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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 123 266 153
Feeder cattle 100 220 125
Slaughter cattle 22 46 28
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: All classes sold mostly steady on a lite test of mostly plain quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 172.50 $172.50 $586 —
395 395 1 172.50 $172.50 $681 —
415 415 1 174.00 $174.00 $722 —
645 645 1 140.00 $140.00 $903 -24.00
710 710 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 138.00 $138.00 $662 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
370–392 386 8 136.00–144.00 $140.37 $542 -6.15
425–438 433 7 127.00–146.00 $136.22 $590 -3.09
491 491 3 125.00 $125.00 $614 -18.63
545 545 1 126.00 $126.00 $687 -16.04
585–595 590 2 124.00–130.00 $127.03 $749 -15.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 119.00 $119.00 $381 —
375 375 1 115.00 $115.00 $431 —
405–425 415 2 100.00–125.00 $112.20 $466 —
465–480 473 2 115.00–121.00 $118.05 $558 —
515–535 525 2 104.00–105.00 $104.51 $549 —
565 565 1 111.00 $111.00 $627 +11.00
660–665 663 2 99.00–112.00 $105.52 $700 +5.52
920 920 1 79.00 $79.00 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 187.50 $187.50 $375 —
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 —
320 fancy 320 2 202.50 $202.50 $648 —
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 -22.50
425–445 435 2 153.00 $153.00 $666 -24.02
490 490 1 144.00 $144.00 $706 -38.54
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 -3.00
620–640 629 4 147.00–162.00 $154.90 $974 -0.28
655–670 663 2 147.00–157.00 $151.94 $1,007 -2.57
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 -6.64
885 885 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 157.50 $157.50 $339 —
410 410 1 144.00 $144.00 $590 -7.00
480 480 1 132.50 $132.50 $636 -10.83
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1115 992 85-90% 3 61.00–69.00 $65.02 $645 —
950–1040 1008 85-90% 3 71.00–73.00 $71.68 $723 +0.69
1120 1120 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $661 +5.00
1170 1170 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $608 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $835 +11.00
1225–1460 1334 80-85% 4 73.00–76.00 $74.05 $988 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,309 +4.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1165 1115 2 82.00–91.00 $86.70 $967 —
1680–1710 1695 2 103.00–105.00 $103.99 $1,763 —
1875 1875 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,081 +6.32

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $861

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 107.50 $107.50 $263 —
347 347 2 105.00 $105.00 $364 —
489 489 5 114.00 $114.00 $557 —
570 570 1 111.00 $111.00 $633 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —

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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.