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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 21, 2020

142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 142 521 0
Feeder cattle 106 493 0
Slaughter cattle 35 28 0
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to limited amount of comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 147.00 $147.00 $537 +9.12
435 435 1 138.00 $138.00 $600 —
455–495 467 8 138.00–151.00 $141.29 $660 -1.71
621–645 625 6 120.00–125.00 $124.14 $776 +4.14
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 -2.00
770–775 773 2 107.00–109.00 $108.00 $835 —
825 825 1 111.00 $111.00 $916 —
875 875 1 101.00 $101.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 107.00 $107.00 $214 —
310–325 320 3 120.00–130.00 $123.57 $395 -1.43
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 —
465 465 1 122.00 $122.00 $567 —
860–895 878 2 92.00–99.00 $95.43 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 120.00 $120.00 $460 -1.83
440 440 1 116.00 $116.00 $510 -5.72
455–472 468 6 115.00–120.00 $116.48 $545 -5.01
515–516 516 5 116.00–121.00 $117.00 $604 -0.63
565–595 574 6 109.00–123.00 $120.42 $691 +2.79
670 670 1 103.00 $103.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 100.00 $100.00 $315 -2.50
455 455 2 110.00 $110.00 $500 +12.65
535 535 1 104.00 $104.00 $556 +17.00
570 570 1 101.00 $101.00 $576 +6.69
605 605 1 101.00 $101.00 $611 +7.00
680 680 3 91.00 $91.00 $619 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 130.00 $130.00 $260 —
350 350 1 138.00 $138.00 $483 —
410–422 416 4 130.00–140.00 $135.07 $562 -5.42
505 505 3 155.00 $155.00 $783 +20.90
597 597 2 118.00 $118.00 $704 —
613 613 3 118.00 $118.00 $723 +0.92
672 672 2 122.00 $122.00 $820 +8.79
750–773 767 4 100.00–107.00 $101.71 $780 -2.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 —
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 —
652 652 2 110.00 $110.00 $717 —
805 805 1 96.00 $96.00 $773 —
887 887 2 81.00 $81.00 $718 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1210 1110 80-85% 3 47.00–48.00 $47.36 $526 —
1025–1280 1150 80-85% 3 57.00–58.00 $57.67 $663 —
1095–1400 1217 80-85% 9 50.00–56.00 $52.68 $641 +10.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1590 1558 75-80% 2 49.00 $49.00 $763 —
1610–1625 1618 75-80% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.50 $866 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $539 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $302 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1225 1178 2 73.00–75.00 $73.96 $871 —
1240–1705 1514 4 85.00–90.00 $86.66 $1,312 —
1675 1675 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,524 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1170 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 61.00–62.00 $61.54 $662

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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.