Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report, Lexington, KY

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

1,531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.11/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,184/hd at 876 lb · 251 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.81/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 773 lb · 174 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.95/cwt +14.95 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 675 lb · 129 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,531	785	599
Feeder cattle	1,380	673	537
Slaughter cattle	139	94	57
Replacement cattle	12	18	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	338	4	175.00–182.00	$176.79	$598	—
350–385	371	7	169.00–181.00	$175.77	$652	+4.26
397 value added	397	2	178.00	$178.00	$707	-16.10
405–443 value added	427	17	161.00–180.00	$175.34	$749	+1.64
440	440	1	159.00	$159.00	$700	+4.00
457–495 value added	481	35	165.00–182.00	$176.29	$848	—
470–495	486	6	158.00–159.00	$158.33	$769	—
505–530	512	5	152.00–155.00	$153.01	$783	—
525–527 value added	526	6	160.00–165.00	$162.67	$856	-0.36
557–587 value added	563	19	161.00–179.00	$170.57	$960	—
568	568	4	155.00	$155.00	$880	+7.36
611–635	620	6	141.00–148.00	$146.13	$906	+9.12
612–641 value added	629	31	148.00–164.00	$158.68	$998	+8.21
655–696 value added	672	53	147.00–155.00	$150.61	$1,012	+4.34
673–695	682	6	136.00–145.00	$141.96	$968	+3.96
700–743 value added	711	66	134.00–155.00	$149.72	$1,065	+0.33
713–740	720	8	129.00–130.00	$129.26	$931	+3.46
761–787 value added	773	168	141.75–148.20	$144.32	$1,116	+0.84
775–785	778	6	129.00–131.00	$129.67	$1,009	+4.20
810–845	836	9	123.00–131.00	$128.39	$1,073	+9.39
836–842 fancy	842	54	135.20–137.50	$135.33	$1,139	+2.33
867–881 fancy	876	250	134.00–136.95	$135.14	$1,184	+2.39
880	880	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,126	+6.00
907	907	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,097	+3.00
984 fancy	984	60	125.00	$125.00	$1,230	—
1012	1012	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,133	—
1107	1107	4	108.00	$108.00	$1,196	—
1265	1265	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,341	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565 value added	565	1	159.00	$159.00	$898	—
600	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	—
727	727	2	123.00	$123.00	$894	—
775–795	785	2	118.00–125.00	$121.54	$954	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	—
600	600	1	119.00	$119.00	$714	—
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	—
960	960	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,008	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	2	140.00	$140.00	$367	—
300–317 value added	311	3	147.00–158.00	$154.47	$480	-1.52
340	340	1	145.00	$145.00	$493	+5.00
360–370	365	3	135.00–140.00	$138.02	$504	—
360–390 value added	378	8	141.00–151.00	$143.35	$542	-9.92
400–441 value added	417	23	143.00–154.00	$149.57	$624	+9.57
417	417	2	137.00	$137.00	$571	+3.56
450–480	471	6	134.00–138.00	$135.65	$639	+10.65
455–497 value added	481	18	139.00–149.00	$144.29	$694	+4.79
500–517	507	10	136.00–137.00	$136.59	$693	—
500–545 value added	519	30	138.00–146.00	$142.00	$737	+4.47
566–590 value added	579	19	138.00–140.00	$139.47	$808	+4.26
560–590	580	3	134.00–135.00	$134.32	$779	+10.29
608–611 value added	610	10	128.00–135.00	$131.51	$802	-0.75
615–630	623	2	119.00–121.00	$120.01	$748	+5.35
670–676	672	8	123.00–124.50	$123.93	$833	+2.93
664–695 value added	674	112	132.50–140.00	$138.21	$932	—
667–697	685	9	117.00–121.00	$118.44	$811	-2.56
710–730	720	2	101.00–105.00	$102.97	$741	-10.69
730 value added	730	18	125.75	$125.75	$918	-3.63
748	748	3	118.00	$118.00	$883	+4.34
760	760	1	118.00	$118.00	$897	-6.00
780	780	2	105.00	$105.00	$819	-19.00
812 fancy	812	63	126.00	$126.00	$1,023	—
900	900	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,008	—
900	900	1	95.00	$95.00	$855	—
960–965	963	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$1,064	+6.50
1040	1040	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	135.00	$135.00	$443	+7.00
487	487	2	124.00	$124.00	$604	—
500	500	1	121.00	$121.00	$605	—
620–640	630	2	105.00–115.00	$110.08	$694	+15.08
695	695	1	95.00	$95.00	$660	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	101.00	$101.00	$788	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	164.00	$164.00	$648	—
470–490	483	4	149.00–155.00	$152.02	$734	+3.54
520–541 value added	527	13	155.00–157.00	$156.22	$823	—
500–547	533	7	141.00–149.00	$145.53	$776	-0.40
545 fancy	545	3	156.00	$156.00	$850	—
550–560	553	3	144.00–151.00	$148.64	$822	—
551–572 value added	559	5	156.00–157.00	$156.41	$874	+2.41
630–646 value added	645	12	132.00–141.00	$138.58	$894	—
650–677	668	3	125.00–127.00	$126.35	$844	—
675–690 value added	686	4	129.00–134.00	$132.50	$909	+2.39
700–722 value added	714	18	125.00–133.00	$128.79	$920	-3.21
705–745	727	3	115.00–124.00	$118.25	$860	-3.75
763–770 value added	764	7	121.00–128.00	$126.99	$970	—
770	770	1	104.00	$104.00	$801	-10.00
880–890	885	2	90.00–107.00	$98.55	$872	—
920–945	937	3	91.00–92.00	$91.67	$859	—
960	960	2	104.00	$104.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	150.00	$150.00	$398	—
315	315	1	142.00	$142.00	$447	—
420	420	1	141.00	$141.00	$592	—
480	480	1	137.00	$137.00	$658	+10.00
540	540	1	139.00	$139.00	$751	+5.31
570–580	575	2	130.00–137.00	$133.53	$768	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	—
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1310	1135	80-85%	4	61.00–65.00	$63.07	$716	—
1060–1355	1234	80-85%	4	53.00–59.00	$55.87	$689	—
1125–1485	1275	80-85%	31	66.00–75.00	$69.82	$890	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1860	1524	75-80%	27	66.00–75.00	$70.62	$1,076	—
1615–1665	1640	75-80%	2	65.00	$65.00	$1,066	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1240	998	85-90%	11	45.00–57.00	$53.24	$531	—
950–1205	1053	85-90%	6	58.00–62.00	$59.74	$629	+6.32
930–1330	1080	85-90%	9	64.00–67.00	$65.59	$708	+12.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1565	1453	2	83.00–86.00	$84.62	$1,230	—
1475–2125	1761	7	93.00–99.00	$96.12	$1,693	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1045	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–980.00	$890.87
1415	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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.