Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 14, 2021

1,359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.85/cwt +24.19 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 634 lb · 199 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.71/cwt +21.40 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 582 lb · 115 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.17/cwt +23.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 686 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,359	1,024	1,416
Feeder cattle	1,270	930	1,311
Slaughter cattle	87	89	98
Replacement cattle	2	5	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	177.50	$177.50	$488	—
325–330	328	2	157.00–167.50	$162.21	$532	+2.21
370–395	379	6	157.00–173.00	$166.43	$631	—
400–408 fancy	403	8	170.00–174.00	$171.49	$691	—
400–440	419	4	155.00–166.00	$160.00	$670	+0.95
455–496	483	17	145.00–168.00	$152.90	$739	-15.87
500–546	522	33	139.00–156.00	$149.38	$780	+4.38
555–595 value added	575	4	161.00–163.00	$161.97	$931	—
555–597	582	31	135.00–156.00	$142.68	$830	+1.13
600–625 value added	611	7	150.00–155.00	$151.96	$928	-13.34
600–646	627	38	130.00–149.00	$143.24	$898	+4.10
653 value added	653	55	155.90	$155.90	$1,018	—
650–673	662	8	139.00–148.00	$143.15	$948	+1.95
704–725	708	10	131.00–142.00	$139.59	$988	+3.59
755 value added	755	40	153.00	$153.00	$1,155	—
760–790	768	4	126.00–137.00	$134.17	$1,030	+3.17
800 value added	800	54	144.50	$144.50	$1,156	-4.87
810	810	1	121.00	$121.00	$980	—
928 value added	928	56	140.75	$140.75	$1,306	-3.25
948	948	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,280	—
1023 value added	1023	53	142.90	$142.90	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	138.00–142.00	$139.98	$445	—
475–485	482	3	111.00–141.00	$120.86	$583	-20.35
516–546	529	11	105.00–133.00	$119.89	$634	-9.11
550–595	574	5	114.00–134.00	$125.53	$721	+5.53
650–660	659	8	116.00–128.00	$117.48	$774	—
710–715	713	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$873	+2.51
901	901	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,036	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	3	106.00	$106.00	$507	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	134.00	$134.00	$355	—
310–330	316	6	121.00–132.00	$129.43	$409	-0.57
362–385	370	5	121.00–137.00	$125.72	$465	+0.72
405–440	428	17	128.00–141.00	$136.98	$586	+5.31
452–492	469	22	130.00–140.00	$136.47	$640	+2.00
502–541	523	26	119.00–137.00	$127.81	$668	-3.81
552–595	568	23	119.00–127.00	$123.55	$702	-3.76
586 value added	586	92	155.00	$155.00	$908	—
600–645	625	25	115.00–134.00	$123.19	$770	-1.47
620–649 value added	635	174	152.25–152.80	$152.54	$969	—
660–680	670	6	110.00–118.00	$113.68	$762	-10.33
687 value added	687	78	149.75	$149.75	$1,029	—
705–741	728	10	112.00–129.00	$126.74	$923	+4.07
768 value added	768	8	143.00	$143.00	$1,098	—
790	790	1	118.00	$118.00	$932	—
810 value added	810	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,061	—
840	840	1	101.00	$101.00	$848	—
860	860	1	109.00	$109.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	117.50	$117.50	$235	—
290	290	1	112.00	$112.00	$325	—
340	340	2	110.00	$110.00	$374	—
410–446	423	12	108.00–120.00	$112.97	$478	-9.03
470–488	484	5	101.00–115.00	$112.28	$543	+1.28
505–535	520	2	106.00–114.00	$110.12	$573	-8.89
550–592	572	4	94.00–115.00	$106.56	$610	-13.24
615	615	1	98.00	$98.00	$603	-16.00
675	675	1	91.00	$91.00	$614	-10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	90.00	$90.00	$396	—
482	482	2	93.00	$93.00	$448	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	141.00	$141.00	$409	—
335	335	1	152.00	$152.00	$509	—
370–375	374	4	157.00–165.00	$160.48	$600	+12.40
405–440	420	4	147.00–153.00	$150.76	$633	+4.14
435 fancy	435	1	171.00	$171.00	$744	—
459–497	470	27	142.00–159.00	$151.86	$714	+1.01
502–547	532	13	137.00–151.00	$145.82	$776	+0.42
551–568	561	12	131.00–142.00	$135.24	$759	-8.26
605–640	626	8	123.00–143.00	$132.00	$826	+2.10
650–660	653	6	129.00–134.00	$129.83	$848	+2.05
700–715	708	2	104.00–115.00	$109.44	$775	—
750	750	2	100.00	$100.00	$750	-9.00
810	810	2	104.00	$104.00	$842	+10.96
900	900	1	95.00	$95.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	120.00	$120.00	$360	-15.00
430	430	1	134.00	$134.00	$576	+4.00
452–486	472	7	111.00–136.00	$128.97	$609	-2.03
510–545	523	3	124.00–131.00	$126.75	$663	-2.49
560–598	593	10	109.00–127.00	$125.20	$742	+0.20
630	630	1	114.00	$114.00	$718	—
678–692	684	5	101.00–113.00	$105.86	$724	-5.64
730	730	1	90.00	$90.00	$657	—
765–790	778	2	89.00–97.00	$92.94	$723	-3.06

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622	622	2	98.00	$98.00	$610	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1480	1303	80-85%	3	40.00–48.00	$44.26	$577	-21.17
1165–1480	1304	80-85%	6	57.00–64.00	$59.23	$772	-6.20
1215–1440	1318	80-85%	16	51.00–56.00	$54.37	$717	-11.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1750	1670	75-80%	3	54.00–59.00	$55.53	$927	—
1490–2220	1674	75-80%	8	60.00–64.00	$61.65	$1,032	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$513	—
1025–1060	1043	85-90%	2	57.00	$57.00	$595	+8.68
970–1220	1056	85-90%	4	47.00–53.00	$48.61	$513	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1985	1503	5	79.00–88.00	$85.35	$1,283	—
1520–2075	1803	5	91.00–95.00	$92.82	$1,674	—
1650–2190	1836	4	99.00–102.00	$101.04	$1,855	-1.75

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	76.00	$76.00	$798
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$932

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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.