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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 205 525 203
Feeder cattle 163 482 156
Slaughter cattle 41 42 42
Replacement cattle 1 1 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, 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
350 350 2 153.00–157.50 $155.25 $543 +15.25
415–435 428 3 147.00–163.00 $157.83 $676 +11.32
487 487 2 158.00 $158.00 $769 +21.15
550–590 570 2 127.00–132.00 $129.59 $739 -6.05
602 602 2 130.00 $130.00 $783 +0.16
665–670 668 2 127.00–129.00 $128.00 $855 +18.00
705 705 1 116.00 $116.00 $818 —
787 787 6 120.00 $120.00 $944 —
852–855 853 3 110.00–115.00 $111.67 $953 +3.67
950 950 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 132.00 $132.00 $653 —
540 540 3 116.00–126.00 $122.67 $662 -6.33
700 700 2 103.00–110.00 $106.50 $746 —
895 895 1 95.00 $95.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 135.00 $135.00 $304 +2.50
325 325 2 136.00 $136.00 $442 +2.99
350–390 384 9 118.00–135.00 $127.84 $491 -6.00
407–445 429 6 125.00–132.00 $127.46 $547 +3.90
472–492 481 5 118.00–129.00 $124.37 $598 +2.12
520–532 530 7 123.00–129.00 $126.71 $672 +6.56
555–575 565 2 121.00–124.00 $122.47 $692 +4.02
630 630 2 118.00 $118.00 $743 +2.79
675 675 2 100.00 $100.00 $675 -10.00
855 855 1 94.00 $94.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 101.00 $101.00 $288 —
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 -2.24
420 420 1 100.00 $100.00 $420 -10.34
470 470 1 111.00 $111.00 $522 +10.16
515–535 525 2 90.00–108.00 $99.17 $521 +0.26
615 615 2 90.00 $90.00 $554 -10.00
785 785 1 81.00 $81.00 $636 —
815 815 1 81.00 $81.00 $660 —
885 885 1 83.00 $83.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 167.50 $167.50 $385 —
315 315 1 145.00 $145.00 $457 —
350–395 374 4 136.00–150.00 $140.86 $527 +1.39
422 422 2 156.00 $156.00 $658 +7.00
475–491 488 5 152.00–155.00 $154.42 $754 +17.01
500–530 516 4 130.00–140.00 $132.96 $686 +0.57
575 575 1 129.00 $129.00 $742 -16.23
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 -6.98
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 +3.50
700–725 713 2 105.00–112.00 $108.56 $774 +4.56
800 800 1 99.00 $99.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 357 3 120.00–124.00 $121.38 $433 -3.62
435 435 3 110.00–129.00 $116.33 $506 +0.87
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 —
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 -6.00
565 565 1 105.00 $105.00 $593 -13.64
640 640 1 84.00 $84.00 $538 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1015 950 85-90% 2 45.00–47.00 $45.93 $436 —
975–1125 1028 85-90% 4 55.00–58.00 $56.74 $583 +14.01
935–1130 1036 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.09 $540 -3.46
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1335 1273 80-85% 3 50.00–54.00 $51.63 $657 —
1275–1430 1353 80-85% 2 47.00 $47.00 $636 —
1320–1480 1397 80-85% 3 55.00–61.00 $57.78 $807 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $775 -6.53
1595–1925 1760 75-80% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.55 $1,030 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1920 1920 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,728 —
2455 2455 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,718 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 62.00 $62.00 $769

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 80.00 $80.00 $292 —
510 510 1 87.00 $87.00 $444 —
597 597 2 85.00 $85.00 $507 —
630 630 1 74.00 $74.00 $466 —
802 802 2 65.00 $65.00 $521 —

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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.