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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.56/cwt ≈ $1,240/hd at 792 lb · 196 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.52/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 731 lb · 63 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.50/cwt ≈ $1,409/hd at 962 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 979 358 0
Feeder cattle 930 315 0
Slaughter cattle 48 43 0
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for 400-600 lb weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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
355–385 value added 374 5 201.00–212.50 $203.78 $762 +8.49
410–445 value added 422 8 187.00–221.00 $203.39 $858 +18.10
430–435 433 2 171.00–185.00 $177.96 $771 +7.96
450–485 value added 476 26 192.00–204.00 $199.97 $952 +8.89
510 510 2 165.00 $165.00 $842 +9.00
502–521 value added 516 11 179.00–190.00 $183.39 $946 -1.98
565 565 1 164.00 $164.00 $927 —
577–595 value added 589 13 174.00–177.00 $176.10 $1,037 +11.08
602 602 2 152.00 $152.00 $915 —
600–647 value added 622 51 165.00–185.00 $181.25 $1,127 +18.68
658–690 value added 666 12 158.00–169.00 $165.42 $1,102 +8.30
650–685 669 4 140.00–149.00 $144.31 $965 +4.31
700 700 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,029 —
700–741 value added 733 59 155.00–162.00 $159.30 $1,168 -0.36
774–798 value added 792 196 150.00–159.00 $156.56 $1,240 —
813–819 818 8 143.00–155.00 $152.02 $1,244 +7.02
925 925 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,295 +5.00
962 962 58 146.50 $146.50 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 148.00 $148.00 $821 —
765 765 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,002 —
887 887 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,197 —
955 955 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,184 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 141.00 $141.00 $952 —
833 833 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,191 —
990 990 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,168 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 141.00–155.00 $147.94 $470 +5.44
375–377 value added 376 4 163.00–170.00 $165.49 $622 +4.49
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -4.93
418–430 value added 424 7 154.00–160.00 $155.87 $661 +5.20
440–445 443 2 145.00 $145.00 $642 —
455–485 value added 467 51 155.00–171.00 $166.89 $779 +17.30
475–495 485 2 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $706 +4.51
507–539 value added 524 37 156.00–161.00 $159.26 $835 +9.28
535 535 2 133.00–142.00 $137.50 $736 —
553–593 value added 571 9 144.00–146.00 $145.08 $828 -3.12
580–585 582 7 134.00–143.00 $139.58 $812 —
603–645 value added 615 50 138.00–157.00 $154.12 $948 +14.79
640 640 1 132.00 $132.00 $845 +1.33
660 660 1 133.00 $133.00 $878 +4.00
656–697 value added 663 47 137.00–142.00 $140.44 $931 +3.44
705 value added 705 3 133.00 $133.00 $938 -2.00
727 727 6 128.50 $128.50 $934 +4.50
754–764 value added 760 26 135.00–136.00 $135.19 $1,027 +0.77
800 800 4 111.00 $111.00 $888 -9.00
833 value added 833 7 141.50 $141.50 $1,179 —
840 840 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,008 ±0.00
860 value added 860 49 144.00 $144.00 $1,238 +3.50
935 935 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,075 —
1049 1049 5 117.50 $117.50 $1,233 —
1067 1067 2 92.00 $92.00 $982 —
1165 1165 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 —
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 +10.00
550–590 571 7 121.00–132.00 $122.66 $700 —
643 643 3 124.00 $124.00 $797 —
695 695 2 128.00 $128.00 $890 —
771 771 5 78.00 $78.00 $601 -33.00
957 957 2 93.00 $93.00 $890 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 6 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 180.00 $180.00 $495 —
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 +40.00
380–385 383 2 168.00–171.00 $169.51 $649 -1.49
383 value added 383 5 219.00 $219.00 $839 +34.00
472 472 2 166.00 $166.00 $784 —
485 thin fleshed 485 2 180.00 $180.00 $873 —
512 value added 512 2 170.00 $170.00 $870 —
515–518 517 4 155.00–156.00 $155.75 $805 -4.25
555 value added 555 1 173.00 $173.00 $960 —
581 thin fleshed 581 4 165.00 $165.00 $959 —
580–590 585 3 141.00–146.00 $144.35 $844 -1.65
617 value added 617 2 146.00 $146.00 $901 —
605–647 627 5 136.00–147.00 $141.49 $887 —
650 value added 650 2 144.00 $144.00 $936 —
765–795 780 2 123.00 $123.00 $959 —
905 905 1 109.00 $109.00 $986 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
790 790 1 118.00 $118.00 $932 +12.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 165.00 $165.00 $396 +11.00
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1065 935 85-90% 5 49.00–59.00 $55.01 $514 —
945–1150 1024 85-90% 5 62.00–68.00 $64.12 $657 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 23.00 $23.00 $237 —
1070–1205 1133 85-90% 4 70.00–73.00 $71.71 $812 +9.31
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1102–1530 1262 80-85% 8 70.00–78.00 $74.37 $939 —
1255–1280 1268 80-85% 2 79.00–81.00 $80.01 $1,015 —
1395 1395 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $907 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1575 1420 75-80% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.34 $899 —
1390–1715 1494 75-80% 6 72.00–77.00 $75.39 $1,126 -8.11
1445–1595 1520 75-80% 2 78.00–85.00 $81.67 $1,241 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–2185 1854 8 102.00–116.00 $110.59 $2,050 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 81.00 $81.00 $846

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 2 113.00 $113.00 $825 —
825 825 3 107.00 $107.00 $883 —

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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.