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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.40/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 442 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.72/cwt +8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 566 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $207.45/cwt +23.34 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 430 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 253 175
Feeder cattle 270 198 134
Slaughter cattle 35 55 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Lite weight steers 6.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, 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
200 fancy 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400 —
301 fancy 301 4 210.00 $210.00 $632 —
421 fancy 421 3 215.00 $215.00 $905 —
452–495 fancy 484 8 211.00–219.00 $217.13 $1,051 —
505 fancy 505 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,101 —
528 value added 528 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,156 +19.00
510–535 530 5 182.00–197.00 $184.89 $980 +22.89
560–590 570 7 172.00–193.00 $187.58 $1,069 -4.39
625 value added 625 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,212 —
640 640 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,146 —
725 725 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,262 —
880 880 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 4 142.50–160.00 $149.42 $430 +7.68
330–345 338 2 155.00–160.00 $157.56 $533 +0.48
390–395 393 4 163.00–165.00 $164.25 $646 -2.29
425–447 442 20 157.00–170.00 $166.40 $735 +7.40
457–492 477 13 155.00–167.00 $161.62 $771 -13.67
500–505 502 6 157.00–174.00 $166.18 $834 —
550–595 566 20 155.00–172.00 $165.72 $938 +8.73
625–635 630 2 141.00–145.00 $143.02 $901 —
650–665 662 5 130.00–140.00 $133.19 $882 +2.19
727–730 728 3 131.00–146.00 $136.01 $990 +6.01
785 value added 785 9 147.00 $147.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 132.50 $132.50 $437 -10.00
500–542 520 5 130.00–150.00 $144.15 $750 +13.15
595 595 1 148.00 $148.00 $881 +13.00
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
327 327 2 192.00 $192.00 $628 —
388 fancy 388 6 213.00 $213.00 $826 +11.00
410–436 fancy 430 17 205.00–211.00 $209.48 $901 +9.48
415–445 430 2 185.00–195.00 $190.17 $818 +14.01
462–490 476 5 177.00–196.00 $183.10 $872 -8.92
495 fancy 495 2 201.00 $201.00 $995 -3.39
505–540 524 6 170.00–180.00 $176.45 $925 -14.55
530 fancy 530 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,055 —
565–585 579 14 170.00–193.00 $185.59 $1,075 +3.78
600–635 624 4 170.00–179.00 $172.16 $1,074 +5.96
640 fancy 640 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,197 +4.52
650–670 660 2 160.00–176.00 $167.88 $1,108 —
700–720 710 2 154.00–160.00 $156.96 $1,114 +6.46
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 +20.00
905 905 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
480 480 1 171.00 $171.00 $821 +8.97
542 542 2 164.00 $164.00 $889 +16.35
660 660 1 149.00 $149.00 $983 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1355 1320 80-85% 3 77.00–86.00 $82.02 $1,083 -13.80
1255–1470 1337 80-85% 3 90.00–104.00 $95.74 $1,280 +13.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1570 1540 75-80% 3 83.00–89.00 $84.95 $1,308 -4.05
1645 1645 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,480 -5.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $889 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,949 —
1615–1890 1765 5 120.00–129.00 $124.78 $2,202 -3.05

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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.