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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.21/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 534 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.95/cwt -16.05 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 423 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.98/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 529 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 240 187 189
Feeder cattle 183 134 168
Slaughter cattle 52 41 21
Replacement cattle 5 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 155.00 $155.00 $388 —
330 330 4 172.00 $172.00 $568 —
410–447 423 17 145.00–160.00 $154.95 $655 -16.05
500–541 519 12 150.00–158.00 $153.79 $798 -5.21
565–575 569 5 149.00 $149.00 $848 -1.00
627–635 631 9 143.00–149.00 $146.67 $925 -1.78
690 value added 690 3 140.00 $140.00 $966 —
717–735 726 6 133.00–134.00 $133.49 $969 —
780–785 783 5 130.00–135.00 $131.99 $1,033 —
810 810 3 122.00 $122.00 $988 —
870 870 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,027 -9.00
985 985 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,182 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 382 8 140.00–145.00 $142.48 $544 +1.48
425–438 432 6 141.00–149.00 $145.06 $627 +5.06
485–490 486 7 139.00–140.00 $139.29 $677 +0.35
525–547 534 20 135.00–140.00 $138.21 $738 -0.18
555–570 563 9 133.00–134.00 $133.66 $753 -2.33
660 660 3 119.00 $119.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–382 380 6 160.00–165.00 $162.48 $617 -1.52
455–490 465 11 146.00–164.00 $154.02 $716 +3.07
505–549 529 16 139.00–165.00 $151.98 $804 +8.88
590 590 2 134.00 $134.00 $791 -13.13
610–635 623 4 124.00–141.00 $132.67 $827 -9.70
689 689 5 132.00 $132.00 $909 —
701–740 722 10 115.00–125.00 $119.63 $864 -14.37
845 845 2 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
896 896 6 105.00 $105.00 $941 —
1010–1015 1012 5 90.00–99.00 $93.61 $947 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1435 1339 75-80% 6 64.00–67.00 $65.83 $881 —
1200–2050 1651 75-80% 4 70.00–79.50 $74.98 $1,238 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1340 1230 80-85% 3 61.00–64.00 $62.66 $771 —
1160–1370 1246 80-85% 4 69.00–79.00 $74.95 $934 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 2 61.00 $61.00 $671 +8.00
1100 1100 85-90% 4 52.00–53.00 $52.75 $580 -0.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,328 —
1655–1750 1703 2 95.00–99.00 $97.06 $1,653 —
1900–1915 1908 2 103.00–111.00 $107.02 $2,042 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 90.00 $90.00 $405 —

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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.