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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.45/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.57/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 472 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.12/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 569 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 164 358
Feeder cattle 307 109 309
Slaughter cattle 45 55 42
Replacement cattle 7 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, No comparison on 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
315–320 318 2 175.00–182.00 $178.53 $568 +23.53
365 365 1 173.00 $173.00 $631 —
415–440 fancy 428 2 171.00–180.00 $175.37 $751 —
415–445 432 5 164.00–168.00 $165.74 $716 —
460 value added 460 3 174.00 $174.00 $800 —
455–495 468 3 153.00–165.00 $160.77 $752 —
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
503 value added 503 3 175.00 $175.00 $880 —
520–548 fancy 538 5 156.00–166.00 $162.69 $875 —
551–585 fancy 558 6 156.00–165.00 $162.59 $907 —
568–570 569 4 145.00–151.00 $149.50 $851 +11.50
605–635 value added 615 6 147.00–151.00 $149.52 $920 —
600–645 633 4 134.00–142.00 $139.60 $884 -0.91
640 640 2 121.00 $121.00 $774 -19.51
665–692 685 4 134.00–139.00 $136.77 $937 +8.51
721 721 4 136.00 $136.00 $981 —
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 +14.00
840 840 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,025 —
913 913 3 119.50 $119.50 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 131.00 $131.00 $681 —
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 2 176.00 $176.00 $431 -9.00
290–295 293 2 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $454 —
305–345 fancy 321 4 158.00–164.00 $162.15 $521 —
365–375 fancy 369 5 158.00–162.00 $160.20 $591 +7.20
411 fancy 411 3 149.00 $149.00 $612 —
415–440 432 6 125.00–140.00 $132.84 $574 —
465 fancy 465 1 148.00 $148.00 $688 —
455–495 473 14 125.00–142.00 $135.75 $642 +1.78
505–545 518 6 126.00–134.00 $130.63 $677 +4.17
505–535 fancy 525 14 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $722 —
550–585 569 14 125.00–133.00 $129.12 $735 +7.14
607–635 616 11 115.00–125.00 $120.09 $740 —
666 666 3 100.00 $100.00 $666 -2.45
660–692 672 11 110.00–125.00 $118.32 $795 +15.87
700–705 704 4 104.00–110.00 $108.01 $760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 —
497 497 2 119.00 $119.00 $591 —
585–595 590 2 109.00–117.00 $113.03 $667 +0.03
635 635 1 109.00 $109.00 $692 —
650–690 665 4 92.00–100.00 $96.28 $640 —
740 740 1 101.00 $101.00 $747 —
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 161.00–180.00 $170.72 $560 —
355–395 380 4 163.00–174.00 $170.21 $647 +12.71
405 fancy 405 1 175.00 $175.00 $709 -10.00
400–440 414 8 153.00–170.00 $162.96 $675 +9.55
450–490 465 4 149.00–161.00 $154.80 $720 +2.12
516–520 517 4 146.00–150.00 $148.99 $770 +13.02
559–565 560 6 130.00–146.00 $143.31 $803 -1.27
615–643 630 6 130.00–142.00 $139.54 $879 +9.52
670–690 684 5 121.00–141.00 $131.21 $897 —
705–733 722 5 123.00–127.00 $123.98 $895 +0.08
770–775 773 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $925 +2.67
845 845 1 107.00 $107.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 146.00 $146.00 $635 —
455–490 473 2 141.00 $141.00 $667 +1.00
685–695 690 2 106.00–108.00 $106.99 $738 —
840 840 1 99.00 $99.00 $832 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1075 993 85-90% 4 46.00–50.00 $48.01 $477 —
935–1160 1033 85-90% 6 55.00–59.00 $57.20 $591 +0.66
1130 1130 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $757 +2.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1455 1330 80-85% 11 64.00–75.00 $68.45 $910 +10.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1720 1715 75-80% 2 67.00–71.00 $69.01 $1,184 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1303–2035 1475 6 95.00–98.00 $96.13 $1,418 —
1205–1950 1661 4 85.00–91.00 $88.22 $1,465 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1117 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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
1000–1525 1269 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 960.00–1,550.00 $1,367.12 —
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.