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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.93/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 728 lb · 118 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.10/cwt -15.85 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 621 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.24/cwt -12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 731 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 948 1,258
Feeder cattle 580 859 1,172
Slaughter cattle 54 78 81
Replacement cattle 1 11 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand for thin-fleshed weaned offerings; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very 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
400–436 value added 422 11 173.00–190.00 $179.07 $756 -16.38
466–495 471 6 164.00–166.00 $165.65 $780 +0.65
460–495 value added 480 14 168.00–174.00 $170.43 $818 -12.66
500–520 507 3 150.00–158.00 $153.72 $779 -9.61
515–540 value added 534 6 164.00–175.00 $171.74 $917 -11.48
550–580 value added 564 12 162.00–171.50 $168.24 $949 -2.89
600–640 value added 618 32 153.00–166.00 $163.80 $1,012 -2.27
660–690 673 5 140.00–150.00 $143.23 $964 -0.77
669–693 value added 683 19 145.50–160.00 $152.21 $1,040 -2.71
712–740 721 3 133.00–138.00 $134.71 $971 -5.29
710–745 value added 732 31 140.00–149.00 $146.26 $1,071 -12.14
750–795 value added 767 21 139.00–144.00 $141.42 $1,085 -0.58
775 775 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,070 -0.99
826 826 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,156 —
882 882 14 134.50 $134.50 $1,186 -10.11
915–921 920 5 128.00–129.00 $128.20 $1,179 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,029 +6.00
760–777 771 3 138.00–139.00 $138.67 $1,069 —
928 928 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 143.00 $143.00 $844 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 140.00–145.00 $142.28 $320 —
250–275 263 2 157.50–160.00 $158.69 $417 -1.31
307–347 value added 323 9 158.00–170.00 $164.09 $530 -9.25
360 value added 360 2 157.00 $157.00 $565 -16.06
360–395 378 2 140.00–152.00 $146.28 $553 —
406–445 value added 418 9 150.00–164.00 $159.17 $665 -0.66
405–447 429 4 145.00–149.00 $147.01 $631 +3.01
450–495 469 8 140.00–146.00 $145.13 $681 -0.34
457–495 value added 474 16 149.00–158.00 $152.10 $721 -1.54
500–535 value added 518 19 148.00–152.00 $150.15 $778 -1.09
510–545 532 11 139.00–145.00 $140.82 $749 -2.21
550 550 1 143.00 $143.00 $786 -0.38
550–565 value added 552 16 146.00–149.00 $148.37 $819 -2.03
604–641 value added 621 35 134.00–144.00 $139.47 $866 -17.43
625 625 1 126.00 $126.00 $788 -12.01
655–675 670 6 131.00–133.00 $132.67 $889 +2.67
655–686 value added 680 10 138.00–143.00 $138.96 $945 -2.21
710–725 718 5 127.00–131.00 $128.59 $923 +5.08
720–748 value added 728 110 132.00–144.00 $143.00 $1,041 +6.69
742–745 743 3 125.00 $125.00 $929 +1.49
750 750 2 122.00 $122.00 $915 -7.00
755 value added 755 3 131.00 $131.00 $989 -2.69
845 845 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,065 +7.00
845 value added 845 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,107 —
885 885 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,044 -4.00
925–940 933 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $1,068 +10.50
955 955 1 104.00 $104.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 -16.00
375 375 2 142.00 $142.00 $532 -5.11
440 440 1 136.00 $136.00 $598 -4.00
500–546 529 7 128.00–135.00 $131.22 $694 -4.78
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 2 126.00 $126.00 $840 -3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 122.00 $122.00 $561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 161.00 $161.00 $523 -22.67
370–380 375 2 156.00–180.00 $167.84 $629 -5.55
410–447 value added 431 4 165.00–177.00 $168.37 $726 —
445 445 1 156.00 $156.00 $694 -24.86
480–492 486 4 150.00–152.00 $151.51 $736 -3.88
515–545 530 6 150.00–155.00 $152.69 $809 +0.76
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 -3.14
600–625 value added 616 9 145.00–155.00 $150.06 $924 —
620 620 1 137.00 $137.00 $849 -2.00
655–695 680 3 135.00–141.00 $137.60 $936 +0.60
678–685 value added 680 4 144.00 $144.00 $979 -3.71
720–730 value added 725 2 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $997 -3.51
750–761 value added 757 5 136.00–140.00 $138.00 $1,045 —
885 885 1 109.00 $109.00 $965 -2.00
900–911 908 4 107.00–115.00 $113.02 $1,026 —
995 995 1 97.00 $97.00 $965 —
1070 1070 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 135.00–150.00 $143.10 $312 —
290–295 293 2 130.00–140.00 $134.96 $395 —
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
505 505 1 138.00 $138.00 $697 —
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 -3.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 127.50 $127.50 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $724 —
1240–1545 1364 80-85% 7 71.00–81.00 $77.26 $1,054 —
1180–1830 1498 80-85% 10 83.00–94.00 $90.29 $1,353 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–995 923 85-90% 2 57.00–62.00 $59.30 $547 —
780–1325 1008 85-90% 4 46.00–56.00 $50.68 $511 -15.99
1010 1010 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $656 -1.67
990–1345 1198 85-90% 6 72.00–77.00 $75.18 $901 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $804 —
1325–1765 1499 75-80% 4 75.00–80.00 $77.65 $1,164 —
1385–1825 1583 75-80% 7 83.00–88.00 $84.73 $1,341 +1.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2430 1897 5 105.00–123.00 $113.74 $2,158 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,046

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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.