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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.91/cwt -10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 421 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.18/cwt ≈ $917/hd at 615 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.22/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 472 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 195 501
Feeder cattle 158 161 402
Slaughter cattle 52 34 91
Replacement cattle 23 — 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00- 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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
295 fancy 295 1 205.00 $205.00 $605 —
320 320 1 199.00 $199.00 $637 -6.00
385 385 1 189.00 $189.00 $728 -16.26
425–445 435 9 178.00–195.00 $188.49 $820 +13.49
477–495 488 5 165.00–181.00 $170.20 $831 -30.80
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 -5.00
755–776 771 5 129.00–144.00 $140.22 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 152.50 $152.50 $648 —
925 925 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,064 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 167.50 $167.50 $360 —
295 295 2 150.00–171.00 $160.50 $473 —
330 fancy 330 2 177.00 $177.00 $584 —
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 +10.00
355–385 370 2 162.00 $162.00 $599 +9.81
401–445 421 12 155.00–160.00 $157.91 $665 -5.29
460–490 472 11 140.00–155.00 $150.22 $709 -3.59
502 fancy 502 4 157.50 $157.50 $791 —
515–547 540 7 141.00–150.00 $146.74 $792 -0.67
550–597 577 9 137.00–145.00 $141.32 $815 -6.68
615–621 618 6 128.00–137.00 $132.48 $819 -7.52
670–682 680 7 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $877 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 127.50–140.00 $133.81 $365 —
315–347 337 4 142.50–144.00 $142.88 $482 —
520 520 1 127.00 $127.00 $660 —
680 680 1 116.00 $116.00 $789 —
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
770–782 777 6 90.00–119.00 $111.19 $864 —
850 850 1 85.00 $85.00 $722 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,144 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 192.00 $192.00 $653 —
400–425 413 2 180.00–191.00 $185.67 $767 -6.33
455–490 466 5 160.00–175.00 $170.20 $793 —
510–515 512 4 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $876 +19.00
550–580 571 4 150.00–170.00 $161.92 $925 -2.08
600–640 615 11 140.00–157.00 $149.18 $917 —
700–727 716 4 135.00–140.00 $136.75 $979 —
925 925 1 104.00 $104.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
570 570 1 146.00 $146.00 $832 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
715–725 720 2 110.00–125.00 $117.55 $846 —
786 786 3 121.00 $121.00 $951 —
865–890 877 3 90.00–94.00 $92.01 $807 —
930 930 1 98.00 $98.00 $911 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1355 1225 80-85% 5 65.00–73.00 $71.13 $871 —
1225–1455 1346 80-85% 10 74.00–85.00 $79.00 $1,063 +2.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1295 1109 85-90% 5 61.00–69.00 $64.14 $711 —
1125–1245 1185 85-90% 2 52.00–59.00 $55.32 $656 —
1640 1640 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,214 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1825 1622 75-80% 6 76.00–86.00 $82.47 $1,338 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695 1695 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,780 —
1770–1920 1829 4 109.00–117.00 $114.52 $2,095 +4.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1150 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 74.00–76.00 $75.04 $833

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–930.00 $865.00
1045–1465 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,218.77

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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
1095–1440 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–1,775.00 $1,514.72 —
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
1235–1870 1553 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,625.00–1,675.00 $1,644.89 —
1720 1720 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.