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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.34/cwt ≈ $997/hd at 659 lb · 156 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.99/cwt ≈ $1,223/hd at 838 lb · 116 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.91/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 947 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 540 289
Feeder cattle 591 379 235
Slaughter cattle 22 80 54
Replacement cattle 1 81 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers were mostly steady, Good demand for feeders and yearlings . Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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
382 382 2 169.00 $169.00 $646 +2.97
487 487 5 170.00 $170.00 $828 —
505–545 518 3 145.00–164.00 $155.03 $803 -4.97
607 value added 607 2 158.00 $158.00 $959 +2.96
835–840 value added 838 116 145.00–147.25 $145.99 $1,223 —
945–948 value added 947 111 136.00–143.60 $139.91 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 146.00 $146.00 $672 —
505 505 1 141.00 $141.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 135.00–148.00 $141.41 $537 +5.43
390 fancy 390 1 152.00 $152.00 $593 —
410–445 428 3 130.00–147.00 $140.16 $600 +2.02
450–490 476 5 130.00–147.00 $138.05 $657 -2.01
500–545 520 21 125.00–144.00 $129.34 $673 -11.15
582 582 2 125.00 $125.00 $728 -8.04
615–640 628 2 115.00–118.00 $116.53 $732 -11.74
633 value added 633 81 152.00 $152.00 $962 —
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 —
659 value added 659 155 151.50 $151.50 $998 —
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 -12.00
805–825 815 2 91.00–100.00 $95.44 $778 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 540 6 120.00–124.00 $120.67 $652 -0.30
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 +4.52
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $491 -6.71
365–390 376 7 142.00–158.00 $152.62 $574 +3.37
400–445 431 5 146.00–150.00 $147.96 $638 -2.36
455–495 485 9 140.00–156.00 $147.63 $716 -2.96
510–540 526 7 143.00–158.00 $151.90 $799 -3.12
570 570 1 149.00 $149.00 $849 -8.28
605 fancy 605 3 151.00 $151.00 $914 —
620 620 1 148.00 $148.00 $918 +4.54
660–695 669 4 130.00–149.00 $144.06 $964 +5.31
710 710 1 121.00 $121.00 $859 -2.00
830 830 1 109.00 $109.00 $905 -1.00
925 925 1 90.00 $90.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 ±0.00
565–585 575 2 119.00–125.00 $122.05 $702 -10.13
672 672 2 118.00 $118.00 $793 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1135 1031 85-90% 5 57.00–64.00 $60.17 $620 -11.62
1000–1170 1090 85-90% 4 65.00–70.00 $67.27 $733 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $788 —
1250–1400 1325 80-85% 2 47.00–54.00 $50.30 $666 —
1300–1495 1386 80-85% 4 68.00–74.00 $70.03 $971 +6.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,082 —
1460–1530 1495 2 98.00–99.00 $98.49 $1,472 —
1945 1945 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,120 +3.02

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $804

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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.