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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.81/cwt ≈ $1,206/hd at 922 lb · 240 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.63/cwt -2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 520 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.72/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $514/hd at 422 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 424 328
Feeder cattle 493 382 268
Slaughter cattle 28 41 60
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearlings steady, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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
345 345 1 143.00 $143.00 $493 -17.00
360–370 367 3 132.00–149.00 $137.88 $506 —
485 485 1 143.00 $143.00 $694 -4.18
535 535 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $789 +4.50
550–585 568 2 133.00–134.00 $133.48 $758 +0.26
612 612 2 120.00 $120.00 $734 -11.48
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 -5.00
901–942 value added 922 240 129.70–133.00 $130.81 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 -1.02
550–560 555 2 105.00–120.00 $112.43 $624 -4.36
685 685 2 111.00 $111.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 132.50 $132.50 $311 —
275–295 285 2 130.00 $130.00 $370 +3.81
310–335 325 3 115.00–120.00 $117.61 $382 -7.16
350–392 375 8 120.00–125.00 $121.83 $457 -6.82
405–436 422 13 115.00–125.00 $121.72 $514 -0.13
450–495 477 9 116.00–126.00 $121.49 $580 +0.89
500–543 520 31 110.00–122.00 $117.63 $612 -2.51
550–585 570 11 111.00–120.00 $117.63 $670 -0.65
700–712 710 6 90.00–98.00 $96.17 $683 -1.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 112.50 $112.50 $276 —
300 300 1 102.50 $102.50 $308 -12.50
427 427 2 109.00 $109.00 $465 -6.00
450–492 474 7 94.00–110.00 $97.35 $461 -10.63
525 525 1 87.00 $87.00 $457 -17.34
580–587 585 3 91.00–101.00 $94.31 $552 -6.93
600–642 637 8 94.00 $94.00 $599 —
697 697 2 85.00 $85.00 $592 —
712 712 2 85.00 $85.00 $605 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 162.50 $162.50 $398 —
327 327 2 140.00 $140.00 $458 -10.00
400–437 427 4 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $600 -0.75
450–490 459 5 130.00–149.00 $143.56 $659 +5.28
500–545 529 10 125.00–141.00 $134.10 $709 -3.19
605–630 619 11 111.00–120.00 $117.08 $725 +3.46
670–695 678 4 107.00–123.00 $113.21 $768 -1.90
720 720 2 104.00 $104.00 $749 +3.00
790 790 1 104.00 $104.00 $822 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 120.00 $120.00 $246 —
275 275 1 135.00 $135.00 $371 —
420 420 1 128.00 $128.00 $538 —
455–495 476 4 117.00–127.00 $123.85 $590 +7.85
530 530 1 97.00 $97.00 $514 -27.00
555–585 570 3 103.00–114.00 $106.67 $608 -1.70
725 725 1 90.00 $90.00 $652 +8.00
1035 1035 1 75.00 $75.00 $776 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 109.00 $109.00 $414 —
448 448 3 105.00 $105.00 $470 —
485 485 1 90.00 $90.00 $436 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 42.00 $42.00 $508 —
1210–1455 1313 80-85% 5 46.00–52.00 $49.96 $656 -5.03
1470 1470 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $808 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $466 —
1030–1080 1055 85-90% 2 34.00–39.00 $36.44 $384 +1.44
925–1205 1065 85-90% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.57 $528 +14.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $797 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1765 1472 3 61.00–75.00 $67.52 $994 —
1460–1870 1620 3 79.00–85.00 $82.69 $1,340 —
1750–2045 1898 2 90.00–95.00 $92.31 $1,752 —

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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.