Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.10/cwt -12.96 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 427 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.40/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 565 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.31/cwt ≈ $673/hd at 425 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	277	240	346
Feeder cattle	232	183	285
Slaughter cattle	45	52	61
Replacement cattle	—	5	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–380	376	4	159.00–163.00	$160.98	$605	—
405–430	415	3	151.00–157.00	$154.28	$640	-0.67
470–495	483	3	151.00–166.00	$160.80	$777	—
520	520	1	159.00	$159.00	$827	+5.21
555–595	565	8	145.00–158.00	$155.22	$877	+6.22
640	640	1	143.00	$143.00	$915	-3.67
677–680	678	3	130.00–143.00	$134.35	$911	—
710	710	1	139.00	$139.00	$987	+5.51
770–790	780	2	129.00–135.00	$132.04	$1,030	+0.05
805–836	828	4	128.00–129.00	$128.76	$1,066	+6.76
975	975	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,248	+8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	132.00–145.00	$138.63	$672	—
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
335	335	1	131.00	$131.00	$439	—
365	365	3	131.00–133.00	$131.67	$481	-10.81
405–445	427	16	129.00–139.00	$132.10	$564	-12.96
470–496	488	8	131.00–140.00	$132.45	$646	-6.84
500–520	505	13	131.00–136.00	$135.30	$683	-2.91
555–585	565	15	130.00–133.00	$131.40	$742	-2.26
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
670	670	3	126.00	$126.00	$844	+7.00
802–845	823	6	105.00–112.00	$108.62	$894	—
925	925	1	106.00	$106.00	$980	—
1010	1010	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	111.00	$111.00	$311	—
340	340	2	113.00–121.00	$117.00	$398	—
375–380	378	2	112.00–121.00	$116.47	$440	—
410–440	429	8	120.00–127.00	$123.02	$528	—
505–516	513	4	119.00–125.00	$123.52	$634	—
595	595	1	127.00	$127.00	$756	—
785	785	1	90.00	$90.00	$706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	153.00–163.00	$158.00	$608	-4.48
407–436	425	13	148.00–165.00	$158.31	$673	—
465–495	489	8	145.00–159.00	$150.52	$736	-3.50
500–545	523	9	145.00–162.00	$156.29	$817	+4.31
553–563	557	8	149.00–152.00	$150.14	$836	+16.14
670–697	687	6	127.00–131.00	$128.66	$884	-3.34
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	—
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—
930	930	1	95.00	$95.00	$884	—
980	980	1	90.00	$90.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	—
407	407	2	140.00	$140.00	$570	—
457–480	469	5	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$661	—
530–535	533	3	135.00–141.00	$136.99	$730	—
577–585	580	3	129.00–135.00	$131.02	$760	—
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—
905	905	1	99.00	$99.00	$896	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1445	1304	80-85%	7	59.00–65.00	$62.38	$813	—
1250–1450	1345	80-85%	8	67.00–72.00	$68.59	$923	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1505	1483	75-80%	3	61.00–65.00	$62.68	$930	—
1495–1620	1557	75-80%	10	67.00–72.00	$69.41	$1,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1150	1060	85-90%	3	52.00–57.00	$54.81	$581	—
1045–1250	1135	85-90%	4	60.00–64.00	$61.98	$703	+0.98
1175	1175	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$811	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1515	1382	3	82.00–85.00	$84.14	$1,163	—
1560–1870	1705	3	90.00–98.00	$93.58	$1,596	-3.48
1705–2015	1843	3	100.00–106.00	$103.81	$1,913	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	105.00	$105.00	$299	—

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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.