Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2020

1,416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.05/cwt -10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 637 lb · 144 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.48/cwt +8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 769 lb · 142 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.19/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 820 lb · 137 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,416	1,688	2,486
Feeder cattle	1,311	1,578	2,316
Slaughter cattle	98	103	162
Replacement cattle	7	7	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	274	4	167.50–170.00	$168.13	$461	—
300–345	322	6	160.00–172.50	$166.79	$537	+6.79
355–388	375	7	153.00–172.50	$161.83	$607	+10.76
405–437	419	19	140.00–161.00	$155.88	$653	+15.68
451–495	475	45	140.00–154.00	$150.02	$713	+7.63
500–537	521	34	132.00–149.00	$144.53	$753	+4.00
555–596	573	45	136.00–149.00	$141.06	$808	+4.02
610–645	618	11	121.00–137.00	$132.96	$822	-0.35
600–643 value added	630	25	142.50–145.00	$143.07	$901	—
655 value added	655	83	141.70	$141.70	$928	—
650–695	669	24	121.00–134.75	$131.34	$879	+3.26
715–749	737	15	122.00–128.00	$126.02	$929	+2.61
766–773 value added	769	140	135.25–138.40	$136.72	$1,051	—
785–795	790	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$944	-7.99
805	805	2	118.00	$118.00	$950	—
818–823 value added	820	135	135.50–139.70	$137.47	$1,127	-0.88
875	875	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,050	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	142.50	$142.50	$420	—
420–440	430	2	115.00–125.00	$119.88	$515	-10.82
455–490	473	2	126.00–130.00	$127.93	$605	+0.42
505–535	520	2	111.00–131.00	$120.71	$628	+3.38
550–575	556	5	128.00–133.00	$131.57	$732	+18.26
600–640	613	3	115.00–116.00	$115.65	$709	+5.07
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	—
875	875	1	105.00	$105.00	$919	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	142.50	$142.50	$264	—
270–285	278	2	130.00–147.50	$138.51	$385	+4.51
300–335	314	6	126.00–135.00	$130.32	$409	+2.47
355–390	370	21	125.00–135.00	$129.82	$480	+5.99
401–445	427	34	121.00–136.00	$128.77	$550	+3.93
450–495	473	42	121.00–138.00	$129.29	$612	+4.93
500–548	527	42	118.00–131.00	$126.32	$666	+4.51
550–595	572	32	119.00–130.00	$125.40	$717	+1.91
600–645	627	24	115.00–125.00	$122.42	$768	+7.34
605–647 value added	639	120	126.00–133.00	$130.37	$833	-9.63
650–685	658	9	119.00–121.00	$120.34	$792	+5.93
651–690 value added	659	84	126.00–131.75	$130.51	$860	—
705–715	710	2	104.00–109.00	$106.52	$756	-1.74
712 value added	712	2	125.00	$125.00	$890	-0.50
765–775	770	2	102.00	$102.00	$785	—
760–785 value added	779	4	124.00	$124.00	$966	—
806 value added	806	6	114.00	$114.00	$919	—
931 value added	931	3	111.00	$111.00	$1,033	—
981 value added	981	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	117.50	$117.50	$276	—
287–290	288	3	122.50–125.00	$123.34	$355	+11.34
315	315	2	107.50	$107.50	$339	-4.50
360–390	377	5	114.00–120.00	$118.57	$447	—
400–445	421	7	105.00–117.00	$109.88	$463	-1.52
460–480	470	2	114.00–119.00	$116.45	$547	+10.29
525	525	1	112.00	$112.00	$588	+3.73
580–590	588	4	115.00–116.00	$115.25	$678	+4.57
637–640	639	5	111.00–113.00	$112.20	$717	+14.15
675	675	1	97.00	$97.00	$655	-6.31
705–725	716	5	90.00–98.00	$93.99	$673	+13.99
800–810	805	2	85.00–92.00	$88.48	$712	+6.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–515	513	2	86.00–112.00	$99.06	$508	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	-10.00
305–335	320	4	145.00–157.50	$151.31	$484	+6.96
380–390	387	3	150.00–153.00	$151.85	$588	+5.83
410–445	430	18	133.00–150.00	$142.01	$611	+9.56
450–495	473	16	130.00–151.00	$142.69	$675	+4.41
505–548	534	29	134.00–151.00	$139.79	$746	+4.40
560–595	581	17	133.00–141.00	$137.22	$797	+6.13
610–640	628	7	121.00–137.00	$129.50	$813	+4.57
650–695	671	12	120.00–130.00	$122.57	$822	+0.46
700–725	705	5	110.00–122.00	$115.96	$818	+1.62
775–795	785	2	104.00–110.00	$106.96	$840	-7.72
815–820	818	2	102.00–103.00	$102.50	$838	—
890	890	1	95.00	$95.00	$846	-5.39
905	905	1	95.00	$95.00	$860	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	132.50	$132.50	$378	—
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	+5.59
425–435	430	2	118.00–128.00	$123.06	$529	+8.44
450–495	467	5	99.00–121.00	$113.20	$529	-5.26
525–537	531	5	116.00–131.00	$124.79	$663	+8.82
550–570	564	6	112.00–128.00	$120.63	$680	+9.08
600–645	619	7	95.00–121.00	$110.02	$681	—
695	695	1	108.00	$108.00	$751	+1.00
725	725	1	95.00	$95.00	$689	+5.14
795	795	1	96.00	$96.00	$763	—
835	835	1	88.00	$88.00	$735	-2.02
895	895	1	70.00	$70.00	$626	—
935	935	1	81.00	$81.00	$757	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	92.00	$92.00	$538	—
610	610	1	80.00	$80.00	$488	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1255	1245	80-85%	3	32.00–40.00	$35.66	$444	—
1195–1425	1311	80-85%	13	51.00–58.00	$53.64	$703	—
1200–1495	1343	80-85%	23	42.00–50.00	$47.59	$639	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1010	946	85-90%	5	33.00–40.00	$35.50	$336	—
935–1165	1081	85-90%	8	49.00–56.00	$52.23	$565	+0.46
965–1180	1084	85-90%	10	42.00–48.00	$45.18	$490	-6.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1760	1609	75-80%	5	52.00–58.00	$54.99	$885	—
1565–1765	1670	75-80%	3	49.00–51.00	$50.30	$840	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535	1535	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,136	—
1405–1965	1743	6	75.00–81.00	$77.55	$1,352	-6.11
1835–1960	1898	2	82.00–86.00	$83.93	$1,593	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1200	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	59.00–61.00	$60.33	$676

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	3	105.00	$105.00	$455	—
552	552	2	81.00	$81.00	$447	—

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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.