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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.80/cwt ≈ $1,263/hd at 832 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.62/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 517 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.47/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 629 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 217 429
Feeder cattle 227 181 383
Slaughter cattle 34 36 46
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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
350–385 368 2 176.00–180.00 $177.90 $655 +4.86
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 -11.00
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 +9.00
611 value added 611 5 156.00 $156.00 $953 —
620–625 623 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $925 +13.50
680 680 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 —
725–745 732 5 132.00–144.00 $140.96 $1,032 —
790 790 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,066 —
832 value added 832 65 151.80 $151.80 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 —
585–595 590 2 110.00–120.00 $115.04 $679 —
625 625 1 121.00 $121.00 $756 —
700–735 718 2 110.00–121.00 $115.63 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 144.00 $144.00 $399 +2.00
335 335 1 138.00 $138.00 $462 -8.82
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 -0.39
400–410 407 3 144.00–148.00 $145.65 $593 +7.23
455–495 470 6 130.00–149.00 $137.87 $648 -2.09
500–520 517 14 126.00–141.00 $138.62 $717 -2.92
560–597 582 8 125.00–143.00 $131.76 $767 +4.48
600 600 2 135.00 $135.00 $810 +5.66
658–675 665 5 125.00–126.00 $125.20 $833 +2.55
710–730 721 7 115.00–127.00 $123.36 $889 —
765 765 1 113.00 $113.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 111.00 $111.00 $461 —
845 845 1 90.00 $90.00 $760 —
895 895 1 80.00 $80.00 $716 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 153.00 $153.00 $482 -3.45
425–432 429 4 148.00–158.00 $153.04 $657 +6.77
456–490 465 4 150.00–169.00 $163.99 $763 +11.78
510–517 512 7 149.00–150.00 $149.71 $767 +0.73
580–592 586 9 140.00–154.00 $145.55 $853 -0.77
605–649 629 12 138.00–149.00 $143.47 $902 +8.26
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 +1.00
725–728 727 5 127.00 $127.00 $923 —
750–767 761 3 121.00–127.00 $125.03 $951 +6.03
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–497 481 3 140.00–145.00 $141.56 $681 —
625 625 1 119.00 $119.00 $744 +4.00
795 795 1 93.00 $93.00 $739 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1075 1048 85-90% 4 47.00–57.00 $53.09 $556 —
1000–1150 1058 85-90% 4 67.00–73.00 $69.63 $737 +0.53
990–1165 1068 85-90% 3 60.00–62.00 $60.95 $651 -8.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1395 1275 80-85% 5 69.00–76.00 $71.84 $916 —
1285 1285 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,189 —
1855 1855 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,187 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,233 —
1480–2095 1788 2 106.00–108.00 $107.17 $1,916 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–1155 942 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–1,075.00 $934.34

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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
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 95.00 $95.00 $508 —
586 586 3 95.00 $95.00 $557 —

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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.