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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

1,283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.84/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 784 lb · 123 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.02/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 879 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.18/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 607 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,283 1,046 857
Feeder cattle 1,209 1,031 819
Slaughter cattle 72 14 38
Replacement cattle 2 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifer sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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
360–395 373 4 152.00–165.00 $157.89 $589 -7.52
410 410 2 159.00–170.00 $164.50 $674 +17.81
453–492 482 18 142.00–159.00 $149.01 $718 -0.63
510–547 528 13 131.00–146.00 $139.10 $734 -3.54
560–593 580 40 140.00–152.00 $141.93 $823 +7.54
602 value added 602 55 149.25 $149.25 $898 +12.50
602–640 620 38 125.00–135.00 $130.37 $808 +0.37
650–678 663 14 121.00–132.50 $125.62 $833 -3.01
700–748 711 18 121.00–124.00 $122.89 $874 —
783 value added 783 69 129.25 $129.25 $1,012 —
755–796 785 54 120.00–127.50 $126.04 $989 +5.54
810 810 17 119.75 $119.75 $970 +1.08
826 value added 826 61 128.70 $128.70 $1,063 -5.10
855 855 1 115.00 $115.00 $983 +4.00
863–895 value added 879 122 124.25–128.10 $126.11 $1,109 -3.74
915 915 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,071 —
1080 1080 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,134 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 —
305–320 313 2 141.00–147.50 $144.33 $452 —
360 360 1 149.00 $149.00 $536 +8.00
445 445 3 123.00 $123.00 $547 -4.09
465 465 1 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
507–540 524 4 123.00–124.00 $123.48 $647 —
570–587 574 10 135.00–137.00 $135.90 $780 +14.90
605–615 610 5 117.00–122.00 $119.81 $731 +9.81
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 —
745 745 3 116.00 $116.00 $864 —
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 -3.00
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
970 970 1 91.00 $91.00 $883 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 328 6 135.00–147.00 $141.63 $465 —
381–395 385 7 133.00–142.00 $139.36 $537 +5.07
407–435 428 11 122.00–137.00 $128.11 $548 -2.28
466–485 474 9 128.00–133.00 $132.32 $627 +2.19
500–548 524 40 121.00–135.00 $126.69 $664 +5.04
552–598 572 43 111.00–125.00 $117.25 $671 -4.73
600 value added 600 64 134.70 $134.70 $808 —
603–645 619 36 110.00–119.00 $116.58 $722 +0.26
650–661 660 17 119.00–126.00 $124.71 $823 +13.52
692 value added 692 73 127.10 $127.10 $880 —
704–720 710 25 115.00–116.00 $115.37 $819 +16.58
757–775 766 14 110.00–113.00 $111.58 $855 +14.04
845 845 1 98.00 $98.00 $828 +2.79
880 880 3 104.00 $104.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 102.50 $102.50 $302 —
305–335 320 2 108.00–110.00 $109.05 $349 —
350–370 362 3 110.00–117.00 $114.32 $414 —
420 420 3 113.00 $113.00 $475 —
490 490 1 113.00 $113.00 $554 +3.00
505–545 518 3 115.00–119.00 $116.40 $603 +0.40
570–575 574 4 108.00–109.00 $108.75 $624 —
625–646 641 4 107.00–108.00 $107.24 $687 —
660 660 1 104.00 $104.00 $686 —
740 740 2 98.00–101.00 $99.50 $736 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–305 304 4 161.00–174.00 $167.53 $509 —
335 fancy 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 —
360–380 372 3 161.00–165.00 $162.35 $604 +14.78
402–425 406 7 154.00–169.00 $163.31 $663 —
450 450 1 147.00 $147.00 $662 +4.42
510–542 534 9 134.00–147.00 $139.53 $745 +1.53
555–590 574 5 119.00–135.00 $125.11 $718 -15.91
600–640 623 7 119.00–135.00 $123.50 $769 -4.50
650–690 665 7 116.00–126.00 $121.41 $807 +4.99
735–745 738 4 101.00–105.00 $102.51 $757 —
845 845 1 98.00 $98.00 $828 —
910 910 1 93.00 $93.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 -1.27
350–355 353 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $462 +0.99
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
515–540 530 3 119.00–127.00 $123.61 $655 —
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 +9.00
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 -1.00
965 965 2 89.00 $89.00 $859 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1420 1185 80-85% 4 44.00–52.00 $49.45 $586 —
1040–1465 1240 80-85% 24 55.00–62.00 $57.88 $718 —
1085–1405 1255 80-85% 5 63.00–70.00 $65.86 $827 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1070 954 85-90% 5 40.00–48.00 $44.80 $427 —
965–975 970 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.49 $596 —
940–1045 993 85-90% 3 51.00–57.00 $53.70 $533 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1600 1595 75-80% 2 67.00–69.00 $68.00 $1,085 —
1490–1745 1643 75-80% 4 58.00–64.00 $62.11 $1,020 +1.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–2100 1682 3 75.00–80.00 $76.94 $1,294 —
1670–1895 1821 4 85.00–92.00 $89.67 $1,633 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–955 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 74.00–82.00 $77.93 $731

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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
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 83.00 $83.00 $274 —
859–872 866 121 100.00–101.30 $100.59 $871 —

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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.