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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 117 106 436
Feeder cattle 65 84 336
Slaughter cattle 51 21 88
Replacement cattle 1 1 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sale last week because of wintery conditions. However there was 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
570–580 575 2 149.00–152.00 $150.49 $865 -0.51
600–630 615 2 137.00–144.00 $140.59 $865 +0.59
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 +2.49
700–742 728 3 125.00–128.00 $127.04 $925 —
771 771 4 115.00 $115.00 $887 —
915 915 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,006 —

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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 1 131.00 $131.00 $301 —
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —
535–545 540 2 117.00 $117.00 $632 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
600–645 627 5 108.00–112.00 $110.47 $693 -8.53
715–736 732 5 105.00–110.00 $109.02 $798 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 94.00 $94.00 $606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $638 —
1165–1435 1266 80-85% 10 60.00–64.00 $62.61 $793 +6.90
1150–1495 1331 80-85% 19 67.00–77.00 $69.66 $927 +3.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1155 1065 85-90% 3 61.00–63.00 $62.08 $661 -2.38
1115–1120 1118 85-90% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.50 $777 —
1130–1145 1138 85-90% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.50 $643 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1585 1540 75-80% 6 68.00–72.00 $69.51 $1,070 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,160 —
1245–2210 1676 5 100.00–110.00 $103.87 $1,741 —
1810–1980 1895 2 91.00–95.00 $93.09 $1,764 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.