Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) S-3ASR Automatic shelf registration

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. of our reports dated February 26, 2021 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ BKD, LLP 

BKD, LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana

December 14, 2021