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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.30/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 491 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $129.00/cwt -9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 543 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 153 358 221
Feeder cattle 125 296 157
Slaughter cattle 28 59 64
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: All classes were mostly steady on a lite test of plain to average quality. Moderate demand for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 467 3 142.00–156.00 $151.20 $706 -0.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 117.50–122.00 $119.73 $351 —
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 -7.92
357–365 360 3 122.00–126.00 $124.65 $449 -10.35
410–443 425 9 120.00–135.00 $129.14 $549 +0.14
457–499 491 21 121.00–131.00 $124.30 $610 -0.32
500–548 541 7 119.00–129.00 $127.68 $691 +3.68
555–575 569 8 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $677 -0.60
655–675 665 5 106.00–111.00 $109.20 $726 -0.52
770 770 1 114.00 $114.00 $878 +12.62
821 821 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 2 84.00 $84.00 $510 —
660–680 670 2 84.00–95.00 $89.42 $599 —
747 747 2 71.00 $71.00 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -3.75
350–375 363 2 136.00–147.50 $141.55 $514 -2.32
415–440 430 4 139.00–155.00 $146.61 $630 +4.91
455–467 461 4 151.00–158.00 $154.21 $711 +9.21
543 543 11 129.00 $129.00 $700 -9.80
662 662 2 129.00 $129.00 $854 +6.27
702–715 706 3 118.00–119.00 $118.34 $835 —
783 783 3 111.00 $111.00 $869 +6.00
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 140.00 $140.00 $329 —
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
555–560 558 2 95.00–114.00 $104.54 $583 —
605 605 2 105.00 $105.00 $635 —
770 770 2 80.00 $80.00 $616 —
850 850 2 85.00 $85.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1455 1321 80-85% 6 50.00–52.00 $51.35 $678 —
1455–1465 1460 80-85% 2 55.00 $55.00 $803 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1705 1645 75-80% 5 55.00–62.00 $58.02 $954 —
1510–1785 1648 75-80% 2 50.00–54.00 $52.17 $860 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1165 1122 85-90% 3 43.00–47.00 $44.93 $504 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 74.00 $74.00 $814 —
1230–1770 1500 2 85.00–88.00 $86.23 $1,293 —
1695–2010 1832 3 92.00–99.00 $94.65 $1,734 -4.14

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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.