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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.37/cwt +29.37 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 683 lb · 172 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.25/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 470 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.45/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 558 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 321 254
Feeder cattle 482 264 218
Slaughter cattle 42 57 29
Replacement cattle 1 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully 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
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
365–375 370 2 140.00 $140.00 $518 -17.00
400–440 419 7 140.00–156.00 $146.51 $614 —
455–495 479 5 131.00–147.00 $136.85 $656 -12.76
515–545 526 8 136.00–150.00 $146.72 $772 +12.28
550–595 575 5 134.00–138.00 $135.64 $780 -2.36
610–647 625 7 120.00–137.00 $129.84 $812 +2.84
696 696 3 110.00 $110.00 $766 —
875 875 1 108.00 $108.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 111.00 $111.00 $427 —
510 510 1 129.00 $129.00 $658 —
575 575 1 122.00 $122.00 $702 —
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 132.50 $132.50 $305 —
310–335 318 11 120.00–136.00 $133.01 $423 +8.44
350–380 369 14 125.00–135.00 $133.84 $494 +3.91
415–427 423 5 120.00–130.00 $123.56 $523 -4.03
450–494 470 35 114.00–127.50 $122.25 $575 -1.51
500–545 518 15 115.00–128.00 $120.15 $622 +0.44
556–580 558 28 114.00–119.00 $118.45 $661 -1.23
620–631 628 5 110.00–118.00 $115.21 $724 +2.77
671–675 672 5 106.00–111.00 $110.00 $739 +15.00
683 value added 683 167 124.80 $124.80 $852 —
741 741 5 100.00 $100.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 3 111.00–115.00 $112.24 $429 —
425–440 430 3 110.00–111.00 $110.34 $474 -1.66
460–485 475 3 91.00–111.00 $100.84 $479 -14.16
500–530 512 3 90.00–111.00 $98.91 $506 -13.09
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–392 370 11 132.00–149.00 $139.47 $516 -4.27
420 420 1 149.00 $149.00 $626 -0.74
450–490 480 11 131.00–142.00 $137.41 $660 -6.15
526–540 530 5 129.00–134.00 $132.39 $702 -1.54
551–565 555 7 129.00–149.00 $145.23 $806 +14.79
600–645 633 21 110.00–118.50 $116.98 $740 —
670 670 6 110.50 $110.50 $740 -4.19
705 705 3 95.00–110.00 $104.00 $733 -3.93
785–790 787 3 90.00–104.00 $99.31 $782 -9.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 114.00 $114.00 $365 —
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 -4.33
400–427 419 4 100.00–122.00 $115.46 $484 —
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 -5.00
575–590 580 3 116.00–120.00 $118.64 $688 —
685 685 1 106.00 $106.00 $726 +1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1385 1329 80-85% 4 35.00–45.00 $40.90 $544 -11.83
1180–1470 1341 80-85% 12 49.00–54.00 $52.46 $703 -0.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1160 1028 85-90% 4 38.00–47.00 $42.73 $439 —
935–1125 1030 85-90% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.55 $572 —
880–1165 1069 85-90% 7 48.00–52.00 $50.14 $536 -1.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1600 1573 75-80% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.53 $889 —
1590–1600 1595 75-80% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.50 $837 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $833 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,368 —
1655–1750 1703 2 92.00–95.00 $93.54 $1,593 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 69.00 $69.00 $862

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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.