Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.46/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 559 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.42/cwt -17.85 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 471 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.73/cwt -20.67 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 528 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	405	394	345
Feeder cattle	277	277	297
Slaughter cattle	116	96	45
Replacement cattle	12	21	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 400 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	187.50	$187.50	$441	+17.50
285 fancy	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
330–332	331	3	177.50	$177.50	$588	+10.48
390	390	1	157.50	$157.50	$614	-6.86
403	403	4	168.00	$168.00	$677	-11.23
580–595	589	7	145.00–167.00	$155.21	$914	-16.79
605	605	1	146.00	$146.00	$883	—
700–742	726	8	146.00–153.00	$149.45	$1,085	-6.08
840	840	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	137.50	$137.50	$440	-2.50
640	640	1	116.00	$116.00	$742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	324	4	120.00	$120.00	$389	-7.41
350–390	360	4	130.00–142.50	$138.78	$500	+6.19
406–430	418	12	126.00–134.00	$130.81	$547	-10.66
460–495	471	16	120.00–138.00	$131.42	$619	-17.85
500–545	528	15	120.00–135.00	$131.73	$696	-20.67
562–595	579	4	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$698	-26.14
600–625	613	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$763	-6.51
655–685	663	8	115.00–127.00	$124.21	$824	-14.79
705–710	708	3	111.00–119.00	$116.35	$824	-19.65
794 value added	794	5	137.00	$137.00	$1,088	—
925–935	932	3	100.00–110.00	$106.69	$994	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	112.50	$112.50	$377	—
432	432	7	112.50	$112.50	$486	—
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	-15.00
510–530	517	3	100.00–112.00	$105.92	$548	-17.48
550–595	568	3	101.00–127.00	$113.00	$642	-2.43
640	640	1	110.00	$110.00	$704	—
675–695	685	2	90.00–110.00	$100.15	$686	-1.78
720–740	728	3	87.00–101.00	$96.39	$702	-9.78
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—
850	850	2	101.00–103.00	$102.00	$867	—
950	950	1	94.00	$94.00	$893	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,166	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	190.00–195.00	$192.66	$526	—
315–325	320	2	168.00–172.50	$170.21	$545	—
355–380	372	3	160.00–182.50	$175.34	$652	+4.15
460–487	473	9	164.00–167.00	$166.31	$787	-9.69
530–535	533	2	141.00–152.00	$146.47	$781	-11.50
550–595	559	16	142.00–165.00	$150.80	$843	+0.44
560 fancy	560	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,002	—
600–640	623	7	129.00–139.00	$135.30	$843	-13.99
660–685	673	3	129.00–145.00	$135.92	$915	—
700–705	703	3	118.00–120.00	$118.66	$834	-22.34
760–765	763	2	120.00–127.00	$123.51	$942	+2.51
800–835	818	2	107.00–111.00	$109.04	$892	+5.71

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	142.50	$142.50	$428	—
370–395	383	2	122.50–150.00	$135.80	$520	-3.49
405–430	414	4	121.00–135.00	$129.89	$538	-2.68
465–495	471	7	116.00–144.00	$133.38	$628	—
515–545	528	4	116.00–131.00	$123.97	$655	-13.67
555–580	568	2	116.00–135.00	$125.29	$712	+0.78
600–645	632	4	95.00–116.00	$106.94	$676	—
675–695	687	5	96.00–119.00	$108.37	$745	-7.01
710	710	2	91.00–106.00	$98.50	$699	-12.52
750–775	766	4	101.00–106.00	$102.22	$783	-7.78
915–930	923	2	83.00–101.00	$91.93	$849	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	2	85.00	$85.00	$456	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1135	1003	85-90%	13	61.00–67.00	$63.55	$637	-8.45
880–1135	1031	85-90%	14	42.00–58.00	$51.34	$529	-1.76
1030–1040	1035	85-90%	2	68.00–70.00	$69.00	$714	+15.90

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1380	1274	80-85%	9	62.00–67.00	$65.11	$830	—
1185–1360	1288	80-85%	4	44.00–58.00	$52.34	$674	—
1170–1485	1318	80-85%	15	68.00–76.00	$72.20	$952	+4.29
1370	1370	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,082	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1595	1528	75-80%	4	65.00–69.00	$66.47	$1,016	—
1460–1870	1621	75-80%	8	71.00–75.00	$73.66	$1,194	-11.44
1570–1805	1688	75-80%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,350	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1975	1679	4	84.00–99.00	$93.41	$1,568	-13.59
1565–1895	1696	4	102.00–105.00	$103.78	$1,760	-3.22
2035	2035	1	115.00	$115.00	$2,340	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,670	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045–1050	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	99.00–103.00	$101.00	$1,058

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1350–1660	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,175.00	$1,029.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	-551.07
1350–1660	1477	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,385.00	$1,190.37	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.