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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.96/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 717 lb · 159 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.67/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 471 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.37/cwt +7.61 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 522 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	859	741	949
Feeder cattle	686	627	800
Slaughter cattle	151	105	120
Replacement cattle	22	9	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday 400-600 lb steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher on weaned packages with very good demand; over 600 lbs light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–343	336	4	176.00–181.00	$177.17	$595	-0.33
355–385	375	3	174.00–183.00	$178.21	$668	-0.36
400–432 value added	416	10	187.00–221.00	$200.44	$834	+18.27
400–445	424	10	169.00–184.00	$178.38	$756	—
450–485	474	5	170.00–174.00	$172.62	$818	+16.62
467–497 value added	478	9	176.00–191.00	$186.74	$893	+28.74
505–547 value added	525	12	165.00–189.00	$173.31	$910	+13.45
505–542	533	6	147.00–162.00	$152.92	$815	-2.08
565–575	572	3	154.00–155.00	$154.33	$883	+0.06
560–590 value added	579	11	160.00–176.00	$172.49	$999	+12.50
600–612	606	4	147.50–150.00	$148.74	$901	—
600–640 value added	616	24	155.00–168.00	$162.12	$999	+1.31
650–695 value added	681	10	155.00–162.00	$160.16	$1,091	-0.70
700–747 value added	732	25	146.00–156.00	$150.75	$1,103	—
750–770	760	2	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$1,022	-1.85
772–798 value added	781	9	140.50–150.00	$146.76	$1,146	+6.76
848	848	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,153	—
850–880	865	2	132.00–135.00	$133.53	$1,155	-6.83
938	938	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,266	—
1040	1040	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	165.00–177.50	$171.02	$462	+3.52
370	370	2	165.00	$165.00	$610	—
510	510	1	145.00	$145.00	$740	-3.00
655	655	2	140.00	$140.00	$917	—
845	845	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,022	—
935	935	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,131	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,094	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	101.00	$101.00	$616	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–277 value added	268	3	164.00–172.00	$169.51	$454	—
275–290	283	2	156.00	$156.00	$441	+11.43
310–345	330	6	140.00–161.00	$153.74	$507	+0.86
340–342 value added	341	5	165.00–177.00	$174.21	$594	+6.27
355–395	374	7	146.00–158.00	$150.87	$564	+1.15
360–395 value added	383	7	166.00–177.00	$171.15	$656	+8.49
400–447 value added	428	17	154.00–173.00	$158.56	$679	+2.52
430–446	441	6	148.00–152.00	$149.30	$658	—
450–490	467	21	140.00–153.00	$145.44	$679	+2.82
461–497 value added	476	15	150.00–161.00	$155.60	$741	+2.62
505–543	522	16	141.00–147.00	$144.68	$755	+7.52
500–540 value added	523	13	147.00–154.00	$148.46	$776	+3.28
550–588 value added	561	11	147.00–148.50	$147.91	$830	+3.91
550–595	563	13	140.00–147.00	$142.24	$801	+2.24
600–606 value added	605	4	140.00–143.00	$142.26	$861	+0.26
600–637	620	6	131.00–139.00	$134.48	$834	+4.38
657–695	678	16	129.00–135.00	$131.77	$893	+1.77
700–729 value added	715	148	138.50–139.35	$138.90	$993	+0.80
700–745	737	11	119.00–127.00	$125.25	$923	+6.54
758–790	763	9	119.00–126.00	$122.99	$938	—
841	841	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,076	+10.34
845	845	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,022	+3.34
855–882	873	3	116.00–125.00	$118.94	$1,038	—
975	975	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,082	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	147.50	$147.50	$302	—
457–487	472	4	121.00–139.00	$130.29	$615	+8.29
500–515	508	2	125.00–132.00	$128.45	$653	-5.13
605–640	625	3	121.00–130.00	$126.41	$790	—
715	715	2	101.00–103.00	$102.00	$729	—
755–765	760	2	91.00–107.00	$98.95	$752	-8.50
810–820	815	2	80.00–96.00	$88.05	$718	-6.97

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	123.00	$123.00	$756	—
671	671	3	129.00	$129.00	$866	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	167.50	$167.50	$285	—
265–295	278	3	175.00–179.00	$177.11	$492	-3.98
330	330	1	182.00	$182.00	$601	-10.00
345 value added	345	1	192.00	$192.00	$662	—
350–395	373	7	165.00–180.00	$174.19	$650	-5.73
430	430	1	150.00	$150.00	$645	-10.00
443 thin fleshed	443	5	186.00	$186.00	$824	—
471–492 value added	478	12	170.00–175.00	$171.27	$819	+6.27
470–490	480	5	150.00–162.00	$154.05	$739	+3.06
515 thin fleshed	515	2	170.00	$170.00	$876	—
500–532 value added	517	12	162.00–169.00	$164.49	$850	+5.99
515–540	526	4	155.00–163.00	$159.76	$840	+6.96
550–595	570	8	156.00–161.00	$159.25	$908	+9.96
565–580 value added	570	7	162.00–167.00	$164.31	$937	—
605 value added	605	1	156.00	$156.00	$944	+16.00
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	—
660–677 value added	674	6	148.00–152.00	$148.65	$1,002	—
675	675	2	137.00–138.00	$137.50	$928	—
740	740	1	130.00	$130.00	$962	±0.00
750–760	755	2	120.00	$120.00	$906	—
805	805	1	114.00	$114.00	$918	—
855–895	864	5	98.00–103.00	$101.96	$881	—
955	955	1	87.00	$87.00	$831	-34.00
1030	1030	1	94.00	$94.00	$968	—
1120	1120	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	147.50	$147.50	$465	-11.50
370	370	1	140.00	$140.00	$518	-3.00
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	-2.67
500–530	515	2	135.00–148.00	$141.31	$728	-0.68

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	125.00	$125.00	$556	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1570	1219	80-85%	11	76.00–84.00	$80.19	$978	+10.03
1025–1755	1271	80-85%	37	85.00–99.00	$90.07	$1,145	+11.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1500	1343	75-80%	6	76.00–84.00	$80.87	$1,086	—
1195–1755	1508	75-80%	31	85.00–97.00	$89.99	$1,357	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1135	959	85-90%	4	68.00–69.00	$68.30	$655	-0.35
875–1315	1045	85-90%	16	70.00–79.00	$74.90	$783	-9.53
870–1295	1090	85-90%	15	80.00–94.00	$83.83	$914	—
1105	1105	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$486	-29.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1600	1520	2	92.00–97.00	$94.37	$1,434	—
1135–2785	1814	23	100.00–133.00	$120.24	$2,181	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1115	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00
945–1430	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,225.00	$1,084.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1365	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,174.82	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.