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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

1,163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.52/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 875 lb · 175 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.01/cwt +20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 787 lb · 136 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.47/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 714 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,163 1,763 1,785
Feeder cattle 1,111 1,681 1,682
Slaughter cattle 52 80 103
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 190.00 $190.00 $466 +15.00
335–340 338 6 177.00 $177.00 $598 +6.29
350–397 373 14 171.00–182.00 $175.81 $656 +6.50
405 value added 405 4 180.00 $180.00 $729 —
408–448 426 11 167.00–171.00 $168.91 $720 +2.64
457–460 458 7 141.00–155.00 $147.02 $673 -16.16
507–513 value added 511 12 155.00–166.00 $159.55 $815 —
500–537 520 40 146.00–163.00 $154.73 $805 -5.64
553–595 564 33 139.00–155.00 $148.06 $835 -11.67
574 value added 574 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,022 —
605–643 618 26 141.00–153.50 $147.64 $912 +3.52
627 value added 627 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,078 +16.37
670 670 7 143.00–147.00 $145.29 $973 +3.17
663–691 value added 680 105 144.00–170.60 $163.49 $1,112 +12.24
710 710 3 132.00 $132.00 $937 -8.25
710–732 value added 714 117 147.00–166.50 $163.25 $1,166 +1.54
779–796 value added 787 136 151.00–158.30 $156.01 $1,228 —
860–898 value added 875 175 148.75–156.00 $152.52 $1,335 +6.27
1000 1000 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,300 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 135.00 $135.00 $745 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 3 143.00 $143.00 $817 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 3 117.00 $117.00 $784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 151.00 $151.00 $423 +6.00
333–345 338 10 138.00–150.00 $145.86 $493 +5.86
350–390 377 12 143.00–145.00 $144.50 $545 -1.24
410–443 424 23 135.00–154.00 $139.97 $593 -1.44
450–498 472 38 131.00–147.00 $140.18 $662 -1.16
507–542 532 14 132.00–140.00 $136.51 $726 -0.64
552–577 567 28 125.00–137.00 $131.61 $746 -5.55
610–620 615 11 125.00–135.00 $129.59 $797 -4.87
619–639 value added 635 103 139.50–159.75 $155.92 $990 +0.14
665–692 686 22 125.25–127.00 $125.64 $862 -1.61
785 785 2 110.00 $110.00 $864 -16.99
840 840 2 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 3 103.00 $103.00 $639 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 112.00 $112.00 $582 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 376 18 161.00–177.00 $168.71 $634 +23.71
406–435 416 13 162.00–179.00 $169.54 $705 +11.16
455–480 476 13 152.00–166.00 $157.17 $748 +1.58
515–545 525 9 140.00–153.00 $148.50 $780 -4.88
550–555 554 11 140.00–154.00 $145.63 $807 -0.26
607 607 5 145.00 $145.00 $880 +7.35
675 675 3 128.00 $128.00 $864 -7.51
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
550 550 2 122.00 $122.00 $671 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 2 104.00 $104.00 $842 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1290 1265 75-80% 4 63.00 $63.00 $797 —
1300–1655 1376 75-80% 6 65.00–70.00 $67.55 $929 —
1570–1850 1658 75-80% 5 72.00–75.00 $74.00 $1,227 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1200 1170 80-85% 2 64.00–66.00 $64.97 $760 —
1200–1620 1480 80-85% 3 71.00–74.00 $73.19 $1,083 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 2 42.00 $42.00 $441 -18.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1655 1531 4 100.00–103.00 $100.81 $1,543 —
1820–2100 1960 2 105.00–108.50 $106.88 $2,095 —

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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.