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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $201.05/cwt +12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 579 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.78/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 421 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.25/cwt -3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 473 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 1,592 1,028
Feeder cattle 487 1,452 896
Slaughter cattle 96 133 124
Replacement cattle 6 7 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher 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
318 value added 318 3 235.00 $235.00 $747 +16.78
380 380 2 198.00 $198.00 $752 +2.54
390 value added 390 1 237.00 $237.00 $924 +13.71
410–435 value added 423 16 219.00–238.00 $228.49 $967 +7.50
451–497 value added 482 24 200.00–224.00 $216.04 $1,041 -6.38
500–523 value added 517 10 200.00–209.00 $204.83 $1,059 -13.23
510–540 520 3 192.00 $192.00 $998 +1.72
578–584 value added 579 40 198.00–203.00 $201.05 $1,164 +8.75
600–635 value added 618 9 181.00–191.00 $186.25 $1,151 -7.57
615–640 630 3 165.00–174.00 $168.94 $1,064 —
655–687 value added 663 9 175.00–191.00 $186.32 $1,235 +3.72
657–682 674 6 168.00–169.00 $168.67 $1,137 +14.67
715–742 value added 735 22 169.00–176.50 $175.03 $1,286 +10.68
741 741 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,237 +11.94
782 value added 782 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,384 +8.33
800–845 833 4 154.00–160.00 $157.47 $1,312 -8.30
1175 1175 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 176.00 $176.00 $607 —
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 -17.00
540 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 -13.97
640 640 1 150.00 $150.00 $960 -1.23
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 ±0.00
325–348 value added 339 18 190.00–210.00 $201.89 $684 +9.81
355 value added 355 1 194.00 $194.00 $689 -3.52
385 385 2 180.00 $180.00 $693 +6.50
405–415 410 2 173.00–180.00 $176.46 $723 +2.79
405–441 value added 422 35 180.00–200.00 $188.43 $795 -6.39
455–487 value added 472 35 179.00–188.00 $182.63 $862 -5.62
495 495 1 169.00 $169.00 $837 -1.67
500–545 value added 519 14 168.00–174.00 $170.74 $886 -9.71
550–585 562 6 151.00–160.00 $155.96 $876 -3.18
555–593 value added 577 15 165.00–173.50 $170.30 $983 -3.55
605–625 value added 620 11 154.00–163.75 $161.86 $1,004 -5.76
655 655 1 144.00 $144.00 $943 +4.00
674 value added 674 17 161.00 $161.00 $1,085 -0.20
735 value added 735 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 -17.26
745 745 2 131.00–133.00 $132.00 $983 -12.00
770–775 773 3 125.00–127.00 $126.34 $977 -13.70
800–845 823 2 124.00–131.00 $127.40 $1,049 -4.60
855 855 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,077 +0.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 145.00–160.00 $152.74 $481 —
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 +6.37
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 +6.77
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 +13.62
555–590 571 7 125.00–150.00 $141.36 $807 +1.34
630–640 637 3 130.00–133.00 $131.99 $841 +0.99
660–672 669 4 130.00–136.00 $131.75 $881 —
735 735 1 119.00 $119.00 $875 —
800 800 3 104.00–121.00 $115.33 $923 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 117.50–132.50 $125.00 $544 —
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 1 216.00 $216.00 $702 +3.00
330 330 1 189.00 $189.00 $624 -3.28
355–365 value added 363 8 221.00–232.00 $229.31 $832 +11.30
365–385 375 2 190.00–200.00 $194.87 $731 -7.17
400–435 418 2 180.00–187.50 $183.91 $769 -3.09
405–445 value added 424 6 205.00–224.00 $211.00 $895 -8.97
475–490 484 4 187.00–193.00 $188.97 $915 +11.72
470–490 value added 485 7 200.00–207.00 $203.72 $988 +2.48
522–545 529 4 189.00–196.00 $194.00 $1,026 +18.75
555–580 567 6 183.00–186.00 $184.00 $1,043 +22.79
610 610 1 158.00 $158.00 $964 —
612 value added 612 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,065 +4.82
652–682 value added 664 6 161.00–168.00 $163.80 $1,088 +2.00
655–680 665 3 154.00–158.00 $156.31 $1,039 +6.04
700 700 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,085 -1.00
775 775 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 -5.91
800–815 808 2 112.00–131.00 $121.59 $982 -3.12
885 885 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,168 +14.00
955 955 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,146 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 +15.00
265 265 1 172.50 $172.50 $457 +11.18
430 430 1 173.00 $173.00 $744 +5.00
520 520 1 165.00 $165.00 $858 —
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 +9.00
755–780 768 2 110.00–127.00 $118.36 $909 —
855 855 1 108.00 $108.00 $923 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $372 —
815–1250 964 85-90% 7 63.00–71.00 $66.34 $640 —
735–1135 993 85-90% 9 71.00–78.00 $75.48 $750 —
925–1295 1118 85-90% 11 82.00–97.00 $88.01 $984 +14.74
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1295 1170 80-85% 2 73.00–73.50 $73.22 $857 —
995–1425 1192 80-85% 11 77.00–87.00 $82.75 $986 —
1155–1670 1399 80-85% 9 88.00–103.00 $93.42 $1,307 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1555 1396 75-80% 4 78.00–86.00 $81.70 $1,141 —
1195–1780 1454 75-80% 13 87.00–99.00 $92.88 $1,350 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1265 1213 2 87.00 $87.00 $1,055 —
1375–2020 1724 4 103.00–112.00 $107.85 $1,859 —
1240–2305 1801 9 114.00–131.00 $121.21 $2,183 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–1080 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 87.00–112.00 $99.32 $944
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $728

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1510 1510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 4 145.00 $145.00 $323 —
287 287 9 154.00 $154.00 $442 —
345 345 3 142.50 $142.50 $492 —
404 404 10 139.00 $139.00 $562 —
458 458 5 127.00 $127.00 $582 -7.00

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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.