Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.01/cwt -8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 466 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $107.59/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 616 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.10/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 518 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	315	223	205
Feeder cattle	262	157	158
Slaughter cattle	48	64	47
Replacement cattle	5	2	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand on a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	130.00	$130.00	$416	—
365–385	375	2	140.00–155.00	$147.70	$554	—
415–430	423	2	125.00–136.00	$130.40	$552	-17.88
462–496	479	9	135.00–149.00	$143.58	$688	+2.01
522–540	528	3	130.00–135.00	$133.30	$704	+2.98
565–585	567	12	125.00–141.00	$139.62	$792	+4.62
605	605	1	122.00	$122.00	$738	—
650	650	1	111.00	$111.00	$722	—
705–735	731	7	110.00–124.00	$122.07	$892	+4.75
750	750	1	118.00	$118.00	$885	-2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	2	120.00	$120.00	$510	—
470–495	483	2	116.00	$116.00	$560	—
570–595	579	6	100.00–120.00	$115.23	$667	-1.77
660–690	672	3	99.00–105.00	$101.64	$683	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	80.00	$80.00	$468	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	284	4	122.50–132.50	$124.70	$354	+2.15
307–345	320	5	110.00–122.00	$118.32	$379	+0.74
350–380	370	6	110.00–121.00	$117.40	$434	-12.61
400–435	418	5	110.00–124.00	$117.56	$491	-15.39
450–495	466	15	110.00–125.00	$118.01	$550	-8.96
500–545	518	14	114.00–122.00	$119.10	$617	-3.83
550–585	562	14	108.00–120.00	$116.43	$654	-4.18
600–635	616	15	101.00–117.00	$107.59	$663	-2.41
650–655	653	2	97.00–101.00	$99.01	$647	—
760	760	3	106.00	$106.00	$806	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	102.50	$102.50	$266	—
390	390	1	101.00	$101.00	$394	—
480	480	1	102.50	$102.50	$492	—
620–625	623	2	88.00–95.00	$91.49	$570	+1.49
675	675	1	91.00	$91.00	$614	—
720–735	728	2	81.00–86.00	$83.47	$608	+6.49
815–830	822	3	74.00–79.00	$77.35	$636	—
980	980	1	71.00	$71.00	$696	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	95.00	$95.00	$527	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180 fancy	180	4	185.00	$185.00	$333	—
215 fancy	215	1	182.50	$182.50	$392	—
270	270	1	137.50	$137.50	$371	—
315–340	330	7	125.00–130.00	$128.55	$424	—
375–385	382	3	126.00–129.00	$126.98	$485	-25.30
410–431	426	6	128.00–133.00	$131.02	$558	-19.98
455–490	478	7	129.00–141.00	$133.57	$638	-10.43
500–530	512	3	122.00–134.00	$126.57	$648	-12.86
555	555	2	120.00	$120.00	$666	-19.98
610–630	619	4	101.00–115.00	$104.45	$647	-12.14
650–696	678	9	95.00–110.00	$105.70	$717	-14.30
727–745	733	3	94.00–105.00	$101.27	$742	-5.73
775–790	785	3	93.00–100.00	$95.68	$751	-8.32
800–820	810	5	95.00–100.00	$96.59	$782	-9.41
890	890	1	94.00	$94.00	$837	—
905	905	1	80.00	$80.00	$724	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	110.00	$110.00	$226	—
355–395	378	3	90.00–114.00	$105.18	$398	—
405–425	415	2	117.00–120.00	$118.54	$492	-12.46
525	525	1	114.00	$114.00	$598	-8.00
555–575	565	3	104.00–115.00	$109.64	$619	-11.38
625–630	628	3	90.00–94.00	$92.67	$582	-0.33
670	670	1	88.00	$88.00	$590	-17.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	62.00	$62.00	$443	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1370	1327	80-85%	5	35.00–46.00	$42.14	$559	-10.66
1250–1440	1345	80-85%	4	56.00–61.00	$58.28	$784	+5.48
1220–1495	1350	80-85%	10	48.00–55.00	$52.08	$703	-5.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1170	1069	85-90%	8	30.00–45.00	$34.24	$366	—
1015–1140	1094	85-90%	5	49.00–55.00	$51.42	$563	—
1110	1110	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$644	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$777	-10.68
1500	1500	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$675	—
1565–1615	1590	75-80%	2	55.00–59.00	$57.03	$907	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1625–1900	1763	2	66.00–75.00	$70.15	$1,237	—
1375–2030	1789	4	80.00–85.00	$81.22	$1,453	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	63.00	$63.00	$548
930–1205	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	61.00–78.00	$67.17	$745

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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.