Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.63/cwt ≈ $1,159/hd at 880 lb · 131 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.95/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 788 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $105.91/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 522 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	741	1,108	1,540
Feeder cattle	675	1,004	1,433
Slaughter cattle	55	98	105
Replacement cattle	11	6	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Yearlings 1.00-2.00 higher, Moderate to lite demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good 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
316 fancy	316	3	167.00	$167.00	$528	—
380–390	385	3	140.00–149.00	$143.04	$551	-0.22
400–445	423	2	130.00–151.00	$141.06	$597	+0.85
460–498	478	19	138.00–146.00	$141.88	$678	+3.29
532–540	536	10	124.00–134.00	$128.98	$691	-6.67
552–585	561	7	130.00–136.00	$132.69	$744	-0.57
605–619	614	15	118.00–130.00	$127.90	$785	+3.43
607–630 value added	614	14	132.00–134.00	$132.71	$815	-4.69
675–685	680	2	122.00–123.00	$122.50	$833	-2.82
710–720	713	3	115.00–123.00	$120.31	$858	-6.16
788 value added	788	62	137.95	$137.95	$1,087	+3.45
825	825	9	117.00–129.00	$127.67	$1,053	+3.00
870–890 value added	880	123	130.40–134.00	$132.19	$1,163	—
860–890	883	8	114.00–126.00	$123.08	$1,087	—
985	985	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,123	+0.49
1070	1070	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	112.50	$112.50	$371	-12.50
425–430	428	2	117.00–120.00	$118.49	$507	+8.49
455	455	1	121.00	$121.00	$551	-1.37
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—
560–595	581	5	108.00–122.00	$116.55	$677	+1.05
615–635	621	4	110.00–114.00	$112.98	$702	-0.17
665–670	668	2	97.00–100.00	$98.49	$658	-14.51
880	880	1	104.00	$104.00	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	132.50	$132.50	$272	—
325	325	3	120.00	$120.00	$390	-3.57
428–447	437	10	117.00–128.00	$123.46	$540	-8.39
453–490	463	27	119.00–132.00	$125.52	$581	-1.25
500–542	532	22	111.00–126.00	$115.98	$617	-6.57
567–588	581	6	109.00–122.00	$113.23	$658	-6.43
610–630	614	9	103.00–118.00	$115.63	$710	-2.51
650–687	679	8	99.00–109.00	$103.41	$702	-14.25
710–732	725	3	93.00–110.00	$104.45	$757	-6.55
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	-16.00
850	850	2	99.00	$99.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	105.00	$105.00	$355	-7.97
355–395	373	8	89.00–110.00	$100.11	$373	-6.91
410	410	1	94.00	$94.00	$385	-18.94
455–479	474	7	82.00–102.00	$92.69	$439	-12.31
503–548	522	29	92.00–110.00	$105.91	$553	-4.51
565–590	584	7	83.00–104.00	$95.74	$559	-9.13
600–630	613	7	92.00–97.00	$94.86	$581	-12.87
815	815	1	77.00	$77.00	$628	-5.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	369	5	133.00–146.00	$137.11	$506	+3.45
405–445	430	9	128.00–143.00	$136.63	$588	-1.09
455–485	472	11	133.00–149.00	$137.18	$647	+0.19
500–545	527	16	131.00–139.00	$135.07	$712	-2.89
550–595	557	19	121.00–133.00	$128.02	$713	-4.94
600–645	612	23	108.00–123.00	$115.53	$707	-7.03
650–685	668	3	108.00–121.00	$112.90	$754	-2.23
700–740	721	8	101.00–111.00	$105.22	$759	-5.98
885	885	1	101.00	$101.00	$894	+20.00
960–970	965	2	80.00–81.00	$80.50	$777	+0.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	—
400–425	411	4	104.00–121.00	$116.62	$479	-3.87
470–490	485	4	119.00–126.00	$124.05	$602	+1.05
500–535	524	5	106.00–115.00	$110.89	$581	-9.84
555–595	571	6	97.00–119.00	$109.83	$627	-6.14
620–635	628	2	100.00–103.00	$101.52	$638	—
652–690	666	6	85.00–102.00	$97.87	$652	-7.46
720–730	725	2	91.00	$91.00	$660	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	72.00	$72.00	$522	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1370	1273	80-85%	5	46.00–53.00	$50.40	$642	+14.68
1210–1440	1331	80-85%	9	54.00–60.00	$55.81	$743	+2.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1180	1097	85-90%	8	43.00–50.00	$47.14	$517	-0.49
1050–1155	1115	85-90%	3	52.00–57.00	$54.07	$603	+1.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1535	1515	75-80%	3	48.00–53.00	$50.99	$772	—
1645–1925	1832	75-80%	3	58.00–62.50	$61.15	$1,120	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1071	6	64.00–71.00	$68.55	$734	—
1235–1645	1438	3	73.00–77.00	$74.48	$1,071	—
1320–2135	1889	5	82.00–90.00	$84.18	$1,590	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1050	1023	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–79.00	$77.63	$794
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$731

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
955–1035	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–850.00	$790.01
1140–1360	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–875.00	$761.72

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	80.00	$80.00	$516	-7.00
697	697	2	83.00	$83.00	$579	—

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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.