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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.38/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 481 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.50/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 422 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.39/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 573 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 941 1,578 833
Feeder cattle 754 1,304 653
Slaughter cattle 177 242 159
Replacement cattle 10 32 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Yearlings no test. Slaughter cows 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 -7.52
325 value added 325 1 195.00 $195.00 $634 -2.62
360–395 value added 373 8 195.00–214.00 $203.19 $758 +7.38
380 380 1 190.00 $190.00 $722 +6.18
401–449 value added 427 32 182.00–206.00 $196.61 $840 +0.84
450–492 value added 471 27 180.00–203.00 $191.03 $900 -0.12
460–490 477 3 172.00–176.00 $174.34 $832 +9.47
510–545 value added 528 21 176.00–194.00 $183.46 $969 +0.56
520–545 530 5 161.00–173.00 $168.12 $891 -2.66
553–575 value added 561 10 175.00–190.00 $184.13 $1,033 +0.36
563–575 566 4 165.00–166.50 $166.12 $940 -3.33
605–635 618 4 151.00–160.00 $154.98 $958 +1.97
601–648 value added 626 27 163.00–176.00 $169.52 $1,061 -1.09
660–685 value added 668 12 159.00–169.00 $160.76 $1,074 -4.28
685–695 690 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 —
700–712 value added 703 7 166.00–182.00 $170.63 $1,200 +14.84
712–747 728 5 148.00–154.00 $150.55 $1,096 +7.55
751 751 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,066 +2.00
765 value added 765 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,178 -2.66
817–845 831 4 132.00–145.00 $138.39 $1,150 -1.99
885 885 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,239 +1.91
900–935 918 2 129.00–132.00 $130.53 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 171.00 $171.00 $496 —
385 385 1 152.50 $152.50 $587 —
505–548 528 7 147.00–155.00 $153.46 $810 —
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 +4.00
810–823 820 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 —
870 870 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,114 —
930 930 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 +15.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 173.00 $173.00 $960 —
880 880 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 161.00 $161.00 $390 —
250 value added 250 1 169.00 $169.00 $422 -5.38
275–295 288 4 155.00–167.00 $162.49 $468 +3.80
300–305 303 2 149.00–160.00 $154.55 $468 -0.13
310–338 value added 321 14 165.00–176.00 $169.07 $543 -0.50
350–397 value added 367 9 164.00–171.00 $165.52 $607 -2.27
405–447 value added 421 50 154.00–168.00 $160.05 $674 -4.89
425–445 438 3 149.00–151.00 $150.35 $659 -1.63
455–495 476 13 144.00–151.00 $148.98 $709 -1.32
452–495 value added 482 44 151.00–166.00 $159.86 $771 -0.02
500–546 value added 523 30 148.00–164.00 $155.16 $811 -1.76
500–542 525 8 137.00–145.00 $142.26 $747 -1.97
550–595 572 18 136.00–146.00 $141.74 $811 -2.85
550–594 value added 574 27 147.00–158.00 $151.15 $868 +0.09
601–646 value added 613 23 140.00–151.00 $143.94 $882 -0.75
600–635 614 4 128.00–134.00 $132.20 $812 -0.79
667 value added 667 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,027 +5.14
665–670 669 8 131.00–132.00 $131.25 $878 -2.00
700–740 713 12 117.00–129.00 $122.66 $875 -8.54
775–796 785 8 115.00–121.00 $118.77 $932 -11.72
805 value added 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —
897 897 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,023 +6.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 141.00 $141.00 $381 -9.00
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 -12.00
381 381 3 147.00 $147.00 $560 +4.48
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
450–485 468 8 129.00–140.00 $135.06 $632 +0.06
517–545 530 4 126.00–137.00 $132.22 $701 +6.29
565–585 575 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $762 -0.12
615–640 626 4 121.00–125.00 $122.75 $768 +0.37
685 685 1 127.00 $127.00 $870 —
735 735 1 93.00 $93.00 $684 -23.45
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 —
635 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 127.50 $127.50 $280 —
390 390 1 123.00 $123.00 $480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 182.50 $182.50 $557 +4.84
300–325 value added 313 2 206.00–212.00 $209.12 $655 —
325 fancy 325 1 198.00 $198.00 $644 —
375–385 value added 380 2 194.00–205.00 $199.57 $758 -7.58
350–395 386 9 169.00–190.00 $176.14 $680 +1.62
425–440 433 2 160.00–168.00 $164.07 $710 —
400–447 value added 436 9 180.00–195.00 $185.42 $808 -1.80
456–490 value added 464 10 171.00–183.00 $178.40 $828 -4.58
460–485 466 4 152.50–166.00 $156.01 $727 -9.29
500–540 value added 515 21 166.00–186.00 $175.77 $905 +0.75
517–535 523 3 152.00–159.00 $154.39 $807 -8.79
550–595 571 29 150.00–162.00 $157.20 $898 -4.64
555–585 value added 574 14 164.00–182.00 $171.50 $984 -7.20
600–605 value added 603 2 152.00–160.00 $156.02 $941 -5.19
600–635 616 6 143.00–146.00 $145.00 $893 +4.05
670 670 4 144.00 $144.00 $965 -0.96
725 725 1 126.00 $126.00 $914 -7.36
750–785 771 5 121.00–135.00 $124.44 $959 -5.53
830–840 839 7 106.00–110.50 $109.86 $922 -0.14
860–877 869 4 90.00–98.00 $93.96 $817 -21.04
1025 1025 2 94.00 $94.00 $964 —
1095 1095 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 145.00–160.00 $151.79 $508 -0.21
355 355 1 143.00 $143.00 $508 -1.00
412–420 415 3 132.50–134.00 $133.01 $552 —
510 510 1 143.00 $143.00 $729 -2.93
570–578 576 6 146.00–149.00 $147.00 $847 ±0.00
657 657 2 135.00 $135.00 $887 -2.00
720 720 1 96.00 $96.00 $691 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 122.50 $122.50 $410 -6.69

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $806 —
1135–1700 1399 75-80% 24 75.00–84.00 $80.20 $1,122 —
1205–1920 1483 75-80% 29 84.00–92.00 $86.35 $1,281 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $886 -16.49
965–1740 1281 80-85% 22 84.00–95.00 $88.19 $1,130 —
1020–2025 1289 80-85% 25 77.00–83.50 $81.12 $1,046 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 32.50 $32.50 $257 —
800–1090 948 85-90% 4 64.00–65.00 $64.79 $614 +9.04
790–1260 1016 85-90% 17 69.00–77.00 $73.14 $743 +3.99
815–1230 1103 85-90% 15 77.00–89.00 $82.89 $914 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 83.00 $83.00 $950 —
1075–2585 1481 5 90.00–107.50 $96.50 $1,429 —
1295–2070 1633 16 108.00–131.00 $119.45 $1,951 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1140–1460 1287 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,260.00 $1,220.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1115 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–835.00 $766.58
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
1470 1470 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.