Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.43/cwt +26.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 674 lb · 152 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.41/cwt -8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 521 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.37/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 474 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	943	1,254	736
Feeder cattle	791	1,042	643
Slaughter cattle	147	196	82
Replacement cattle	5	16	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on fleshy 5-weights. Hot days and cool nights posing health concerns for fleshy new crop bawling calves. Yearlings sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	335	4	186.00–193.00	$190.28	$637	+5.99
350	350	1	192.00	$192.00	$672	+3.23
385 value added	385	7	216.00	$216.00	$832	+10.00
400–445	422	3	177.00–185.00	$180.29	$761	-4.95
401–440 value added	425	22	195.00–217.00	$207.75	$883	-8.59
467–485 value added	471	9	193.00–203.00	$200.71	$945	+6.22
470–490	480	3	174.00–183.00	$177.28	$851	-10.72
510–525 value added	520	21	184.00–192.50	$190.32	$990	+0.07
502–548	527	13	165.00–175.00	$173.52	$914	-5.93
555–595	568	12	167.00–172.00	$171.23	$973	-1.40
550–592 value added	571	9	175.00–185.00	$179.23	$1,023	-15.02
605–620	613	2	150.00–151.00	$150.51	$923	-6.49
600–641 value added	627	28	166.00–179.50	$172.58	$1,082	+1.26
653–685 value added	670	11	160.00–176.00	$168.38	$1,128	-17.06
660–680	670	2	153.00–154.00	$153.49	$1,028	-5.68
715–747 value added	727	9	168.00–172.00	$171.09	$1,244	+1.67
760 value added	760	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,360	+5.99
750–792	775	4	148.00–160.00	$155.34	$1,204	—
815–835	825	2	153.00–158.00	$155.47	$1,283	-0.53
825–848 value added	840	14	165.50	$165.50	$1,390	—
895–897 value added	897	12	164.00–166.00	$164.17	$1,473	—
975	975	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	160.00	$160.00	$432	+19.00
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
482–495	486	4	151.00–162.00	$156.04	$758	—
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	—
550–590	568	5	140.00–170.00	$155.03	$881	-2.88
710–735	723	2	140.00–144.00	$142.03	$1,027	+9.66
845	845	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—
895	895	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,325	+2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	168.00	$168.00	$722	-5.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,171	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	107.00	$107.00	$567	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	165.00	$165.00	$396	—
285–287	286	3	154.00–165.00	$161.35	$461	+2.60
300	300	1	145.00	$145.00	$435	-16.61
370–385	378	2	140.00–146.00	$143.06	$541	-15.28
385–392 value added	390	3	151.00–153.00	$151.66	$591	-24.34
400–435 value added	418	10	154.00–159.00	$156.78	$655	-1.49
400–440	419	8	140.00–153.00	$146.03	$612	-5.13
460–495	470	10	144.00–148.00	$145.69	$685	-3.29
450–495 value added	476	26	154.50–161.00	$156.33	$744	-0.72
501–540	519	25	140.00–145.00	$143.62	$745	-5.64
500–543 value added	522	28	150.00–155.00	$152.69	$797	-9.33
565 value added	565	1	153.00	$153.00	$864	-4.38
550–585	569	6	140.00–149.00	$144.69	$823	-4.84
600–647	623	9	139.00–144.00	$141.92	$884	-0.79
602–645 value added	627	10	145.00–157.00	$150.38	$943	-10.44
655–690	672	5	137.00–140.00	$138.17	$929	-4.20
660–688 value added	674	147	149.00–174.00	$169.46	$1,142	—
704 value added	704	7	148.50	$148.50	$1,045	—
720	720	1	127.00	$127.00	$914	-3.00
770–798	788	7	127.00–139.00	$136.01	$1,072	+5.01
805	805	1	123.00	$123.00	$990	-14.00
855–871	867	8	115.00–124.00	$121.78	$1,056	-14.22

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	127.00	$127.00	$349	-7.81
300–342	321	4	135.00–140.00	$138.13	$443	-0.74
365–380	373	3	130.00–133.00	$131.02	$489	-15.97
400–445	423	5	131.00–140.00	$135.36	$573	-2.50
470–475	474	7	131.00–140.00	$137.45	$652	-3.06
500–546	536	11	121.00–140.00	$131.66	$706	-5.92
555–595	569	6	130.00–140.00	$135.81	$773	+5.81
630–635	633	3	128.00–130.00	$129.34	$819	+0.84
700–730	720	6	116.00–124.00	$119.48	$860	—
780–790	785	3	115.00–123.00	$117.68	$924	-4.99
810	810	1	90.00	$90.00	$729	—
890	890	1	92.00	$92.00	$819	-20.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	127.50	$127.50	$319	—
413	413	3	111.00	$111.00	$458	-11.88
510–515	513	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$569	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	139.00	$139.00	$570	—
540	540	1	139.00	$139.00	$751	—
655	655	1	136.00	$136.00	$891	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	3	103.00	$103.00	$1,195	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	180.00	$180.00	$513	—
335–345	339	4	172.00–203.00	$189.91	$644	—
360–395	378	8	172.00–188.00	$179.69	$679	-5.38
410–438 value added	425	10	174.00–186.00	$180.14	$766	-42.17
400–447	426	5	160.00–167.00	$164.84	$702	-13.29
470–490	480	2	164.00–166.00	$165.02	$792	-6.20
475–485 value added	480	2	173.00–175.00	$173.99	$835	-16.52
500–537 value added	515	15	160.00–173.50	$169.09	$871	-12.41
505–545	527	13	144.00–157.00	$150.98	$796	-13.10
550–560 value added	558	4	155.00–165.00	$162.53	$907	—
562–595	570	8	146.00–152.00	$149.63	$853	-15.65
613–645	627	6	139.00–147.00	$145.46	$912	-7.59
625–645 value added	635	3	149.00–150.00	$149.33	$948	-12.42
662–690 value added	674	5	148.00–152.00	$150.18	$1,012	-17.26
655–695	675	2	139.00–143.00	$141.06	$952	-8.92
710–735	718	3	131.00–133.00	$132.32	$950	-16.68
750–770	755	5	131.00–141.00	$135.43	$1,022	—
752–762 value added	757	4	144.00–148.00	$145.99	$1,105	—
810–840	822	3	133.00–141.00	$136.33	$1,121	-4.69
915–925	920	2	129.00–133.00	$130.99	$1,205	—
980–990	985	2	120.00–129.00	$124.52	$1,227	-17.48
1005	1005	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,055	—
1075–1085	1080	2	109.00–114.00	$111.51	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	150.00	$150.00	$322	—
285	285	1	166.00	$166.00	$473	+4.94
330	330	1	142.50	$142.50	$470	-15.46
470–495	483	2	140.00–144.00	$141.95	$686	-4.30
525–530	528	2	130.00–132.50	$131.26	$693	-6.04
550–595	570	11	140.00–147.00	$144.38	$823	-3.12
600–615	605	5	130.00–139.00	$135.38	$819	-1.12
665–670	668	2	135.00	$135.00	$902	+12.00
760	760	2	111.00–115.00	$113.00	$859	-7.00
925	925	1	96.00	$96.00	$888	+10.00
1005	1005	1	86.00	$86.00	$864	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	132.00	$132.00	$451	—
385–393	391	4	133.00	$133.00	$520	—
592	592	2	110.00	$110.00	$651	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	131.00	$131.00	$897	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1250	1182	80-85%	6	71.00–79.00	$75.75	$895	-7.94
1060–1470	1212	80-85%	15	81.00–86.00	$84.19	$1,020	—
1090–1640	1329	80-85%	19	87.00–105.00	$93.26	$1,239	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1080	909	85-90%	5	55.00–63.00	$59.23	$538	—
825–1095	929	85-90%	7	64.00–69.00	$66.41	$617	—
875–1230	1036	85-90%	15	71.00–77.00	$74.09	$768	-1.35
1000–1150	1061	85-90%	6	78.00–82.00	$79.23	$841	-4.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1415	1279	75-80%	5	76.00–79.50	$78.17	$1,000	—
1185–1675	1394	75-80%	10	86.50–103.00	$92.59	$1,291	+14.22
1225–1665	1443	75-80%	17	82.00–86.00	$84.15	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1455	1308	2	87.00–93.00	$89.66	$1,173	—
1505–1830	1672	5	114.00–124.00	$117.63	$1,967	—
1330–2500	1753	7	96.00–113.00	$107.31	$1,881	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–965	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	82.00–85.00	$83.39	$763

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1175	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–875.00	$818.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,354

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	—
790	790	1	102.00	$102.00	$806	—

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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.