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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Lexington, KY

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.36/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 880 lb · 126 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.33/cwt +13.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 730 lb · 76 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.75/cwt ≈ $1,015/hd at 759 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 741 776 815
Feeder cattle 627 542 690
Slaughter cattle 105 197 102
Replacement cattle 9 37 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

All market classes sold steady on comparable quality.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 192.50 $192.50 $452 —
295 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 —
315 value added 315 2 199.00 $199.00 $627 +9.00
315 315 1 177.50 $177.50 $559 +17.50
350 value added 350 2 199.00 $199.00 $696 +6.68
360–375 368 2 170.00–187.50 $178.57 $657 -5.10
410–445 value added 424 12 175.00–196.00 $182.17 $772 +2.64
480 value added 480 1 158.00 $158.00 $758 -22.28
490 490 1 156.00 $156.00 $764 -13.49
511 511 3 155.00 $155.00 $792 -2.43
505–545 value added 533 23 157.50–176.00 $159.86 $852 -11.17
555–585 565 3 151.00–156.00 $154.27 $872 -4.23
558–590 value added 567 5 159.00–160.50 $159.99 $907 -4.66
608–641 value added 629 11 158.00–166.00 $160.81 $1,011 +1.02
646 646 5 145.00 $145.00 $937 -1.00
651–665 value added 655 12 159.00–161.50 $160.86 $1,054 —
705–735 713 15 134.00–140.00 $138.58 $988 —
755–775 762 3 136.00–137.00 $136.34 $1,039 -0.66
782 value added 782 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,095 -4.50
877–883 880 126 138.30–142.50 $140.36 $1,235 +8.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 167.50 $167.50 $419 —
472 472 2 148.00 $148.00 $699 —
545 545 1 148.00 $148.00 $807 —
605–620 613 3 134.00–140.00 $136.35 $836 +0.35
775 775 1 128.00 $128.00 $992 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,462 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 123.00 $123.00 $701 —

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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 1 162.50 $162.50 $333 +10.50
260–275 270 3 142.00–150.00 $144.57 $390 —
300–330 value added 318 6 163.00–172.00 $167.94 $534 +5.42
310–335 323 2 150.00–156.00 $152.88 $494 +12.88
357–360 value added 358 3 162.00–163.00 $162.66 $582 +2.51
360–385 366 4 148.00–153.00 $149.72 $548 +2.53
410–440 value added 428 10 151.00–160.00 $156.04 $668 -1.84
450–480 466 8 141.00–144.00 $142.62 $665 -5.89
465–470 value added 467 5 148.00–157.00 $152.98 $714 -0.26
500–545 520 16 135.00–143.00 $137.16 $713 +0.65
500–541 value added 531 4 144.00–149.00 $145.18 $771 -3.12
560 560 3 140.00 $140.00 $784 +5.30
580 value added 580 1 144.00 $144.00 $835 -6.63
600–640 611 14 125.00–134.00 $130.10 $795 +3.04
635 value added 635 3 142.00 $142.00 $902 +2.23
678 678 4 130.00 $130.00 $881 +4.50
712–725 716 3 115.00–126.00 $118.71 $850 —
731 value added 731 73 138.10 $138.10 $1,010 +14.10
759 value added 759 66 133.75 $133.75 $1,015 —
822 822 2 116.00 $116.00 $954 +2.00
816–845 826 6 117.00–118.00 $117.66 $972 +3.66
935 935 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 146.00 $146.00 $496 +11.00
365 365 1 132.00 $132.00 $482 -2.00
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 -1.72
480 480 2 122.00 $122.00 $586 -6.03
512–530 522 5 132.00–135.00 $133.58 $697 +6.58
550–585 560 13 121.00–132.00 $128.20 $718 +3.20
760–775 768 2 102.00–113.00 $107.45 $825 —
810–820 815 2 92.00–98.00 $95.02 $774 +3.02
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 137.00 $137.00 $658 —
555 555 2 134.00 $134.00 $744 —
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1445 1242 3 97.00–114.00 $106.53 $1,323 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 187.50 $187.50 $441 +10.82
270–280 277 3 176.00–187.50 $181.09 $502 —
340 340 1 192.00 $192.00 $653 +16.45
360–391 383 8 173.00–188.00 $179.92 $689 +7.48
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 +3.00
455 value added 455 3 165.00 $165.00 $751 -4.04
460–485 469 5 150.00–155.00 $150.99 $708 -2.71
511 value added 511 4 158.50 $158.50 $810 -1.47
500–540 529 4 150.00–154.00 $152.80 $808 +5.83
555–575 562 3 146.00–151.00 $149.29 $839 +3.54
632 value added 632 2 140.00 $140.00 $885 —
740 740 1 130.00 $130.00 $962 +8.00
915 915 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,144 —
950 950 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,150 —
1055 1055 1 86.00 $86.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 —
310 310 1 159.00 $159.00 $493 +8.47
385 385 1 143.00 $143.00 $551 —
425–445 435 3 139.00–149.00 $142.66 $621 -2.04
465 465 3 140.00–148.00 $142.67 $663 —
515–520 518 3 140.00–146.00 $141.99 $736 —
580 580 1 138.00 $138.00 $800 +9.00
650–675 658 3 123.00–127.00 $124.37 $818 —
765 765 1 121.00 $121.00 $926 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 135.00 $135.00 $270 —
525 525 1 118.00 $118.00 $620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1295 1208 80-85% 2 69.00–71.50 $70.16 $848 -9.66
1040–1615 1233 80-85% 20 83.00–95.00 $87.11 $1,074 +7.29
1055–1490 1256 80-85% 13 73.00–82.00 $78.40 $985 -9.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1040 977 85-90% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.65 $671 —
925–1095 1035 85-90% 5 82.00–89.00 $84.43 $874 —
1045–1190 1117 85-90% 9 71.00–76.00 $73.67 $823 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $880 —
1320–1640 1484 75-80% 7 73.00–82.00 $79.43 $1,179 +0.66
1470–1905 1666 75-80% 9 84.00–89.50 $86.78 $1,446 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–2160 1753 3 93.00–102.00 $97.30 $1,706 -18.30
1350–2395 1788 13 104.00–128.00 $115.02 $2,057 -0.58

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00
1290–1390 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,085.00 $967.68

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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.