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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.00/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 351 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.48/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 534 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.00/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 405 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 535 269
Feeder cattle 156 412 215
Slaughter cattle 70 119 49
Replacement cattle 1 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a lite test, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter 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
294 294 5 196.00 $196.00 $576 —
351 351 13 199.00 $199.00 $698 +4.29
405 405 12 195.00 $195.00 $790 -1.06
500–532 514 8 159.00–170.00 $165.07 $848 +1.48
560–582 575 3 160.00–168.00 $165.40 $951 +6.24
660–685 673 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,010 +2.50
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 165.00 $165.00 $540 —
490–495 493 2 140.00–163.00 $151.44 $747 —
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 -0.26
430–435 431 6 158.00–169.00 $162.16 $699 +0.20
481–485 483 5 147.00–155.00 $152.19 $735 -3.42
515–541 534 12 141.00–154.00 $145.48 $777 -3.14
557–577 566 6 142.00–146.00 $144.15 $816 -2.85
600–620 613 4 130.00–138.00 $134.52 $825 -3.98
695 695 1 123.00 $123.00 $855 —
740 740 1 123.00 $123.00 $910 +3.00
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 117.50–135.00 $126.14 $486 —
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 192.50 $192.50 $395 +22.50
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 -4.68
415–418 417 4 170.00–186.00 $173.98 $725 +3.29
465–495 482 6 150.00–166.00 $153.77 $741 -18.18
500–537 516 6 160.00–170.00 $164.09 $847 -5.74
575–579 578 6 155.00–167.00 $165.01 $954 +2.32
655–698 689 5 130.00–135.00 $133.99 $923 +2.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 140.00–154.00 $146.91 $558 +6.91
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 +15.00
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 +20.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 107.50 $107.50 $390 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1000 940 85-90% 2 45.00–56.00 $50.85 $478 -14.15
900–1165 972 85-90% 6 58.00–65.00 $60.70 $590 —
940–1140 1064 85-90% 9 66.00–74.00 $71.60 $762 -2.92
965–1150 1066 85-90% 8 77.00–82.00 $79.40 $846 +4.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1140 1128 80-85% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.01 $835 —
1130–1460 1286 80-85% 21 77.00–87.00 $81.94 $1,054 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,385 -4.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–2195 1889 5 119.00–133.00 $124.94 $2,360 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1245 1245 (<2 yrs)Open 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,133

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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.