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

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

1,603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.23/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 780 lb · 226 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.31/cwt -8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 879 lb · 174 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.38/cwt +22.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 712 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,603	605	932
Feeder cattle	1,563	533	878
Slaughter cattle	40	69	54
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher; over 600 lbs softer undertone in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady in a light test. 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
317	317	2	171.00	$171.00	$542	—
435 value added	435	3	170.00	$170.00	$740	±0.00
465–496 value added	483	16	163.00–181.00	$173.39	$837	+0.39
502–530 value added	515	9	159.00–177.00	$172.07	$886	+3.36
550–597 value added	588	36	159.00–169.00	$165.61	$974	—
620–646 value added	628	13	155.00–168.00	$163.86	$1,029	+2.19
645	645	4	140.00–149.00	$146.75	$947	-1.25
650–686	665	12	150.00–152.00	$150.52	$1,001	—
652–693 value added	689	49	154.00–162.00	$158.36	$1,091	+5.36
700–749 value added	741	97	146.00–158.00	$149.29	$1,106	-1.64
741	741	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,037	-3.00
760–788 value added	780	218	143.00–155.00	$149.66	$1,167	+1.66
785	785	8	137.50	$137.50	$1,079	-0.52
810–816	814	78	134.50–141.75	$140.63	$1,145	+5.63
879 fancy	879	118	150.50	$150.50	$1,323	-6.40
880	880	56	143.70	$143.70	$1,265	—
916 fancy	916	62	143.00	$143.00	$1,310	—
937 thin fleshed	937	57	141.90	$141.90	$1,330	—
966 fancy	966	58	141.00	$141.00	$1,362	+1.00
1001 fancy	1001	51	138.00	$138.00	$1,381	—
1005–1007	1005	9	120.00–125.00	$121.11	$1,217	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
799	799	7	135.50	$135.50	$1,083	—
1265	1265	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	146.00	$146.00	$715	—
710	710	1	126.00	$126.00	$895	—
780	780	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,045	—
927	927	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,149	—
960	960	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,181	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	—
250–285 fancy	268	2	162.00–165.00	$163.40	$438	—
280	280	1	145.00	$145.00	$406	—
320–329	328	7	150.00–153.00	$152.58	$500	—
365	365	2	140.00	$140.00	$511	—
402–419 value added	415	10	154.00–161.00	$159.00	$660	+8.96
451–485 value added	453	117	153.00–165.00	$163.82	$742	+10.82
485	485	2	145.00	$145.00	$703	+1.00
500–547 value added	518	41	144.00–155.25	$152.69	$791	+0.34
513–526	518	10	139.00–141.00	$139.60	$723	-5.40
550–597 value added	569	20	144.00–150.00	$147.47	$839	-1.88
590	590	1	137.00	$137.00	$808	+6.00
605–626	619	7	130.00–133.00	$131.87	$816	-2.15
600–640 value added	633	32	140.00–150.75	$146.66	$928	-7.59
660	660	2	130.00	$130.00	$858	—
659–679 value added	670	30	139.00–150.00	$146.11	$979	-5.15
708–732 value added	712	141	141.00–149.90	$147.38	$1,049	+20.38
833	833	3	116.00	$116.00	$966	—
875	875	3	113.00	$113.00	$989	+6.99
915	915	4	114.00	$114.00	$1,043	—
919 fancy	919	62	131.10	$131.10	$1,205	—
1005	1005	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	129.00	$129.00	$497	+9.00
442	442	2	136.00	$136.00	$601	—
535	535	1	130.00	$130.00	$696	+5.00
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	—
825	825	1	89.00	$89.00	$734	-4.00
860	860	2	94.00	$94.00	$808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	179.00	$179.00	$465	—
335 fancy	335	2	176.00	$176.00	$590	—
395	395	1	164.00	$164.00	$648	—
430	430	2	154.00	$154.00	$662	—
442 fancy	442	2	166.00	$166.00	$734	—
465–480 fancy	473	2	164.00–165.00	$164.49	$778	—
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	+8.00
552 fancy	552	2	157.00	$157.00	$867	—
570–590	583	3	145.00–150.00	$146.63	$855	-3.37
685–695	688	3	139.00–142.00	$140.99	$970	—
715–745	725	3	131.00–133.00	$132.31	$959	+9.94
795	795	2	121.00–132.00	$126.50	$1,006	—
995	995	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	139.00	$139.00	$577	—
460	460	1	144.00	$144.00	$662	—
595	595	1	126.00	$126.00	$750	-6.01
630	630	2	124.00	$124.00	$781	—
935	935	1	90.00	$90.00	$842	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1740	1394	75-80%	10	66.00–70.00	$68.31	$952	—
1260–1825	1539	75-80%	7	71.00–75.00	$72.61	$1,117	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1310	1172	80-85%	5	66.00–71.00	$68.76	$806	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–905	898	85-90%	2	49.00	$49.00	$440	-4.56
895–995	945	85-90%	2	61.00–62.00	$61.47	$581	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1520	1423	2	93.00–94.00	$93.53	$1,331	-1.27
2270	2270	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,247	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632	632	20	114.50	$114.50	$724	—

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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.