Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.