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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.87/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 926 lb · 116 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.90/cwt ≈ $1,389/hd at 979 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.29/cwt +13.47 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 608 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 306 425
Feeder cattle 333 274 380
Slaughter cattle 46 32 45
Replacement cattle 9 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sale last week because of July 4th Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 fancy 175 1 202.50 $202.50 $354 —
430–445 438 2 141.00–157.00 $148.86 $652 -2.14
490 fancy 490 1 170.00 $170.00 $833 —
515–540 value added 525 5 176.00–179.00 $177.77 $933 —
520–545 534 6 144.00–160.00 $152.33 $813 +8.33
580 580 1 145.00 $145.00 $841 +8.52
555–587 value added 581 5 170.00–173.00 $170.57 $991 —
605 605 2 133.00–139.00 $136.00 $823 -7.02
609 value added 609 12 162.00 $162.00 $987 —
720 720 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,015 +7.01
805–820 813 2 131.00–133.00 $131.99 $1,073 -5.01
917–935 value added 926 115 139.95–144.10 $142.02 $1,315 +5.22
940 940 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,175 +3.00
979 value added 979 57 141.90 $141.90 $1,389 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 528 2 135.00–136.00 $135.48 $715 +5.48
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
360–365 362 3 140.00–143.00 $141.01 $510 +8.20
400–445 424 9 130.00–140.00 $134.07 $568 -5.57
450–485 472 9 129.00–145.00 $139.57 $659 +3.89
502–530 520 7 128.00–139.00 $132.38 $688 -5.44
555–580 568 2 131.00–140.00 $135.40 $769 +0.23
640 640 1 123.00 $123.00 $787 -7.17
690 690 2 120.00 $120.00 $828 -2.00
740 740 1 121.00 $121.00 $895 —
790 790 2 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 —
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 +20.00
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 91.00 $91.00 $960 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 116.00 $116.00 $563 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
315 315 1 153.00 $153.00 $482 —
357–395 371 13 145.00–150.00 $147.45 $547 -0.44
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 -2.76
453–495 458 8 141.00–145.00 $144.46 $662 -0.18
495 fancy 495 1 167.00 $167.00 $827 —
500–523 517 4 134.00–145.00 $136.66 $707 +0.66
560–595 584 4 135.00–149.00 $140.30 $819 —
605–625 615 3 129.00–136.00 $133.63 $822 +1.63
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -17.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 126.00 $126.00 $435 +6.00
365–390 378 2 130.00–131.00 $130.52 $493 -5.12
440 440 1 137.00 $137.00 $603 +11.80
455–465 460 2 133.00–135.00 $134.01 $616 +4.01
515 515 2 120.00 $120.00 $618 +6.00
565–585 575 2 125.00–131.00 $128.05 $736 —
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 124.00 $124.00 $477 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $740 —
1155–1470 1343 80-85% 19 65.00–76.00 $71.57 $961 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1070 955 85-90% 4 57.00–63.00 $60.37 $577 —
920–1075 998 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.69 $526 —
1060–1155 1115 85-90% 3 64.00–66.00 $64.63 $721 -4.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1890 1594 75-80% 8 69.00–81.00 $75.21 $1,199 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1655 1545 2 100.00–104.00 $102.14 $1,578 —
1490–1685 1588 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,509 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $858

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1275–1360 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,200.00 $1,057.89

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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
1155–1295 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00–1,375.00 $1,319.32 —

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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.