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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,094 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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.