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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

1,268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.80/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 778 lb · 141 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.56/cwt ≈ $1,320/hd at 913 lb · 102 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.54/cwt ≈ $1,059/hd at 738 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,268	822	786
Feeder cattle	1,059	639	686
Slaughter cattle	181	169	90
Replacement cattle	28	14	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday steers under 500 lbs sold steady; 500-700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with 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
215	215	1	182.50	$182.50	$392	—
250 value added	250	1	191.00	$191.00	$478	—
320 value added	320	2	192.50	$192.50	$616	-6.50
345	345	2	185.00	$185.00	$638	±0.00
355–376 value added	368	7	189.00–194.00	$190.38	$701	-5.89
355–380	372	3	170.00–185.00	$180.22	$670	-8.78
400–445 value added	420	12	177.00–191.00	$183.74	$772	-8.77
405–440	432	5	161.00–168.00	$164.15	$709	-9.58
450–469	466	6	164.00–167.00	$164.48	$766	-2.85
451–495 value added	479	52	173.00–194.50	$187.96	$900	-3.67
510	510	2	171.00	$171.00	$872	+11.93
500–543 value added	529	25	175.00–189.00	$183.66	$972	-0.59
550–599 value added	574	52	165.00–187.00	$176.95	$1,016	+2.73
575	575	1	159.00	$159.00	$914	+5.00
600–637 value added	612	30	158.00–187.50	$173.97	$1,065	+2.65
630	630	1	155.00	$155.00	$976	+3.50
660	660	1	148.00	$148.00	$977	+5.55
651–673 value added	665	25	157.00–168.00	$162.49	$1,081	-2.84
700–730 value added	717	5	149.00–152.00	$150.60	$1,080	—
700–745	720	5	139.00–142.00	$140.60	$1,012	—
770–795	777	6	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$1,084	—
760–787 value added	778	135	141.00–159.00	$154.44	$1,202	+7.44
800–848	836	4	141.00–144.00	$141.72	$1,185	-3.20
855–888	880	4	140.00–141.00	$140.76	$1,239	—
907–917 fancy	913	102	144.00–145.00	$144.56	$1,320	—
1105–1115	1107	5	128.00–128.50	$128.40	$1,421	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	177.50	$177.50	$479	+27.50
300–340	320	2	167.50–172.00	$169.89	$544	—
360	360	1	148.00	$148.00	$533	-22.00
420–430	425	2	152.00–156.00	$154.02	$655	—
805–830	818	2	131.00–133.00	$131.98	$1,080	+9.98
855	855	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,069	—
925	925	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,202	—
955	955	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	-5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	169.00	$169.00	$972	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295 value added	268	4	171.00–187.50	$180.92	$485	+18.42
265–295	280	2	155.00–157.00	$155.95	$437	—
310–345	324	4	147.00–155.00	$151.48	$491	-3.81
300–347 value added	325	7	161.00–173.00	$167.20	$543	-3.88
372–395	381	4	154.00–157.00	$155.02	$591	—
375–389 value added	387	7	166.00–168.00	$166.28	$644	-0.04
401–435	410	9	142.00–150.00	$145.98	$599	+6.47
400–445 value added	426	21	150.00–163.00	$154.71	$659	+0.65
460–472	466	4	144.00–148.00	$146.52	$683	-2.14
457–491 value added	480	24	150.00–161.00	$155.32	$746	+4.96
505–525	517	5	140.00–147.00	$143.39	$741	+4.64
507–542 value added	525	58	147.00–157.50	$151.21	$794	-3.33
554–595 value added	575	32	146.00–149.00	$147.86	$850	+2.14
565–595	581	6	141.00–146.00	$143.13	$832	—
600–645	622	10	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$821	-1.03
600–636 value added	624	6	141.00–145.00	$143.37	$895	+0.67
665–680	669	6	136.00–137.00	$136.17	$911	—
687–695 value added	693	10	139.00–140.00	$139.20	$965	-2.70
715–732	728	7	127.00–132.00	$130.01	$946	—
710–739 value added	739	71	139.00–144.95	$144.87	$1,071	—
759	759	11	130.00	$130.00	$987	+0.60
820	820	1	115.00	$115.00	$943	—
900	900	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	142.50	$142.50	$349	+1.50
310	310	1	143.00	$143.00	$443	—
375–395	385	3	139.00–145.00	$141.70	$546	+21.70
482	482	2	137.00	$137.00	$660	+8.00
510–545	528	4	125.00–135.00	$129.59	$684	+2.59
600–625	613	3	125.00–130.00	$127.97	$784	+2.97
670–695	683	2	113.00–125.00	$118.89	$812	+10.38

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1168	1168	3	107.00	$107.00	$1,250	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	125.00	$125.00	$856	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	101.00	$101.00	$586	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	175.00	$175.00	$368	+2.50
250–290	279	4	175.00–187.00	$180.11	$503	+22.81
341 value added	341	4	191.00	$191.00	$651	—
340–345	342	3	175.00	$175.00	$598	+5.30
370–372 value added	371	3	186.00–188.00	$186.66	$693	-0.34
350–396	375	13	165.00–185.00	$176.04	$660	+8.84
402–430 value added	418	8	172.00–181.00	$176.08	$736	-12.92
415–445	438	4	160.00–171.00	$163.03	$714	—
451–497 value added	475	11	175.00–186.00	$181.96	$864	+2.54
467–490	475	3	169.00	$169.00	$803	+17.20
500–535	515	4	156.00–174.00	$165.52	$852	+5.52
515–537 value added	530	3	175.00–182.00	$177.27	$940	-1.01
550 value added	550	3	176.00	$176.00	$968	+6.00
560–598	586	6	151.00–160.00	$156.25	$916	—
645	645	1	143.00	$143.00	$922	+8.00
676 value added	676	4	146.00	$146.00	$987	+6.00
665–693	684	6	133.00–142.00	$138.88	$950	+5.48
705 value added	705	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,015	—
710–730	720	3	132.00–139.00	$135.37	$975	+10.37
785	785	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,060	+5.31
875–890	879	5	116.00–124.00	$121.58	$1,069	+11.58
910	910	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,019	+22.00
950	950	1	99.00	$99.00	$940	—
1030	1030	1	95.00	$95.00	$978	+0.88

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	171.00	$171.00	$385	—
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	—
462	462	2	146.00	$146.00	$675	+11.00
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	-1.49
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	-1.49
755–795	773	3	110.00–115.00	$113.29	$876	-5.70

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1830	1423	75-80%	4	66.00–75.00	$71.88	$1,023	-9.49
1170–1740	1430	75-80%	23	75.00–84.00	$80.50	$1,151	-0.87
1270–1915	1502	75-80%	30	84.00–93.00	$85.88	$1,290	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1260	943	85-90%	6	41.00–60.00	$54.72	$516	—
775–1180	1032	85-90%	15	60.00–70.00	$66.24	$684	—
860–1350	1038	85-90%	14	71.00–76.00	$73.50	$763	—
895–1285	1140	85-90%	10	76.00–94.00	$82.54	$941	+7.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1475	1185	80-85%	14	75.00–84.00	$80.12	$949	—
960–1705	1240	80-85%	25	84.00–100.00	$88.87	$1,102	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1420	1319	4	97.00–104.00	$101.41	$1,338	—
1250–2310	1717	18	108.00–124.00	$116.08	$1,993	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1285	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,242.68
1080–1360	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,275.00	$1,121.56
1315–1340	1328	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.47

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1155	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–775.00	$730.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
786–860	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–750.00	$736.64

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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
1105–1542	1329	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,310.00–1,425.00	$1,346.57	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	4	120.00	$120.00	$836	—
735	735	1	118.00	$118.00	$867	—

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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.