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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.36/cwt -30.77 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 570 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.40/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 527 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 558 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 394 279 254
Feeder cattle 277 230 208
Slaughter cattle 96 46 39
Replacement cattle 21 3 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Moderate 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
240 240 1 170.00 $170.00 $408 —
330–345 338 2 166.00–168.00 $167.02 $565 —
375–395 385 2 159.00–170.00 $164.36 $633 —
400–447 432 5 171.00–188.00 $179.23 $774 —
450–485 470 5 168.00–186.00 $175.83 $826 +12.60
500–545 531 7 151.00–171.00 $159.67 $848 -26.31
552–590 558 11 151.00–176.00 $172.00 $960 —
650–675 663 3 138.00–140.00 $139.35 $924 -12.13
730–740 735 2 151.00–160.00 $155.53 $1,143 +1.53
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 +8.40
875 875 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,295 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 152.50 $152.50 $419 —
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 -25.00
417–440 425 3 140.00–161.00 $147.25 $626 —
525 525 1 148.00 $148.00 $777 +4.00
560–585 573 2 130.00–133.00 $131.47 $753 —
692 692 2 130.00 $130.00 $900 —
725–735 730 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $938 -3.46
825 825 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,056 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–291 291 4 122.50–137.50 $133.76 $389 —
305–345 320 3 125.00–130.00 $127.41 $408 -15.09
350–395 378 9 124.00–143.00 $132.59 $501 —
415–430 425 4 140.00–145.00 $141.47 $601 -15.55
480–495 484 7 146.00–153.00 $149.27 $722 -2.59
520–545 527 12 135.00–158.00 $152.40 $803 -3.96
550–585 569 9 136.00–151.00 $146.63 $834 -7.01
620–645 637 5 125.00–135.00 $131.00 $834 -18.30
670 670 1 139.00 $139.00 $931 -11.99
700 700 1 136.00 $136.00 $952 —
775 775 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,062 +10.51
885 885 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,071 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 107.50 $107.50 $387 -21.44
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -3.73
505–535 523 7 120.00–130.00 $123.40 $645 -2.91
560–575 568 2 110.00–121.00 $115.43 $656 -6.87
680–695 690 3 95.00–111.00 $101.93 $703 -2.07
712–745 723 5 100.00–121.00 $106.17 $768 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 118.00 $118.00 $560 —
600–615 608 2 91.00–96.00 $93.47 $568 —
690 690 1 91.00 $91.00 $628 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 379 6 170.00–172.50 $171.19 $649 +12.40
420–442 428 6 150.00–171.00 $156.19 $668 -18.36
475 475 3 176.00 $176.00 $836 -4.87
510–535 521 4 155.00–159.00 $157.97 $823 -14.39
557–577 570 14 144.00–160.00 $150.36 $857 -30.77
615–641 636 5 138.00–152.00 $149.29 $949 +6.97
705 705 1 141.00 $141.00 $994 —
770 770 1 121.00 $121.00 $932 -4.00
812–815 813 3 103.00–104.00 $103.33 $840 -23.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 -12.50
355–385 373 3 128.00–149.00 $139.29 $520 +6.79
440–445 443 2 120.00–145.00 $132.57 $587 -17.43
507–520 511 3 135.00–139.00 $137.64 $703 +6.64
560–585 568 3 114.00–130.00 $124.51 $707 -22.49
650–680 665 2 110.00–121.00 $115.38 $767 +15.38
705–735 720 2 110.00–112.00 $111.02 $799 +11.02
767 767 2 110.00 $110.00 $844 -5.00
817 817 2 94.00 $94.00 $768 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 116.00 $116.00 $551 —
520 520 1 91.00 $91.00 $473 —
660 660 1 129.00 $129.00 $851 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $575 —
1270–1395 1333 80-85% 2 66.00–70.00 $67.91 $905 -2.68
1140–1545 1337 80-85% 17 71.00–79.00 $74.98 $1,002 +4.39
1220–1470 1345 80-85% 12 81.00–87.00 $83.11 $1,118 +12.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1865 1604 75-80% 4 74.00–79.00 $76.05 $1,220 -13.89
1475–1730 1630 75-80% 10 80.00–103.00 $85.10 $1,387 -4.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $738 +7.52
985–1100 1035 85-90% 3 45.00–58.00 $53.10 $550 -11.38
970–1115 1050 85-90% 4 62.00–70.00 $66.63 $700 -11.92
1110 1110 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $899 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1585 1308 2 81.00–99.00 $91.91 $1,202 —
1690 1690 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,808 —
1560–1925 1731 4 115.00–122.00 $118.74 $2,055 -3.89

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1075 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $875.06
1030–1405 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,150.00 $1,066.72
1410–1535 1473 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,152.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1125–1445 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,550.00 $1,305.98 —
1290–1405 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,476.07 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 125.00 $125.00 $438 —

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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.