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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.58/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 520 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.49/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 568 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.75/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 705 521
Feeder cattle 240 616 493
Slaughter cattle 22 47 28
Replacement cattle 3 42 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Moderate demand on a plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand on a lite test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–270 261 3 150.00–170.00 $156.89 $409 —
390 390 1 168.00 $168.00 $655 —
408–440 420 5 164.00–180.00 $174.80 $734 -2.63
457–492 473 5 170.00–173.00 $170.59 $807 +1.09
517–545 526 3 140.00–151.00 $147.20 $774 -6.80
538 value added 538 3 169.00 $169.00 $909 —
550–575 558 6 139.00–146.00 $143.20 $799 -0.89
630–640 635 2 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $936 +2.48
655–660 658 2 142.00–144.00 $143.00 $941 +6.10
710 710 1 133.00 $133.00 $944 -1.76
755 755 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,012 —
870 870 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 131.00 $131.00 $517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–242 238 6 135.00–150.00 $144.63 $344 —
255–260 257 3 122.50–130.00 $127.47 $328 —
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 +2.17
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 +6.69
400–440 415 6 125.00–135.00 $129.68 $538 +3.83
455–495 473 15 123.00–137.00 $130.75 $618 +2.55
509–545 520 22 118.00–134.00 $130.58 $679 +2.09
556–590 568 16 125.00–129.00 $126.49 $718 -1.64
612–645 623 7 115.00–125.00 $119.95 $747 +1.12
660 660 1 126.00 $126.00 $832 +17.00
707 707 2 115.00 $115.00 $813 -13.00
845 845 1 104.00 $104.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 ±0.00
665–690 673 3 100.00–110.00 $103.63 $697 +12.63
725–735 730 2 100.00–103.00 $101.51 $741 +8.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 165.00 $165.00 $470 —
330 330 1 167.50 $167.50 $553 +17.50
420–442 438 5 150.00–158.00 $154.19 $675 -9.41
465–485 478 4 141.00–148.00 $144.25 $690 -22.86
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 -15.64
575 575 1 134.00 $134.00 $770 -12.45
600–625 617 9 131.00–146.00 $142.08 $877 +5.71
700–710 705 2 116.00–122.00 $119.02 $839 -1.84
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 +17.02
915 915 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,025 —
965 965 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,013 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 -15.00
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 —
450–465 458 2 130.00–136.00 $133.05 $609 -0.23
545 545 1 124.00 $124.00 $676 -6.01
585–591 590 9 116.00–120.00 $116.88 $690 -3.12
707 707 2 110.00 $110.00 $778 ±0.00
794 794 5 107.00 $107.00 $850 +2.00
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1270 1195 80-85% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.53 $687 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $599 -13.28
1195–1445 1292 80-85% 6 48.00–56.00 $53.23 $688 -7.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $432 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $566 -8.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $929 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2030 2030 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,908 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,016

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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.