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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.02/cwt +11.03 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 512 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.82/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 573 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.32/cwt -12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 680 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 598 818 546
Feeder cattle 454 686 451
Slaughter cattle 123 121 76
Replacement cattle 21 11 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 400-600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; some weaned featherweights traded sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb calves. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. 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
227 value added 227 2 227.50 $227.50 $516 —
300 300 1 211.00 $211.00 $633 —
327 value added 327 7 255.00 $255.00 $834 +38.55
375 375 1 192.50 $192.50 $722 +10.00
365–393 value added 389 8 210.00–245.00 $239.03 $930 —
422 value added 422 2 206.00 $206.00 $869 +6.00
450–485 value added 468 3 192.00–200.00 $197.24 $923 +0.33
507–535 value added 518 12 196.00–211.00 $204.25 $1,058 +7.30
520 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 +4.39
555–585 value added 579 5 194.00–200.00 $195.15 $1,130 —
600–646 value added 619 17 179.00–198.00 $186.47 $1,154 +4.74
630–640 635 2 165.00–173.00 $169.03 $1,073 +2.05
662 value added 662 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,211 -3.11
670 670 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,112 -2.76
710–727 value added 724 5 170.00–174.00 $173.22 $1,254 +0.97
735 735 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,161 -2.00
767–780 value added 771 3 162.00–173.00 $169.29 $1,305 —
800–835 818 5 160.00–164.00 $162.17 $1,327 —
855 855 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,282 -17.00
911–915 912 4 148.00–164.00 $159.99 $1,459 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 3 160.00–173.00 $168.30 $530 —
455 455 1 174.00 $174.00 $792 +27.71
510–545 528 2 159.00–171.00 $164.80 $870 +19.80
600 600 2 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
855 855 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,206 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 value added 230 1 177.50 $177.50 $408 —
225–245 235 2 162.50 $162.50 $382 —
280–283 value added 282 5 170.00–188.00 $184.43 $520 —
305–340 328 3 164.00–168.00 $166.76 $547 -3.24
325–347 value added 340 13 172.50–177.00 $174.58 $594 -5.53
360–377 value added 369 4 175.00–176.00 $175.49 $648 -2.58
360–385 373 2 160.00–162.00 $161.03 $601 +3.04
406–441 value added 426 15 170.00–181.00 $178.71 $761 +4.19
415–440 428 2 159.00–160.00 $159.49 $683 +2.38
450–493 value added 471 17 166.00–182.00 $175.10 $825 +3.40
470–489 484 7 160.00–161.50 $161.08 $780 +7.03
500–531 value added 511 33 162.00–175.00 $171.53 $877 +8.30
506–545 519 6 150.00–158.00 $155.20 $805 +6.40
560–577 value added 571 29 157.00–167.00 $161.08 $920 +1.64
570–592 585 4 149.00–155.00 $150.71 $882 +0.83
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 -23.47
605–632 value added 620 4 151.00–159.50 $155.83 $966 -2.20
655–693 value added 680 30 148.00–160.00 $153.32 $1,043 -16.53
700–735 value added 716 5 145.00–148.00 $146.39 $1,048 -4.01
815 815 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,060 +7.68
827 value added 827 8 152.00 $152.00 $1,257 —
1140 1140 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 272 3 152.00 $152.00 $413 +14.50
315–325 320 2 141.00–145.00 $143.03 $458 +3.03
405–427 420 3 130.00–145.00 $134.83 $566 —
450–470 458 3 134.00–147.00 $141.42 $648 +2.79
500–515 509 6 140.00–148.00 $145.38 $740 +8.12
610 610 1 135.00 $135.00 $824 —
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 +7.65
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 -2.50
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 184.00 $184.00 $423 —
285–290 288 2 181.00–203.00 $192.10 $553 +0.70
355 355 2 204.00 $204.00 $724 —
395 value added 395 1 216.00 $216.00 $853 +12.15
410–420 value added 415 2 197.00–218.00 $207.37 $861 +14.76
412–435 426 19 183.00–193.00 $188.99 $805 +15.70
465 465 4 179.00 $179.00 $832 +13.00
515–545 value added 530 6 176.00–190.00 $184.20 $976 -1.47
510–535 531 6 163.00–170.00 $168.02 $892 +2.49
550–570 558 4 161.00–164.00 $162.98 $909 +2.67
608–620 611 4 153.00–156.00 $153.76 $939 +3.76
600–635 value added 621 10 157.00–169.00 $164.84 $1,024 -0.48
670–694 value added 686 10 155.00–165.00 $157.46 $1,080 -8.21
710–720 715 3 130.00–134.00 $132.00 $944 —
755–765 760 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $1,113 +1.83
805 805 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 —
865 865 2 125.00–128.00 $126.50 $1,094 +0.52
1055 1055 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 169.00 $169.00 $406 —
290 290 2 177.00 $177.00 $513 —
340 340 1 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
400–435 422 3 150.00–165.00 $158.88 $670 +15.17
450–475 458 3 152.00–160.00 $154.62 $708 -0.38
585 585 1 139.00 $139.00 $813 —
670 670 1 141.00 $141.00 $945 +10.00
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $630 +38.50
560 560 1 102.50 $102.50 $574 -7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–1055 980 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,126.91 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1190 1033 80-85% 6 72.00–83.00 $79.08 $817 —
1060–1235 1144 80-85% 4 84.00–90.00 $87.29 $999 —
870–1525 1239 80-85% 27 92.00–115.00 $100.41 $1,244 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–860 767 85-90% 3 41.00–65.00 $54.69 $419 —
675–940 813 85-90% 6 68.00–71.00 $69.83 $568 —
680–1150 923 85-90% 12 72.00–80.00 $76.93 $710 +21.32
895–1085 1034 85-90% 9 80.00–94.00 $85.76 $887 +0.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1185 1125 75-80% 2 75.00–78.00 $76.58 $862 —
1390 1390 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,195 —
1140–1660 1406 75-80% 25 93.00–108.00 $99.27 $1,396 +1.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2025 1658 15 115.00–132.00 $120.12 $1,992 —
1525–1880 1703 2 86.00–94.00 $90.42 $1,540 —
1405–2045 1750 8 106.00–114.00 $109.87 $1,923 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
715–1040 952 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 675.00–750.00 $716.28 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.