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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.60/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 467 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.14/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 517 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.28/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 574 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 315 572
Feeder cattle 382 262 477
Slaughter cattle 41 48 83
Replacement cattle 1 5 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 —
341 341 3 160.00 $160.00 $546 +30.00
410 410 1 149.00 $149.00 $611 +18.60
455–485 464 9 140.00–152.00 $147.18 $683 +3.60
515 515 2 143.00 $143.00 $736 +9.70
570–595 584 9 129.00–137.00 $133.22 $778 -6.40
587 value added 587 5 143.00 $143.00 $839 —
624–642 628 12 127.00–133.00 $131.48 $826 +9.48
668–692 674 8 125.00–129.00 $127.97 $863 +16.97
710 710 4 120.00 $120.00 $852 -2.07
766 766 5 122.00 $122.00 $935 +4.00
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
983 983 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,121 —
1023 1023 5 106.00 $106.00 $1,084 —
1154 1154 8 100.00 $100.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 134.00 $134.00 $529 —
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 +14.00
515–535 525 2 120.00–122.00 $121.02 $635 —
552–582 567 4 109.00–125.00 $116.79 $662 +1.56
705 705 1 103.00 $103.00 $726 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 106.00 $106.00 $546 —
590 590 1 105.00 $105.00 $620 +25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 120.00–132.50 $126.19 $357 +1.49
300–305 303 2 122.50–127.00 $124.77 $378 +6.45
355–385 374 7 120.00–137.00 $128.65 $481 +11.25
410–447 438 16 119.00–124.00 $121.85 $534 +4.29
450–495 467 29 115.00–123.00 $120.60 $563 +2.59
501–545 517 25 116.00–126.00 $120.14 $621 +1.04
550–596 574 25 114.00–123.00 $118.28 $679 +1.85
600–640 623 12 100.00–111.00 $106.42 $663 -1.17
650–664 660 7 95.00–110.00 $105.78 $698 +6.77
690 value added 690 7 117.00 $117.00 $807 —
705–720 710 3 92.00–101.00 $97.96 $696 —
1030 1030 1 85.00 $85.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 112.50 $112.50 $287 +10.00
335 335 1 115.00 $115.00 $385 —
370 370 1 100.00 $100.00 $370 -1.00
430 430 1 115.00 $115.00 $494 —
450–455 453 2 105.00–111.00 $107.98 $489 +5.48
520–545 537 4 96.00–111.00 $104.34 $560 —
555–585 570 3 94.00–105.00 $101.24 $577 —
600 600 1 81.00 $81.00 $486 -10.49
660 660 1 90.00 $90.00 $594 -1.00
795 795 1 83.00 $83.00 $660 —
870 870 1 85.00 $85.00 $740 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 65.00 $65.00 $926 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 130.00–139.00 $134.83 $371 -2.67
347 347 2 150.00 $150.00 $520 +21.45
355–395 380 4 139.00–147.00 $141.33 $537 +14.35
402–440 417 7 133.00–145.00 $141.24 $589 +10.22
455–485 467 20 126.00–144.00 $138.28 $646 +4.71
510–540 531 10 125.00–143.00 $137.29 $729 +10.72
550–577 570 10 125.00–134.00 $127.88 $729 +7.88
600–645 629 4 106.00–124.00 $113.62 $715 +9.17
656–690 660 12 102.00–120.00 $115.11 $760 +9.41
705 705 2 98.00–104.00 $101.00 $712 -0.27
795 795 5 101.00 $101.00 $803 +5.32
835 835 1 87.00 $87.00 $726 -9.59
880 880 1 85.00 $85.00 $748 -9.00
925 925 2 97.00 $97.00 $897 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 116.00 $116.00 $574 —
522 522 2 124.00 $124.00 $647 +10.00
560–590 579 4 100.00–116.00 $108.37 $627 -1.27
685 685 1 95.00 $95.00 $651 +7.00
715 715 1 82.00 $82.00 $586 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 104.00 $104.00 $348 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1385 1316 80-85% 4 53.00–58.00 $54.99 $724 +12.85
1210–1425 1318 80-85% 2 35.00–43.00 $39.33 $518 -2.81
1155–1570 1358 80-85% 8 45.00–52.00 $48.17 $654 -3.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $371 +0.76
1075–1150 1104 85-90% 4 47.00–51.00 $49.51 $547 -8.49
1175 1175 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $623 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $834 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,051 —
1605–1825 1754 4 79.00–82.00 $80.02 $1,404 +9.87
1295–2100 1758 3 86.00–92.00 $88.75 $1,560 +18.60

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $531

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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.