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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $197.98/cwt +17.84 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 471 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $178.72/cwt +13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 628 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.76/cwt +16.63 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 465 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 253 305 261
Feeder cattle 198 226 227
Slaughter cattle 55 79 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 +10.00
520 value added 520 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 —
540 540 1 162.00 $162.00 $875 -20.35
560–595 578 2 191.00–193.00 $191.97 $1,110 +13.39
755 755 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,155 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 146.00 $146.00 $737 —
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 -20.07
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 4 141.00–142.50 $141.74 $387 +1.74
310–340 320 3 150.00–170.00 $157.08 $503 +11.45
370–385 381 4 162.00–170.00 $166.54 $635 +12.29
415 415 1 159.00 $159.00 $660 -4.28
455 fancy 455 8 182.00 $182.00 $828 —
465–495 486 4 173.00–177.00 $175.29 $852 +12.16
550–565 559 4 154.00–160.00 $156.99 $878 +5.83
612 value added 612 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,016 —
675 675 1 131.00 $131.00 $884 -13.32
735 735 1 130.00 $130.00 $956 -15.45
880 880 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 142.50 $142.50 $435 —
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
530 530 1 131.00 $131.00 $694 —
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 -10.00
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 191.00 $191.00 $544 —
365 fancy 365 1 202.00 $202.00 $737 -2.99
390 390 2 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
410 fancy 410 1 200.00 $200.00 $820 -1.98
420–440 430 2 169.00–183.00 $176.16 $757 -9.31
452–498 fancy 468 13 200.00–208.00 $204.39 $957 —
450–480 474 14 174.00–197.00 $192.02 $910 +11.88
516 516 3 191.00 $191.00 $986 +11.67
550–572 565 5 170.00–188.00 $181.81 $1,027 +7.33
600–640 613 3 160.00–173.00 $166.20 $1,019 +0.71
600–641 fancy 633 10 181.00–186.00 $182.48 $1,155 —
655 fancy 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 —
735 735 2 146.00–155.00 $150.50 $1,106 —
790 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 164.00 $164.00 $459 —
365 365 1 157.50 $157.50 $575 -0.50
475–495 483 3 151.00–168.00 $162.03 $783 +23.26
505–525 515 2 130.00–166.00 $147.65 $760 —
560–575 568 2 130.00–158.00 $143.81 $817 +8.21
600 600 1 113.00 $113.00 $678 -17.00
775 775 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,015 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $446 +3.00
890–1050 965 85-90% 3 60.00–68.00 $64.44 $622 —
905–1160 1014 85-90% 8 77.00–88.00 $82.64 $838 +6.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1430 1319 80-85% 8 90.00–104.00 $95.82 $1,264 +15.51
1340 1340 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,099 -7.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,344 —
1560–1725 1643 75-80% 2 90.00–101.00 $95.78 $1,574 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,814 —
1560–2150 1796 8 123.00–132.00 $127.83 $2,296 —

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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.