Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 5, 2020

1,181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.10/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 767 lb · 186 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.62/cwt ≈ $1,176/hd at 929 lb · 132 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.30/cwt +20.85 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 725 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,181	741	2,260
Feeder cattle	1,042	675	2,086
Slaughter cattle	132	55	170
Replacement cattle	7	11	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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
240–245	243	2	147.50–156.00	$151.71	$369	—
315–328 fancy	323	5	172.50–177.50	$175.55	$567	+8.55
385	385	5	155.00–162.00	$157.20	$605	+14.16
413 fancy	413	4	167.00	$167.00	$690	—
400–442	423	8	145.00–160.00	$152.60	$645	+11.54
455–493	484	14	140.00–156.00	$153.51	$743	+11.63
505–540	513	15	131.00–149.00	$136.37	$700	+7.39
515 fancy	515	1	159.00	$159.00	$819	—
553–590	576	31	131.00–143.00	$138.26	$796	+5.57
629–645	632	14	122.00–135.00	$130.76	$826	+2.86
650–695	678	12	121.00–134.00	$129.20	$876	+6.70
700 value added	700	20	138.25	$138.25	$968	—
700–714	712	9	120.00–129.00	$128.02	$912	+7.71
755–773	766	7	124.00–132.00	$129.32	$991	—
753–790 value added	767	179	135.25–138.20	$136.37	$1,046	-1.58
870 value added	870	63	135.90	$135.90	$1,182	+3.71
910–948 value added	928	120	124.00–130.90	$127.54	$1,184	—
925–935	934	12	117.00–122.00	$117.41	$1,097	—
950 value added	950	60	129.80	$129.80	$1,233	—
955–998	978	6	116.00–119.00	$117.47	$1,149	+3.47
1040	1040	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,040	—
1087	1087	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,185	+8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	130.00	$130.00	$500	—
495	495	1	133.00	$133.00	$658	—
520–525	524	4	120.00–128.00	$126.01	$660	+26.01
550–587	577	4	115.00–121.00	$118.97	$686	+2.42
630	630	1	109.00	$109.00	$687	-3.98
660	660	1	116.00	$116.00	$766	+17.51
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	-4.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,174	—
1270	1270	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,143	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$275	-10.06
250–287	276	4	121.00–129.00	$125.67	$347	—
300–325	318	6	120.00–132.00	$124.24	$395	+4.24
365–395	381	13	120.00–140.00	$133.89	$510	—
401–445	428	26	119.00–137.00	$130.32	$558	+6.86
450–495	473	35	121.00–134.00	$127.75	$604	+2.23
501–548	531	42	119.00–128.00	$123.37	$655	+7.39
550–595	564	20	119.00–124.00	$122.79	$693	+9.56
600–635	612	6	111.00–121.00	$117.80	$721	+2.17
660–685	675	3	110.00–121.00	$117.31	$792	+13.90
700–730	711	7	112.00–120.00	$117.41	$835	+12.96
726 value added	726	79	126.00	$126.00	$915	—
756–785	767	7	103.00–115.00	$108.66	$833	+8.66
810–833	828	5	90.00–93.00	$92.41	$765	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	117.50	$117.50	$341	—
415–435	425	2	117.00	$117.00	$497	+23.00
500–525	513	3	90.00–115.00	$105.28	$540	-0.63
555–590	577	7	95.00–116.00	$109.32	$631	+13.58
710–740	721	7	81.00–92.00	$87.69	$632	—
775–790	782	3	77.00–95.00	$86.62	$677	—
815	815	1	75.00	$75.00	$611	-2.00
920	920	1	65.00	$65.00	$598	—
960	960	1	80.00	$80.00	$768	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	79.00	$79.00	$960	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
260–295	278	2	142.50–150.00	$146.49	$407	—
335–345	340	2	155.00–165.00	$160.07	$544	—
350–395	380	6	143.00–167.50	$154.44	$587	+17.33
400–445	423	10	139.00–160.00	$150.81	$638	+14.18
450–497	482	9	139.00–154.00	$146.29	$705	+9.11
500–542	517	14	130.00–147.00	$139.90	$723	+4.83
550–580	558	6	126.00–144.00	$136.87	$764	+8.85
600–647	622	10	110.00–129.00	$118.67	$738	+3.14
660–695	671	10	109.00–121.00	$115.02	$772	+2.12
720–722	721	3	101.00–109.00	$106.34	$767	+1.12
765–790	778	2	102.00–111.00	$106.57	$829	—
805–835	816	4	96.00–109.00	$104.44	$852	—
895	895	2	91.00–93.00	$92.00	$823	-9.00
940	940	1	86.00	$86.00	$808	—
960	960	1	90.00	$90.00	$864	+9.50
1005	1005	1	89.00	$89.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	—
445	445	1	128.00	$128.00	$570	+11.38
450–485	468	2	105.00–131.00	$118.49	$555	-5.56
500–520	506	4	115.00–126.00	$122.25	$619	+11.36
557–595	578	7	116.00–124.00	$118.01	$682	+8.18
725	725	1	81.00	$81.00	$587	-10.00
815	815	1	90.00	$90.00	$734	—
945	945	1	77.00	$77.00	$728	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1250	1230	80-85%	3	38.00–44.00	$42.02	$517	—
1190–1350	1263	80-85%	11	45.00–53.00	$49.61	$627	-0.79
1120–1460	1300	80-85%	34	54.00–66.00	$58.91	$766	+3.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1095	1037	85-90%	3	41.00–42.00	$41.35	$429	—
900–1145	1049	85-90%	24	54.00–70.00	$59.90	$628	—
930–1155	1066	85-90%	17	44.00–53.00	$49.07	$523	+1.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–2130	1711	75-80%	14	56.00–74.00	$64.71	$1,107	—
1645–1830	1738	75-80%	2	49.00–52.00	$50.42	$876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1445	1243	3	65.00–70.00	$68.47	$851	—
1155–1840	1494	8	75.00–81.00	$77.65	$1,160	—
1140–1945	1693	8	83.00–91.00	$85.78	$1,452	—

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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	660.00	$660.00
845–1125	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–870.00	$818.53
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1135–1325	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–860.00	$786.18

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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
1565	1565	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,095.00	$1,095.00	—

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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.