Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.