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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.13/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 455 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.21/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 607 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $182.54/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 484 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 630 355
Feeder cattle 220 545 296
Slaughter cattle 46 77 59
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 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
500–530 515 2 166.00–179.00 $172.31 $887 +6.17
555–589 576 9 166.00–180.00 $175.25 $1,009 +2.19
630 630 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,033 +6.01
631–647 value added 640 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 +5.00
900 900 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 362 6 146.00–147.00 $146.52 $530 +0.28
400–432 417 5 130.00–143.00 $139.31 $581 -3.42
453 fancy 453 16 158.00 $158.00 $716 +1.12
455–480 464 4 130.00–154.00 $143.63 $666 -2.02
500–545 526 9 138.00–149.00 $142.04 $747 -5.86
552–563 559 10 138.00–147.00 $142.72 $798 -3.52
600 value added 600 14 149.00 $149.00 $894 +7.00
610–641 633 4 130.00–138.00 $131.93 $835 -4.04
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 100.00 $100.00 $570 -13.91
625–645 635 3 90.00–100.00 $95.35 $605 -17.01
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 -9.90
710–745 723 4 71.00–100.00 $85.64 $619 -14.50
825 825 1 90.00 $90.00 $742 -11.00
858 858 3 82.00 $82.00 $704 —
975 975 1 88.00 $88.00 $858 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,195 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 107.00 $107.00 $396 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 197.50 $197.50 $672 +31.04
360 360 1 192.50 $192.50 $693 +14.28
399 fancy 399 5 207.50 $207.50 $828 —
415–440 428 4 167.50–186.00 $177.02 $758 +1.75
460–487 484 12 159.00–185.00 $182.54 $883 +7.81
540 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 -4.26
550 550 1 153.00 $153.00 $842 +0.78
600–640 619 6 152.00–156.00 $155.18 $961 +8.46
633 fancy 633 3 157.00 $157.00 $994 —
655–660 658 2 153.00–156.00 $154.51 $1,017 +6.51
665 fancy 665 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,057 —
705–735 720 2 130.00–143.00 $136.64 $984 +7.26
820 820 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,091 +3.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 140.00–161.00 $150.21 $541 +5.69
440 440 1 151.00 $151.00 $664 +9.73
460–490 475 3 140.00–150.00 $143.33 $681 +4.69
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 -15.21
775 775 1 95.00 $95.00 $736 -22.50
855 855 1 89.00 $89.00 $761 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1255 1215 80-85% 4 62.00–66.00 $64.21 $780 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $690 -9.00
1240–1560 1359 80-85% 9 72.00–76.00 $73.71 $1,002 +31.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1150 1010 85-90% 4 69.00–74.00 $70.99 $717 +25.99
1100 1100 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $660 -4.22
1120 1120 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $605 -10.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1845 1714 75-80% 5 70.00–74.00 $72.19 $1,237 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,126 —
1380–1925 1724 5 93.00–99.00 $95.77 $1,651 —
1670–2020 1876 5 101.00–110.00 $104.68 $1,964 —

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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.