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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.86/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 518 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $173.09/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 512 lb · 19 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.70/cwt +12.83 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 335 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 404 255
Feeder cattle 283 314 214
Slaughter cattle 34 85 39
Replacement cattle 1 5 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sale last monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 175.00 $175.00 $595 -15.00
366–390 372 4 175.00–186.00 $183.12 $681 —
435–445 440 2 165.00–173.00 $168.95 $743 -34.81
455–470 465 3 180.00–195.00 $185.38 $862 -12.09
510–545 528 3 166.00–174.00 $170.98 $903 +10.98
530–548 value added 538 7 187.00–188.00 $187.44 $1,008 —
560 value added 560 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,053 —
580–598 592 5 152.00–165.00 $161.86 $958 -11.80
608–613 value added 610 8 165.00–168.00 $166.87 $1,018 —
620 620 1 139.00 $139.00 $862 -10.94
670 670 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,052 +5.00
710–730 720 2 137.00–151.00 $143.90 $1,036 -0.07
775–785 780 2 141.00–149.00 $144.97 $1,131 -4.03
805 805 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,087 —
852 value added 852 11 146.50 $146.50 $1,248 —
975 975 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 153.00 $153.00 $757 +28.00
500–510 505 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $667 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
675–680 678 3 130.00–134.00 $132.67 $900 —
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
955 955 1 101.00 $101.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 -20.19
320–345 335 16 150.00–169.00 $166.70 $558 +12.83
370–375 373 2 160.00–166.00 $162.98 $608 +5.09
408 value added 408 5 168.00 $168.00 $685 —
410 410 2 150.00 $150.00 $615 -7.73
457–470 461 3 150.00–159.00 $153.06 $706 -1.88
509–545 518 27 146.00–160.00 $155.86 $807 +2.18
552–595 565 11 143.00–152.00 $149.14 $843 +0.72
630–645 638 4 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $903 -2.57
655 655 1 138.00 $138.00 $904 +2.99
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 —
330–335 333 2 123.00–127.50 $125.27 $417 -4.73
370 370 1 139.00 $139.00 $514 -1.01
425–430 428 2 131.00–135.00 $132.99 $569 —
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 —
670–695 683 2 120.00–126.00 $123.05 $840 —
720 720 1 91.00 $91.00 $655 -32.00
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
875 875 2 93.00 $93.00 $814 —

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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 1 175.00 $175.00 $402 —
367 367 4 175.00 $175.00 $642 -15.00
425–431 430 12 175.00–182.00 $180.27 $775 -8.72
485–487 486 5 160.00–175.00 $168.40 $818 -25.11
505–520 508 15 161.00–173.00 $169.91 $863 +0.24
525 fancy 525 4 185.00 $185.00 $971 —
555 555 1 154.00 $154.00 $855 -1.65
608–640 618 9 142.00–160.00 $156.38 $966 +21.59
660–695 681 5 130.00–143.00 $134.88 $919 +8.91
710 710 2 133.00 $133.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 151.00 $151.00 $528 +11.00
400–435 418 3 129.00–141.00 $133.65 $559 —
495 495 1 133.00 $133.00 $658 -37.00
500–535 522 5 131.00–155.00 $145.30 $758 +1.56
570–590 580 3 120.00–142.00 $133.89 $777 -7.78
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 +9.00
705–747 723 6 91.00–120.00 $107.41 $777 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1290 1240 80-85% 3 71.00–78.00 $75.01 $930 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,147 —
1200–1375 1295 80-85% 4 84.00–85.00 $84.23 $1,091 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–935 890 85-90% 2 41.00–55.00 $48.35 $430 —
920–1075 998 85-90% 2 65.00–72.00 $68.77 $686 +0.79
945–1150 1027 85-90% 3 75.00–85.00 $80.81 $830 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1875 1685 75-80% 3 82.00–88.00 $85.02 $1,433 —
1680–2005 1865 75-80% 3 93.00–97.00 $95.46 $1,780 —
2105 2105 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,579 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1965 1800 5 126.00–139.00 $132.28 $2,381 —
1925–1955 1940 2 113.00–117.00 $114.98 $2,231 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 —

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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.