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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.41/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 476 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.06/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 628 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.83/cwt ≈ $870/hd at 626 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 120 312
Feeder cattle 402 81 268
Slaughter cattle 91 39 39
Replacement cattle 8 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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
300–340 320 2 168.00–180.00 $173.63 $556 —
345 fancy 345 1 190.00 $190.00 $656 —
360–396 389 5 167.00–186.00 $177.25 $690 —
400–430 411 4 140.00–161.00 $151.56 $623 —
430 fancy 430 1 169.00 $169.00 $727 —
455–485 fancy 470 2 168.00–172.00 $169.94 $799 —
457–485 472 5 155.00–163.00 $157.65 $744 +18.65
505–535 fancy 520 7 161.00–165.00 $162.70 $846 —
515–545 525 4 148.00–158.00 $153.07 $804 +3.78
560–576 571 6 141.00–159.00 $152.17 $869 +4.87
600–645 value added 625 10 141.00–152.00 $144.96 $906 —
646 646 3 130.00 $130.00 $840 —
655–692 682 10 120.00–127.00 $125.60 $857 —
710–730 721 4 119.00–130.00 $125.46 $905 —
731 value added 731 5 134.00 $134.00 $980 —
770–795 777 4 116.00–125.00 $119.00 $925 —
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 -9.00
855 855 1 110.00 $110.00 $940 —
927 927 6 109.00 $109.00 $1,010 —
1049 1049 5 107.00 $107.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 139.00 $139.00 $584 —
560–590 575 2 133.00–136.00 $134.46 $773 —
760–785 773 2 108.00–110.00 $109.02 $843 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
355 fancy 355 1 149.00 $149.00 $529 —
350–370 359 7 124.00–144.00 $135.39 $486 +13.39
405–445 420 17 119.00–138.00 $129.60 $544 +3.60
450–495 476 30 120.00–138.00 $130.41 $621 +9.80
500–545 528 17 122.00–133.00 $128.80 $680 +6.98
550–595 575 13 118.00–132.00 $125.94 $724 +6.44
600–643 628 22 111.00–128.00 $119.06 $748 +5.59
655–691 686 9 104.00–111.00 $108.00 $741 -3.00
743 743 3 95.00 $95.00 $706 —
968 968 4 98.00 $98.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 119.00 $119.00 $375 —
415 415 1 109.00 $109.00 $452 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 —
635–645 640 2 104.00–109.00 $106.52 $682 —
657–695 672 10 84.00–96.00 $92.84 $624 —
705 705 1 80.00 $80.00 $564 —
750–790 770 8 75.00–90.00 $85.63 $659 —
810–825 818 2 79.00–84.00 $81.52 $667 —
880 880 1 85.00 $85.00 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 156.00–165.00 $160.43 $529 —
375–395 387 3 165.00–180.00 $170.11 $658 —
410–432 422 7 144.00–162.00 $152.84 $645 +26.84
455–497 480 15 160.00–167.00 $164.01 $787 —
520–540 535 11 139.00–158.00 $151.33 $810 +13.93
535–547 fancy 541 6 160.00–165.00 $162.35 $878 —
562–595 573 6 136.00–157.00 $143.49 $822 -4.51
600–610 fancy 603 6 142.50–150.00 $145.48 $877 —
615–643 638 12 126.00–140.00 $135.50 $864 —
652–687 665 14 121.00–137.00 $128.29 $853 +0.43
710–745 729 7 110.00–125.00 $121.31 $884 —
755–762 760 3 114.00–118.00 $116.67 $887 +11.67
808–830 817 5 104.00–107.00 $105.22 $860 —
858 858 3 103.00 $103.00 $884 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 —
465–490 478 2 125.00–138.00 $131.67 $629 —
535–545 540 2 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $729 —
570 570 1 131.00 $131.00 $747 —
610–612 611 3 115.00–120.00 $118.34 $723 —
710 710 1 109.00 $109.00 $774 —
785 785 1 111.00 $111.00 $871 —
845 845 1 86.00 $86.00 $727 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1155 1032 85-90% 9 46.00–54.00 $50.80 $524 —
960–1155 1068 85-90% 11 60.00–66.00 $63.32 $676 —
970–1175 1087 85-90% 10 55.00–59.00 $57.51 $625 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1395 1271 80-85% 6 55.00–59.00 $57.80 $735 -7.72
1200–1475 1300 80-85% 21 60.00–73.00 $65.05 $846 +6.55
1435–1475 1455 80-85% 2 49.00–51.00 $50.01 $728 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1625 1590 75-80% 3 56.00–59.00 $57.66 $917 —
1500–1840 1639 75-80% 7 62.00–73.00 $64.65 $1,060 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1980 1703 5 85.00–86.00 $85.64 $1,458 —
1145–2270 1733 5 80.00–83.00 $81.17 $1,407 —
1915–2005 1950 3 95.00 $95.00 $1,852 +6.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1165–1470 1314 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 710.00–1,300.00 $1,048.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1140 1078 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,402.63

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 107.50 $107.50 $355 —
395 395 2 110.00 $110.00 $434 —

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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.