Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.01/cwt +20.01 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 471 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.33/cwt +15.30 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 564 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.44/cwt ≈ $969/hd at 546 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	308	123	488
Feeder cattle	243	100	425
Slaughter cattle	65	22	63
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420 fancy	420	1	207.50	$207.50	$872	—
454–458 fancy	455	10	200.00	$200.00	$910	—
500–548	546	26	162.00–178.00	$177.44	$969	—
590	590	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,032	—
600	600	1	136.00	$136.00	$816	—
682	682	11	154.00	$154.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	145.00	$145.00	$667	+7.00
592	592	2	149.00	$149.00	$882	—
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 fancy	265	1	162.50	$162.50	$431	—
276–285	279	7	142.50–150.00	$147.13	$410	+7.13
305–345	327	7	130.00–140.00	$132.68	$434	+2.68
362–395	381	8	127.50–140.00	$132.24	$504	-8.13
400–445	423	20	133.00–149.00	$143.01	$605	+6.79
455–490	471	33	131.00–149.00	$145.01	$683	+20.01
500–545	521	9	129.00–150.00	$142.21	$741	+16.21
562–577	564	31	129.00–144.00	$142.33	$803	+15.30
610–625	617	5	132.00–137.00	$135.79	$838	—
665–694	690	7	123.00–129.00	$123.83	$854	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	127.50	$127.50	$414	+8.50
440–445	443	2	126.00–128.00	$127.01	$563	+14.81
500	500	4	126.00	$126.00	$630	+21.49
690	690	1	90.00	$90.00	$621	-15.52
705–720	710	3	90.00–107.00	$95.75	$680	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	175.00	$175.00	$420	—
251–295 fancy	269	5	200.00–207.50	$203.29	$547	—
287	287	2	190.00	$190.00	$545	+25.00
346	346	3	195.00	$195.00	$675	+20.00
349 fancy	349	5	210.00	$210.00	$733	+7.50
355–395	379	9	175.00–195.00	$186.25	$706	—
410–430 fancy	417	3	200.00–220.00	$207.42	$865	—
415–445	431	4	165.00–187.50	$177.51	$765	+24.51
460 fancy	460	1	197.50	$197.50	$908	—
450–485	466	10	167.50–185.00	$172.87	$806	+28.87
500–505	503	2	184.00–190.00	$187.01	$941	—
555–580	572	8	148.00–164.00	$152.82	$874	+2.82
625–635 fancy	628	5	164.00–168.00	$166.59	$1,046	—
625–645	635	3	138.00–152.00	$146.74	$932	-8.16
665–680	675	3	138.00–149.00	$144.32	$974	-7.62
700–720	710	2	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$958	+4.99
960	960	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	162.50	$162.50	$609	—
445	445	1	148.00	$148.00	$659	+4.00
450–490	468	3	140.00–160.00	$153.38	$718	+20.88
500–540	520	2	131.00–145.00	$137.73	$716	-2.27
550–580	565	2	120.00–140.00	$130.27	$736	—
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1270	1253	80-85%	3	55.00–57.00	$55.66	$697	-10.34
1105–1445	1273	80-85%	12	70.00–79.00	$74.06	$943	+8.06
1175–1460	1285	80-85%	15	62.00–69.00	$65.63	$843	-0.37
1205–1500	1323	80-85%	3	51.00–53.00	$52.24	$691	-21.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1175	1008	85-90%	8	41.00–54.00	$49.55	$499	-22.13
915–1105	1028	85-90%	5	71.00–78.00	$73.64	$757	+1.96
980–1105	1053	85-90%	3	55.00–57.00	$56.32	$593	—
1015–1180	1070	85-90%	4	61.00–69.00	$66.07	$707	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1645	1577	75-80%	3	72.00–76.00	$73.34	$1,157	—
1635	1635	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1665	1285	3	75.00–89.00	$81.05	$1,041	—
1655–1860	1777	3	95.00–101.00	$98.60	$1,752	—
2055–2090	2073	2	108.00–113.00	$110.52	$2,291	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
867	867	17	116.50	$116.50	$1,010	—

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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.