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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 22, 2021

1,465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.86/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 674 lb · 292 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.73/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 726 lb · 229 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.87/cwt +11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 819 lb · 203 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,465 1,876 2,169
Feeder cattle 1,417 1,812 2,086
Slaughter cattle 43 62 82
Replacement cattle 5 2 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 2.00 lower except 800 weights were 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, 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
220 fancy 220 1 205.00 $205.00 $451 —
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 —
395 395 3 161.00 $161.00 $636 -2.96
425 425 1 154.00 $154.00 $654 -8.94
452–495 466 6 148.00–162.00 $154.11 $718 -8.95
522 522 2 156.00 $156.00 $814 -5.06
558–595 574 30 144.00–161.00 $157.94 $907 +5.66
610 value added 610 1 155.00 $155.00 $946 -2.89
600–630 617 12 135.00–150.00 $143.67 $886 +1.91
651–693 680 13 136.00–150.00 $144.24 $981 -1.32
719–748 737 40 134.00–144.00 $137.81 $1,016 +1.81
755–795 775 10 130.00–139.00 $134.55 $1,043 -3.87
819–820 value added 819 200 148.00–149.70 $149.16 $1,222 +12.19
825–840 830 3 124.00–134.00 $129.30 $1,073 —
875 875 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,234 —
877 value added 877 59 144.40 $144.40 $1,266 +8.57
913 value added 913 58 136.00 $136.00 $1,242 -5.90
919 919 15 129.00 $129.00 $1,186 —
994 value added 994 57 137.40 $137.40 $1,366 -2.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 138.00 $138.00 $773 -3.02
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 —
655–690 673 3 124.00–130.00 $126.33 $850 —
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 -7.00
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 150.00 $150.00 $390 +20.00
305–321 314 9 137.00–141.00 $139.09 $437 -0.91
365–380 370 3 130.00–145.00 $138.22 $511 -2.33
426–440 fancy 427 16 150.00–154.00 $153.74 $656 -6.64
410–440 431 7 134.00–149.00 $142.87 $616 +3.59
465–472 470 3 148.00–149.00 $148.67 $699 +6.77
455–495 fancy 484 11 153.00–155.00 $153.82 $744 +2.46
500–545 525 20 133.00–149.00 $143.60 $754 +3.99
527 value added 527 7 154.00 $154.00 $812 +5.38
550–593 578 19 131.00–145.00 $139.89 $809 +2.55
605–625 613 9 125.00–141.00 $136.67 $838 +0.60
655–695 668 21 128.00–136.00 $133.76 $894 +5.53
668–683 value added 674 271 142.00–151.40 $147.88 $997 -0.03
703–730 714 9 121.00–136.00 $130.49 $932 +9.49
725–732 value added 727 220 143.90–146.00 $145.31 $1,056 +2.49
800–808 807 13 118.00–123.50 $123.08 $993 +10.08
815–821 value added 815 74 131.50–138.30 $137.74 $1,123 —
890 890 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,059 -7.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 125.00 $125.00 $456 —
455 455 1 124.00 $124.00 $564 —
635–645 640 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $774 —
670–680 675 2 107.00–120.00 $113.45 $766 —
702 702 2 113.00 $113.00 $793 -4.00
815–845 830 2 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,112 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 97.50 $97.50 $385 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 163.00 $163.00 $481 —
310 310 1 157.50 $157.50 $488 +1.44
355–390 379 5 152.00–158.00 $154.36 $585 -5.88
420–425 423 3 145.00–154.00 $151.02 $639 -9.64
463–480 469 6 150.00–152.00 $150.68 $707 -2.12
505–523 513 14 142.00–161.00 $150.65 $773 -2.69
550–595 575 14 138.00–150.00 $146.25 $841 -1.57
601 fancy 601 3 150.00 $150.00 $902 -2.00
605–645 627 20 129.00–144.00 $137.52 $862 -5.49
655–695 673 4 129.00–136.00 $132.97 $895 -6.98
700–745 723 5 114.00–124.00 $118.67 $858 -12.33
768–790 774 4 119.00 $119.00 $921 -5.00
812 812 2 115.00 $115.00 $934 —
860 860 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,041 —
920–930 925 2 99.00–111.00 $104.97 $971 -0.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 134.00 $134.00 $409 —
360 360 1 145.00 $145.00 $522 +2.00
475 475 1 129.00 $129.00 $613 —
562–595 573 3 120.00–127.00 $124.58 $714 —
645 645 1 121.00 $121.00 $780 -1.00
693 693 3 110.00 $110.00 $762 —
760 760 1 119.00 $119.00 $904 —
805–840 823 3 90.00–99.00 $92.93 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1735 1549 75-80% 9 66.00–74.00 $71.24 $1,104 —
1555–1630 1593 75-80% 2 62.00–64.00 $62.98 $1,003 -8.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–985 923 85-90% 3 48.00–57.00 $53.56 $494 +3.56
1050 1050 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $693 -1.03
1035–1135 1081 85-90% 4 59.00–62.00 $60.75 $657 +1.78
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1440 1320 80-85% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.09 $833 -7.19
1255–1390 1335 80-85% 5 65.00–70.00 $68.21 $911 -2.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1945 1628 4 89.00–96.00 $92.79 $1,511 —
2200 2200 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,244 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 77.00 $77.00 $959

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1005 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 890.00–920.00 $904.46

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 930.00 $930.00

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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.