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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.93/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 476 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $112.38/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 615 lb · 18 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $119.25/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 722 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 229 295
Feeder cattle 176 217 243
Slaughter cattle 34 12 43
Replacement cattle 1 — 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder cattle market not fully established due to light run today and last Tuesday; however stronger undertone noted for steer calves under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand under light supply. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand under light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 177.50 $177.50 $577 —
385 fancy 385 2 180.00 $180.00 $693 —
426 value added 426 3 172.00 $172.00 $733 +8.68
460–490 value added 472 6 154.00–159.00 $155.37 $733 -0.96
475 475 2 151.00 $151.00 $717 +7.00
530–536 value added 534 6 152.00–160.00 $155.33 $829 +9.33
540 540 1 143.00 $143.00 $772 +5.37
570–585 575 3 135.00–141.00 $138.30 $795 -1.70
627 value added 627 6 137.00 $137.00 $859 —
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 -10.00
700–720 value added 715 13 120.00–120.50 $120.31 $860 —
742 742 5 116.50 $116.50 $864 -6.91
830 830 1 108.00 $108.00 $896 —
955 955 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,041 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 3 130.00–138.00 $135.39 $463 -3.61
345 fancy 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
355–388 378 9 125.00–130.00 $128.84 $487 -0.16
415 value added 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 +5.00
435 435 1 128.00 $128.00 $557 +5.34
450–478 462 8 122.00–127.00 $123.85 $572 +0.55
486–488 value added 487 10 132.00–136.00 $134.80 $656 -1.20
500 value added 500 1 121.00 $121.00 $605 -4.01
540 540 1 114.00 $114.00 $616 —
568–590 574 4 115.00–120.00 $118.71 $681 +3.20
570–595 value added 576 4 120.00–125.00 $121.29 $699 +2.29
600–620 609 9 101.00–113.00 $108.89 $663 -2.11
607–633 621 9 115.00–117.00 $115.87 $720 -4.58
701–718 707 8 100.00–110.00 $103.81 $734 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 124.00 $124.00 $403 +4.00
415 415 1 115.00 $115.00 $477 —
485 485 1 117.00 $117.00 $567 —
716–720 717 4 88.00–91.00 $88.75 $636 -5.82
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
425–445 fancy 430 4 150.00–155.00 $151.29 $651 —
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 +13.50
572–590 578 3 135.00–138.00 $136.98 $792 +14.03
635 fancy 635 2 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
655 655 3 113.00 $113.00 $740 -7.01
657 fancy 657 5 124.00 $124.00 $815 —
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 -4.91
825–840 836 4 94.00–104.00 $101.53 $849 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 392 3 142.00–146.00 $144.66 $567 —
525 525 1 122.00 $122.00 $640 —
575–580 578 2 119.00 $119.00 $688 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1455 1234 80-85% 5 59.00–63.00 $61.61 $760 —
1320–1520 1389 80-85% 8 64.00–73.00 $67.70 $940 —
1465 1465 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $747 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $800 —
1570–1680 1632 75-80% 3 64.00–72.00 $68.25 $1,114 +15.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1105 1070 85-90% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.52 $626 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 71.00 $71.00 $973 —
1225–1525 1374 4 85.00–92.00 $88.27 $1,213 —
1390–1900 1635 5 95.00–105.00 $100.13 $1,637 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 77.00 $77.00 $924

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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.