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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.40/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 533 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 120 117 204
Feeder cattle 81 65 158
Slaughter cattle 39 51 46
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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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 1 139.00 $139.00 $667 —
545–548 548 7 145.00–150.00 $149.29 $818 —
550–585 565 3 146.00–150.00 $147.30 $832 -3.19
605 605 1 146.00 $146.00 $883 +5.41
805 805 2 119.00 $119.00 $958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
350 350 2 122.00 $122.00 $427 —
445 445 1 126.00 $126.00 $561 —
467–485 478 6 117.00–125.00 $120.61 $577 -9.39
520–526 525 5 115.00–126.00 $121.82 $640 +4.82
565–570 568 4 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $679 +9.50
600–620 611 4 110.00–117.00 $113.47 $693 +3.00
656 656 3 111.00 $111.00 $728 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517–520 519 4 110.00–114.00 $112.01 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 126.00 $126.00 $517 —
520–545 533 13 126.00–143.00 $137.40 $732 —
590 590 1 148.00 $148.00 $873 —
660–665 661 8 118.00–133.00 $127.86 $845 —
795 795 3 105.00 $105.00 $835 —
865 865 1 95.00 $95.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $788 —
1300–1450 1358 75-80% 6 63.00–67.00 $64.37 $874 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1300 1253 80-85% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.52 $821 +2.91
1300 1300 80-85% 2 57.00–60.00 $58.50 $760 -11.16
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 65-75% 1 60.00 $60.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1960 1960 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,744 —

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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.