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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.75/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 511 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.10/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 568 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.60/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 629 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 474 540
Feeder cattle 264 333 463
Slaughter cattle 66 107 55
Replacement cattle 8 34 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 -3.00
330 fancy 330 1 202.50 $202.50 $668 —
355 fancy 355 1 211.00 $211.00 $749 +11.00
415–437 432 5 181.00–193.00 $188.16 $813 +7.99
435 fancy 435 1 206.00 $206.00 $896 —
465–482 477 4 178.00–182.00 $179.51 $856 —
510–542 531 11 174.00–187.00 $178.46 $948 +2.26
550–590 575 13 168.00–180.00 $178.10 $1,024 +10.03
615–619 618 7 169.00–175.00 $174.15 $1,076 +17.32
657–660 658 6 141.00–152.00 $150.16 $988 +7.64
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 -13.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 158.00–159.00 $158.52 $583 -4.12
400–446 437 7 150.00–156.00 $151.69 $663 -2.90
455–490 469 7 149.00–153.00 $151.15 $709 +4.90
507 value added 507 9 165.00 $165.00 $837 —
505–535 514 12 139.00–147.00 $145.31 $747 -0.59
560–595 568 21 141.00–152.00 $150.10 $853 +3.42
607–642 629 14 134.00–138.00 $135.60 $853 +4.90
700–725 709 9 118.00–124.00 $119.00 $844 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 +15.00
595 595 1 121.00 $121.00 $720 —
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 177.50 $177.50 $426 —
305–330 318 2 160.00–170.00 $164.80 $524 —
385 fancy 385 1 202.50 $202.50 $780 —
390 390 1 181.00 $181.00 $706 +2.83
425–445 436 7 168.00–181.00 $172.97 $754 +14.02
457–485 462 8 160.00–180.00 $173.99 $804 +20.46
515–546 538 6 171.00–179.00 $176.73 $951 +12.07
554–595 567 12 151.00–168.00 $161.43 $915 +4.21
610 610 1 138.00 $138.00 $842 -20.57
665–680 673 2 133.00–134.00 $133.51 $899 -0.60
740 740 1 117.00 $117.00 $866 +0.39
750 750 1 111.00 $111.00 $832 -1.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $745 —
1075–1265 1186 80-85% 8 71.00–76.00 $73.28 $869 +5.41
1090–1835 1412 80-85% 15 78.00–95.00 $85.58 $1,208 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1090 932 85-90% 6 58.00–64.00 $60.54 $564 —
960–1215 1089 85-90% 11 66.00–73.00 $69.10 $752 -10.33
1010–1275 1143 85-90% 2 50.00–51.00 $50.56 $578 +1.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1645 1516 75-80% 7 74.00–78.00 $75.94 $1,151 -6.05
1365–1785 1575 75-80% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.70 $1,318 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,060 —
1470–2350 1820 3 101.00–109.00 $105.12 $1,913 -19.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1105–1285 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 820.00–840.00 $830.75
1280–1320 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 940.00–990.00 $965.38
1235–1565 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 770.00–1,100.00 $954.45

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 104.00 $104.00 $354 —
362–390 371 3 120.00–136.00 $130.40 $484 -2.60
455 455 1 100.00 $100.00 $455 —

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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.