Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 21, 2021

1,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.99/cwt +19.66 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 686 lb · 255 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.05/cwt +16.14 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 619 lb · 123 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.06/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 815 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,067	2,067	1,724
Feeder cattle	1,021	1,960	1,632
Slaughter cattle	44	105	91
Replacement cattle	2	2	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Yearling 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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
295	295	1	159.00	$159.00	$469	—
330–337 fancy	335	3	182.00–187.00	$185.36	$621	-4.64
350–360	353	3	150.00	$150.00	$530	-10.00
415–425	420	2	158.00–166.00	$161.95	$680	+14.81
450–495	475	7	140.00–152.00	$148.17	$704	+5.51
505–535	524	9	139.00–145.00	$142.00	$744	+8.99
555–590	564	21	127.00–136.50	$135.58	$765	-0.26
610–630 value added	621	6	130.00–132.00	$130.84	$813	-3.58
607–647	628	14	122.00–128.00	$125.98	$791	-0.79
650–695	682	8	116.00–128.00	$123.50	$842	+3.24
688 value added	688	5	130.50	$130.50	$898	—
700–734 value added	710	58	126.00–131.50	$128.65	$913	-1.45
700–737	718	10	120.00–123.00	$121.69	$874	+4.86
760–787	773	6	115.00–121.00	$119.65	$925	+2.69
800–803	803	13	114.00–120.50	$120.00	$964	+3.34
818 value added	818	62	129.75	$129.75	$1,061	+2.39
857 value added	857	62	132.00	$132.00	$1,131	+7.88
857	857	2	114.00	$114.00	$977	-1.86
905–922	916	16	112.00–113.00	$112.59	$1,031	—
979	979	55	113.50	$113.50	$1,111	-0.50
1072	1072	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,115	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	—
565–585	580	5	120.00–124.00	$121.58	$705	+5.09
635	635	1	112.00	$112.00	$711	+2.66
675	675	2	114.00	$114.00	$770	+8.00
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	-6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$351	-8.63
350–380 fancy	365	2	143.00–148.00	$145.40	$531	+4.49
365–390	380	4	121.00–133.00	$128.60	$489	-5.00
400–445	419	15	123.00–135.00	$131.45	$551	+3.17
450–491	479	10	117.00–128.00	$123.31	$591	-0.25
500 value added	500	7	130.00	$130.00	$650	—
515–545	531	21	122.00–125.00	$124.14	$659	+3.29
551–592	569	18	118.00–124.00	$121.27	$690	+2.65
617 value added	617	92	135.00	$135.00	$833	—
600–647	626	31	110.00–123.00	$119.32	$747	+4.41
652–693	667	17	101.00–117.00	$111.10	$741	+3.77
673–696 value added	687	238	127.00–130.00	$128.12	$880	—
701–715	703	14	99.00–109.50	$106.91	$752	+1.97
750	750	9	110.00	$110.00	$825	+6.59
820	820	1	91.00	$91.00	$746	-6.79
841 value added	841	18	110.50	$110.50	$929	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	110.00	$110.00	$385	—
415	415	1	115.00	$115.00	$477	+4.01
460	460	1	116.00	$116.00	$534	+6.00
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	+12.27
650–690	670	2	95.00–98.00	$96.54	$647	+3.54
745	745	1	83.00	$83.00	$618	-2.00
775	775	1	84.00	$84.00	$651	—
865	865	1	81.00	$81.00	$701	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	148.00	$148.00	$451	—
370–390	378	3	158.00–161.00	$159.36	$602	+15.86
400–417 fancy	411	3	166.00–171.00	$169.38	$696	+6.38
400–435	425	5	154.00–161.00	$156.54	$665	+11.83
455–485	474	10	135.00–152.00	$140.58	$666	+2.09
525–540	531	4	130.00–140.00	$136.22	$723	+6.16
550–570	558	7	127.00–131.00	$127.85	$713	-1.08
610–636	628	11	113.00–129.00	$121.32	$762	+0.37
670–675	673	2	103.00–107.00	$105.01	$707	-19.98
700–740	717	10	100.00–114.00	$110.01	$789	+4.01
770–780	775	4	100.00–106.00	$104.25	$808	+0.25
800–845	814	5	90.00–103.00	$98.51	$802	+8.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–590	572	3	111.00–125.00	$119.73	$685	+9.81
615	615	2	106.00	$106.00	$652	+3.25
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	-3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1520	1307	80-85%	6	32.00–48.00	$42.03	$549	-8.94
1215–1430	1323	80-85%	5	50.00–54.00	$52.39	$693	+1.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1700	1621	75-80%	4	48.00–52.00	$50.46	$818	—
1710	1710	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$940	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1135	1030	85-90%	3	49.00–53.00	$50.81	$523	+7.00
1060	1060	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$477	-6.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–2340	1821	5	85.00–89.00	$87.37	$1,591	-3.79
2270	2270	1	93.00	$93.00	$2,111	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1085	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	58.00–62.00	$60.02	$645

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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.