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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.42/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 475 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.01/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 586 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.73/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 516 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 511 164
Feeder cattle 381 402 109
Slaughter cattle 59 90 55
Replacement cattle 1 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last monday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder classes sold with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Good demand on 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
270 fancy 270 1 202.50 $202.50 $547 —
305–340 fancy 323 2 200.00–210.00 $204.73 $661 -16.27
355–395 fancy 367 8 200.00–210.00 $204.80 $752 —
429–445 fancy 431 7 203.00–205.00 $204.71 $882 —
420–442 436 8 185.00–195.00 $192.92 $841 -8.32
455–471 fancy 469 10 196.00–200.00 $199.61 $936 —
455–490 477 3 178.00–192.00 $183.38 $875 +13.49
500 value added 500 1 185.00 $185.00 $925 +5.00
512–535 520 3 178.00–182.00 $179.37 $933 +10.71
560 value added 560 8 192.00 $192.00 $1,075 —
550–581 577 15 178.00–179.00 $178.13 $1,028 +13.13
635 value added 635 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,029 —
706 value added 706 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,059 —
710–745 722 4 140.00–143.00 $141.27 $1,020 -0.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
775 775 1 127.00 $127.00 $984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 155.00 $155.00 $403 -20.00
285–293 fancy 291 5 182.00–182.50 $182.10 $530 —
317–341 fancy 330 9 177.00–180.00 $179.37 $592 -10.63
360–396 386 10 150.00–165.00 $159.98 $618 -3.17
416 fancy 416 9 170.00 $170.00 $707 —
400–445 417 10 142.00–153.00 $149.73 $624 -5.03
450–495 475 27 141.00–160.00 $151.42 $719 -4.92
502–518 value added 515 10 161.00–163.00 $162.61 $837 —
500–522 516 16 147.00–159.00 $153.06 $790 +0.34
555–597 579 4 136.00–151.00 $142.18 $823 -7.01
551–595 value added 587 23 158.00–158.50 $158.42 $930 +2.12
613–625 620 12 140.00–142.00 $140.91 $874 +0.58
620 value added 620 1 145.00 $145.00 $899 —
655–675 659 5 126.00–138.00 $133.36 $879 -1.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 145.00 $145.00 $486 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
455–480 463 3 135.00–145.00 $138.45 $641 —
645 645 2 118.00–125.00 $121.50 $784 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 ±0.00
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 -7.50
350–390 372 3 174.00–185.00 $179.73 $669 -1.48
415 fancy 415 2 205.00 $205.00 $851 —
400–445 429 5 170.00–180.00 $174.64 $749 -2.44
455–485 475 7 160.00–181.00 $169.86 $807 +1.46
530 fancy 530 1 177.00 $177.00 $938 —
505–547 534 18 150.00–174.00 $157.09 $839 -2.22
550–585 568 7 155.00–174.00 $164.91 $937 -1.48
600–628 618 5 139.00–149.00 $145.29 $898 +3.96
630 fancy 630 1 154.00 $154.00 $970 —
652–692 666 8 130.00–142.00 $135.33 $901 -7.47
705 705 7 140.00 $140.00 $987 +12.42
850–888 879 4 110.00–114.00 $110.97 $975 -2.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 —
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
550 550 1 112.00 $112.00 $616 —
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1395 1235 80-85% 5 88.00–95.00 $90.11 $1,113 +6.06
1050–1375 1238 80-85% 14 77.00–85.00 $81.20 $1,005 -2.85
1385–1400 1395 80-85% 3 67.00–74.00 $71.68 $1,000 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1130 1006 85-90% 8 63.00–75.00 $69.51 $699 +2.40
955–1185 1070 85-90% 2 59.00–62.00 $60.34 $646 —
1090–1150 1118 85-90% 3 77.00–83.00 $80.39 $899 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1600 1529 75-80% 4 87.00–93.00 $88.95 $1,360 +8.95
1480–1720 1600 75-80% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,360 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1585 1387 5 100.00–109.00 $103.12 $1,430 —
1445–2000 1774 7 118.00–133.00 $125.38 $2,224 +16.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
488 488 12 141.00 $141.00 $688 —
547 547 6 125.00 $125.00 $684 —
575 575 8 125.00 $125.00 $719 —
602 602 10 129.00 $129.00 $777 —

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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.