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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.77/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 516 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 164 442 274
Feeder cattle 109 355 170
Slaughter cattle 55 85 104
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, no test on slaughter bulls, 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
242 fancy 242 2 202.50 $202.50 $490 —
335 335 1 155.00 $155.00 $519 -13.85
341 fancy 341 3 195.00 $195.00 $665 -5.00
500 fancy 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 -0.78
535–540 538 6 144.00–150.00 $148.84 $801 +3.55
573 573 5 138.00 $138.00 $791 -13.33
605–610 608 2 138.00–143.00 $140.51 $854 +1.51
680–690 686 4 120.00–132.00 $128.26 $880 -4.51
790 790 1 116.00 $116.00 $916 -7.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111 1111 3 103.00 $103.00 $1,144 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 185.00 $185.00 $426 +22.50
375 375 1 147.00 $147.00 $551 +7.14
385 fancy 385 2 153.00 $153.00 $589 —
450–460 456 4 125.00–142.00 $133.97 $611 +3.11
513 value added 513 8 134.00 $134.00 $687 —
510–545 521 6 121.00–131.00 $126.46 $659 -1.40
560–585 574 4 121.00–124.00 $121.98 $700 -1.63
665–690 678 2 100.00–105.00 $102.45 $695 -13.44
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 122.00 $122.00 $543 —
590 590 1 113.00 $113.00 $667 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 157.50 $157.50 $567 +12.50
410 fancy 410 1 185.00 $185.00 $758 —
410–440 423 5 146.00–170.00 $153.41 $649 -9.69
450–495 465 5 145.00–169.00 $152.68 $710 -8.25
510–530 522 3 134.00–139.00 $135.97 $710 -13.38
550–582 570 4 138.00–149.00 $144.58 $824 +0.12
640–645 643 2 125.00–135.00 $130.02 $836 -6.00
718–748 733 6 119.00–129.00 $123.90 $908 +3.59
755 755 1 117.00 $117.00 $883 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1245 1243 80-85% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.50 $615 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $766 -2.35
1195–1470 1377 80-85% 15 60.00–67.00 $64.23 $884 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1730 1610 75-80% 18 64.00–68.00 $66.11 $1,064 +9.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1160 1040 85-90% 6 54.00–59.00 $56.54 $588 +8.59
980–1105 1057 85-90% 3 40.00–52.00 $47.58 $503 -13.58
1100–1175 1137 85-90% 3 62.00–69.00 $64.59 $734 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,360 -10.26

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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.