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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

1,475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.49/cwt +3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 830 lb · 424 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.23/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 619 lb · 149 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.81/cwt +14.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 729 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,475 434 978
Feeder cattle 1,272 355 888
Slaughter cattle 97 73 79
Replacement cattle 106 6 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 fancy 368 2 165.00–180.00 $172.14 $633 —
375 375 2 153.00–159.00 $156.00 $585 —
425–445 435 2 145.00–148.00 $146.53 $637 —
427–447 value added 437 5 150.00–153.00 $151.58 $662 —
465–492 value added 479 5 148.00–151.00 $149.58 $716 —
493 493 3 143.00 $143.00 $705 -2.00
510 value added 510 2 141.00–144.00 $142.50 $727 -1.50
550–572 value added 558 21 141.00–143.00 $142.23 $794 +2.23
561–581 574 14 136.00–140.00 $137.34 $788 +2.70
610–625 value added 617 11 136.00–142.50 $140.77 $869 +0.33
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 -0.49
677–697 687 5 124.00–130.00 $127.62 $877 -1.07
682–692 value added 692 76 137.00–144.00 $143.82 $995 +4.82
700–748 724 22 122.00–131.50 $127.59 $924 +3.32
728–745 value added 730 80 138.00–145.40 $144.44 $1,054 +13.64
770 value added 770 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 —
777–780 778 3 122.00–125.00 $124.00 $965 -4.20
816–839 817 171 130.00–139.00 $136.79 $1,118 +6.79
835–845 fancy 838 253 143.70–145.00 $144.67 $1,212 +5.72
850–873 852 37 127.00–137.50 $136.34 $1,162 +8.14
920 920 40 136.00 $136.00 $1,251 —
965 965 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,158 +6.00
1081 1081 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 2 131.00 $131.00 $605 —
520 520 1 134.00 $134.00 $697 +4.00
610–635 620 5 118.00–122.00 $120.36 $746 +1.36
700 700 2 116.00 $116.00 $812 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 103.00 $103.00 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 130.00 $130.00 $260 —
370 370 1 122.00 $122.00 $451 -3.00
417 value added 417 2 137.00 $137.00 $571 —
430 430 1 126.00 $126.00 $542 +7.38
455 value added 455 1 132.00 $132.00 $601 +2.00
455–495 478 7 119.00–129.00 $122.68 $586 -2.46
507–542 value added 521 17 123.00–124.00 $123.34 $643 +3.23
515–540 536 6 113.00–119.00 $116.66 $625 —
551–592 value added 577 50 120.00–126.00 $123.49 $713 +1.99
560–595 582 5 118.00–119.00 $118.60 $690 +4.60
602–646 619 14 112.00–117.00 $115.43 $715 -1.70
608–641 value added 619 123 127.00–133.00 $131.47 $814 —
600–645 624 12 119.00–124.00 $122.32 $763 +5.19
658–695 668 5 121.00–124.00 $122.98 $822 +10.51
669 value added 669 76 134.85 $134.85 $902 —
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 -2.47
700–735 714 7 116.00–121.00 $119.68 $855 +10.68
735 735 1 114.00 $114.00 $838 +5.00
775 775 1 111.00 $111.00 $860 -6.00
843 843 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,003 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 112.50–115.00 $113.72 $328 —
300–340 325 4 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $349 —
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 —
410 410 1 111.00 $111.00 $455 —
505–540 523 2 105.00–109.00 $107.07 $560 -2.93
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 ±0.00
650 650 1 98.00 $98.00 $637 -16.58
745 745 1 91.00 $91.00 $678 —
750–763 760 4 93.00–100.00 $94.73 $720 -0.27
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 1 81.00 $81.00 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 value added 327 7 161.00 $161.00 $526 —
350–390 365 6 140.00–156.00 $143.35 $523 +0.85
394 value added 394 14 159.50 $159.50 $628 —
425–430 428 4 138.00–147.00 $142.53 $610 -0.47
460–495 483 5 133.00–144.00 $137.85 $666 -4.73
513 value added 513 3 142.00 $142.00 $728 —
515–525 520 4 130.00–140.00 $134.95 $702 -0.42
557–590 573 5 133.00–136.00 $134.37 $770 +3.71
573 value added 573 4 139.00 $139.00 $796 —
603–620 fancy 609 6 129.00–132.00 $130.98 $798 —
606–647 623 9 121.00–129.00 $124.59 $776 +4.62
650–685 661 5 114.00–125.00 $119.65 $791 +2.18
746 746 3 109.00 $109.00 $813 +0.29
780–785 783 3 106.00–109.00 $108.00 $846 +8.38
841–845 842 4 103.00–115.00 $111.99 $943 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 -7.00
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 —
550–582 571 3 123.00–125.00 $123.64 $706 —
640 640 1 102.00 $102.00 $653 -8.00
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 —
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
840 840 2 90.00–91.00 $90.50 $760 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 110.00 $110.00 $292 —
305 305 1 112.50 $112.50 $343 —
440 440 1 113.00 $113.00 $497 —
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 —
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 2 103.00 $103.00 $695 —
805 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1460 1358 75-80% 2 49.00–52.00 $50.39 $684 -2.86
1225–1680 1416 75-80% 15 58.00–63.00 $60.09 $851 —
1215–1640 1475 75-80% 13 52.00–57.00 $55.88 $824 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1375 1172 80-85% 3 51.00 $51.00 $598 —
1115–1520 1251 80-85% 14 52.00–57.00 $55.14 $690 —
1035–1595 1318 80-85% 11 58.00–64.00 $60.55 $798 +3.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1050 945 85-90% 4 37.00–46.00 $42.13 $398 —
895–1115 1008 85-90% 6 48.00–51.00 $49.77 $502 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,612 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1265 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 600.00–725.00 $657.33
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1290 fancy 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1355 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–886 883 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 685.00–700.00 $687.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 990.00 $990.00 —
1480 1480 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 74.00 $74.00 $211 —
346 346 3 73.00 $73.00 $253 —

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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.