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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.90/cwt +10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 693 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.24/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 481 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.64/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 668 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 822 859 1,226
Feeder cattle 639 686 1,109
Slaughter cattle 169 151 99
Replacement cattle 14 22 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday steer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with best demand for weaned 400-600 lb thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand under heavy supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 185.00 $185.00 $610 +7.83
345 value added 345 1 199.00 $199.00 $687 —
370 370 10 189.00 $189.00 $699 +10.79
385–395 value added 390 4 195.00–200.00 $196.27 $765 —
400–415 410 4 170.00–175.00 $173.73 $712 -4.65
400–437 value added 427 13 184.00–198.00 $192.51 $822 -7.93
450 450 3 165.00–170.00 $167.33 $753 -5.29
450–495 value added 463 22 173.00–194.50 $191.63 $887 +4.89
500–535 value added 521 27 169.00–190.50 $184.25 $960 +10.94
507–545 524 4 157.00–162.00 $159.07 $834 +6.15
567 567 2 154.00 $154.00 $873 -0.33
550–590 value added 571 13 165.00–181.00 $174.22 $995 +1.73
600–647 value added 621 11 160.00–175.00 $171.32 $1,064 +9.20
645–646 646 6 147.00–156.00 $151.50 $979 —
650–680 664 4 140.00–150.00 $142.45 $946 —
650–675 value added 668 30 162.50–167.50 $165.33 $1,104 +5.17
790 value added 790 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,161 +0.24
800–818 809 22 138.00–147.75 $144.92 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 162.50 $162.50 $398 —
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 -21.02
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 +5.00
465–480 474 4 149.00–153.00 $150.24 $712 —
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 —
620 620 1 138.00 $138.00 $856 —
700–731 723 4 128.00–135.00 $129.69 $938 —
805 805 1 122.00 $122.00 $982 —
970 970 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,212 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
650–670 660 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $927 —
725 725 1 129.00 $129.00 $935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 value added 273 3 162.50 $162.50 $444 -7.01
300–335 316 4 154.00–157.00 $155.29 $491 +1.55
320–343 value added 337 8 164.00–173.00 $171.08 $577 -3.13
350–395 value added 359 30 163.00–179.00 $166.32 $597 -4.83
416–445 value added 424 10 150.00–156.00 $154.06 $653 -4.50
420–430 425 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $593 -9.79
470–485 475 3 148.00–149.00 $148.66 $706 +3.22
455–495 value added 481 38 148.00–154.00 $150.36 $723 -5.24
500–545 value added 521 14 147.00–157.00 $154.54 $805 +6.08
500–545 522 5 135.00–141.00 $138.75 $724 -5.93
555–585 value added 575 17 141.00–149.00 $145.72 $838 -2.19
600–633 value added 615 7 142.00–147.00 $142.70 $878 +0.44
625–640 630 5 124.00–139.00 $133.03 $838 -1.45
650–694 value added 693 73 138.00–142.00 $141.90 $983 —
757–775 760 7 120.00–131.00 $129.40 $983 +6.41
875 875 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,138 +11.06
970 970 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,145 +7.00
985 985 2 102.00–108.00 $105.00 $1,034 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 141.00 $141.00 $310 -6.50
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
430 value added 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
470 470 1 129.00 $129.00 $606 -1.29
525 525 1 127.00 $127.00 $667 -1.45
560 560 2 131.00 $131.00 $734 —
615 615 2 125.00 $125.00 $769 -1.41
667–693 682 6 100.00–120.00 $108.51 $740 —
700–745 726 4 100.00–110.00 $106.22 $771 +4.22
753–790 770 9 101.00–102.00 $101.23 $779 +2.28
805 805 1 99.00 $99.00 $797 +10.95
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–615 613 3 100.00–101.00 $100.67 $617 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–585 573 2 144.00–145.00 $144.51 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 172.50 $172.50 $362 —
270–285 278 2 150.00–165.00 $157.30 $437 -19.81
327–335 330 3 167.50–174.00 $169.70 $560 -12.30
350 fancy 350 1 187.00 $187.00 $654 —
355–383 375 9 161.00–180.00 $167.20 $627 -6.99
380 value added 380 5 187.00 $187.00 $711 —
417 value added 417 2 189.00 $189.00 $788 —
460–497 485 3 148.00–160.00 $151.80 $736 -2.25
455–496 value added 487 25 167.00–188.00 $179.42 $874 +8.15
505–540 value added 520 7 166.00–186.00 $178.28 $927 +13.79
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 +0.24
557 value added 557 2 170.00 $170.00 $947 +5.69
600–640 value added 625 13 140.00–146.00 $144.21 $901 -11.79
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 -10.00
660 value added 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 -8.65
665–685 670 5 133.00–134.00 $133.40 $894 -4.10
712 712 2 125.00 $125.00 $890 -5.00
757–783 773 5 123.00–134.00 $129.69 $1,003 +9.69
818 818 4 110.00 $110.00 $900 -4.00
875 875 2 110.00 $110.00 $962 +8.04
930 930 1 90.00 $90.00 $837 —
1015–1045 1030 2 86.00–102.00 $94.12 $969 +0.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 149.00 $149.00 $603 —
460 460 1 135.00 $135.00 $621 -5.00
585 585 1 148.00 $148.00 $866 —
610–640 625 2 130.00–134.00 $132.05 $825 —
655–690 673 2 126.00–128.00 $126.97 $855 —
700–715 708 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $860 —
755–795 783 4 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $932 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 4 132.00 $132.00 $854 —
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 122.50 $122.50 $245 —
255 255 1 110.00 $110.00 $280 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1395 1283 80-85% 9 76.00–85.00 $82.51 $1,059 -7.56
1290 1290 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $955 -16.07
1070–1645 1327 80-85% 45 85.00–105.50 $91.95 $1,220 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1705 1416 75-80% 9 75.00–84.50 $81.37 $1,152 —
1105–1910 1546 75-80% 41 85.00–95.00 $89.54 $1,384 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,095 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1120 979 85-90% 9 62.00–70.00 $65.30 $639 -3.00
960–1150 1055 85-90% 2 53.00 $53.00 $559 -30.83
820–1295 1060 85-90% 12 78.00–87.00 $83.05 $880 -0.78
870–1460 1105 85-90% 13 71.00–78.00 $75.16 $831 +31.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–2095 1587 17 109.00–126.00 $116.19 $1,844 —
1760 1760 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,707 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
985–1255 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,175.00 $1,087.05
1610 1610 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1070 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–775.00 $718.41

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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
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.