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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.06/cwt +24.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 818 lb · 140 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.37/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 913 lb · 68 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $114.95/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 989 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 554 211 684
Feeder cattle 494 176 599
Slaughter cattle 59 34 83
Replacement cattle 1 1 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparisons with last week due to inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 167.00 $167.00 $655 —
447 value added 447 7 171.00 $171.00 $764 -1.00
475–497 value added 486 10 155.00–176.50 $171.02 $831 +15.65
500–545 value added 516 8 148.00–165.00 $161.27 $832 +5.94
550–582 571 3 149.00 $149.00 $851 +10.70
567–588 value added 585 12 148.00–159.00 $157.22 $920 —
621–643 value added 632 6 146.00 $146.00 $923 +9.00
640 640 1 131.00 $131.00 $838 —
657–665 660 3 129.00–133.00 $131.66 $869 +11.66
702 702 2 124.00 $124.00 $870 —
728–733 value added 730 31 130.00–133.25 $131.88 $963 +11.57
751 value added 751 26 129.00 $129.00 $969 —
812–842 815 73 123.50–130.00 $129.36 $1,054 +21.36
822 fancy 822 67 135.00 $135.00 $1,110 —
901–915 904 15 118.00–121.50 $120.79 $1,092 —
915 fancy 915 53 124.10 $124.10 $1,136 —
989 989 63 114.95 $114.95 $1,137 +5.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 136.00 $136.00 $775 +16.00
792 792 4 119.00 $119.00 $942 —
815–835 830 4 116.50–118.00 $116.87 $970 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 fancy 333 2 140.00–145.00 $142.48 $474 +2.48
392 fancy 392 2 141.00 $141.00 $553 —
413 413 3 128.00 $128.00 $529 ±0.00
455–472 466 3 124.00–126.00 $125.35 $584 +1.50
540–545 value added 541 10 127.00–131.00 $130.60 $707 —
555–560 value added 558 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $689 +2.20
609–625 value added 617 13 122.00–124.00 $123.32 $761 —
632–640 636 4 110.00 $110.00 $700 -5.87
670 670 1 112.00 $112.00 $750 —
672 672 2 115.50 $115.50 $776 —
704–741 720 9 113.00–115.00 $113.91 $820 +10.10
809 809 7 109.50 $109.50 $886 —
925 925 1 91.00 $91.00 $842 —
975 975 1 90.00 $90.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 122.00 $122.00 $458 —
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -5.00
480–485 483 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $548 -3.49
875 875 1 83.00 $83.00 $726 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 168.00 $168.00 $588 —
440 fancy 440 1 171.00 $171.00 $752 +19.71
501–505 503 5 135.00–149.00 $143.37 $721 +2.37
560 fancy 560 1 148.00 $148.00 $829 —
585 585 1 139.00 $139.00 $813 +2.02
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
650–660 657 3 116.00–123.00 $118.31 $777 +5.31
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 126.00 $126.00 $576 —
510 510 1 127.00 $127.00 $648 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1315 1213 80-85% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.54 $662 -7.07
1110–1515 1249 80-85% 11 57.00–64.00 $60.56 $756 -1.05
1100–1770 1269 80-85% 13 65.00–71.00 $67.49 $856 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1670 1421 75-80% 8 59.00–65.00 $62.38 $886 —
1360–1725 1551 75-80% 6 66.00–70.00 $67.17 $1,042 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1400 1096 85-90% 5 45.00–52.00 $48.20 $528 -10.32
1215 1215 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–2150 1993 4 100.00–107.00 $103.66 $2,066 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $764

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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.