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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.66/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 525 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $185.86/cwt +8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 520 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.28/cwt +9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 286 317 117
Feeder cattle 229 223 65
Slaughter cattle 56 80 51
Replacement cattle 1 14 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 —
350–397 fancy 381 3 200.00–205.00 $203.47 $775 —
395 395 1 190.00 $190.00 $750 +13.99
445 445 2 199.00 $199.00 $886 +19.00
465–490 474 4 171.00–186.00 $179.65 $852 -4.76
510 fancy 510 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,000 +10.00
515–530 523 2 180.00–185.00 $182.46 $954 +24.46
570–585 578 2 156.00–168.00 $161.92 $936 +1.36
600–640 value added 617 6 159.00–167.00 $163.52 $1,009 -0.08
655 value added 655 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 —
670 670 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 -0.40
715 715 1 136.00 $136.00 $972 -6.50
700–740 value added 727 8 157.00–160.00 $159.12 $1,157 +2.12
775 775 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,116 +14.00
958 value added 958 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 129.00 $129.00 $613 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 fancy 375 3 177.00 $177.00 $664 —
360–385 377 3 141.00–165.00 $157.35 $593 +10.42
400–435 419 4 144.00–160.00 $153.70 $644 +9.18
450 fancy 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 —
450–495 480 11 147.00–158.00 $155.22 $745 +7.31
505–545 525 24 140.00–155.00 $152.66 $801 +4.34
560–565 563 3 145.00–151.00 $147.34 $830 +3.50
600–645 623 2 131.00–133.00 $132.04 $823 -6.53
658–660 value added 658 5 145.00 $145.00 $954 —
665–675 670 3 125.00–142.00 $131.00 $878 +2.45
715–736 732 5 121.00–130.00 $127.21 $931 +1.53
767 767 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 131.00 $131.00 $616 -1.68
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 177.50 $177.50 $595 -0.59
365–375 370 2 184.00–196.00 $190.08 $703 +17.30
444 fancy 444 9 205.00 $205.00 $910 —
445 445 1 186.00 $186.00 $828 +12.71
450–490 461 7 174.00–187.00 $181.47 $837 +13.15
515 515 1 162.00 $162.00 $834 +1.00
505–532 fancy 521 11 185.00–199.00 $188.03 $980 +0.03
550–590 570 2 156.00–167.00 $161.31 $919 +11.31
605–615 610 2 151.00–153.00 $151.99 $927 +1.62
600–635 fancy 626 5 160.00–166.00 $163.39 $1,023 -0.80
650 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 -5.21
790 790 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,035 —
801–830 813 7 122.00–134.00 $128.38 $1,044 +10.38
925 925 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,101 —
990 990 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 —
585 585 1 131.00 $131.00 $766 +9.00
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $720 -2.08
1210–1435 1317 80-85% 10 61.00–69.00 $66.70 $878 +0.07
1170–1625 1407 80-85% 10 71.00–76.00 $73.64 $1,036 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1160 990 85-90% 4 56.00–58.00 $57.33 $568 —
960–1175 1058 85-90% 6 61.00–67.00 $64.56 $683 +0.73
955–1125 1067 85-90% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.60 $764 +7.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1820 1601 75-80% 9 71.00–75.00 $73.21 $1,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1220 1122 3 84.00–87.00 $85.59 $960 —
1210–1900 1636 4 110.00–112.00 $111.20 $1,819 +16.79
1100–2020 1693 4 92.00–101.00 $95.64 $1,619 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $796

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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.