 $145.08 $679 +0.76
500–549 value added 521 78 145.00–163.00 $159.18 $829 +7.99
505–535 527 5 140.00–143.00 $141.82 $747 -4.68
557–598 value added 566 85 145.00–164.95 $158.71 $898 +8.49
551–595 576 10 140.00–144.00 $141.85 $817 -1.00
605–617 value added 613 3 141.00–143.00 $141.66 $868 -0.85
600–645 628 9 130.00–139.00 $134.98 $848 —
650 650 2 136.00 $136.00 $884 +3.99
687 687 2 130.00 $130.00 $893 -2.01
728 value added 728 74 149.00 $149.00 $1,085 +14.15
733–749 742 9 130.00–135.00 $132.20 $981 —
827 827 2 108.00 $108.00 $893 —
841 841 9 124.00 $124.00 $1,043 —
873 873 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,109 +1.00
890 890 1 106.00 $106.00 $943 -20.00
1045 1045 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 130.00–135.00 $132.60 $554 —
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
520–545 537 4 130.00–132.00 $130.75 $702 —
565–575 572 3 129.00–139.00 $132.29 $757 +2.29
602–635 619 5 125.00–128.00 $126.00 $780 +17.00
655–695 678 9 104.00–121.00 $114.93 $779 -4.59
720–735 726 4 96.00–111.00 $105.45 $766 -8.55
761–790 765 7 110.00–117.00 $115.97 $887 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 119.00 $119.00 $607 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 value added 265 1 210.00 $210.00 $556 —
265–290 278 2 192.00–200.00 $195.82 $544 —
325–345 332 3 177.50–179.00 $178.48 $593 +0.98
365–395 value added 377 7 204.00–225.00 $212.14 $800 —
385–395 389 6 180.00–185.00 $182.16 $709 +0.54
407–435 value added 417 7 191.00–204.00 $193.51 $807 +0.17
400–435 421 5 159.00–189.00 $177.31 $746 +24.29
450–480 value added 464 9 176.00–203.00 $192.76 $894 +23.77
465–485 479 4 155.00–184.00 $170.15 $815 +16.86
515–532 value added 522 5 162.00–165.00 $163.78 $855 —
520–540 530 3 156.00–161.00 $158.32 $839 +8.81
560 value added 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 +8.00
560–565 562 3 149.00–160.00 $152.99 $860 +2.99
605–635 value added 625 7 149.00–152.00 $150.88 $943 —
610–635 625 3 141.00–145.00 $143.01 $894 +9.01
660–695 684 4 138.00–144.00 $141.49 $968 +7.29
701–745 711 10 126.00–141.00 $130.43 $927 +3.30
760–785 777 3 125.00–133.00 $127.95 $994 +4.27
820–847 838 3 110.00–113.00 $112.02 $939 -10.66
870–890 881 4 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $974 —
1060 1060 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 162.50 $162.50 $366 +5.00
255 255 1 165.00 $165.00 $421 —
495 495 1 151.00 $151.00 $747 +3.00
550–567 561 3 145.00–147.00 $145.65 $817 —
620 620 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $828 —
660–695 678 2 129.00–131.00 $129.97 $881 +0.97
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 178.00 $178.00 $712 —
505 505 1 141.00 $141.00 $712 +1.00
790 790 2 117.00 $117.00 $924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1290 1208 80-85% 5 64.00–68.00 $65.59 $792 —
1020–1395 1241 80-85% 12 69.00–78.00 $75.34 $935 —
1035–1970 1318 80-85% 21 78.50–93.00 $84.33 $1,111 +1.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1795 1494 75-80% 12 71.00–78.00 $75.26 $1,124 —
1170–1905 1586 75-80% 14 79.00–85.00 $81.10 $1,286 -0.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1000 905 85-90% 3 55.00–61.00 $57.41 $520 —
1040–1175 1107 85-90% 3 42.00–50.00 $46.08 $510 —
785–1370 1112 85-90% 3 64.00–73.00 $69.11 $769 —
1010–1225 1122 85-90% 8 73.00–95.00 $81.44 $914 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,050 —
1120–1625 1373 2 90.00–98.00 $94.74 $1,301 —
1505–2040 1843 12 103.00–122.00 $111.82 $2,061 -0.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1145 1042 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–1,000.00 $896.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1890 1890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 —

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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.