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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.90/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 623 lb · 34 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.70/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 723 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.99/cwt -8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 521 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 1,028 1,019
Feeder cattle 411 896 925
Slaughter cattle 83 124 71
Replacement cattle 10 8 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher 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
315 315 1 221.00 $221.00 $696 +30.00
370–392 value added 384 4 197.00–204.00 $199.71 $767 -23.43
405–448 value added 430 11 177.00–206.00 $190.79 $820 -0.29
420–445 431 5 161.00–171.00 $168.04 $724 -6.37
470 470 1 162.00 $162.00 $761 -15.34
450–485 value added 478 11 176.00–211.00 $187.85 $898 -12.05
500–545 value added 509 11 175.00–186.00 $180.65 $920 -2.61
521 521 4 169.00 $169.00 $880 +3.30
555–591 value added 580 12 171.00–174.50 $173.88 $1,009 -4.81
590 590 2 158.00–170.00 $164.00 $968 -2.00
600–640 value added 623 34 160.00–169.00 $163.90 $1,021 -3.34
675–678 value added 678 10 154.00–162.00 $161.20 $1,093 -2.19
702–749 value added 723 27 142.00–158.00 $149.70 $1,082 -5.95
750–768 value added 764 4 143.00–145.00 $144.51 $1,104 -6.92
808–830 818 14 134.00–148.00 $140.01 $1,145 -7.59
957 957 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,215 -12.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 142.50 $142.50 $442 —
503 503 4 131.00 $131.00 $659 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
1180 1180 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,180 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 128.00 $128.00 $480 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 value added 328 8 161.00–182.00 $168.94 $554 -4.39
360–390 372 7 145.00–156.00 $151.53 $564 -2.60
355–395 value added 378 10 161.00–185.00 $174.22 $659 +5.47
411–445 value added 424 13 148.00–169.00 $161.72 $686 +4.65
415–440 428 2 135.00–140.00 $137.57 $589 -11.40
450–495 value added 474 17 146.00–166.00 $159.82 $758 +2.40
483 483 3 140.00 $140.00 $676 -5.08
500–542 521 7 141.00–150.00 $145.43 $758 +3.61
500–545 value added 521 16 145.00–157.00 $151.98 $792 -7.20
553–575 value added 563 12 146.00–155.00 $150.62 $848 -8.09
583–590 585 5 138.00–145.00 $143.60 $840 +1.75
622 value added 622 11 147.50 $147.50 $917 +5.84
640 640 4 128.00 $128.00 $819 -6.98
656 value added 656 6 140.00 $140.00 $918 —
665–675 670 7 123.00–137.00 $133.86 $897 +3.86
710 710 1 118.00 $118.00 $838 -14.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 422 3 125.00–126.00 $125.66 $530 -6.94
511 511 3 125.00 $125.00 $639 -5.75
560 560 1 133.00 $133.00 $745 +0.71
606 606 3 128.00 $128.00 $776 +2.00
690 690 3 116.00 $116.00 $800 +1.07
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 -6.97
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 133.00 $133.00 $805 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 159.00 $159.00 $390 —
300–330 313 3 164.00–180.00 $174.06 $545 -4.42
300–340 value added 317 3 194.00–205.00 $197.91 $627 —
355 355 1 189.00 $189.00 $671 +6.84
400 value added 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 +6.49
405–432 423 3 168.00–173.00 $169.60 $717 -7.71
450–455 453 3 160.00–162.00 $160.66 $728 -9.49
475–490 value added 482 5 171.00–181.00 $178.60 $861 -14.16
505–530 523 4 150.00–171.00 $157.61 $824 -0.71
525 value added 525 2 178.00 $178.00 $934 +14.22
570–590 576 9 150.00–162.00 $157.11 $905 +4.12
580–581 value added 581 6 163.00–166.00 $164.50 $956 +4.50
602–645 value added 622 6 145.00–157.00 $153.58 $955 +2.70
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 +3.51
650–670 value added 660 2 145.00–159.00 $151.89 $1,002 —
730 730 1 128.00 $128.00 $934 -2.43
760–790 775 2 114.00–120.00 $116.94 $906 -11.01
855–895 882 3 91.00–111.00 $103.56 $913 -6.94
910–922 918 3 101.00–120.00 $107.28 $985 —
1060 1060 1 88.00 $88.00 $933 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 142.00 $142.00 $476 —
490 490 1 151.00 $151.00 $740 ±0.00
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 -3.50
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 -24.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 136.00 $136.00 $911 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1575 1248 80-85% 6 76.00–79.00 $76.79 $958 +1.45
1090–1695 1330 80-85% 21 80.00–90.00 $84.60 $1,125 +0.27
1385 1385 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $859 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1055 940 85-90% 3 49.00–63.00 $56.14 $528 -1.27
905–1095 983 85-90% 5 77.00–81.00 $78.41 $771 —
795–1195 1001 85-90% 4 63.00–70.00 $66.75 $668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1735 1393 75-80% 5 71.00–78.00 $74.91 $1,043 —
1260–1735 1536 75-80% 5 81.00–88.00 $83.90 $1,289 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2110 1739 8 103.00–122.00 $113.61 $1,976 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 $969

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1330–1635 1439 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,025.00–1,450.00 $1,270.54
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
550 550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 90.00 $90.00 $493 —

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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.