Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 28, 2021

1,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.09/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 833 lb · 308 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.50/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 726 lb · 145 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.02/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 874 lb · 126 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,390	1,346	741
Feeder cattle	1,326	1,227	675
Slaughter cattle	58	108	55
Replacement cattle	6	11	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher,Yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, 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
301 fancy	301	3	182.50	$182.50	$549	+2.50
370–390	379	7	167.00–177.50	$172.07	$652	+3.47
425–447	435	6	158.00–171.00	$164.79	$717	+0.58
457–486	476	15	155.00–169.00	$163.18	$777	+5.60
490 fancy	490	1	175.00	$175.00	$858	—
500–535 value added	512	23	160.00–170.00	$166.04	$850	+0.93
515	515	1	131.00	$131.00	$675	-18.21
570–575	572	5	136.00–152.00	$146.00	$835	+4.92
625 value added	625	5	154.00	$154.00	$962	-8.00
665–668	667	5	136.00–142.00	$140.60	$938	+4.10
669 value added	669	51	163.75	$163.75	$1,095	—
718–733 value added	726	140	159.75–163.00	$161.36	$1,171	+4.96
715–742	737	5	130.00–141.00	$136.45	$1,006	-0.96
754–770 value added	769	73	148.50–157.25	$156.66	$1,205	—
770–799	791	12	129.00–139.00	$136.54	$1,080	-0.46
830–833	831	18	129.00–137.50	$136.08	$1,131	+15.57
822–846 value added	833	290	149.00–154.95	$153.08	$1,275	+1.58
865–870	868	3	127.00–135.00	$132.34	$1,149	+10.34
873–874 value added	874	123	152.50	$152.50	$1,333	+2.50
900	900	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,143	—
955–986	978	4	124.00–126.00	$125.51	$1,227	+4.51
1010	1010	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,252	—
1065	1065	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	372	3	138.00–142.50	$140.46	$523	+6.46
410	410	1	140.00	$140.00	$574	+15.00
465	465	1	135.00	$135.00	$628	—
610	610	1	123.00	$123.00	$750	+1.00
655	655	2	129.00	$129.00	$845	—
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	—
885	885	1	101.00	$101.00	$894	—
975	975	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	137.50	$137.50	$399	+17.50
322	322	2	120.00	$120.00	$386	-13.66
368–395	378	7	120.00–140.00	$132.90	$502	+7.47
405–432	418	18	120.00–137.00	$130.79	$547	+0.57
466–495	478	28	118.00–131.00	$123.97	$593	-3.05
500–540	514	39	118.00–133.00	$124.23	$639	-6.24
550–596	580	25	116.00–129.00	$123.39	$716	-5.54
603–647	630	16	115.00–124.00	$119.27	$751	-1.74
650–695	666	14	115.00–129.50	$123.32	$821	-5.03
695 value added	695	73	142.25	$142.25	$989	—
711–742	725	19	109.00–122.00	$118.52	$859	-3.03
753–775	755	14	114.00–125.50	$124.66	$941	+2.86
802–832	819	7	111.00–120.00	$114.97	$942	—
855–877	870	3	112.00–114.00	$113.34	$986	—
900	900	1	109.00	$109.00	$981	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	110.00	$110.00	$319	-7.00
315	315	1	112.50	$112.50	$354	+0.50
410–435	416	7	90.00–115.00	$110.57	$460	—
455–485	471	5	110.00–114.00	$112.17	$528	-2.43
505–535	520	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$575	-2.47
565–595	583	5	112.00–114.00	$112.61	$657	+2.61
615–620	618	3	112.00	$112.00	$692	-1.00
655	655	1	91.00	$91.00	$596	—
745	745	1	88.00	$88.00	$656	—
915	915	1	82.00	$82.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	8	162.00–169.00	$167.31	$569	—
445	445	4	146.00–169.00	$163.25	$726	+15.31
460–485	471	6	147.00–171.00	$155.17	$731	-8.38
507–538 fancy	528	9	156.00–167.00	$162.92	$860	+4.32
520–547	538	5	136.00–151.00	$144.43	$777	-2.31
550–575	564	6	140.00–152.00	$147.52	$832	+3.52
625–642	632	12	121.00–138.00	$129.81	$820	-6.12
650–685	665	8	119.00–133.00	$124.55	$828	-3.37
715	715	1	117.00	$117.00	$837	-5.41
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	—
820–835	831	4	101.00–111.00	$108.53	$902	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	125.00	$125.00	$406	—
355	355	1	112.50	$112.50	$399	—
437	437	2	120.00	$120.00	$524	-11.00
475	475	1	142.00	$142.00	$674	+10.98
505–515	510	2	121.00–129.00	$124.96	$637	+1.40
600–645	630	3	112.00–117.00	$115.07	$725	—
655–690	673	2	116.00	$116.00	$781	+2.99
725	725	1	85.00	$85.00	$616	—
855–890	873	2	85.00–93.00	$88.92	$776	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1445	1297	80-85%	9	57.00–63.00	$60.26	$782	+14.32
1320–1335	1328	80-85%	2	40.00–49.00	$44.53	$591	-8.91
1210–1450	1352	80-85%	9	52.00–56.00	$54.26	$734	-3.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1845	1630	75-80%	10	59.00–65.00	$62.50	$1,019	+2.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1185	1083	85-90%	3	47.00–50.00	$48.42	$524	-3.58
1055–1170	1118	85-90%	4	52.00–56.00	$54.54	$610	+7.84
1160–1170	1165	85-90%	2	57.00–59.00	$58.00	$676	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1165	1133	2	80.00	$80.00	$906	—
1595–1890	1743	2	92.00–96.00	$93.83	$1,635	+3.86
1715–1975	1850	4	100.00–104.00	$101.94	$1,886	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1095	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	74.00–80.00	$76.98	$718

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1390–1500	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$825.95
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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.