Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

1,688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.13/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 638 lb · 345 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.11/cwt ≈ $1,134/hd at 821 lb · 239 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.34/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 513 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,688	2,312	2,182
Feeder cattle	1,578	—	2,027
Slaughter cattle	103	—	142
Replacement cattle	7	—	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Lite to 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 $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	162.50	$162.50	$398
330	330	2	160.00	$160.00	$528
370–390	377	3	149.00–155.00	$151.07	$570
400–446	441	48	137.00–155.00	$140.20	$618
450–498	482	11	138.00–149.00	$142.39	$686
502 fancy	502	4	154.00	$154.00	$773
515–535	528	18	130.00–148.00	$140.53	$742
555 fancy	555	2	151.00	$151.00	$838
557–597	575	17	130.00–147.00	$137.04	$788
600–641	627	44	120.00–138.00	$133.31	$836
651–682	666	33	120.00–131.00	$128.08	$853
705–745	721	14	120.00–129.00	$123.41	$890
726 value added	726	74	138.90	$138.90	$1,008
757–792	767	14	122.00–131.00	$127.49	$978
802–835 value added	821	236	135.00–142.00	$138.35	$1,136
845–847	846	3	114.00–122.00	$119.34	$1,010
867 value added	867	61	139.90	$139.90	$1,213
881	881	3	110.00	$110.00	$969
910	910	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,046
1037	1037	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,120

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
385	385	2	130.00	$130.00	$500
425–445	437	3	128.00–132.00	$130.70	$571
450–475	463	2	127.00–128.00	$127.51	$590
500–530	520	5	110.00–129.00	$117.33	$610
568–595	579	10	108.00–120.00	$113.31	$656
600–615	608	2	104.00–117.00	$110.58	$672
685	685	1	117.00	$117.00	$801
770–795	783	2	113.00–116.00	$114.52	$897

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
287	287	2	134.00	$134.00	$385
300–340	329	5	125.00–131.00	$127.85	$421
350–395	378	8	118.00–130.00	$123.83	$468
400–448	427	26	117.00–130.00	$124.84	$533
455–495	477	45	116.00–130.00	$124.36	$593
507–508 value added	508	50	131.00–132.25	$132.10	$671
500–547	518	43	115.00–125.00	$121.81	$631
551–599	577	33	117.00–129.00	$123.49	$713
610–645	626	12	109.00–121.00	$115.08	$720
638 value added	638	333	140.00	$140.00	$893
660–690	678	5	109.00–121.00	$114.41	$776
710–745	732	4	106.00–110.00	$108.26	$792
746 value added	746	25	125.50	$125.50	$936
826	826	4	108.00	$108.00	$892
875	875	4	97.00	$97.00	$849
915–919	918	13	100.00–104.00	$103.08	$946
1074	1074	5	90.00	$90.00	$967

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
290	290	1	112.00	$112.00	$325
340	340	1	112.00	$112.00	$381
405–445	428	6	107.00–115.00	$111.40	$477
450–495	461	9	98.00–117.00	$106.16	$489
500–545	526	4	103.00–111.00	$108.27	$570
565–595	580	7	104.00–113.00	$110.68	$642
605–640	624	5	95.00–103.00	$98.05	$612
665–690	678	6	100.00–106.00	$103.31	$700
737	737	2	80.00	$80.00	$590
755	755	1	95.00	$95.00	$717
840	840	1	82.00	$82.00	$689
900–915	908	2	79.00–83.00	$81.02	$736

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440
305–325	315	2	141.00–147.50	$144.35	$455
365–385	375	5	136.00–154.00	$146.02	$548
400–437	425	3	129.00–140.00	$132.45	$563
460–495	474	16	126.00–146.00	$138.28	$655
505–546	529	45	121.00–142.00	$135.39	$716
561–596	576	26	124.00–138.00	$131.09	$755
600–645	618	26	114.00–136.00	$124.93	$772
650–697	677	14	116.00–128.00	$122.11	$827
710–745	723	6	112.00–116.00	$114.34	$827
752–767	757	6	114.00–116.00	$114.68	$868
850–885	868	2	95.00–106.00	$100.39	$871
990	990	1	92.00	$92.00	$911

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
340	340	1	129.00	$129.00	$439
380–395	388	2	120.00–129.00	$124.41	$483
405–440	413	5	104.00–121.00	$114.62	$473
485–495	490	2	115.00–122.00	$118.46	$580
500–530	519	5	114.00–119.00	$115.97	$602
560–590	578	7	107.00–116.00	$111.55	$645
665	665	1	107.00	$107.00	$712
705–725	715	2	80.00–100.00	$89.86	$642
805–835	820	2	89.00–91.00	$90.02	$738
855	855	1	87.00	$87.00	$744

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1470	1262	80-85%	20	50.00–54.00	$52.34	$661
1125–1445	1277	80-85%	5	56.00–57.00	$56.60	$723
1095–1425	1279	80-85%	15	42.00–49.00	$47.39	$606

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1135	1009	85-90%	10	42.00–49.00	$46.21	$466
1000–1110	1055	85-90%	5	50.00–55.00	$51.77	$546
1150	1150	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$656

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1430–1645	1529	75-80%	6	50.00–56.00	$52.99	$810
1420–1780	1599	75-80%	4	57.00–64.00	$60.71	$971

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1245–2100	1555	11	64.00–79.00	$74.59	$1,160
1300–2055	1721	5	81.00–86.00	$83.66	$1,440

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–940	883	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	74.00–78.00	$76.13	$672

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
1250–1285	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–720.00	$715.07
1570	1570	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1660	1660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305	305	1	102.50	$102.50	$313

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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.