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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.08/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 513 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $118.47/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 629 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.35/cwt -12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 531 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 410 650
Feeder cattle 249 361 495
Slaughter cattle 27 45 130
Replacement cattle 12 4 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 135.00–152.50 $143.45 $528 -18.26
405 405 1 146.00 $146.00 $591 +5.87
540 540 1 136.00 $136.00 $734 -6.98
555 555 1 129.00 $129.00 $716 -12.35
635 635 2 125.00 $125.00 $794 -2.17
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 -2.86
841 841 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 112.00 $112.00 $532 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 122.50 $122.50 $331 -8.50
340 340 2 119.00–126.00 $122.50 $416 -4.79
362–397 382 9 120.00–129.00 $126.32 $483 -1.01
410–430 414 9 127.00–134.00 $133.08 $551 +6.16
465–490 477 5 119.00–125.00 $122.77 $586 -1.89
500–520 513 22 120.00–126.00 $124.08 $637 +3.33
560–588 576 9 114.00–116.00 $114.43 $659 -4.88
615–643 633 11 103.00–111.00 $108.91 $689 -8.02
723 723 5 95.00 $95.00 $687 +0.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 102.50 $102.50 $272 —
485–490 488 2 105.00–114.00 $109.48 $534 -2.63
505–545 525 2 105.00 $105.00 $551 -2.04
595 595 3 106.00 $106.00 $631 —
605 605 1 87.00 $87.00 $526 -13.00
920 920 1 73.00 $73.00 $672 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 2 81.00 $81.00 $613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 146.00–147.00 $146.49 $542 -1.40
422–445 430 3 133.00–144.00 $140.20 $603 -9.05
450–490 476 8 131.00–139.00 $136.74 $651 -4.49
500–542 531 16 120.00–133.00 $131.35 $697 -4.08
565–575 570 2 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $695 -11.06
600–644 629 18 110.00–124.00 $118.47 $745 -4.48
662–665 663 3 115.00–120.00 $116.67 $774 +0.53
720–725 723 4 103.00–121.00 $113.28 $819 -0.71
775–795 785 2 103.00–109.00 $105.96 $832 -2.04
838 838 3 90.00 $90.00 $754 -12.00
910–915 913 2 91.00–95.00 $92.99 $849 —
1000 1000 1 85.00 $85.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 100.00–115.00 $107.45 $406 —
410–430 420 2 113.00–114.00 $113.51 $477 -7.34
515 515 1 111.00 $111.00 $572 -14.00
555 555 1 104.00 $104.00 $577 -8.07
600 600 1 94.00 $94.00 $564 -15.00
662 662 2 101.00 $101.00 $669 -2.80
720 720 1 96.00 $96.00 $691 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1430 1348 80-85% 3 40.00–51.00 $47.12 $635 —
1365 1365 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $915 —
1315–1460 1408 80-85% 3 55.00–59.00 $57.41 $808 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1050 1028 85-90% 4 49.00–52.00 $50.77 $522 -7.74
1075 1075 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $473 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $829 -13.18
1565–1910 1720 75-80% 4 60.00–65.00 $61.66 $1,061 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1685 1413 2 80.00–85.00 $82.98 $1,173 —
1885 1885 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,696 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1240 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–830.00 $766.35
1050–1225 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–740.00 $723.85
1185–1190 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 540.00 $540.00

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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
1010–1060 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,315.00 $1,224.39 —
1595 1595 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.