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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 426 106
Feeder cattle 131 334 84
Slaughter cattle 45 73 21
Replacement cattle 9 19 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
240 240 1 165.00 $165.00 $396 —
350–392 378 3 172.50–188.00 $183.22 $693 —
421 421 4 187.00 $187.00 $787 —
450–491 481 4 150.00–155.00 $153.83 $740 -29.03
525–545 fancy 535 3 170.00–177.00 $174.62 $934 —
595 595 2 144.00 $144.00 $857 —
610–630 value added 623 3 154.00 $154.00 $959 -12.00
650–695 value added 673 2 151.00–154.00 $152.45 $1,026 -0.55
680 680 2 135.00–139.00 $137.00 $932 +6.00
805 805 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,111 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 152.50–165.00 $159.16 $366 —
255 255 1 141.00 $141.00 $360 —
320–333 330 4 158.00–162.50 $159.09 $525 +24.13
370–395 388 5 147.00–153.00 $148.76 $577 +6.71
415–440 428 4 140.00–151.00 $147.73 $632 +5.27
450–495 480 5 149.00–153.00 $149.75 $719 +1.98
515–517 516 3 141.00–150.00 $146.34 $755 +3.09
565 565 1 138.00 $138.00 $780 -5.22
620–631 626 6 131.00–139.00 $134.96 $845 +3.42
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 132.50 $132.50 $364 —
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 +4.00
405–425 415 2 115.00–130.00 $122.32 $508 +3.34
466 466 3 135.00 $135.00 $629 +10.00
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 -27.00
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 —
680 680 1 117.00 $117.00 $796 —
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
415–430 424 5 160.00–170.00 $163.96 $695 -5.04
465–490 480 3 155.00–168.00 $160.99 $773 +3.92
515–545 526 5 150.00–165.00 $157.17 $827 +6.61
555–590 573 2 150.00–161.00 $155.33 $890 -7.55
600–645 620 4 131.00–148.00 $141.59 $878 +5.59
710 710 2 123.00–135.00 $129.00 $916 -0.30
780 780 1 126.00 $126.00 $983 -1.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 +10.00
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 —
510 510 1 121.00 $121.00 $617 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1485 1342 80-85% 5 61.00–67.00 $64.73 $869 -10.41
1210–1465 1350 80-85% 16 74.00–85.00 $79.11 $1,068 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,038 —
1490–1855 1667 75-80% 12 73.00–88.00 $79.23 $1,321 +3.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $877 —
1080–1175 1129 85-90% 4 62.00–69.00 $65.48 $739 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,224 —
1405–1455 1430 2 80.00–88.00 $84.07 $1,202 —
1635–1895 1765 2 108.00–110.00 $108.93 $1,923 +15.93

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1300–1415 1358 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 77.00–97.00 $87.42 $1,187

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
890–1315 1103 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,225.00 $1,103.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–1035 923 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–975.00 $883.57

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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
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.