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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.89/cwt +15.95 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 518 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.92/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 434 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.79/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 528 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 210 505
Feeder cattle 214 174 476
Slaughter cattle 39 36 22
Replacement cattle 2 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to Memorial Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 152.50 $152.50 $503 —
390–395 393 2 170.00 $170.00 $668 +11.00
420 420 2 171.00 $171.00 $718 +16.13
470 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 +17.00
505 fancy 505 1 159.00 $159.00 $803 —
576–595 582 10 144.00–154.50 $150.62 $877 +15.62
605–623 618 11 140.00–148.00 $144.39 $892 +4.39
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
405 405 1 134.00 $134.00 $543 —
460–480 473 3 128.00–136.00 $131.27 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 141.00 $141.00 $395 +8.50
300–320 310 2 124.00–135.00 $129.32 $401 -1.17
361–395 367 6 140.00–144.00 $143.28 $526 +3.98
400–445 430 11 129.00–149.00 $143.89 $619 +3.31
440–445 fancy 443 5 150.00–151.00 $150.40 $666 —
455–490 481 7 125.00–147.00 $141.11 $679 +1.81
507–545 528 13 132.00–144.00 $138.79 $733 +6.63
558–577 565 9 129.00–133.00 $129.89 $734 -0.45
615–645 632 6 117.00–132.00 $123.51 $781 -5.03
690–695 691 4 110.00–120.00 $112.51 $777 —
720 720 1 103.00 $103.00 $742 -1.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 7 148.00–165.00 $159.06 $525 +13.48
415–445 425 3 155.00–170.00 $161.86 $688 +20.88
458 fancy 458 5 166.00 $166.00 $760 —
450–495 471 6 149.00–170.00 $162.65 $766 +16.41
503–535 514 12 130.00–151.00 $145.71 $749 +8.77
503–535 fancy 521 16 156.00–161.00 $158.27 $825 —
550–570 562 8 133.00–152.00 $146.10 $821 +8.32
615–630 621 6 133.00–145.00 $141.16 $877 +10.82
656–680 663 5 123.00–138.00 $132.53 $879 +15.00
710–722 718 3 124.00–126.00 $125.34 $900 +13.34
810–815 813 2 103.00–105.00 $104.00 $846 -3.00
857–870 864 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $929 +2.48
935 935 1 101.00 $101.00 $944 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
420–425 423 2 110.00–123.00 $116.54 $493 -13.46
475–495 483 3 130.00–142.00 $135.64 $655 —
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 ±0.00
590–595 593 3 120.00–124.00 $122.67 $727 —
615 615 1 101.00 $101.00 $621 -5.66
690 690 1 81.00 $81.00 $559 —
700–740 720 2 82.00–102.00 $92.28 $664 -6.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1270 1240 80-85% 2 59.00–64.00 $61.56 $763 —
1215–1295 1255 80-85% 2 55.00 $55.00 $690 —
1165–1445 1336 80-85% 7 65.00–75.00 $68.91 $921 -5.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1730 1558 75-80% 8 66.00–76.00 $72.40 $1,128 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $662 +8.84
1025–1100 1063 85-90% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.41 $717 +13.25
1110 1110 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $633 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1155 1138 2 78.00–85.00 $81.55 $928 —
1475–2075 1754 4 101.00–110.00 $105.50 $1,850 —
1755–2245 1925 4 92.00–96.00 $94.12 $1,812 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1025 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 85.00–86.00 $85.55 $802

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 80.00 $80.00 $568 —

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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.