Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.34/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 615 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	210	308	0
Feeder cattle	174	269	0
Slaughter cattle	36	38	0
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 fancy	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
395	395	1	159.00	$159.00	$628	-1.25
400–413	410	4	139.00–160.00	$154.87	$635	-9.91
450	450	2	150.00	$150.00	$675	-14.79
535–540	538	7	141.00–157.00	$153.85	$828	+17.85
550–590	565	4	135.00	$135.00	$763	-16.71
611	611	3	140.00	$140.00	$855	—
667–695	675	6	132.00–139.00	$133.18	$899	—
750	750	1	121.00	$121.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	124.00	$124.00	$651	—
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	132.50	$132.50	$358	-17.20
315–330	323	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$421	—
350–385	371	5	133.00–143.00	$139.30	$517	-1.30
415–445	432	7	129.00–146.00	$140.58	$607	-0.41
455–490	475	7	131.00–144.00	$139.30	$662	+0.34
506–540	519	8	123.00–137.00	$132.16	$686	-6.33
555–585	566	6	124.00–135.00	$130.34	$738	-1.65
610–620	614	9	120.00–132.00	$128.54	$789	+9.51
650–655	653	2	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$735	—
700–745	721	5	101.00–110.00	$104.97	$757	—
755–775	765	2	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$804	-5.93
965–975	970	2	95.00–101.00	$98.02	$951	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$558	—
490	490	1	125.00	$125.00	$612	+5.00
605–610	608	2	110.00	$110.00	$669	+2.00
650–695	673	3	94.00–106.00	$100.07	$673	—
775	775	1	80.00	$80.00	$620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	140.00–151.00	$145.58	$473	-17.01
400–425	414	4	135.00–153.00	$140.98	$584	-0.71
475–485	479	4	135.00–150.00	$146.24	$700	-2.94
510–545	525	6	126.00–146.00	$136.94	$719	+2.20
555–595	568	6	133.00–141.00	$137.78	$783	-5.10
600–640	615	15	120.00–136.00	$130.34	$802	+7.94
660–695	671	4	111.00–123.00	$117.53	$789	+2.00
705–740	718	3	110.00–114.00	$112.00	$804	—
765	765	1	113.00	$113.00	$864	—
845	845	1	107.00	$107.00	$904	—
880	880	1	105.00	$105.00	$924	—
910	910	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,046	—
975	975	1	102.00	$102.00	$994	+14.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	—
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	—
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	—
620–625	622	3	101.00–116.00	$106.66	$663	-9.34
735	735	1	99.00	$99.00	$728	—
915	915	1	81.00	$81.00	$741	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1150	1074	85-90%	4	50.00–56.00	$54.16	$582	-12.52
1030–1120	1075	85-90%	2	59.00–63.00	$60.92	$655	-5.76
1015–1170	1079	85-90%	8	65.00–73.00	$68.76	$742	+2.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1485	1312	80-85%	12	69.00–79.00	$74.05	$972	+5.09
1430	1430	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$858	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1550	1530	75-80%	2	71.00–75.00	$72.97	$1,116	+3.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	93.00	$93.00	$967	—
1095	1095	1	89.00	$89.00	$975	—
1195–2185	1713	4	100.00–111.00	$105.80	$1,812	—

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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.