Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

1,948 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.15/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 631 lb · 176 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.58/cwt +22.59 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 765 lb · 146 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.49/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 821 lb · 133 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,948	2,194	2,967
Feeder cattle	1,819	2,078	2,698
Slaughter cattle	121	105	269
Replacement cattle	8	11	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower except 300-400 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Yearlings were 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, 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
260	260	3	175.00	$175.00	$455	±0.00
330 fancy	330	1	182.50	$182.50	$602	—
335	335	1	177.50	$177.50	$595	+24.51
350–396	373	10	165.00–173.00	$167.28	$624	+4.12
405–447	427	7	140.00–156.00	$149.63	$639	-6.17
465–491	478	17	139.00–150.00	$145.26	$694	+0.03
507 fancy	507	2	150.00	$150.00	$760	—
504–547	520	23	131.00–146.00	$141.43	$735	-1.56
550–597	570	35	128.00–139.00	$134.82	$768	-7.02
605–648	634	35	123.00–131.00	$127.13	$806	-4.61
660–695	683	23	121.00–129.00	$125.96	$860	-5.18
716 value added	716	70	140.00	$140.00	$1,002	—
702–743	731	18	120.00–130.00	$125.84	$920	-1.07
787	787	4	124.00	$124.00	$976	+2.44
806–838 value added	821	124	133.80–138.50	$136.18	$1,118	-1.62
815–827	826	9	118.00–127.00	$126.01	$1,041	-2.05
863 value added	863	62	136.00	$136.00	$1,174	-3.75
1001 value added	1001	40	123.25	$123.25	$1,234	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	130.00	$130.00	$644	-1.74
570	570	1	121.00	$121.00	$690	-1.74
625–630	628	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$697	-8.50
655–665	660	2	105.00–116.00	$110.46	$729	-9.54
712–735	725	5	105.00–111.00	$109.38	$793	-0.62
755–765	760	2	111.00–116.00	$113.48	$862	+3.48
835	835	1	106.00	$106.00	$885	+1.00
890	890	1	112.00	$112.00	$997	+1.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,130	—
1433	1433	3	94.00	$94.00	$1,347	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	127.50	$127.50	$306	-3.50
290–295	293	3	120.00–137.00	$127.61	$374	+3.50
300–335	310	8	125.00–132.00	$130.23	$404	+1.67
355–398	382	23	121.00–135.00	$129.10	$493	-0.82
400–447	428	47	119.00–137.00	$129.68	$555	+0.33
450–495	469	47	120.00–134.00	$126.71	$594	-4.56
501–545	525	67	117.00–128.00	$123.12	$646	-1.75
538 value added	538	40	130.00	$130.00	$699	—
555–591	574	18	119.00–123.00	$121.06	$695	-2.00
601–647	618	55	108.00–121.00	$114.51	$708	-3.33
637 value added	637	121	132.90	$132.90	$847	+2.65
650–696	687	15	100.00–111.00	$108.38	$745	-7.73
710–713	713	9	100.00	$100.00	$713	-2.00
739 value added	739	69	128.25	$128.25	$948	—
761–770 value added	765	137	122.50–130.30	$126.39	$967	—
756–793	770	9	111.00–116.00	$113.19	$872	+10.20
800–820	810	2	94.00–106.00	$100.07	$811	-12.93
880	880	1	104.00	$104.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	-10.00
365–380	373	2	107.50–111.00	$109.29	$408	-4.71
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462	—
460–485	472	4	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$531	-5.44
505–535	521	15	100.00–116.00	$112.57	$586	—
550–595	567	9	104.00–117.00	$109.37	$620	-1.85
617	617	2	96.00	$96.00	$592	-7.34
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	±0.00
710–745	728	2	80.00–95.00	$87.68	$638	-9.59
750–770	760	2	85.00–90.00	$87.47	$665	-4.54
825–846	835	11	79.00–89.00	$82.77	$691	—
860	860	1	81.00	$81.00	$697	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	177.50	$177.50	$435	—
270–295	283	2	152.50–163.00	$157.52	$446	+7.52
310–335	318	7	165.00–167.50	$166.42	$529	+3.92
327–330 fancy	328	3	182.50	$182.50	$599	-2.50
360–392	376	10	152.50–172.50	$163.81	$616	-0.63
400–430	422	16	143.00–163.00	$153.15	$646	-8.85
450–486	469	13	141.00–160.00	$146.43	$687	+2.00
500–545	512	28	130.00–145.50	$140.21	$718	+4.62
555–590	575	14	122.00–130.00	$127.48	$733	+0.06
600–632	623	29	112.00–125.50	$121.86	$759	-3.44
650–680	667	13	110.00–120.00	$113.59	$758	-6.82
700–740	727	16	106.00–115.00	$112.57	$818	+3.56
785	785	1	101.00	$101.00	$793	-9.00
800–849	844	17	95.00–113.00	$108.96	$920	—
865–897	881	8	86.00–97.00	$93.38	$823	—
905	905	1	90.00	$90.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	142.50	$142.50	$406	+5.00
350–395	379	6	130.00–148.00	$141.44	$536	-4.43
405–445	433	5	127.50–138.00	$134.31	$582	+2.76
460–495	483	22	120.00–138.00	$131.72	$636	+6.41
500–545	523	26	101.00–127.00	$120.34	$629	+13.34
550–595	581	12	115.00–120.00	$118.95	$691	—
610–645	628	2	100.00–109.00	$104.63	$657	-8.37
695	695	2	97.00–99.00	$98.00	$681	-6.00
785	785	1	78.00	$78.00	$612	-22.50
825	825	1	91.00	$91.00	$751	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1485	1290	80-85%	10	40.00–49.00	$47.06	$607	-9.73
1235–1470	1334	80-85%	19	50.00–56.00	$53.17	$709	—
1180–1465	1371	80-85%	6	57.00–63.00	$59.24	$812	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1505	1503	75-80%	2	46.00–48.00	$47.00	$706	—
1520–1830	1607	75-80%	9	51.00–56.00	$54.00	$868	-13.52
1540–1955	1699	75-80%	7	57.00–60.00	$58.34	$991	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1155	1050	85-90%	5	42.00–49.00	$46.15	$485	-16.85
995–1165	1116	85-90%	9	51.00–56.00	$53.69	$599	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1625	1319	4	80.00–87.00	$83.13	$1,096	—
1120–1720	1502	5	72.00–79.00	$75.57	$1,135	—
1660–1880	1773	3	89.00–94.00	$91.10	$1,615	+1.10

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1025	888	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–81.00	$73.05	$649
1125–1225	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	63.00–66.00	$64.44	$757

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
1330	1330	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
200	200	1	77.50	$77.50	$155	—
280–295	288	2	90.00–92.50	$91.22	$263	—
430	430	1	92.00	$92.00	$396	—
605–610	608	2	89.00–90.00	$89.50	$544	—

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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.