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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

35 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 35 205 389
Feeder cattle 18 163 320
Slaughter cattle 17 41 69
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to lite test. However slaughter cows and bulls considerably higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 151.00 $151.00 $725 -7.00
505–525 515 2 145.00–146.00 $145.49 $749 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 -2.46
545 545 1 109.00 $109.00 $594 -17.71
560 560 2 118.00 $118.00 $661 -4.47
625 625 1 95.00 $95.00 $594 -23.00
882 882 2 92.00 $92.00 $811 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 95.00 $95.00 $328 —
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 -1.00
640 640 1 92.00 $92.00 $589 +2.00
685 685 1 82.00 $82.00 $562 —
705–730 718 2 85.00–90.00 $87.46 $628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1340 1267 80-85% 5 58.00–68.00 $64.29 $815 +12.66
1275 1275 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $638 -1.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–915 880 85-90% 2 51.00–56.00 $53.40 $470 —
1090–1105 1098 85-90% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.49 $730 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1625 1552 75-80% 3 59.00–66.00 $62.30 $967 +12.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745–1850 1798 2 91.00–92.00 $91.51 $1,645 —
1805–1920 1863 2 95.00–100.00 $97.58 $1,818 —

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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.