Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

2,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.17/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 627 lb · 156 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.74/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 777 lb · 155 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.94/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 715 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,801	1,964	2,356
Feeder cattle	2,672	1,857	2,244
Slaughter cattle	120	101	104
Replacement cattle	9	6	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Yearlings 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes, Lite demand for bawling, fleshier type calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, 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
200–245	214	5	145.00–162.50	$158.11	$338	—
262–265	263	3	145.00–150.00	$148.32	$390	-6.68
315–335 fancy	325	2	172.50–175.00	$173.71	$565	+1.21
325	325	2	162.50–170.00	$166.25	$540	+16.25
355–368 fancy	365	5	176.00–178.00	$176.39	$644	—
365–392	375	23	152.00–170.00	$166.54	$625	-1.46
402–430 value added	407	16	162.00–166.00	$165.31	$673	—
405–447	435	52	147.00–161.00	$155.76	$678	-0.87
450–499	475	46	138.00–153.00	$148.85	$707	-10.12
500–545	526	56	130.00–148.00	$141.48	$744	-10.79
510–533 value added	529	45	150.00–157.00	$151.41	$801	—
550–592	570	81	129.00–149.00	$139.45	$795	-3.24
600–624 value added	615	25	132.00–136.00	$132.59	$815	—
600–648	627	21	116.00–130.00	$125.28	$786	-7.41
650–693	672	35	110.00–126.00	$120.05	$807	-7.42
685 value added	685	75	135.00	$135.00	$925	—
700–740	710	13	108.00–119.75	$116.08	$824	-7.17
700–733 value added	715	140	130.25–136.90	$133.41	$954	-5.59
752–790	771	43	111.50–121.00	$115.82	$893	-4.61
772–790 value added	779	112	128.00–130.50	$129.55	$1,009	—
801–811 value added	806	129	132.00–134.50	$133.25	$1,074	—
801–848	834	16	112.00–121.00	$116.19	$969	-0.81
881 value added	881	60	134.80	$134.80	$1,188	—
899	899	5	114.00	$114.00	$1,025	-5.12
905–925	916	8	100.00–113.00	$107.89	$988	-6.11
918 value added	918	54	130.90	$130.90	$1,202	-4.10
955–990	985	9	105.00–111.00	$110.23	$1,086	-9.77
1020–1046 value added	1033	109	116.90–122.30	$119.64	$1,236	-7.36
1103	1103	3	103.00	$103.00	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	372	6	125.00–140.00	$136.00	$506	+1.73
405	405	1	121.00	$121.00	$490	-25.82
455–495	475	3	112.50–131.00	$121.27	$576	-23.38
520–540	530	2	119.00–121.00	$119.98	$636	-15.77
572–595	585	10	103.00–127.00	$119.28	$698	-11.36
605–630	618	2	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$677	-7.81
660–695	684	4	101.00–103.00	$101.99	$698	-12.66
705	705	1	103.00	$103.00	$726	-13.32
805	805	1	81.00	$81.00	$652	-25.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,092	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	90.00	$90.00	$531	—

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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 fancy	225	1	142.50	$142.50	$321	—
242	242	4	130.00	$130.00	$315	—
255–295	269	8	122.50–132.50	$124.70	$335	-3.64
310–320	315	2	121.00–131.00	$126.08	$397	-4.78
320 fancy	320	2	141.00	$141.00	$451	—
360–397	383	31	127.00–139.00	$133.83	$513	+5.24
370–386 fancy	384	14	140.00–141.00	$140.07	$538	—
407–446	432	52	115.00–134.00	$125.61	$543	-1.93
452–497	482	92	110.00–126.00	$120.89	$583	-4.65
502–545	525	99	110.00–126.00	$118.85	$624	-5.16
550–590	576	42	113.00–122.00	$118.46	$682	-5.14
600–645	621	73	101.00–120.00	$112.40	$698	-5.67
632 value added	632	83	127.00	$127.00	$803	—
665–681	675	9	101.00–112.00	$105.19	$710	-10.25
656–689 value added	687	122	120.00–126.50	$121.76	$836	-8.74
702–745	711	20	96.00–108.00	$105.32	$749	-12.02
765–781 value added	770	51	111.50–119.50	$116.95	$901	-5.30
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—
816–845	827	13	89.00–112.00	$105.32	$871	—
865 value added	865	60	115.40	$115.40	$998	—
860–885	869	7	82.00–98.00	$89.55	$778	—
928	928	5	106.00	$106.00	$984	-3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	110.00	$110.00	$405	—
420–430	429	8	95.00–107.00	$101.62	$436	-15.57
475–485	480	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$530	-4.01
505–545	528	4	100.00–106.00	$104.32	$551	—
580–592	587	4	94.00–105.00	$101.79	$598	-8.89
625–640	633	2	80.00–90.00	$85.06	$538	-21.22
650–690	674	13	81.00–97.00	$90.85	$612	-10.16
735	735	1	85.00	$85.00	$625	-21.35
790	790	1	80.00	$80.00	$632	-21.00
950	950	1	82.00	$82.00	$779	-14.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1432	1432	2	84.00	$84.00	$1,203	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	80.00	$80.00	$384	—
500	500	1	97.00	$97.00	$485	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	165.00	$165.00	$528	+16.09
340 fancy	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	—
350–355 fancy	353	2	175.00–177.50	$176.26	$622	+7.26
360–370	365	2	140.00	$140.00	$511	-15.80
400–445	424	12	132.00–155.00	$143.84	$610	+3.68
438 fancy	438	4	156.00	$156.00	$683	-8.00
450–495	480	15	125.00–148.00	$137.14	$658	-2.35
503–542	519	23	127.00–145.00	$137.33	$713	+12.67
519 fancy	519	10	152.00	$152.00	$789	—
550–597	579	21	120.00–135.00	$126.89	$735	-2.61
605–635	617	21	110.00–130.00	$122.42	$755	+8.85
650–675	656	11	108.00–123.00	$117.78	$773	—
705–740	726	11	95.00–109.00	$102.80	$746	-9.21
758–778	769	7	95.00–105.00	$100.78	$775	—
805–815	810	2	88.00–100.00	$94.04	$762	—
855–883	877	5	86.00–89.00	$86.58	$759	—
936	936	3	91.00	$91.00	$852	—
1025	1025	1	83.00	$83.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	106.00	$106.00	$556	-7.48
555–591	583	5	96.00–119.00	$114.42	$667	-3.60
630–635	634	4	90.00–100.00	$94.24	$597	—
660–696	681	7	90.00–101.00	$96.67	$658	-8.35
707–745	720	3	92.00–93.00	$92.65	$667	-9.35
850	850	1	80.00	$80.00	$680	—
905–925	915	2	72.00–75.00	$73.52	$673	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	101.00	$101.00	$475	—
520–530	525	2	100.00–109.00	$104.54	$549	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1360	1215	80-85%	5	54.00–61.00	$56.20	$683	-0.29
1200–1430	1277	80-85%	7	37.00–44.00	$41.76	$533	-2.40
1180–1480	1306	80-85%	42	46.00–53.00	$50.21	$656	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1715	1583	75-80%	9	45.00–53.00	$47.31	$749	-0.20
1485–1750	1594	75-80%	18	54.00–61.00	$57.21	$912	+9.70
1680	1680	75-80%	1	40.00	$40.00	$672	-12.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1165	1080	85-90%	13	46.00–52.00	$49.11	$530	+0.79
1035–1150	1093	85-90%	2	56.00–57.00	$56.53	$618	—
995–1300	1099	85-90%	7	30.00–44.00	$39.26	$431	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1945	1772	6	80.00–86.00	$82.46	$1,461	—
2225	2225	1	91.00	$91.00	$2,025	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1285	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	59.00–67.00	$62.33	$686
1055–1235	1120	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	56.00–89.00	$71.29	$798

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
935–970	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00	$625.00

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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.