Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

1,226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $117.07/cwt ≈ $1,130/hd at 965 lb · 174 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.66/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 561 lb · 90 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.78/cwt +13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 782 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,226	984	1,539
Feeder cattle	1,153	864	1,449
Slaughter cattle	67	117	82
Replacement cattle	6	3	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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
300–315	308	2	170.00	$170.00	$524	+13.98
355–385	369	9	161.00–176.00	$166.58	$615	+8.72
406–445	420	11	158.00–171.00	$165.08	$693	-0.97
451–496	473	29	151.00–167.00	$160.36	$759	-2.50
515–525 fancy	522	5	159.00–168.00	$162.19	$847	—
500–547	532	22	137.00–152.00	$146.41	$779	-6.38
558–595	579	44	135.00–152.00	$144.46	$836	-8.53
605–645	628	43	128.00–147.00	$139.95	$879	-3.40
655–692	661	25	125.00–141.00	$136.01	$899	-2.88
700–735	719	13	120.00–129.00	$123.22	$886	-9.38
760–791	775	19	123.00–131.25	$129.41	$1,003	+6.41
784 value added	784	63	139.00	$139.00	$1,090	—
808 value added	808	55	130.25	$130.25	$1,052	-3.70
808–837	818	8	118.00–125.50	$123.87	$1,013	+2.75
851–886	873	14	118.00–125.00	$120.11	$1,049	-1.89
906–913 value added	912	67	126.00–127.00	$126.13	$1,150	-0.57
952 value added	952	57	121.25	$121.25	$1,154	—
968–976	972	117	112.00–117.90	$115.04	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	142.50	$142.50	$420	—
385	385	3	120.00–135.00	$125.00	$481	—
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	-6.77
450–495	474	9	125.00–149.00	$139.14	$660	-8.86
500–545	519	9	110.00–134.00	$125.76	$653	-18.24
560–572	568	3	107.00–122.00	$117.07	$665	-18.93
690	690	1	113.00	$113.00	$780	-11.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1146	1142	4	100.00–114.00	$110.54	$1,262	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	140.00	$140.00	$329	-14.00
265–270	268	2	140.00–160.00	$150.09	$402	-7.91
310–345	331	6	130.00–153.00	$143.11	$474	-12.96
365–395	378	9	134.00–150.00	$143.50	$542	-8.28
425 fancy	425	2	151.00	$151.00	$642	-9.00
412–447	428	7	140.00–147.00	$143.46	$614	-4.32
465 fancy	465	4	151.00	$151.00	$702	—
457–498	481	20	128.00–146.00	$139.71	$672	-6.07
510–547	533	25	125.00–140.00	$131.44	$701	-9.60
525–540 fancy	537	11	146.00–152.00	$150.02	$806	—
550–590	561	90	125.00–144.00	$142.66	$800	+10.94
600–640	608	28	120.00–130.00	$128.62	$782	-0.42
627 value added	627	2	135.00	$135.00	$846	-1.25
660–690	680	3	116.00–123.00	$118.26	$804	-7.40
690 value added	690	70	134.25	$134.25	$926	—
700–715	708	2	110.00–123.00	$116.43	$824	+9.10
789	789	11	120.00	$120.00	$947	—
865	865	1	112.00	$112.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	128.00	$128.00	$416	-9.52
435	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	-18.00
505–545	523	3	120.00–125.00	$121.74	$637	-2.22
557–582	570	4	100.00–120.00	$110.22	$628	-6.78
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—
662–680	665	9	90.00–107.00	$99.40	$661	-12.61
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	-11.50
925	925	1	84.00	$84.00	$777	—
970	970	1	84.00	$84.00	$815	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	2	81.00	$81.00	$454	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	172.50	$172.50	$414	—
300–326	320	4	150.00	$150.00	$480	—
370	370	1	160.00	$160.00	$592	-8.54
402–425	412	4	149.00–151.00	$150.00	$618	-8.92
467–490	476	9	136.00–149.00	$144.99	$690	-14.41
505–545	521	8	135.00–159.00	$147.47	$768	-6.34
550–593	582	4	128.00–140.00	$130.83	$761	-13.64
600–645	630	13	124.00–142.00	$131.34	$827	-5.78
650–660	657	6	122.00–130.00	$127.50	$838	+2.71
715–740	728	2	111.00–116.00	$113.46	$826	-3.52
783	783	6	118.00	$118.00	$924	-1.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	137.00	$137.00	$480	—
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	-25.00
695	695	2	116.00	$116.00	$806	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	—
465	465	1	115.00	$115.00	$535	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1455	1282	80-85%	9	56.00–61.00	$57.88	$742	-2.31
1170–1485	1327	80-85%	13	63.00–72.00	$65.84	$874	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1990	1619	75-80%	12	62.00–70.00	$65.67	$1,063	—
1630–1765	1698	75-80%	2	58.00–61.00	$59.44	$1,009	+6.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1170	1073	85-90%	6	61.00–65.00	$63.57	$682	—
1095	1095	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$635	—
1155	1155	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$520	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605	1605	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,316	—
1425–1850	1638	2	84.00–89.00	$86.18	$1,412	—
1655–2010	1802	3	93.00–99.00	$95.55	$1,722	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1255–1465	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,100.00	$959.39	—

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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.