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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.02/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 579 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.34/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 474 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.72/cwt +9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 532 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 234 442
Feeder cattle 402 164 355
Slaughter cattle 90 55 85
Replacement cattle 19 15 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 207.50 $207.50 $602 —
305–340 318 6 190.00–215.00 $205.26 $653 —
323 fancy 323 3 221.00 $221.00 $714 —
360–370 365 6 193.00–210.00 $198.55 $725 —
405–410 409 4 200.00–205.00 $201.24 $823 —
482 value added 482 2 189.00 $189.00 $911 —
470–495 484 11 166.00–178.00 $169.89 $822 +15.56
500–505 503 3 167.00–172.00 $168.66 $848 —
510 value added 510 2 180.00 $180.00 $918 —
580 580 1 165.00 $165.00 $957 +4.40
613–641 627 9 153.00–160.00 $158.43 $993 +1.83
655–685 675 5 138.00–147.00 $143.65 $970 +1.64
689 value added 689 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,061 —
705 705 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 -0.93
750–770 760 2 135.00–138.00 $136.48 $1,037 —
830 830 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,195 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
151 151 1 153.00 $153.00 $231 —
275 275 1 175.00 $175.00 $481 —
305–335 319 5 170.00–185.00 $178.88 $571 +11.38
335 fancy 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 —
370–380 376 5 158.00–175.00 $163.15 $613 -4.75
370–385 fancy 381 10 180.00–185.00 $183.54 $699 —
400–445 430 8 150.00–159.00 $154.76 $665 +0.55
450–495 474 24 150.00–162.00 $156.34 $741 +5.09
500–548 532 22 147.00–155.00 $152.72 $812 +9.92
552–591 573 18 142.00–153.00 $149.19 $855 +11.03
575–596 value added 585 21 154.50–158.00 $156.30 $914 —
611–642 622 10 132.00–145.00 $140.33 $873 +14.31
657 657 2 135.00 $135.00 $887 —
715–721 720 8 120.00–125.00 $123.76 $891 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 141.00 $141.00 $677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 180.00 $180.00 $414 —
305 305 1 167.50 $167.50 $511 +7.50
350–398 380 10 170.00–186.00 $181.21 $689 +7.15
415–435 423 15 170.00–184.00 $177.08 $749 +3.08
465 fancy 465 1 184.00 $184.00 $856 —
450–497 471 12 163.00–176.00 $168.40 $793 +5.17
500–545 530 4 153.00–169.00 $159.31 $844 -1.69
550–585 565 7 162.00–169.00 $166.39 $940 +24.86
645 645 3 130.00–147.00 $141.33 $912 -7.01
667–695 679 6 138.00–147.00 $142.80 $970 -0.24
705–735 728 4 120.00–130.00 $127.58 $929 +3.58
760–780 772 5 120.00–136.00 $124.16 $959 —
887 887 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,002 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 152.50 $152.50 $587 —
460–487 475 5 140.00–153.00 $142.75 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1290 1207 80-85% 8 73.00–80.00 $78.19 $944 +6.65
1125–1350 1226 80-85% 4 83.00–85.00 $84.05 $1,030 +12.51
1100–1575 1320 80-85% 11 89.00–96.00 $91.10 $1,203 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1555 1368 75-80% 6 78.00–84.00 $82.50 $1,129 —
1130–1760 1459 75-80% 11 86.00–90.00 $88.66 $1,294 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,204 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–980 935 85-90% 4 52.00–63.00 $59.57 $557 —
910–1140 1025 85-90% 2 66.00–68.00 $67.11 $688 +6.74
925–1085 1026 85-90% 7 72.00–80.00 $75.10 $771 +14.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,603 —
1615–2025 1752 3 107.00–110.00 $108.54 $1,902 —
1585–2125 1909 7 116.00–125.00 $121.05 $2,311 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1290 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 830.00–1,070.00 $971.37
1253 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 970.00 $970.00

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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
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 975.00 $975.00 —
1120–1170 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 950.00 $950.00 —
875–1435 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,075.00–1,325.00 $1,183.15 —
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 86.00 $86.00 $331 —

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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.