Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.17/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 722 lb · 78 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.42/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 719 lb · 75 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.54/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 822 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,108	1,416	2,106
Feeder cattle	1,004	1,311	1,993
Slaughter cattle	98	98	113
Replacement cattle	6	7	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	142.50	$142.50	$349	—
310–330	320	8	148.00–167.50	$160.54	$514	-6.25
355–390	370	6	140.00–155.00	$143.26	$530	-18.57
410–447	428	17	132.00–144.00	$140.21	$600	-15.67
450–490	470	23	130.00–144.00	$138.59	$651	-11.43
450–486 value added	477	36	151.00–159.00	$153.09	$730	—
502–545	515	16	124.00–140.00	$135.65	$699	-8.88
556–597	578	12	124.00–141.00	$133.26	$770	-7.80
600–635	612	8	120.00–127.00	$124.47	$762	-8.49
619–627 value added	623	19	134.00–140.50	$137.40	$856	-5.67
655–694	674	16	122.00–129.00	$125.32	$845	-6.02
705–745	717	15	125.00–128.00	$126.47	$907	+0.45
723 value added	723	63	136.00	$136.00	$983	—
755–785	768	8	123.00–128.00	$125.88	$967	+6.38
768 value added	768	7	134.50	$134.50	$1,033	-2.22
820–825	822	3	124.00–125.00	$124.67	$1,025	+6.67
822 value added	822	58	134.00	$134.00	$1,101	-3.47
970–990	980	2	113.00–114.00	$113.51	$1,112	—
1038 value added	1038	54	119.50	$119.50	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	122.50	$122.50	$306	—
330	330	1	125.00	$125.00	$412	—
365–385	377	5	121.00–134.00	$128.08	$483	—
435	435	1	110.00	$110.00	$478	-9.88
470–490	477	3	121.00–125.00	$122.37	$584	-5.56
575	575	2	111.00–120.00	$115.50	$664	-16.07
600–648	632	6	102.00–116.00	$113.15	$715	-2.50
665	665	1	113.00	$113.00	$751	—
930	930	1	104.00	$104.00	$967	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–278	270	12	120.00–137.50	$130.77	$353	-7.74
305–343	325	10	120.00–127.00	$123.57	$402	-6.75
358–398	375	27	121.00–136.00	$127.70	$479	-2.12
400–448	432	48	120.00–136.00	$131.85	$570	+3.08
450–498	479	46	120.00–136.00	$126.77	$607	-2.52
500–535	522	28	117.00–126.00	$122.55	$640	-3.77
552–590	572	19	115.00–123.00	$119.66	$684	-5.74
600–635 value added	617	25	121.00–126.00	$122.55	$756	-7.82
615–642	635	7	117.00–119.00	$118.14	$750	-4.28
650–660	653	3	117.00–118.00	$117.66	$768	-2.68
656–683 value added	670	6	121.00–127.00	$123.94	$830	-6.57
719 value added	719	73	124.25	$124.25	$893	-0.75
720	720	1	111.00	$111.00	$799	+4.48
745	745	1	75.00	$75.00	$559	-31.52
772	772	4	116.00	$116.00	$896	+14.00
795 fancy	795	36	124.75	$124.75	$992	—
830	830	1	93.00	$93.00	$772	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	112.50	$112.50	$326	-10.84
312–345	329	7	101.00–117.50	$112.97	$372	+5.47
350–370	359	4	100.00–115.00	$107.02	$384	-11.55
400–425	413	2	111.00–115.00	$112.94	$466	+3.06
460–480	467	7	102.00–111.00	$105.00	$490	-11.45
520–545	531	7	109.00–112.00	$110.42	$586	-1.58
575–580	578	4	97.50–110.00	$104.87	$606	-10.38
600–645	618	3	99.00–112.00	$107.73	$666	-4.47
680	680	1	106.00	$106.00	$721	+9.00
750–790	775	3	90.00–100.00	$93.23	$723	—
815–825	820	2	77.00–89.00	$82.96	$680	-5.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	142.00–155.00	$148.36	$501	-2.95
366–398	380	8	132.00–135.00	$133.66	$508	-18.19
415–442	430	8	132.00–144.00	$137.72	$592	-4.29
451–495	470	19	125.00–140.00	$136.99	$644	-5.70
513–545	525	16	131.00–140.00	$137.96	$724	-1.83
550–595	579	12	123.00–137.00	$132.96	$770	-4.26
605–645	623	7	117.00–125.00	$122.56	$764	-6.94
655–696	680	14	110.00–121.00	$115.13	$783	-7.44
700–746	732	10	107.00–114.00	$111.20	$814	-4.76
765–780	772	3	100.00–107.00	$102.36	$790	-4.60
805	805	1	95.00	$95.00	$765	-7.50
865	865	1	81.00	$81.00	$701	-14.00
925	925	1	81.00	$81.00	$749	-14.00
980	980	1	80.00	$80.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	125.00	$125.00	$400	—
435–445	440	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$530	-2.57
495	495	1	123.00	$123.00	$609	+9.80
525–548	542	4	120.00–123.00	$120.73	$654	-4.06
570–580	575	2	112.00–120.00	$115.97	$667	-4.66
655–660	658	3	104.00–106.00	$105.33	$693	—
775	775	1	89.00	$89.00	$690	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1310	1258	80-85%	3	30.00–42.00	$35.72	$449	—
1200–1465	1303	80-85%	20	43.00–50.00	$47.69	$621	-5.95
1175–1470	1330	80-85%	20	51.00–59.00	$53.48	$711	+5.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1165	1068	85-90%	6	33.00–42.00	$38.30	$409	-13.93
890–1225	1079	85-90%	18	43.00–50.00	$47.63	$514	-4.60
1075–1165	1128	85-90%	5	52.00–54.00	$52.78	$595	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$762	—
1490–1670	1568	75-80%	7	53.00–60.00	$55.58	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–2075	1712	3	69.00–71.00	$70.00	$1,198	-7.55
1810–2060	1909	4	82.00–85.00	$83.44	$1,593	—
1935–2205	2070	2	75.00–80.00	$77.34	$1,601	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	84.00	$84.00	$731
975–1245	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	64.00–71.00	$66.76	$755

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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
1520	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	90.00	$90.00	$441	—
640	640	1	87.00	$87.00	$557	—

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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.