Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.93/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 531 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 288 404
Feeder cattle 157 249 287
Slaughter cattle 64 27 103
Replacement cattle 2 12 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436–447 440 5 143.00–156.00 $148.28 $652 +2.28
450–475 463 4 139.00–144.00 $141.57 $655 —
500–543 537 9 128.00–145.00 $130.32 $700 -5.68
550 550 2 135.00 $135.00 $742 +6.00
620–647 643 6 122.00–125.00 $124.52 $801 -0.48
690 690 4 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
700–735 723 3 117.00–118.00 $117.32 $848 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 ±0.00
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 126.00 $126.00 $649 —
592 592 2 117.00 $117.00 $693 —
600 600 1 107.00 $107.00 $642 —
740 740 1 106.00 $106.00 $784 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1086 1086 3 98.00 $98.00 $1,064 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 125.00 $125.00 $294 —
260–270 265 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $325 +0.05
320–340 330 2 115.00–120.00 $117.58 $388 -4.92
370–375 373 2 129.00–131.00 $130.01 $485 +3.69
400–445 434 4 129.00–135.00 $132.95 $577 -0.13
455–490 467 6 124.00–131.00 $126.97 $593 +4.20
515–545 531 18 119.00–126.00 $122.93 $653 -1.15
555–565 557 5 115.00–122.00 $120.61 $672 +6.18
618–632 622 7 110.00 $110.00 $684 +1.09
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 3 112.00–113.00 $112.63 $355 —
510–540 523 3 104.00–111.00 $107.06 $560 +2.06
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 +3.00
700–715 708 2 75.00–79.00 $76.98 $545 —
870–880 875 2 80.00–85.00 $82.51 $722 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 382 8 145.00–156.00 $152.28 $582 +5.79
420 420 1 151.00 $151.00 $634 +10.80
467–475 470 3 144.00 $144.00 $677 +7.26
500–545 516 4 135.00–142.00 $139.43 $719 +8.08
555–557 556 4 131.00–149.00 $139.98 $778 +18.00
605–630 618 2 112.00–121.00 $116.59 $721 -1.88
655 655 2 120.00 $120.00 $786 +3.33
725 725 1 107.00 $107.00 $776 -6.28
795 795 1 104.00 $104.00 $827 -1.96
840 840 1 106.00 $106.00 $890 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 131.00 $131.00 $531 +17.49
540–545 543 2 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $662 +11.00
560–567 565 4 115.00–124.00 $121.02 $684 +17.02
645 645 1 93.00 $93.00 $600 —
676 676 3 105.00 $105.00 $710 +4.00
820 820 1 85.00 $85.00 $697 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1295 1226 80-85% 4 34.00–47.00 $42.83 $525 —
1205–1565 1333 80-85% 12 49.00–56.00 $52.80 $704 +5.68
1185–1515 1369 80-85% 7 57.00–62.00 $57.95 $793 -9.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1130 1011 85-90% 4 49.00–54.00 $52.60 $532 +1.83
855–1275 1025 85-90% 13 36.00–48.00 $43.38 $445 -7.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1477–1535 1496 75-80% 3 62.00–64.00 $62.68 $938 —
1680–1730 1713 75-80% 3 52.00–56.00 $54.02 $925 -7.64

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 75.00 $75.00 $851 —
1610–2110 1865 4 84.00–86.00 $85.35 $1,592 -4.65
1870–1915 1893 2 90.00–95.00 $92.47 $1,750 +2.47

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–955 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 67.00–85.00 $76.05 $722

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 79.00 $79.00 $604 —

↑ Back to top

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.