Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.45/cwt -2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $479/hd at 373 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.70/cwt -10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 527 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.91/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 466 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	345	254	268
Feeder cattle	297	208	179
Slaughter cattle	45	39	72
Replacement cattle	3	7	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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
210	210	1	145.00	$145.00	$304	—
260–285	273	2	150.00–152.50	$151.31	$413	+11.31
300–345	323	2	150.00–162.00	$156.42	$505	—
365–390	375	3	152.00–157.00	$153.64	$576	—
405–443	431	9	143.00–161.00	$154.13	$664	+7.08
502–540	521	6	149.00–150.00	$149.65	$780	-3.36
605 value added	605	3	153.00	$153.00	$926	—
610–640	623	6	139.00–148.00	$142.12	$885	-4.28
655–661	658	7	137.00–140.00	$138.72	$913	-2.28
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	—
900	900	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	135.00	$135.00	$513	—
425–440	433	2	127.00–137.00	$132.09	$572	+11.09
470	470	1	122.00	$122.00	$573	—
513	513	3	125.00	$125.00	$641	—
580–590	585	2	121.00–123.00	$122.01	$714	+4.01
640	640	1	123.00	$123.00	$787	+12.00
655–690	673	2	117.00–125.00	$120.90	$814	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	3	135.00–140.00	$138.22	$318	—
265–290	275	4	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$371	—
312–347	333	10	120.00–125.00	$121.76	$405	—
355–395	373	21	120.00–137.00	$128.45	$479	-2.55
405–410	407	3	128.00–135.00	$132.65	$540	-4.35
450–495	466	19	120.00–126.00	$122.91	$573	-8.83
510–548	527	20	115.00–124.00	$120.70	$636	-10.51
557–565	561	4	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$679	-3.19
600–645	625	5	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$706	-5.90
730–733	732	5	111.00–115.00	$114.20	$836	+3.61
755–765	760	2	105.00–117.00	$111.04	$844	—
855–890	873	2	101.00–114.00	$107.37	$937	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	115.00	$115.00	$316	—
345	345	1	111.00	$111.00	$383	-9.00
370–390	380	2	110.00	$110.00	$418	-1.28
412–420	414	5	115.00	$115.00	$476	+3.00
462	462	2	104.00	$104.00	$480	-17.00
550–565	558	2	112.00	$112.00	$625	+12.00
610	610	1	105.00	$105.00	$640	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—
820	820	2	85.00	$85.00	$697	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	157.50	$157.50	$346	—
365–395	380	11	151.00–166.00	$159.40	$606	+22.42
405–437	418	7	150.00–160.00	$155.54	$650	+15.95
455–497	480	12	139.00–156.00	$147.51	$708	-5.27
500–535	517	5	137.00–150.00	$141.05	$729	-7.31
575–580	578	2	127.00–140.00	$133.53	$772	-12.00
605–645	615	11	128.00–145.00	$141.85	$872	+11.12
650–665	657	4	117.00–132.00	$125.49	$824	+10.27
715	715	1	122.00	$122.00	$872	+15.00
775–780	778	2	106.00–115.00	$110.49	$860	+7.48
850–870	863	3	100.00–103.00	$102.02	$880	—
900–943	932	4	102.00–105.00	$102.72	$957	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	—
375	375	1	144.00	$144.00	$540	—
402–415	406	3	128.00–133.00	$129.70	$527	—
465–495	480	2	114.00–121.00	$117.39	$563	-4.87
635–640	638	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$711	—
670	670	1	114.00	$114.00	$764	+13.00
755	755	2	97.00	$97.00	$732	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1480	1292	80-85%	5	55.00–61.00	$57.67	$745	—
1260–1351	1319	80-85%	3	52.00	$52.00	$686	-14.26
1220–1470	1340	80-85%	5	62.00–70.00	$63.68	$853	+1.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1135	1034	85-90%	5	45.00–53.00	$46.94	$485	—
995–1150	1090	85-90%	5	55.00–61.00	$58.70	$640	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1615	1555	75-80%	2	60.00–61.00	$60.52	$941	—
1500–1680	1566	75-80%	7	62.00–68.00	$63.68	$997	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,354	—
1605	1605	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,428	—
1785–2195	1975	4	102.00–105.00	$102.92	$2,033	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1195	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	71.00–91.00	$79.26	$906

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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.