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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $102.50/cwt ≈ $637/hd at 621 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.97/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 608 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 205 142 761
Feeder cattle 149 106 624
Slaughter cattle 56 35 137
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 413 8 139.00–156.00 $146.85 $606 +8.85
465–476 473 4 129.00–144.00 $140.32 $664 -0.97
510–530 523 5 130.00–138.00 $133.64 $699 —
603–618 608 10 130.00–136.00 $133.97 $815 +9.83
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 +2.00
765–778 775 5 121.00–125.00 $121.79 $944 +13.79
830 830 1 113.00 $113.00 $938 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 132.00 $132.00 $528 —
485 485 1 126.00 $126.00 $611 +4.00
725 725 1 102.00 $102.00 $740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 142.50 $142.50 $349 —
320 320 1 121.00 $121.00 $387 —
350–355 353 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $482 +16.49
407–415 412 5 125.00–129.00 $126.58 $522 +10.58
470–495 483 5 119.00–121.00 $119.59 $578 +3.11
505–530 519 5 119.00–121.00 $119.39 $620 +2.39
550–590 576 7 112.00–116.00 $114.76 $661 -5.66
605–645 621 12 95.00–107.00 $102.50 $637 —
705–727 720 3 86.00–89.00 $86.98 $626 —
808 808 5 91.00 $91.00 $735 —
967 967 2 90.00 $90.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 482 3 115.00–116.00 $115.66 $557 +5.66
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 -14.00
590–595 592 3 106.00–107.00 $106.66 $631 +5.66
622 622 2 88.00 $88.00 $547 -13.00
682 682 2 82.00 $82.00 $559 -9.00
715 715 1 83.00 $83.00 $593 —
765–770 768 3 76.00–86.00 $80.68 $620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 142.00 $142.00 $518 +4.00
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 -0.07
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
505–535 521 4 126.00–130.00 $129.03 $672 -25.97
606 606 3 130.00 $130.00 $788 +12.00
690 690 2 116.00 $116.00 $800 -6.00
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
815–840 831 5 90.00–100.00 $93.54 $777 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 —
632 632 2 115.00 $115.00 $727 +15.00
660–690 673 3 79.00–96.00 $86.69 $583 -23.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1375 1277 80-85% 8 48.00–54.00 $51.63 $659 —
1200–1480 1316 80-85% 5 43.00–47.00 $45.68 $601 —
1155–1485 1346 80-85% 13 55.00–58.00 $56.40 $759 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1720 1615 75-80% 8 56.00–59.00 $56.50 $912 +3.00
1690 1690 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $879 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1150 1087 85-90% 3 32.00–43.00 $38.82 $422 —
1085–1120 1103 85-90% 2 57.00–59.00 $58.02 $640 —
1065–1190 1123 85-90% 3 50.00–52.00 $51.29 $576 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 71.00 $71.00 $721 —
1170–1650 1442 3 81.00–87.00 $85.38 $1,231 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 57.00 $57.00 $353 —

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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.