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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

1,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.62/cwt +14.60 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 673 lb · 93 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.93/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 767 lb · 86 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.89/cwt -5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 736 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,258 771 1,230
Feeder cattle 1,172 716 1,168
Slaughter cattle 81 49 52
Replacement cattle 5 6 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand; except yearlings 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate 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
260 260 1 170.00 $170.00 $442 —
266 value added 266 10 177.00 $177.00 $471 —
305–345 value added 326 14 170.00–183.00 $175.59 $572 —
345 345 1 162.00 $162.00 $559 -18.00
360–367 value added 361 15 173.00–180.00 $179.05 $646 —
355–385 380 8 165.00 $165.00 $627 —
400–447 value added 416 29 158.00–170.00 $163.66 $681 -17.77
450–485 value added 460 23 156.00–174.00 $168.67 $776 +5.40
460–475 467 6 148.00–151.00 $149.33 $697 -8.67
500–543 value added 519 32 153.00–168.00 $160.92 $835 +0.76
515–545 528 3 144.00–150.00 $146.96 $776 -1.04
550–593 value added 569 21 151.00–163.00 $155.09 $882 +1.62
570 570 1 146.00 $146.00 $832 +0.67
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
600–642 value added 627 32 136.00–147.00 $143.78 $902 +2.76
650–695 value added 663 59 138.00–145.50 $142.64 $946 +3.00
655–680 672 11 131.00–134.00 $131.89 $886 —
705–725 715 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $890 —
707–742 value added 717 43 125.00–136.50 $132.60 $951 +1.56
762–765 value added 764 76 129.75–130.00 $129.91 $993 +0.07
760–795 791 10 120.00–124.00 $121.51 $961 -2.74
805–833 815 44 115.00–128.75 $125.06 $1,019 -3.79
855–867 865 68 116.50–123.00 $119.32 $1,032 -3.38
908–915 914 48 119.75–124.00 $123.30 $1,127 +5.14
970 970 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 145.00 $145.00 $718 —
680 680 12 117.00 $117.00 $796 -12.00
721–722 721 5 118.00–121.00 $119.20 $859 —
785 785 1 119.00 $119.00 $934 —
850 850 1 108.00 $108.00 $918 —
980 980 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,078 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 11 114.00 $114.00 $1,009 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 fancy 231 4 149.00 $149.00 $344 —
255 255 2 132.50 $132.50 $338 —
300–335 value added 314 11 140.00–150.00 $145.97 $458 —
320–347 342 13 125.00–137.50 $134.45 $460 -5.55
355–390 value added 367 3 140.00–142.00 $140.65 $516 —
370–385 378 2 131.00–133.00 $131.98 $499 —
433–445 value added 437 10 137.00–143.00 $141.68 $619 +1.42
440 440 2 134.00 $134.00 $590 —
450–472 value added 463 7 139.00–148.00 $142.75 $661 +7.48
467–495 479 14 125.00–135.00 $131.82 $631 —
507–518 value added 516 11 133.00–135.00 $134.64 $695 +2.17
557–570 561 4 119.00–123.00 $121.73 $683 —
552–599 value added 575 34 125.00–136.00 $132.51 $762 +0.72
605–635 value added 615 19 123.00–131.00 $127.77 $786 -0.05
622–640 629 13 112.00–121.00 $116.80 $735 —
650–695 667 13 112.00–121.00 $117.90 $786 +2.88
650–676 value added 674 80 123.00–132.20 $131.53 $887 —
705 705 5 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
719 value added 719 12 119.00 $119.00 $856 -4.00
731–742 741 65 116.00–118.00 $117.91 $874 —
768 768 42 110.00–121.00 $120.21 $923 +11.72
779 779 5 102.00 $102.00 $795 -6.49
789 value added 789 11 119.00 $119.00 $939 —
803–825 807 5 94.00–98.00 $94.82 $765 —
866–875 867 15 90.00–106.00 $104.92 $910 +0.92
942 942 2 71.00 $71.00 $669 —
995 995 2 94.00 $94.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 120.00 $120.00 $282 —
360–380 370 2 115.00 $115.00 $426 —
415–435 430 4 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $492 -9.51
470 470 1 114.00 $114.00 $536 —
510–545 525 3 110.00–115.00 $111.62 $586 —
560–595 572 3 113.00–116.00 $114.63 $656 —
610 610 1 94.00 $94.00 $573 -8.00
655–690 667 3 100.00–107.00 $104.59 $698 +9.59
705 705 1 96.00 $96.00 $677 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 274 5 161.00–172.50 $165.93 $455 —
305–320 313 2 161.00–165.00 $162.95 $510 —
350–395 383 5 157.00–165.00 $159.55 $611 -5.45
390 fancy 390 2 182.00 $182.00 $710 +4.00
453 453 8 144.00 $144.00 $652 —
467 fancy 467 2 160.00 $160.00 $747 —
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 +2.96
560–595 580 8 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $821 -3.50
594 fancy 594 6 145.00 $145.00 $861 —
620 fancy 620 2 130.00 $130.00 $806 —
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
692 692 2 120.00 $120.00 $830 -6.00
720 720 1 118.00 $118.00 $850 —
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
930 930 1 97.00 $97.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 131.00–140.00 $135.50 $393 —
395 395 1 144.00 $144.00 $569 —
410–415 413 2 135.00–141.00 $138.02 $570 —
475 475 1 136.00 $136.00 $646 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -10.00
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 -10.00
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1945 1945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,810.00 $1,810.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 100.00 $100.00 $380 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1465 1297 80-85% 5 60.00–65.00 $62.17 $806 —
1170–1505 1358 80-85% 11 53.00–60.00 $55.95 $760 -10.43
1400–1415 1408 80-85% 2 51.00 $51.00 $718 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1560 1390 75-80% 3 50.00–52.00 $50.69 $705 —
1380–1610 1525 75-80% 4 59.00–60.00 $59.23 $903 —
1345–1715 1536 75-80% 8 54.00–59.00 $55.98 $860 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1265 1054 85-90% 4 53.00–55.00 $54.43 $574 —
860–1225 1086 85-90% 5 38.00–48.00 $43.68 $474 —
1195–1280 1238 85-90% 2 59.00–62.00 $60.45 $748 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1630 1513 4 79.00–81.00 $79.81 $1,208 —
1760–2295 2088 7 91.00–99.00 $93.91 $1,961 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 57.00 $57.00 $752

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 808 6 95.00 $95.00 $768 —

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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.