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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.45/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 480 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.30/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 515 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 269 743
Feeder cattle 157 215 675
Slaughter cattle 52 49 48
Replacement cattle 11 5 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a plain quality offering, Moderate 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
415–435 425 2 142.50–160.00 $151.46 $644 -8.54
475–498 490 5 143.00–157.00 $151.93 $744 -3.26
542 542 2 148.00 $148.00 $802 -3.84
605 605 1 134.00 $134.00 $811 +1.99
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 -6.01
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 +2.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 —
705–745 725 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 2 167.50 $167.50 $427 —
327 327 2 153.00 $153.00 $500 —
360–380 373 3 143.00 $143.00 $533 +1.00
412–445 427 4 140.00–141.00 $140.26 $599 +10.26
450–497 480 17 133.00–145.00 $138.45 $665 +6.82
500–526 515 11 124.00–140.00 $133.30 $686 -3.41
561–595 572 9 131.00–135.00 $133.46 $763 +8.01
665–681 677 4 110.00–116.00 $114.53 $775 -7.45
700 700 2 110.00 $110.00 $770 +8.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 124.00 $124.00 $521 +12.00
490 490 1 121.00 $121.00 $593 +11.00
505–535 520 4 111.00–120.00 $116.24 $604 -4.76
577 577 2 122.00 $122.00 $704 +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
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
335 335 1 155.00 $155.00 $519 —
350–385 373 3 147.00–166.00 $160.06 $597 +2.60
405–445 425 2 140.00–156.00 $148.38 $631 -19.43
505–545 520 4 130.00–145.00 $137.54 $715 -3.61
550–590 580 4 126.00–129.00 $128.29 $744 -2.21
600–642 631 6 120.00–130.00 $121.58 $767 -1.03
675 675 1 119.00 $119.00 $803 +1.85
730 730 1 117.00 $117.00 $854 +16.00
775 775 1 106.00 $106.00 $822 +8.00
935 935 1 89.00 $89.00 $832 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 142.00 $142.00 $511 +7.00
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 -1.65
705 705 1 93.00 $93.00 $656 —
795 795 3 95.00 $95.00 $755 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1165 1025 85-90% 2 50.00–53.00 $51.30 $526 —
865–1180 1056 85-90% 14 55.00–63.00 $60.53 $639 -3.37
1035–1130 1084 85-90% 5 64.00–67.00 $65.17 $706 +1.27
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1460 1289 80-85% 15 64.00–76.00 $68.29 $880 +16.90
1295 1295 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $725 +4.61
1625 1625 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $845 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1815 1713 75-80% 5 65.00–71.00 $68.62 $1,175 —
1840 1840 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,141 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1605 1537 3 102.00–104.00 $103.32 $1,588 —
1975 1975 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,896 —

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1250–1300 1283 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,266.23 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 81.00 $81.00 $443 —

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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.