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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.61/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 776 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $107.17/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 674 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.33/cwt -18.04 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 533 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 229 371 918
Feeder cattle 217 356 858
Slaughter cattle 12 15 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market trends due to light receipts. Winter weather restricted cattle movement.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 value added 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
340 340 1 167.50 $167.50 $570 —
400–430 value added 415 3 162.00–165.00 $163.32 $678 —
452 452 2 144.00 $144.00 $651 —
467–470 value added 468 3 155.00–157.00 $156.33 $732 -2.01
520 value added 520 1 146.00 $146.00 $759 -12.09
531–545 534 11 133.00–139.00 $137.63 $735 -8.37
567 567 2 140.00 $140.00 $794 —
613–632 622 7 126.00–132.00 $128.16 $797 —
655 655 2 130.00 $130.00 $852 +5.00
668 value added 668 6 129.00 $129.00 $862 -6.00
708–747 724 5 123.00–124.00 $123.41 $893 +0.43
751–790 776 19 120.00–122.00 $120.61 $936 +1.61
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 139.00 $139.00 $452 —
395 395 1 129.00 $129.00 $510 -4.00
430 value added 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -6.35
440–445 441 6 118.00–124.00 $122.66 $541 -4.83
455–477 468 7 120.00–126.00 $123.30 $577 -1.70
485 value added 485 4 136.00 $136.00 $660 +0.03
515–520 value added 518 2 123.00–127.00 $125.01 $648 —
555–570 563 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $650 -2.49
580 value added 580 1 119.00 $119.00 $690 -6.83
603 603 3 111.00 $111.00 $669 —
605–645 625 2 119.00–122.00 $120.45 $753 +7.84
660–685 674 14 101.00–110.00 $107.17 $722 -8.83
767 767 5 105.00 $105.00 $805 —
805–820 810 3 91.00 $91.00 $737 —
1035 1035 1 84.00 $84.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 4 120.00 $120.00 $404 ±0.00
525–540 533 2 100.00–113.00 $106.59 $568 -3.41
590 590 1 106.00 $106.00 $625 —
625–640 633 2 89.00–101.00 $94.93 $601 —
735–742 739 7 94.00–95.00 $94.57 $699 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 117.00 $117.00 $511 —
530–540 534 5 112.00–113.00 $112.60 $601 —
640 640 1 93.00 $93.00 $595 —
740 740 1 95.00 $95.00 $703 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
370–397 388 3 147.00–153.00 $148.91 $578 —
460–492 481 3 139.00–145.00 $143.09 $688 -3.91
500–505 503 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $641 —
575–595 585 2 120.00–126.00 $122.95 $719 -4.79
626 626 3 115.00 $115.00 $720 —
672–680 675 9 113.00–124.00 $120.01 $810 -0.49
702–735 717 4 106.00–115.00 $110.91 $795 —
780 780 2 106.00 $106.00 $827 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 110.00 $110.00 $419 —
400–425 408 3 100.00–128.00 $118.29 $483 -3.71
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 136.00 $136.00 $612 +7.08
580 580 1 116.00 $116.00 $673 —
605–635 620 2 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $679 +3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 154.00 $154.00 $613 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1230 1165 80-85% 2 59.00–61.00 $60.06 $700 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $624 —
1530 1530 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1720 1647 75-80% 3 51.00–54.00 $52.66 $867 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $519 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $586 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2090 2090 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,776 —
2115 2115 1 97.00 $97.00 $2,052 —

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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.