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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.98/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 525 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.08/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 639 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.73/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 424 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 279 210
Feeder cattle 314 240 174
Slaughter cattle 85 39 36
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 4.00-6.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Very 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
295 295 2 200.00 $200.00 $590 -1.00
346 346 3 190.00 $190.00 $657 —
406–426 412 10 201.00–205.00 $203.76 $839 +28.48
457–495 472 9 184.00–204.00 $197.47 $932 +22.31
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 -14.67
560–595 582 10 170.00–179.00 $173.66 $1,011 +4.26
610–640 628 4 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $942 -3.75
686 686 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,043 +9.00
700–740 718 8 139.00–152.00 $143.97 $1,034 -4.64
780 780 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,162 —
897 897 6 133.50 $133.50 $1,197 —
935 935 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,244 —
1037 1037 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,327 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 125.00 $125.00 $588 —
595 595 1 143.00 $143.00 $851 +7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 141.00 $141.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 +8.00
255–275 265 2 170.00–180.00 $175.19 $464 —
305–340 328 3 150.00–162.50 $153.87 $505 -27.15
375–386 381 7 155.00–160.00 $157.89 $602 -22.73
412–445 424 18 153.00–162.00 $157.73 $669 -7.98
455–495 474 7 145.00–160.00 $154.94 $734 -0.98
516 value added 516 15 164.00 $164.00 $846 —
507–547 532 21 149.00–157.00 $153.68 $818 +0.09
555–585 570 10 142.00–154.00 $148.42 $846 -1.79
600–644 639 19 135.00–148.00 $144.08 $921 -3.22
655–667 663 3 133.00–136.00 $135.01 $895 -2.99
758–770 759 9 126.00–130.00 $129.55 $983 +9.55
835 835 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,010 —
995 995 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 132.50 $132.50 $384 —
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -20.00
385–390 388 2 139.00–141.00 $140.01 $543 -14.07
460 460 1 141.00 $141.00 $649 +11.00
565–595 577 3 120.00–135.00 $127.12 $733 -13.02
735 735 2 123.00 $123.00 $904 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
350–351 351 6 188.00–200.00 $190.00 $667 +17.68
412–440 420 8 184.00–194.00 $188.99 $794 +16.88
455–485 466 4 191.00–197.00 $193.51 $902 +20.81
505–541 522 8 160.00–181.00 $169.67 $886 +12.70
570–586 581 11 154.00–157.00 $155.65 $904 -1.35
607–630 614 4 131.00–139.00 $134.79 $828 -4.21
665–693 686 4 125.00–129.00 $125.97 $864 -12.07
890 890 4 100.00 $100.00 $890 —
910 910 1 105.00 $105.00 $956 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
490–495 494 8 170.00 $170.00 $840 +27.26
500–540 525 4 140.00–150.00 $143.74 $755 -2.26
560–575 570 3 141.00–142.00 $141.67 $808 +6.44
680 680 1 112.00 $112.00 $762 -10.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $936 —
1185–1445 1333 80-85% 19 84.00–98.00 $88.72 $1,183 +4.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $459 —
915–1075 986 85-90% 5 65.00–71.00 $67.98 $670 —
970–1145 1069 85-90% 4 76.00–80.00 $77.06 $824 +13.85
1090–1165 1121 85-90% 8 84.00–91.00 $86.51 $970 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1725 1593 75-80% 6 95.00–112.00 $103.17 $1,643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,224 —
1380 1380 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,573 —
1370–2365 1748 16 122.00–140.00 $132.32 $2,313 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–995 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 78.00–91.00 $85.10 $753

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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.