Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

2,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.04/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 814 lb · 288 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.06/cwt +15.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 874 lb · 267 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.79/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 736 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,054	1,928	2,801
Feeder cattle	1,924	1,860	2,672
Slaughter cattle	123	65	120
Replacement cattle	7	3	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Yearling steers and heifers mostly steady, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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
300	300	1	182.50	$182.50	$548	—
350–380	361	7	167.50–172.50	$170.86	$617	+6.86
367–390 fancy	376	9	192.50–200.00	$197.57	$743	+10.44
429–440 fancy	431	6	182.50–186.00	$185.40	$799	—
465–470 fancy	469	9	180.00	$180.00	$844	—
450–496	471	24	155.00–176.00	$169.96	$801	+5.99
520	520	1	144.00	$144.00	$749	-7.76
510–533 value added	524	7	158.00–169.00	$165.77	$869	-0.31
520–540 fancy	530	10	171.00–177.00	$173.23	$918	—
551–592 value added	576	19	157.00–164.00	$161.62	$931	+4.36
581–595	583	8	155.00–156.00	$155.13	$904	+7.07
600–645	626	22	137.00–144.00	$141.21	$884	+6.65
617–639 value added	627	11	150.00	$150.00	$940	+2.15
650–677	664	13	135.00–145.00	$140.31	$932	+3.85
689–690 value added	689	15	148.00–148.50	$148.47	$1,023	+1.08
735–736	736	76	135.00–163.00	$162.63	$1,197	+24.02
710–748 value added	738	19	143.00–154.00	$148.42	$1,095	-8.09
758–777 value added	760	83	148.00–159.50	$158.37	$1,204	+6.69
765	765	12	137.00–140.00	$138.50	$1,060	-2.50
805–817 value added	813	280	156.75–163.00	$160.45	$1,304	+15.45
800–840	833	8	140.00–147.00	$145.52	$1,212	+11.08
860–895	867	6	139.00–148.00	$145.63	$1,263	—
854–894 value added	874	261	160.00–161.50	$160.39	$1,402	+15.50
908 value added	908	56	156.00	$156.00	$1,416	+1.15
1088 value added	1088	50	143.75	$143.75	$1,564	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
450–486	479	7	136.00–141.00	$136.70	$655	—
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	+0.87
695	695	1	128.00	$128.00	$890	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261–290	271	11	140.00–155.00	$147.52	$400	—
325–347	339	4	127.50–140.00	$133.59	$453	-4.57
370–390	380	2	123.00–130.00	$126.41	$480	-11.78
370–397 fancy	388	6	152.00–152.50	$152.16	$590	—
405–428	418	13	128.00–141.00	$133.19	$557	-2.30
412–449 value added	439	16	148.00–154.00	$150.15	$659	—
468–495	473	45	127.00–142.00	$137.08	$648	+3.23
450–497 value added	475	19	143.00–145.00	$143.47	$681	—
500–540 value added	525	23	136.00–143.00	$140.50	$738	-18.50
505–545	525	21	121.00–135.00	$129.88	$682	-2.04
550–591 value added	577	45	136.00–142.50	$139.51	$805	+0.60
555–588	579	16	119.00–135.00	$124.77	$722	-2.78
601–648 value added	629	22	137.00–142.00	$140.04	$881	-9.96
605–645	635	21	115.00–129.00	$123.75	$786	-2.45
663 value added	663	79	150.00	$150.00	$994	-2.25
675–685	677	5	113.00–117.00	$115.60	$783	-4.77
706 value added	706	72	149.90	$149.90	$1,058	—
705–720	708	6	122.00–126.00	$125.32	$887	+5.65
784 value added	784	67	147.80	$147.80	$1,159	—
775–796	787	7	114.00–130.00	$121.92	$960	-3.53
855–876	868	11	125.00–129.00	$126.43	$1,097	—
985	985	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,133	-5.07

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	124.00	$124.00	$496	—
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	-5.35
560	560	1	103.00	$103.00	$577	—
678–695	682	4	110.00–111.00	$110.75	$755	+3.42
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	—
803–830	810	4	91.00–103.00	$94.08	$762	—
857	857	2	102.00	$102.00	$874	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	167.50	$167.50	$402	—
292–296	294	5	162.50–170.00	$167.02	$491	+2.02
375–377 fancy	376	5	190.00–195.00	$192.01	$722	—
397–398	398	6	171.00–174.00	$172.00	$685	-3.00
460–470 fancy	463	3	181.00–188.00	$185.63	$859	—
465–492	479	4	162.00–173.00	$169.36	$811	+10.74
502–530 fancy	511	16	161.00–166.00	$164.30	$840	+0.76
500–547	520	12	136.00–152.00	$145.93	$759	+0.61
565 fancy	565	1	164.00	$164.00	$927	—
550–599	584	8	130.00–145.00	$140.78	$822	+0.27
600–648	628	16	121.00–141.00	$135.29	$850	-0.27
654–690	672	29	121.00–143.00	$132.44	$890	+6.36
705–735	724	6	116.00–119.00	$116.83	$846	-2.17
750–765	758	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$868	-2.52
810–827	822	8	110.00–112.00	$111.38	$916	+0.38
860	860	1	103.00	$103.00	$886	-8.00
920	920	1	106.00	$106.00	$975	—
980	980	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	141.00	$141.00	$684	+4.00
550–575	567	3	122.00–124.00	$123.35	$699	-0.65
720	720	1	99.00	$99.00	$713	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1470	1336	80-85%	10	49.00–55.00	$52.25	$698	-8.35
1230–1475	1382	80-85%	17	56.00–65.00	$59.38	$821	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1705	1562	75-80%	11	54.00–56.00	$55.20	$862	-6.57
1520–1930	1661	75-80%	6	57.00–62.00	$58.75	$976	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1140	1070	85-90%	4	42.00–46.00	$44.24	$473	-0.25
1060–1135	1114	85-90%	5	56.00–61.00	$58.44	$651	-0.56
1080–1195	1135	85-90%	5	49.00–53.00	$51.03	$579	-7.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1760	1558	3	83.00–86.00	$84.70	$1,320	—
1450–2045	1720	3	87.00–94.00	$90.10	$1,550	—
1495–2115	1816	4	98.00–102.00	$99.69	$1,810	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1310	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	67.50–98.00	$78.74	$857

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	100.00	$100.00	$460	+17.00

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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.