Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

2,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.41/cwt +21.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 721 lb · 211 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.04/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 835 lb · 191 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.70/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 879 lb · 137 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,107	1,390	1,181
Feeder cattle	2,014	1,326	1,042
Slaughter cattle	82	58	132
Replacement cattle	11	6	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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
283	283	3	162.00	$162.00	$458	—
300–325	312	9	152.50–170.00	$164.71	$514	—
365–390	381	18	159.00–170.00	$167.17	$637	-4.90
410 fancy	410	1	178.00	$178.00	$730	—
400–426	415	29	152.00–169.00	$160.05	$664	-4.74
460–495	478	21	145.00–169.00	$156.93	$750	-6.25
500–548	524	10	140.00–154.00	$150.09	$786	+19.09
500–547 value added	526	50	155.00–169.00	$160.44	$844	-5.60
561–591 value added	564	38	156.00–158.00	$156.22	$881	—
550–595	569	20	141.00–154.00	$148.63	$846	+2.63
600–645 value added	607	12	148.00–159.00	$155.06	$941	+1.06
600–648	628	30	131.00–146.00	$140.79	$884	—
663–694 value added	672	86	148.00–160.00	$158.72	$1,067	-5.03
665–694	688	17	133.00–145.00	$140.60	$967	±0.00
713–728 value added	714	68	146.00–155.40	$154.98	$1,107	-6.38
700–745	720	10	130.00–143.00	$136.33	$982	-0.12
750–783 value added	771	58	150.00–154.00	$151.00	$1,164	-5.66
760–796	793	12	135.00–140.00	$139.60	$1,107	+3.06
807–810	808	8	136.00–141.00	$137.88	$1,114	+1.80
834–841 value added	836	183	146.00–155.00	$150.57	$1,259	-2.51
872–880 value added	875	111	150.00–155.00	$152.17	$1,331	-0.33
855–899	895	26	127.00–140.00	$139.15	$1,245	+6.81
910–936 value added	923	118	153.70–154.90	$154.30	$1,424	—
905–935	925	3	125.00–131.00	$126.96	$1,174	-0.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	140.00	$140.00	$574	±0.00
471–495	480	7	130.00–142.00	$139.65	$670	+4.65
525	525	1	131.00	$131.00	$688	—
550–555	553	2	115.00–131.00	$123.04	$680	—
605	605	1	121.00	$121.00	$732	-2.00
660	660	1	121.00	$121.00	$799	-8.00
712–740	721	3	115.00–125.00	$118.42	$854	+13.42
770–790	783	3	121.00–124.00	$123.02	$963	—
885–890	888	2	104.00–114.00	$109.01	$968	+8.01

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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	130.00	$130.00	$377	-7.50
310–346	332	9	122.50–136.00	$130.78	$434	+10.78
386–392	388	5	138.00	$138.00	$535	+5.10
409–447	425	38	121.00–140.00	$133.39	$567	+2.60
450–496	472	36	120.00–138.00	$129.11	$609	+5.14
500–540	523	37	119.00–134.00	$126.42	$661	+2.19
506–541 value added	527	38	135.00–142.00	$139.27	$734	—
550–595	569	28	121.00–134.00	$128.83	$733	+5.44
595 value added	595	3	139.00	$139.00	$827	—
602–621 value added	610	17	132.00–133.00	$132.59	$809	—
605–645	626	18	116.00–128.00	$124.16	$777	+4.89
674 value added	674	84	147.30	$147.30	$993	+5.05
653–695	678	24	114.00–128.50	$120.49	$817	-2.83
708–732	716	6	113.00–123.00	$119.59	$856	+1.07
706–733 value added	721	205	129.50–144.90	$141.02	$1,017	—
755 value added	755	11	132.50	$132.50	$1,000	—
754–771	765	26	112.00–128.00	$123.63	$946	-1.03
806 value added	806	15	127.50	$127.50	$1,028	—
815–840	834	14	110.00–121.00	$118.17	$986	+3.20
992	992	2	99.00	$99.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	101.00	$101.00	$495	-11.17
585–593	589	8	106.00–115.00	$112.75	$664	+0.14
660–685	673	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$747	+20.02
700–740	728	10	82.00–105.00	$98.30	$716	+10.30
780	780	1	84.00	$84.00	$655	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	170.00	$170.00	$561	+2.69
375–395	381	5	156.00–171.00	$159.78	$609	—
400–448	429	7	155.00–163.00	$158.28	$679	-4.97
450–487	469	16	140.00–160.00	$147.66	$693	-7.51
500–525 fancy	520	5	155.00–156.00	$155.19	$807	-7.73
515–547	537	18	135.00–153.00	$144.00	$773	-0.43
555–595	566	19	130.00–148.00	$145.18	$822	-2.34
600–642	625	9	120.00–137.00	$130.47	$815	+0.66
677	677	2	124.00	$124.00	$839	-0.55
732	732	2	117.00	$117.00	$856	±0.00
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	±0.00
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	-8.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	+15.00
366	366	3	137.50	$137.50	$503	+25.00
446	446	3	138.00	$138.00	$615	+18.00
492–495	493	6	131.00–135.00	$133.66	$659	-8.34
551–575	566	8	126.00–129.00	$127.90	$724	—
605–627	620	3	114.00	$114.00	$707	-1.07
650–665	658	3	111.00–114.00	$112.01	$737	-3.99
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1350	1273	80-85%	3	46.00–50.00	$47.98	$611	-12.28
1170–1430	1301	80-85%	8	54.00–56.00	$55.38	$720	+10.85
1090–1470	1324	80-85%	15	57.00–66.00	$59.97	$794	+15.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1085	998	85-90%	2	46.00–50.00	$48.18	$481	—
1035	1035	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$549	—
1112–1125	1116	85-90%	4	57.00–63.00	$58.50	$653	+3.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1610	1580	75-80%	2	58.00–64.00	$61.06	$965	—
1780	1780	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1995	1507	7	74.00–85.00	$81.58	$1,229	—
1195–2045	1637	5	90.00–91.00	$90.25	$1,477	—
1695–1985	1840	2	98.00–102.00	$100.16	$1,843	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–1125	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	70.00–85.00	$77.54	$647

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1210	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	625.00–925.00	$793.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1590	1590	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662	662	7	94.00	$94.00	$622	—
1026	1026	57	101.25	$101.25	$1,039	—

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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.