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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.77/cwt +3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 472 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.25/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 524 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.22/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 569 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 367 35
Feeder cattle 334 292 18
Slaughter cattle 73 66 17
Replacement cattle 19 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–493 485 4 176.00–185.00 $182.86 $887 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
515 value added 515 2 184.00 $184.00 $948 +6.00
550 550 1 161.00 $161.00 $886 +6.91
618 value added 618 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,026 +10.00
670–676 value added 673 7 150.00–154.00 $153.00 $1,030 —
680 680 1 131.00 $131.00 $891 —
700–740 718 3 127.00–134.00 $130.35 $936 -15.65
755–770 763 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $1,034 -7.50
775 value added 775 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,147 —
965–975 970 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $1,246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 2 172.50 $172.50 $345 —
320–325 323 2 130.00–140.00 $134.96 $436 -17.28
350–395 364 13 130.00–150.00 $142.05 $517 -11.58
400–424 419 10 135.00–146.00 $142.46 $597 -3.52
450–498 472 34 138.00–149.00 $147.77 $697 +3.52
500–535 524 22 130.00–148.00 $143.25 $751 +0.23
555–588 569 21 135.00–145.00 $143.22 $815 +3.74
601–620 value added 606 5 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $858 —
600–615 608 2 128.00–135.00 $131.54 $800 +0.86
667 667 10 136.00 $136.00 $907 +4.11
705–745 727 9 120.00–132.00 $129.91 $944 +3.91
750 750 3 122.00–130.00 $127.33 $955 —
807 807 2 116.00 $116.00 $936 —
855 855 3 111.00 $111.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 126.00 $126.00 $435 +3.50
400–420 410 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $488 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 -6.00
527 527 2 126.00 $126.00 $664 —
570 570 1 127.00 $127.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–342 334 4 166.00–179.00 $172.67 $577 —
350–380 368 17 165.00–176.00 $173.19 $637 +3.19
442 442 2 169.00 $169.00 $747 -10.06
460–485 468 3 151.00–161.00 $157.07 $735 -5.69
500–540 515 7 144.00–161.00 $150.56 $775 -2.26
564 fancy 564 6 170.00 $170.00 $959 —
581 581 8 161.00–164.00 $162.88 $946 +17.79
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 -0.64
650–692 672 18 128.00–141.00 $137.77 $926 +8.72
705–747 726 4 127.00–131.00 $129.30 $939 —
755–785 770 2 127.00–128.00 $127.51 $982 —
875–897 890 3 110.00–111.00 $110.33 $982 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -24.10
507 507 2 141.00 $141.00 $715 —
590–595 593 2 134.00–138.00 $135.99 $806 —
695 695 1 119.00 $119.00 $827 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $723 —
1235–1420 1329 80-85% 8 62.00–69.00 $66.53 $884 +0.75
1195–1475 1338 80-85% 10 70.00–79.00 $75.14 $1,005 +9.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1145 1069 85-90% 7 60.00–69.00 $65.94 $705 —
1005–1175 1082 85-90% 3 49.00–59.00 $55.72 $603 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1930 1660 75-80% 6 74.00–80.00 $75.60 $1,255 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1605 1603 2 84.00–86.00 $85.00 $1,363 —
1215–2330 1748 3 101.00–117.00 $109.27 $1,910 —
1785 1785 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,660 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1310 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 75.00–82.00 $79.15 $881

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1400 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–1,075.00 $929.45
1265–1525 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,155.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1030 960 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1125–1185 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,375.86 —
1530–1660 1595 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,345.92 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 +54.00
596 596 3 102.00 $102.00 $608 —
757 757 4 101.00 $101.00 $765 —

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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.