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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $173.32/cwt +15.31 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 570 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.04/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 712 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.09/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 368 614
Feeder cattle 250 330 591
Slaughter cattle 76 38 22
Replacement cattle 22 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, 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
185–190 fancy 188 2 210.00–220.00 $214.93 $404 —
215 215 1 195.00 $195.00 $419 —
370–380 375 2 196.00–199.00 $197.52 $741 +37.52
500 500 1 174.00 $174.00 $870 +9.00
550–580 563 3 176.00–185.00 $182.07 $1,025 +2.72
600 value added 600 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,104 —
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 +7.96
670–680 675 3 159.00–170.00 $165.31 $1,116 -2.18
730 730 2 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $1,212 +9.00
793 793 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,229 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 —
565 565 1 143.00 $143.00 $808 —
600–611 608 4 131.00–134.00 $133.26 $810 —
660 660 1 131.00 $131.00 $865 -10.00
730 730 2 135.00 $135.00 $986 -5.00
765 765 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,079 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 102.50 $102.50 $395 —
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 195.00 $195.00 $410 —
315 fancy 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —
350–390 380 6 151.00–166.00 $155.41 $591 -3.59
425 fancy 425 4 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
400–445 433 6 151.00–163.00 $160.15 $693 +8.06
455–475 465 2 147.00–158.00 $152.62 $710 -1.10
510 510 1 154.00 $154.00 $785 +9.84
512 value added 512 2 161.00 $161.00 $824 —
555–575 570 5 151.00–155.00 $154.00 $878 +7.40
570 value added 570 3 164.00 $164.00 $935 —
600–645 615 6 140.00–146.00 $143.99 $886 +0.17
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 +5.00
665 value added 665 9 156.00 $156.00 $1,037 —
720 720 1 132.00 $132.00 $950 —
750 750 1 121.00 $121.00 $908 -10.00
895 895 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 128.00–142.50 $134.81 $503 -6.70
415 415 1 142.00 $142.00 $589 —
485 485 1 111.00 $111.00 $538 -27.00
535–540 537 3 115.00–136.00 $122.04 $655 -12.96
555–565 560 5 118.00–139.00 $127.07 $712 -2.93
605–645 625 3 120.00–135.00 $126.72 $792 —
690 690 1 113.00 $113.00 $780 -10.00
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 —
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 —
365–395 380 2 158.00–175.00 $166.84 $634 +11.84
405–410 407 7 173.00–177.00 $175.28 $713 +5.28
458–482 463 9 155.00–176.00 $168.51 $780 -3.46
503–540 517 7 161.00–182.00 $169.89 $878 +5.53
555–595 570 15 158.00–181.00 $173.32 $988 +15.31
600–645 627 5 160.00–168.00 $163.38 $1,024 —
655–660 658 7 160.00–172.00 $164.27 $1,081 —
710–725 712 13 138.00–151.00 $140.04 $997 +0.06
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 144.00 $144.00 $626 —
460–490 478 4 124.00–138.00 $131.63 $629 -18.37
505–545 519 8 129.00–157.00 $144.27 $749 +8.96
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 —
880 880 1 101.00 $101.00 $889 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1280 1238 80-85% 5 69.00–78.00 $74.24 $919 +9.24
1160–1435 1294 80-85% 20 80.00–96.00 $86.01 $1,113 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–905 851 85-90% 7 40.00–59.00 $50.10 $426 —
875–1155 1015 85-90% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.41 $644 —
920–1175 1049 85-90% 8 79.00–88.00 $82.79 $868 —
1000–1150 1062 85-90% 3 73.00–77.00 $74.93 $796 +25.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1745 1566 75-80% 4 86.00–95.00 $88.99 $1,394 +8.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,080 —
1375–1655 1525 3 118.00–119.00 $118.66 $1,810 —
1615–1960 1788 2 128.00–130.00 $128.90 $2,305 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 101.00 $101.00 $985

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1035 978 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,175.00 $1,022.06
1152 1152 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310–1435 1361 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,245.76 —
1696 1696 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–955 935 (<2 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,175.00 $1,023.77 —
1145 1145 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.