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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.16/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 577 lb · 97 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.71/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 679 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.59/cwt +8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 725 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 897 895 785
Feeder cattle 801 717 673
Slaughter cattle 86 172 94
Replacement cattle 10 6 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand for weaned calf packages. Yearlings no comparison. 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
245 value added 245 1 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
320–337 331 3 180.00–181.00 $180.68 $598 —
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 —
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 -18.53
410–440 value added 429 5 182.00–193.00 $188.79 $810 -11.24
452–490 value added 462 18 171.00–196.00 $189.51 $876 -1.96
455–492 479 5 163.00–169.00 $166.45 $797 —
522 522 2 159.00 $159.00 $830 —
500–548 value added 533 27 168.00–190.00 $180.00 $959 +1.57
567–577 572 4 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $907 -4.54
562–598 value added 583 8 165.00–192.00 $179.42 $1,046 +12.42
600–615 607 3 145.00–151.00 $148.97 $904 -1.03
610–630 value added 626 8 156.00–169.00 $167.42 $1,048 -2.85
680–686 value added 686 26 154.00–168.00 $166.00 $1,139 +5.93
715 value added 715 2 137.00–143.00 $140.00 $1,001 -13.50
810 810 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 -8.86
930 930 38 129.75 $129.75 $1,207 —
964 964 10 130.00 $130.00 $1,253 +0.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 142.00 $142.00 $753 —
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
700 700 3 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
880 880 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,135 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 151.00 $151.00 $642 —
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 —
905 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 value added 270 1 172.50 $172.50 $466 —
300 value added 300 2 162.00 $162.00 $486 -4.51
365–372 value added 370 3 168.00–175.00 $172.70 $639 -3.34
410–445 value added 436 23 150.00–166.00 $160.80 $701 +0.09
452–492 value added 474 18 148.00–158.00 $152.11 $721 -12.85
475–480 478 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $691 +1.05
500–525 508 3 139.00–140.00 $139.66 $709 -2.05
510–549 value added 526 22 147.00–153.50 $150.64 $792 -1.54
550–585 570 6 135.00–145.00 $142.00 $809 +1.96
550–581 value added 577 91 146.00–158.60 $157.09 $906 +3.90
600–612 value added 605 9 138.00–147.00 $140.88 $852 -9.28
615–635 628 3 130.00–134.00 $131.31 $825 -5.31
652–665 653 13 130.00–135.00 $134.61 $879 +1.65
657–686 value added 683 83 143.00–153.00 $152.07 $1,039 +2.26
721–737 value added 725 89 136.50–148.75 $145.95 $1,058 +5.95
710–745 728 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $943 +2.68
760 760 1 121.00 $121.00 $920 —
825 825 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 -5.53
841 value added 841 63 142.75 $142.75 $1,201 —
844 844 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,021 -14.53
853 value added 853 20 143.00 $143.00 $1,220 —
902 902 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,082 -10.00
1000 1000 1 97.00 $97.00 $970 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 135.00 $135.00 $655 —
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 —
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 —
625 625 3 131.00 $131.00 $819 +11.00
790 790 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,066 —
1136 1136 6 86.50 $86.50 $983 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 134.00 $134.00 $596 +4.00
467–477 472 4 133.00–134.00 $133.51 $630 +0.51
570–595 583 2 131.00–135.00 $132.96 $775 +0.87
627 627 2 112.00 $112.00 $702 -1.55
665–685 675 2 112.00–116.00 $114.03 $770 +14.03
745 745 1 113.00 $113.00 $842 -1.00
830 830 1 112.00 $112.00 $930 +2.00
855 855 1 97.00 $97.00 $829 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 173.00 $173.00 $571 +3.00
477 477 2 151.00 $151.00 $720 -5.97
480 value added 480 1 177.00 $177.00 $850 +1.56
505–545 value added 520 4 164.00–175.00 $169.59 $882 -3.84
547 547 2 149.00 $149.00 $815 -10.63
555–590 565 4 153.00–159.00 $155.21 $877 -4.46
550–580 value added 568 14 162.00–173.00 $166.59 $946 +1.64
610 610 1 139.00 $139.00 $848 —
617–633 thin fleshed 624 9 153.00–160.00 $155.44 $970 —
700–715 708 2 129.00–132.00 $130.48 $924 -4.51
850 850 1 104.00 $104.00 $884 -16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
335 335 1 157.50 $157.50 $528 —
350 350 1 157.50 $157.50 $551 -2.50
433 433 3 148.00 $148.00 $641 +1.43
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 -12.00
550–590 570 2 134.00–140.00 $136.89 $780 -2.97
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1730 1530 75-80% 9 75.00–85.00 $81.12 $1,241 —
1285–1790 1533 75-80% 25 85.00–104.00 $89.43 $1,371 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $285 —
820–1105 945 85-90% 5 64.00–70.00 $66.68 $630 +11.10
750–1150 1009 85-90% 8 71.00–75.00 $73.60 $743 +6.60
945–1210 1089 85-90% 4 81.00–91.00 $86.14 $938 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1460 1276 80-85% 4 77.00–83.00 $80.67 $1,029 —
1085–1505 1313 80-85% 12 85.00–105.00 $91.02 $1,195 -0.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1860 1473 2 98.00–103.00 $99.84 $1,471 +17.69
1310–2345 1815 10 108.00–131.00 $120.01 $2,178 -1.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1172 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1075–1270 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00–1,325.00 $1,213.49
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 105.00 $105.00 $413 —
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —

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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.