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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.88/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 579 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.95/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 479 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.42/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 527 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 359 442
Feeder cattle 463 307 351
Slaughter cattle 55 45 33
Replacement cattle 22 7 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, 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
255 fancy 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 —
315–340 333 4 160.00–178.00 $169.62 $565 -8.91
365–390 378 4 160.00–175.00 $164.38 $621 -8.62
410–445 433 6 156.00–171.00 $162.76 $705 -2.98
455–496 470 16 160.00–178.00 $169.68 $797 +8.91
510–540 fancy 528 3 169.00–171.00 $170.00 $898 +7.31
545 545 1 156.00 $156.00 $850 —
550 fancy 550 5 160.00 $160.00 $880 -2.59
551–598 587 17 151.00–156.00 $153.38 $900 +3.88
610–647 636 7 141.00–145.00 $143.90 $915 +4.30
665–675 670 2 136.00–137.00 $136.50 $915 -0.27
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 130.00–141.00 $135.43 $528 —
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 160.00–165.00 $162.75 $363 —
305–340 322 6 145.00–156.00 $148.86 $479 —
323–327 fancy 325 5 158.00–159.00 $158.60 $515 -3.55
355–390 367 3 141.00–155.00 $148.22 $544 —
410–418 fancy 416 5 150.00–154.00 $153.21 $637 +4.21
400–445 424 8 130.00–145.00 $140.35 $595 +7.51
450–495 479 18 126.00–144.00 $138.95 $666 +3.20
505–530 516 10 132.00–141.00 $138.51 $715 +7.88
560–590 577 8 121.00–133.00 $129.75 $749 +0.63
604 value added 604 7 137.00 $137.00 $827 —
610–645 628 2 110.00–125.00 $117.29 $737 -2.80
670–680 675 2 110.00–118.00 $113.97 $769 -4.35
710–748 735 6 100.00–102.00 $100.64 $740 -7.37
785 785 1 112.00 $112.00 $879 —
830 830 1 103.00 $103.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 +3.97
695 695 1 101.00 $101.00 $702 +4.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 fancy 409 5 173.00–179.00 $174.87 $715 -0.13
405–445 429 7 157.00–166.00 $163.16 $700 +0.20
450–495 474 8 150.00–168.00 $158.10 $749 +3.30
505–545 526 7 143.00–154.00 $149.46 $786 +0.47
505–547 fancy 528 10 156.00–169.00 $164.70 $870 —
550–585 575 4 145.00–149.00 $146.77 $844 +3.46
580 fancy 580 1 159.00 $159.00 $922 —
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 -3.54
600 fancy 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
655–670 663 2 123.00–129.00 $126.03 $836 -5.18
700–702 701 3 125.00–126.00 $125.67 $881 +1.69
785–798 795 5 111.00–116.00 $115.01 $914 -4.66
845 845 1 101.00 $101.00 $853 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -6.00
465–495 480 2 134.00–147.00 $140.70 $675 -0.30
510–515 513 2 116.00–136.00 $125.95 $646 —
570–575 574 4 117.00–130.00 $126.77 $728 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $704 —
1190–1480 1296 80-85% 18 63.00–71.00 $67.48 $875 —
1370–1400 1385 80-85% 2 59.00–61.00 $59.99 $831 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1010 973 85-90% 2 61.00 $61.00 $594 +12.99
950–1065 1000 85-90% 3 40.00–57.00 $50.00 $500 -7.20
985–1175 1087 85-90% 10 63.00–70.00 $66.72 $725 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $885 —
1575–1785 1660 75-80% 4 65.00–74.00 $70.54 $1,171 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1685 1377 3 85.00–86.00 $85.28 $1,174 —
1155–1705 1507 3 88.00–94.00 $90.52 $1,364 —
1450–1935 1739 6 95.00–104.00 $99.25 $1,726 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $781

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1300 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 785.00–1,000.00 $872.39
1175–1400 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,209.18
1200–1400 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 925.00–1,275.00 $1,206.13

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 12 115.00–128.00 $123.92 $337 —
337–340 337 12 126.00–135.00 $126.76 $427 —
391 391 8 120.00 $120.00 $469 —
446 446 7 129.50 $129.50 $578 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 —
528 528 5 123.50 $123.50 $652 —
573–587 575 13 111.00–114.50 $113.95 $655 —
623–636 631 12 95.00–115.50 $112.75 $711 —
670–683 677 8 97.00–110.00 $105.35 $713 —
712–742 714 25 101.00–101.50 $101.46 $724 —
766–773 770 13 100.50 $100.50 $774 —
980 980 4 91.00 $91.00 $892 —

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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.