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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $159.39/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 417 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.58/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 510 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 466 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 382 390 205
Feeder cattle 332 344 167
Slaughter cattle 49 45 38
Replacement cattle 1 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 162.50 $162.50 $374 —
290 290 1 162.50 $162.50 $471 -10.36
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 +0.76
405–440 418 12 153.00–167.00 $164.12 $686 +1.12
465–495 474 4 150.00–170.00 $161.02 $763 +4.53
511 value added 511 5 169.00 $169.00 $864 +3.62
505–545 526 5 137.00–150.00 $143.02 $752 +9.53
567 value added 567 2 156.00 $156.00 $885 —
571–595 577 4 140.00–149.00 $146.68 $846 +2.53
608 608 3 145.00 $145.00 $882 +7.00
600–618 value added 609 10 150.00–155.00 $152.99 $932 -6.01
661–665 662 9 129.00–146.00 $141.21 $935 +4.21
700–730 713 3 135.00–141.00 $138.36 $987 +8.36
865 865 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 142.50–148.00 $145.27 $484 —
420 420 1 115.00 $115.00 $483 -6.77
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 -10.00
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 125.00 $125.00 $369 -2.24
315 315 2 120.00 $120.00 $378 -4.04
360–390 373 14 121.00–139.00 $130.83 $488 +0.75
400–445 431 8 123.00–140.00 $130.29 $562 +3.40
450–490 466 17 120.00–142.00 $132.00 $615 +0.23
505–520 515 4 127.00–135.00 $130.74 $673 +1.51
551–575 556 15 120.00–131.00 $126.33 $702 +2.15
601–640 608 6 117.00–128.00 $126.07 $767 +4.56
677 677 7 117.00 $117.00 $792 ±0.00
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -5.00
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 111.00 $111.00 $633 +4.98
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —
713–725 715 5 100.00–105.00 $101.01 $722 —
791 791 5 105.00 $105.00 $831 —
800 800 1 71.00 $71.00 $568 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 162.50–175.00 $168.97 $482 —
305 305 1 152.50 $152.50 $465 -11.50
360–380 370 4 147.00–160.00 $153.68 $569 -21.20
415 fancy 415 2 177.00 $177.00 $735 +2.00
400–440 417 19 144.00–166.00 $157.54 $657 +0.89
481 481 3 172.00 $172.00 $827 +14.38
505–520 fancy 509 7 159.00–168.00 $163.44 $832 —
507–545 511 11 135.00–146.00 $144.03 $736 ±0.00
560–581 575 9 134.00–152.00 $146.80 $844 +7.00
605–645 627 12 123.00–145.00 $134.69 $845 +2.06
651–685 660 10 120.00–134.00 $127.01 $838 +0.67
740 740 1 127.00 $127.00 $940 +16.07
767 767 2 118.00 $118.00 $905 —
895 895 1 85.00 $85.00 $761 —
925 925 1 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 2 124.00–140.00 $131.96 $644 +9.96
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 +7.04
555–595 582 8 125.00–131.00 $129.87 $756 +4.82
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +6.26
665–695 680 2 112.00–114.00 $113.02 $769 +10.41
740 740 2 108.00 $108.00 $799 —
760–790 775 2 90.00–107.00 $98.34 $762 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 85.00 $85.00 $353 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1275 1249 80-85% 4 52.00–56.00 $54.76 $684 +1.34
1220–1405 1314 80-85% 12 57.00–64.00 $62.20 $817 +18.20
1425 1425 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $712 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1615 1568 75-80% 3 54.00–57.00 $55.70 $873 —
1515–1885 1616 75-80% 8 58.00–67.00 $63.42 $1,025 +2.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1170 1088 85-90% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.54 $637 +6.55
995–1305 1100 85-90% 4 39.00–49.00 $45.58 $501 —
1065–1165 1110 85-90% 3 52.00–55.00 $53.66 $596 -4.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1980 1628 4 85.00–86.00 $85.45 $1,391 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $765

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 85.00 $85.00 $387 —
645 645 7 91.00 $91.00 $587 —
962 962 2 70.00 $70.00 $673 —

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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.