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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.75/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 905 lb · 84 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.00/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 666 lb · 54 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.52/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 728 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 1,199 229
Feeder cattle 665 1,160 217
Slaughter cattle 70 38 12
Replacement cattle 3 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable quality; over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher 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
380–395 392 5 174.00–179.00 $177.80 $697 +0.49
400–410 405 2 164.00–167.00 $165.52 $670 -14.48
402–446 value added 428 12 164.00–182.00 $177.31 $759 -11.19
450–495 value added 473 10 171.50–180.00 $175.55 $830 -17.70
480 480 2 161.00 $161.00 $773 -20.00
500–548 value added 522 16 163.00–177.00 $167.34 $874 -7.80
530–545 538 2 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $834 —
553–578 value added 568 16 161.00–166.00 $163.78 $930 -2.58
575 575 1 159.00 $159.00 $914 -1.44
600–645 value added 611 19 146.00–157.00 $153.32 $937 -8.28
600–635 618 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $868 -3.49
662–688 value added 666 50 156.00–161.00 $158.06 $1,053 +10.48
650–695 671 4 142.00–145.00 $143.76 $965 —
715–745 value added 722 26 144.00–159.00 $155.89 $1,126 +4.64
741 741 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,060 —
755–785 value added 774 26 140.50–151.00 $147.51 $1,142 -1.26
800–831 824 31 137.00–147.75 $146.81 $1,210 +13.57
851 851 19 147.50 $147.50 $1,255 +7.43
904 fancy 904 68 150.00 $150.00 $1,356 +0.10
901–908 907 16 140.00–144.25 $143.46 $1,301 —
950–960 955 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $1,203 -1.01
1005–1030 1018 2 121.00–127.00 $123.96 $1,262 —
1105 1105 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 138.00 $138.00 $876 —
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 —
870 870 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,096 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 149.00 $149.00 $462 +10.00
347 value added 347 2 146.00 $146.00 $507 —
390–395 value added 391 5 154.00–162.00 $160.40 $627 —
400–447 value added 428 12 145.00–166.00 $157.26 $673 +7.52
440 440 1 141.00 $141.00 $620 +10.00
450–495 value added 467 19 146.00–154.00 $150.79 $704 +3.31
490 490 1 132.00 $132.00 $647 —
500–542 value added 513 38 141.00–152.00 $148.13 $760 +1.94
553–560 555 4 137.00–138.00 $137.25 $762 +5.92
571–588 value added 582 17 144.00–145.00 $144.35 $840 -2.57
615 615 1 129.00 $129.00 $793 —
606–632 value added 619 43 131.00–146.00 $144.39 $894 +9.13
657–687 value added 670 17 131.00–146.00 $142.47 $955 +4.53
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 -2.00
703–724 value added 719 19 132.00–148.50 $142.92 $1,028 +9.55
733 733 23 150.00 $150.00 $1,100 —
736 736 5 116.00 $116.00 $854 —
757–782 value added 773 10 131.00–138.50 $135.75 $1,049 -2.03
833 value added 833 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,083 —
844 844 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,190 +33.00
875 875 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 —
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
505–547 534 5 123.00–125.00 $124.61 $665 +4.61
570–585 575 3 123.00–131.00 $128.29 $738 —
795 795 2 104.00 $104.00 $827 -6.00
810 810 1 82.00 $82.00 $664 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 101.00 $101.00 $646 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–282 269 4 160.00–161.00 $160.47 $432 —
330 330 1 172.50 $172.50 $569 +7.50
380–390 385 2 174.00 $174.00 $670 +7.67
420 420 2 165.00–169.00 $167.00 $701 —
425 value added 425 1 164.00 $164.00 $697 —
460 value added 460 1 168.00 $168.00 $773 —
500–535 519 4 149.00–169.00 $155.83 $809 -1.17
555 555 3 155.00–157.00 $156.33 $868 +4.36
620–627 value added 626 5 139.00–140.50 $140.20 $878 +5.45
655–695 682 3 128.00–135.00 $130.24 $888 +6.24
740 740 1 113.00 $113.00 $836 -9.00
787 787 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,015 +12.97
807 807 2 122.00 $122.00 $985 —
1085 1085 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,031 —
1135 1135 1 82.00 $82.00 $931 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 2 141.00 $141.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 88.00 $88.00 $849 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1135 1098 80-85% 2 61.00–63.00 $62.03 $681 —
1030–1495 1235 80-85% 10 65.00–74.00 $70.71 $873 —
1060–1730 1402 80-85% 13 75.00–87.00 $81.09 $1,137 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1515 1463 75-80% 2 72.00–74.00 $73.04 $1,069 —
1335–1835 1575 75-80% 19 77.00–88.00 $82.47 $1,299 +6.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–930 890 85-90% 3 43.00–54.00 $49.80 $443 —
990–1125 1058 85-90% 2 73.00 $73.00 $772 —
1065–1325 1178 85-90% 3 62.00–66.00 $64.15 $756 -3.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1985 1802 6 106.00–119.00 $114.08 $2,056 —
1970 1970 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,911 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1470 1470 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.