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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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.