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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 486 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 106 35 187
Feeder cattle 84 18 170
Slaughter cattle 21 17 14
Replacement cattle 1 — 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to limited supply. However there was good demand for feeders and very good 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
326 326 3 171.00 $171.00 $557 —
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 —
486 486 11 156.00 $156.00 $758 +5.00
505–520 513 2 146.00–148.00 $146.99 $754 +1.50
545 fancy 545 1 169.00 $169.00 $921 —
560 560 2 151.00 $151.00 $846 —
618 618 5 140.00 $140.00 $865 —
650–685 668 2 127.00–128.00 $127.51 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 124.00 $124.00 $391 —
370–396 390 4 135.00–141.00 $139.58 $544 —
414–440 418 6 121.00–132.00 $130.07 $544 +5.07
465–497 492 7 126.00–127.00 $126.87 $624 —
552–555 553 3 121.00–123.00 $121.67 $673 +3.67
600–605 603 2 119.00 $119.00 $718 +24.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 113.00 $113.00 $452 —
455–495 470 4 110.00–115.00 $111.25 $523 +1.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 137.00 $137.00 $596 —
455–490 473 2 134.00–139.00 $136.41 $645 —
525 525 3 146.00 $146.00 $766 —
570–590 581 5 127.00–140.00 $135.20 $786 —
650–685 667 4 110.00–128.00 $119.88 $800 —
741 741 3 112.00 $112.00 $830 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 109.00 $109.00 $458 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1310 1273 80-85% 3 54.00–58.00 $55.71 $709 +5.71
1115–1485 1316 80-85% 9 62.00–71.00 $65.85 $867 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1705 1591 75-80% 4 64.00–68.00 $66.28 $1,055 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1075 1058 85-90% 2 62.00–67.00 $64.46 $682 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1825 1720 3 95.00–102.00 $97.31 $1,674 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 69.00 $69.00 $769

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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.