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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.71/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 522 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.15/cwt -13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 520 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.84/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 545 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 266 425
Feeder cattle 215 212 330
Slaughter cattle 49 53 58
Replacement cattle 5 1 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. 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
190 fancy 190 1 202.50 $202.50 $385 -15.00
265–295 278 3 157.50–180.00 $169.42 $471 —
371–375 372 4 164.00–165.00 $164.75 $613 +0.61
446 446 3 160.00 $160.00 $714 -2.20
450–495 473 4 149.00–162.00 $155.19 $734 -3.81
533–549 545 13 141.00–155.00 $151.84 $828 -1.00
610–615 611 4 131.00–135.00 $132.01 $807 -9.97
618 value added 618 4 145.00 $145.00 $896 —
670–680 675 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $851 -9.71
750–760 755 2 111.00–114.00 $112.51 $849 -7.09
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
480 480 2 140.00 $140.00 $672 +4.00
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 1 158.00 $158.00 $506 —
350–385 367 8 136.00–147.00 $142.00 $521 -3.99
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 -12.51
450–485 472 11 127.00–138.00 $131.63 $621 -10.78
500–545 522 23 125.00–140.00 $136.71 $714 +3.32
560–595 575 4 122.00–132.00 $125.45 $721 -3.66
600–605 601 4 116.00–133.00 $123.50 $742 +4.50
655–670 660 3 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $805 +8.24
700–715 707 3 100.00–104.00 $101.65 $719 -3.32
755–780 773 5 95.00–105.00 $97.35 $753 —
851–895 862 4 91.00–110.00 $105.07 $906 -1.93
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 112.00 $112.00 $454 —
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 —
510–515 513 2 121.00 $121.00 $621 —
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 —
625–630 628 2 102.00–108.00 $105.01 $659 —
650–670 660 2 90.00–102.00 $96.09 $634 —
865 865 1 86.00 $86.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–378 371 4 146.00–161.00 $157.46 $584 -2.54
401 fancy 401 4 183.00 $183.00 $734 —
430–431 431 5 151.00–172.00 $167.81 $723 +2.81
450–485 461 7 140.00–160.00 $148.96 $687 -0.86
500–540 520 13 130.00–150.00 $141.15 $734 -13.85
560–585 570 6 128.00–132.00 $130.50 $744 -12.78
600–635 621 5 118.00–125.00 $122.61 $761 -14.39
650–695 668 7 114.00–124.00 $117.15 $783 —
715–730 723 2 101.00 $101.00 $730 -18.48
790 790 1 98.00 $98.00 $774 —
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
910 910 1 102.00 $102.00 $928 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 135.00 $135.00 $513 —
430–435 433 3 135.00–140.00 $136.65 $592 —
491–495 492 4 132.00–135.00 $132.75 $653 -2.25
520–545 533 2 124.00–128.00 $125.95 $671 —
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1210 975 85-90% 3 44.00–52.00 $47.19 $460 —
965–1155 1078 85-90% 7 61.00–67.00 $63.90 $689 —
920–1185 1092 85-90% 9 55.00–60.00 $58.83 $642 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1365 1295 80-85% 3 50.00–53.00 $51.39 $666 —
1190–1465 1331 80-85% 11 62.00–70.00 $64.85 $863 —
1280–1375 1340 80-85% 3 54.00–60.00 $57.33 $768 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2015 2015 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,350 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–2120 1755 6 95.00–102.00 $96.45 $1,693 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–950 885 (<2 yrs)Open 4 83.00–107.00 $92.25 $816
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 70.00 $70.00 $714

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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.