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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 1, 2021

1,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.61/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 731 lb · 220 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.40/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 929 lb · 116 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.73/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 883 lb · 114 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,205 1,844 0
Feeder cattle 1,151 1,743 0
Slaughter cattle 52 91 0
Replacement cattle 2 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Yearling steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Yearling heifers steady to 1.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–195 fancy 175 2 202.50–207.50 $204.71 $358 —
255 255 1 180.00 $180.00 $459 +10.05
345 345 2 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
360 360 1 156.00 $156.00 $562 -10.09
425–440 433 4 154.00–165.00 $161.07 $697 -3.44
470 value added 470 19 178.00 $178.00 $837 —
452–495 472 18 159.00–168.00 $162.92 $769 +14.59
510–525 515 7 159.00–164.00 $160.99 $829 +14.45
522–542 value added 538 22 170.00–173.00 $170.40 $917 —
562–575 566 13 145.00–164.00 $159.10 $901 +15.73
605 fancy 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
631–647 638 13 131.00–144.00 $135.87 $867 +0.32
655–685 672 5 128.00–135.00 $132.37 $890 -5.04
700–740 720 2 130.00 $130.00 $936 +0.98
721 value added 721 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,009 +1.00
766–795 773 4 124.00–125.00 $124.74 $964 +3.74
815–845 825 7 124.00–135.00 $130.52 $1,077 +2.52
837 value added 837 61 139.60 $139.60 $1,168 —
870–894 value added 883 114 140.70–142.90 $141.73 $1,251 +4.11
927–930 value added 929 116 141.90–142.90 $142.40 $1,323 +7.50
950 950 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 —
953 value added 953 58 142.00 $142.00 $1,353 —
1015 1015 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 132.50 $132.50 $563 —
485 485 1 131.00 $131.00 $635 -9.00
500–522 515 3 115.00–137.00 $122.12 $629 —
575–595 585 2 121.00–135.00 $128.12 $750 —
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
935 935 1 82.00 $82.00 $767 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1082–1137 1110 4 106.00–111.00 $108.44 $1,204 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 170.00 $170.00 $416 —
320–330 325 2 130.00–141.00 $135.42 $440 —
360–395 375 3 140.00–149.00 $143.49 $538 -8.51
400–440 424 4 143.00–149.00 $145.15 $615 +10.67
450–487 474 18 133.00–148.00 $141.89 $673 +5.53
510–548 535 25 135.00–145.00 $141.41 $757 +9.35
550–592 577 12 135.00–140.00 $138.82 $801 -0.24
600–618 value added 614 8 136.00–139.00 $137.62 $845 -3.49
610–645 630 6 115.00–131.00 $127.29 $802 +2.52
675 value added 675 74 141.90 $141.90 $958 +3.62
660–697 680 4 115.00–128.00 $120.11 $817 -9.46
709–742 value added 731 211 134.25–139.90 $138.06 $1,009 +0.41
735–743 742 9 123.00–127.50 $127.00 $942 +4.26
808 808 7 122.50 $122.50 $990 +7.50
814 value added 814 70 133.95 $133.95 $1,090 —
948 value added 948 10 115.50 $115.50 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —
500–522 516 4 122.00–126.00 $124.51 $642 +7.51
608–615 610 7 102.00–110.00 $104.30 $636 —
765–780 773 2 91.00–110.00 $100.41 $776 —
823 823 3 100.00 $100.00 $823 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 432 3 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $652 —
464 fancy 464 5 171.00 $171.00 $793 —
455–485 470 4 145.00–159.00 $151.71 $713 +4.66
501–545 fancy 507 9 159.00–163.00 $161.43 $818 -1.57
532 532 4 157.00 $157.00 $835 +12.12
578–585 581 5 135.00–146.00 $141.57 $823 -0.57
605–620 fancy 613 4 142.00–145.00 $143.52 $880 +3.02
627–640 631 3 126.00–140.00 $135.27 $854 -2.36
668 668 5 133.00 $133.00 $888 +5.48
700–715 708 2 112.00–119.00 $115.54 $818 -8.46
750–775 763 2 116.00–120.00 $117.97 $900 -5.03
825 825 1 112.00 $112.00 $924 —
885 885 1 109.00 $109.00 $965 -1.00
925 925 1 103.00 $103.00 $953 -13.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 122.00 $122.00 $604 -8.00
530 530 1 122.50 $122.50 $649 -1.33
660–670 665 2 113.00–116.00 $114.49 $761 —
765 765 1 109.00 $109.00 $834 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1485 1287 80-85% 16 65.00–80.00 $70.53 $908 —
1265–1390 1328 80-85% 2 51.00–53.00 $52.05 $691 -10.10
1175–1430 1338 80-85% 4 62.00–63.00 $62.73 $839 +0.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1000 998 85-90% 2 52.00–55.00 $53.50 $534 -9.06
1055–1060 1058 85-90% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.50 $714 —
970–1175 1073 85-90% 2 60.00–64.00 $61.81 $663 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,032 —
1640–2075 1858 75-80% 2 66.00–74.00 $70.47 $1,309 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1505 1281 4 88.00–92.00 $91.08 $1,167 -2.53
1455 1455 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,164 —
1390–1935 1758 5 100.00–112.00 $107.59 $1,891 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190–1220 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 80.00–84.00 $81.98 $988

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 3 130.00 $130.00 $339 —
855 855 63 103.95 $103.95 $889 —

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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.