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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.66/cwt +5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 465 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.45/cwt +8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 489 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.49/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 412 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 205 0
Feeder cattle 361 167 0
Slaughter cattle 45 38 0
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter clases.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 132.50 $132.50 $289 —
300–335 318 2 169.00–172.50 $170.65 $543 +18.26
365–395 382 7 153.00–165.00 $161.71 $618 —
400 fancy 400 9 171.00 $171.00 $684 —
402–420 value added 412 7 157.00–165.00 $162.45 $669 —
406–445 424 9 134.00–151.00 $140.13 $594 -15.33
488 value added 488 19 153.50 $153.50 $749 —
475–495 491 7 141.00–148.00 $145.88 $716 +2.46
507–540 523 5 141.00–149.00 $142.98 $748 +5.98
520–525 fancy 523 2 155.00–159.00 $157.01 $821 +6.01
550–587 565 9 130.00–147.00 $141.35 $799 -4.65
577 value added 577 10 149.00 $149.00 $860 —
615–640 623 6 121.00–131.00 $127.17 $792 -9.83
675 675 1 128.00 $128.00 $864 -3.00
752–797 770 6 120.00–125.00 $122.86 $946 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 105.00–125.00 $115.00 $529 -13.00
520 520 1 109.00 $109.00 $567 —
585–595 590 2 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $746 —
680 680 1 114.00 $114.00 $775 —
705–740 729 4 110.00–115.00 $113.79 $830 +31.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 122.50 $122.50 $294 —
265 265 1 131.00 $131.00 $347 +15.42
300–325 320 11 120.00–132.00 $127.29 $407 +15.76
325 fancy 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
355–395 381 10 119.00–133.00 $127.33 $485 +6.83
405–447 426 18 120.00–131.00 $126.92 $541 -2.78
455 value added 455 27 138.00 $138.00 $628 —
455–495 480 18 120.00–130.00 $124.66 $598 -2.19
505–546 526 18 115.00–125.00 $120.75 $635 -1.34
550–590 565 17 115.00–126.00 $119.31 $674 +0.11
603–640 617 11 108.00–123.00 $116.93 $721 +8.80
665–697 675 9 100.00–111.00 $108.48 $732 —
715–745 730 2 90.00–100.00 $94.90 $693 -3.10
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 —
455–480 468 2 108.00–116.00 $112.11 $525 —
515–530 523 2 104.00–110.00 $107.04 $560 -0.96
605 605 2 100.00 $100.00 $605 +1.23
685 685 1 90.00 $90.00 $616 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 82.50 $82.50 $396 —
585 585 1 77.50 $77.50 $453 —
630 630 1 81.00 $81.00 $510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 145.00 $145.00 $312 —
350–380 363 3 140.00–152.50 $147.89 $537 +8.24
435–436 436 4 149.00–150.00 $149.25 $651 —
450–488 471 8 132.00–150.00 $141.23 $665 +8.23
512–520 fancy 514 5 148.00–153.00 $149.01 $766 —
510–545 522 3 125.00–141.00 $135.43 $707 +7.76
561 fancy 561 3 147.00 $147.00 $825 ±0.00
550–585 565 9 126.00–143.00 $133.04 $752 +7.24
600–610 605 2 117.00–129.00 $122.95 $744 —
652–685 672 5 113.00–119.00 $116.14 $780 +4.14
712–740 726 5 110.00–117.00 $113.99 $828 +17.31
795 795 1 108.00 $108.00 $859 —
840 840 1 102.00 $102.00 $857 +17.00
875 875 1 99.00 $99.00 $866 —
970 970 1 79.00 $79.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 127.50 $127.50 $255 —
320 320 1 122.50 $122.50 $392 +6.50
405–430 418 2 117.50–124.00 $120.85 $505 —
465–490 473 4 116.00–130.00 $123.15 $582 +3.15
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 +5.00
575–595 582 3 100.00–118.00 $112.07 $652 —
615 615 1 109.00 $109.00 $670 —
650–695 673 2 98.00–110.00 $103.80 $699 —
700 700 1 88.00 $88.00 $616 —
750–785 768 2 88.00–96.00 $92.09 $707 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1255 1218 80-85% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.48 $542 —
1140–1455 1270 80-85% 9 56.00–63.00 $59.08 $750 +0.81
1230–1350 1290 80-85% 6 48.00–55.00 $52.82 $681 +3.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1135 1033 85-90% 8 56.00–64.00 $58.51 $604 +11.09
845–1180 1035 85-90% 4 44.00–51.00 $48.55 $502 +1.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $815 —
1525–1595 1564 75-80% 5 59.00–69.00 $65.18 $1,019 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 79.00 $79.00 $897 —
1245–1865 1555 2 73.00–74.00 $73.60 $1,144 -9.40
1920 1920 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,651 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1160 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 53.00–65.00 $60.98 $621
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $752

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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.