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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $134.94/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 567 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.62/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 480 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.87/cwt -22.52 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 369 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 934 288
Feeder cattle 296 793 249
Slaughter cattle 59 116 27
Replacement cattle 3 25 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
405–431 419 14 148.00–155.00 $150.90 $632 -9.77
463–490 475 9 150.00–153.00 $151.38 $719 —
502–535 510 9 139.00–157.00 $144.98 $739 -2.45
552–567 561 16 140.00–149.00 $144.10 $808 +4.34
635–645 639 8 125.00–139.00 $133.70 $854 +0.70
650–655 651 4 123.00–130.00 $124.76 $812 -17.67
790 790 5 120.00 $120.00 $948 -17.97
825 825 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 —
875 875 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,102 —
982 982 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,247 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–330 313 13 125.00–137.00 $127.92 $400 +4.92
365 365 3 135.00 $135.00 $493 +7.82
412–420 415 8 129.00 $129.00 $535 +4.01
458–495 480 25 120.00–130.00 $124.62 $598 -3.92
510–530 518 16 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $642 -3.43
560–578 571 14 116.00–123.00 $119.59 $683 -9.75
605–622 618 11 112.00–119.00 $115.37 $713 -5.53
627 value added 627 6 124.00 $124.00 $777 —
665–680 673 10 105.00–113.00 $109.72 $738 +1.17
755–780 768 6 94.00–109.00 $101.38 $779 -7.62
889 value added 889 5 106.00 $106.00 $942 —
930 930 6 91.00 $91.00 $846 +2.00
1005 1005 3 89.00 $89.00 $894 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 102.00 $102.00 $377 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 95.00 $95.00 $542 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 145.00 $145.00 $406 -17.50
300–340 320 2 150.00–158.00 $153.75 $492 -4.71
353–390 369 22 140.00–146.00 $143.87 $531 -22.52
400–410 408 4 139.00–150.00 $141.70 $578 -9.90
463–485 471 8 145.00 $145.00 $683 -1.24
510–535 522 17 130.00–152.00 $138.80 $725 +0.60
550–580 567 32 130.00–141.00 $134.94 $765 -3.80
600–648 622 19 111.00–126.00 $121.19 $754 -17.96
650–683 673 12 120.00–125.00 $122.73 $826 -3.11
750–785 768 6 103.00–109.00 $105.00 $806 -6.12
935 935 3 96.00 $96.00 $898 +5.00
955 955 1 92.00 $92.00 $879 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1390 1279 80-85% 8 42.00–53.00 $50.25 $643 +2.35
1190–1585 1388 80-85% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.57 $841 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1420 1310 75-80% 3 54.00–58.00 $55.55 $728 —
1495–1735 1589 75-80% 5 57.00–61.00 $60.06 $954 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $390 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1960 1707 3 90.00–95.00 $92.46 $1,578 —
1705–1970 1825 3 96.00–101.00 $98.79 $1,803 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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.