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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 20, 2021

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.39/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 514 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 265 142
Feeder cattle 206 240 106
Slaughter cattle 18 22 35
Replacement cattle 6 3 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 159.00 $159.00 $692 -15.80
440 fancy 440 1 188.00 $188.00 $827 —
510 fancy 510 1 169.00 $169.00 $862 —
570 fancy 570 2 160.00 $160.00 $912 —
590 590 1 152.00 $152.00 $897 +8.80
626 626 4 143.00 $143.00 $895 -4.48
665 665 1 143.00 $143.00 $951 ±0.00
715–725 718 3 135.00–136.00 $135.66 $974 +2.66
867 867 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,084 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 142.50 $142.50 $363 —
457 457 2 135.00 $135.00 $617 —
720 720 1 111.00 $111.00 $799 —
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 2 142.50 $142.50 $430 +17.50
360–370 365 2 126.00–139.00 $132.41 $483 +2.41
420–430 425 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $533 -4.19
466 fancy 466 4 146.00 $146.00 $680 —
480 480 2 139.00 $139.00 $667 +8.25
505–525 fancy 511 9 136.00–150.00 $141.92 $725 —
525–535 530 2 126.00–130.00 $128.02 $679 -2.56
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -4.95
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 —
675 675 2 96.00 $96.00 $648 -7.63
730–740 737 3 91.00–99.00 $94.98 $700 -6.53
765 765 1 70.00 $70.00 $536 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 91.00 $91.00 $428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 —
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
400–411 408 4 122.50–125.00 $123.11 $502 +3.11
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 +11.95
560 560 1 127.50 $127.50 $714 +10.62
865 865 1 93.00 $93.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 -5.00
315 315 1 169.00 $169.00 $532 +1.50
430 430 1 177.00 $177.00 $761 +22.81
502 fancy 502 2 169.00 $169.00 $848 —
555 555 1 139.00 $139.00 $771 +5.00
835 835 3 98.00–101.00 $100.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1330 1252 80-85% 5 57.00–63.00 $58.71 $735 +11.71
1195–1480 1315 80-85% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.62 $731 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $462 —
1025–1090 1058 85-90% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.52 $556 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $847 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $1,024 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,418 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1360 1198 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 72.00–88.00 $79.30 $950

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00

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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.