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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

2,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.09/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 720 lb · 315 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.50/cwt ≈ $1,144/hd at 832 lb · 262 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.92/cwt +13.12 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 628 lb · 197 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,194 1,181 2,007
Feeder cattle 2,078 1,042 1,891
Slaughter cattle 105 132 116
Replacement cattle 11 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 —
335–340 338 2 151.00–155.00 $152.99 $517 —
355–395 374 11 160.00–165.00 $163.16 $610 +5.96
400–444 430 24 151.00–166.00 $155.80 $670 +3.20
450–498 482 23 141.00–149.00 $145.23 $700 -8.28
503 value added 503 40 153.50 $153.50 $772 —
505–547 536 79 139.00–150.00 $142.99 $766 +6.62
552–597 561 52 132.00–146.00 $141.84 $796 +3.58
600–643 623 53 122.00–135.00 $131.74 $821 +0.98
651–697 681 48 130.00–134.00 $131.14 $893 +1.94
700–736 720 17 120.00–130.00 $126.91 $914 -1.11
736 fancy 736 77 146.00 $146.00 $1,075 —
758 value added 758 42 139.50 $139.50 $1,057 +3.13
760–790 777 14 120.00–125.00 $121.56 $945 -7.76
819–843 value added 832 254 134.60–139.95 $137.80 $1,146 —
832–840 833 8 125.00–128.50 $128.06 $1,067 —
866–870 value added 868 103 137.00–141.50 $139.75 $1,213 +3.85
940 940 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,109 +0.59
963 value added 963 59 124.80 $124.80 $1,202 -5.00
990 990 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,119 -4.47
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
355–390 368 4 137.50–145.00 $140.71 $518 +10.71
400–445 418 5 141.00–149.00 $144.02 $602 —
475–490 484 4 130.00–137.00 $131.74 $638 -1.26
515–548 533 9 127.00–136.00 $132.88 $708 +6.87
550–585 569 4 120.00–126.00 $122.74 $698 +3.77
610–620 615 4 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $735 +10.50
655–692 680 6 120.00 $120.00 $816 +4.00
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
750 750 2 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 —
880 880 1 111.00 $111.00 $977 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 131.00 $131.00 $295 +8.56
265–280 272 3 120.00–127.50 $124.11 $338 -1.56
310–325 318 2 126.00–131.00 $128.56 $409 +4.32
369 fancy 369 8 143.00 $143.00 $528 —
365–390 379 6 124.00–134.00 $129.92 $492 -3.97
400–447 424 33 122.00–134.00 $129.35 $548 -0.97
450–493 468 46 124.00–137.00 $131.27 $614 +3.52
502–546 526 97 115.00–128.00 $124.87 $657 +1.50
555–597 576 61 115.00–130.00 $123.06 $709 +0.27
596 value added 596 79 138.75 $138.75 $827 —
618 value added 618 78 130.25 $130.25 $805 —
601–645 621 35 110.00–124.50 $117.84 $732 +0.04
640 fancy 640 84 137.00 $137.00 $877 —
655–698 685 21 111.00–121.00 $116.11 $795 -1.20
720 fancy 720 314 136.20 $136.20 $981 —
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 -15.41
775–790 785 3 102.00–105.00 $102.99 $808 -5.67
803 803 10 113.00 $113.00 $907 +20.59
908 908 3 103.00 $103.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 120.00 $120.00 $348 +2.50
395 395 1 114.00 $114.00 $450 —
470–490 480 2 115.00–121.00 $117.94 $566 —
560–595 586 5 110.00–113.00 $111.22 $652 +1.90
607–625 613 3 103.00–104.00 $103.34 $633 —
655 655 2 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
700–740 716 4 95.00–100.00 $97.27 $696 +9.58
757–795 774 7 90.00–95.00 $92.01 $712 +5.39
975 975 1 84.00 $84.00 $819 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 +3.51
310 fancy 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 —
330 330 1 162.50 $162.50 $536 +2.43
350–396 378 8 158.00–170.00 $164.44 $622 +10.00
400–425 412 13 152.00–168.00 $162.00 $667 +11.19
450–485 460 13 140.00–150.00 $144.43 $664 -1.86
510–547 535 23 129.00–141.00 $135.59 $725 -4.31
568–585 576 10 126.00–130.00 $127.42 $734 -9.45
605–640 621 19 120.00–131.00 $125.30 $778 +6.63
657–680 671 5 116.00–123.00 $120.41 $808 +5.39
710–720 715 2 108.00–110.00 $109.01 $779 +2.67
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 +3.43
960 960 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,114 +26.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 137.50 $137.50 $385 —
367–390 375 3 145.00–147.50 $145.87 $547 —
400–430 415 2 130.00–133.00 $131.55 $546 +3.55
475–490 482 3 120.00–131.00 $125.31 $604 +6.82
525 525 1 107.00 $107.00 $562 -15.25
625 625 2 113.00 $113.00 $706 —
690 690 1 104.00 $104.00 $718 —
700–740 715 3 100.00–101.00 $100.67 $720 +19.67
770–775 773 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $777 —
885 885 1 89.00 $89.00 $788 —
920 920 1 98.00 $98.00 $902 +21.00
1010 1010 1 74.00 $74.00 $747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1280 1159 80-85% 5 67.00–71.00 $68.74 $797 —
1040–1390 1236 80-85% 20 48.00–52.00 $49.97 $618 +7.95
1020–1460 1259 80-85% 23 53.00–62.00 $56.79 $715 +7.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1005 958 85-90% 6 50.00–57.00 $54.36 $521 —
975–1020 1006 85-90% 4 43.00–49.00 $46.73 $470 +5.38
1050 1050 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $662 +13.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1520 1495 75-80% 3 55.00–62.00 $57.71 $863 —
1440–1865 1628 75-80% 5 65.00–70.00 $67.52 $1,099 —
1625–1695 1663 75-80% 3 50.00–51.00 $50.67 $843 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1550 1490 2 75.00–76.00 $75.48 $1,125 -2.17
1245–1905 1624 5 81.00–84.00 $82.37 $1,338 —
1790 1790 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,611 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 81.00 $81.00 $883

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 89.00 $89.00 $423 —
500–515 508 2 80.00–90.00 $85.07 $432 —

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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.