Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

2,117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.78/cwt ≈ $1,258/hd at 823 lb · 362 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.88/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 665 lb · 316 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.79/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 926 lb · 196 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,117	1,047	1,090
Feeder cattle	2,082	999	955
Slaughter cattle	35	48	135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, yearling heifers 2.00 - 4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, 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
221 fancy	221	3	180.00	$180.00	$398	—
265–282	274	4	151.00–152.50	$151.73	$416	—
310	310	1	170.00	$170.00	$527	—
352 fancy	352	2	181.00	$181.00	$637	—
362–393	385	8	151.00–170.00	$164.01	$631	-15.99
405–442	429	11	148.00–161.00	$157.11	$674	-11.62
454–495	465	17	146.00–165.00	$153.32	$713	-7.77
481–494 fancy	486	12	168.00–171.00	$169.27	$823	—
501–529 value added	520	23	165.00–169.00	$165.76	$862	—
505–542	538	39	140.00–160.00	$155.70	$838	+3.01
550–580	572	18	139.00–150.00	$145.75	$834	-5.59
610–623 value added	619	90	154.00–161.90	$160.98	$996	+7.79
610–629	624	26	135.00–150.00	$143.99	$898	+1.09
653–670	658	30	132.00–146.50	$142.99	$941	+1.44
663–685 value added	684	77	150.00–158.00	$157.70	$1,079	—
735–745	740	2	130.00–145.00	$137.55	$1,018	+10.55
754 value added	754	15	148.00	$148.00	$1,116	—
750–790	773	15	134.00–142.00	$140.17	$1,084	—
813–848 value added	822	327	152.40–155.00	$153.81	$1,264	—
835–846	837	35	136.00–145.50	$143.11	$1,198	—
872	872	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,151	—
882 value added	882	59	140.00	$140.00	$1,235	—
905–917	912	16	128.50–129.00	$128.78	$1,174	-17.34
916–933 value added	927	180	144.80–146.90	$146.21	$1,355	-0.19

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	125.00–145.00	$141.00	$515	—
496	496	1	144.00	$144.00	$714	—
510	510	1	138.00	$138.00	$704	—
572–585	576	3	131.00–137.00	$134.97	$777	—
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	—
685–697	693	3	125.00–129.00	$126.32	$875	—
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	152.50	$152.50	$305	+2.25
255–285	271	6	130.00–150.00	$138.33	$375	—
335	335	1	130.00	$130.00	$436	-5.15
358–387	373	16	132.00–149.00	$140.94	$526	+3.94
415–445	440	14	125.00–143.00	$136.97	$603	-3.39
456–485	468	23	129.00–142.00	$138.21	$647	-2.17
500–530	518	5	123.00–139.00	$128.73	$667	-5.54
550–575	564	28	124.00–140.00	$133.04	$750	+0.61
607–625	613	12	129.00–132.00	$130.99	$803	+2.75
616 value added	616	80	144.90	$144.90	$893	—
652–686 value added	664	301	141.00–144.90	$142.49	$946	+5.61
675–690	684	15	123.00–131.00	$129.73	$887	+4.73
706–725	714	10	125.00–130.00	$127.91	$913	-3.09
717–725 value added	721	150	136.50–137.25	$136.88	$987	-8.82
755–785	765	4	125.00–130.00	$127.73	$977	+9.73
800–840	817	7	112.00–121.00	$117.52	$960	+1.67
860–890	875	2	112.00–114.00	$112.98	$989	—
955	955	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	122.50	$122.50	$355	—
500	500	1	121.00	$121.00	$605	—
550–590	570	2	119.00–120.00	$119.48	$681	—
740	740	1	109.00	$109.00	$807	—
770	770	1	102.00	$102.00	$785	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	111.00	$111.00	$649	—
690	690	1	102.00	$102.00	$704	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–392	390	15	147.00–166.00	$152.96	$597	-8.04
401–411	405	10	158.00–178.00	$166.12	$673	+4.86
451–495	462	11	150.00–160.00	$154.52	$714	-7.16
503–540	529	18	134.00–149.00	$144.91	$767	-7.40
550–592	570	19	130.00–136.00	$133.09	$759	-11.13
605–635	620	2	126.00–130.00	$127.95	$793	-16.26
697	697	2	120.00	$120.00	$836	—
735	735	2	116.00	$116.00	$853	-8.25
760	760	1	112.00	$112.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–370	357	4	110.00–132.00	$126.30	$451	—
440	440	1	116.00	$116.00	$510	—
470–498	492	5	128.00–137.00	$135.28	$666	—
560	560	1	116.00	$116.00	$650	—
610–632	621	4	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$686	—
660	660	1	112.00	$112.00	$739	—
751–795	762	4	95.00–107.00	$103.87	$791	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1485	1314	80-85%	6	60.00–65.00	$62.36	$819	—
1325–1335	1330	80-85%	2	44.00–55.00	$49.52	$659	—
1250–1460	1358	80-85%	3	69.00–73.00	$70.59	$959	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1700	1578	75-80%	6	61.00–66.00	$63.95	$1,009	—
1535–1640	1579	75-80%	4	68.00–70.00	$68.76	$1,086	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1130	1016	85-90%	4	50.00–53.00	$52.10	$529	—
1015–1170	1113	85-90%	4	59.00–62.00	$60.72	$676	+1.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1860	1648	3	91.00–96.00	$93.20	$1,536	—
1640–2215	1985	3	102.00–107.00	$105.62	$2,097	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	71	118.25	$118.25	$757	—
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—

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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.