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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.92/cwt +8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 521 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.02/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 526 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.62/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 424 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 308 705
Feeder cattle 731 243 616
Slaughter cattle 134 65 47
Replacement cattle 5 — 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 —
312–320 fancy 315 3 200.00–205.00 $201.69 $635 —
345 345 2 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
365–395 386 6 171.00–197.50 $176.89 $683 —
417 417 2 190.00 $190.00 $792 —
470–498 483 10 169.00–194.00 $180.89 $874 —
505 fancy 505 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,020 —
500–545 525 25 160.00–180.00 $172.58 $906 -4.86
525–535 value added 527 24 186.00–195.00 $193.10 $1,018 —
555–588 574 17 171.00–180.00 $178.03 $1,022 +3.03
606–621 value added 608 30 169.00–174.00 $169.51 $1,031 —
620–633 630 5 144.00–165.00 $160.26 $1,010 +24.26
655–686 value added 664 10 168.00–173.00 $171.45 $1,138 —
660–697 674 10 146.00–165.00 $157.88 $1,064 +3.88
705–710 value added 708 2 163.00–167.00 $164.99 $1,168 —
715–741 726 16 149.00–157.50 $154.55 $1,122 —
760–780 770 2 145.00–151.00 $147.96 $1,139 —
823 value added 823 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,383 —
835 835 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $1,232 —
900 900 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,251 —
987 987 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,490 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–397 396 4 163.00–166.00 $164.50 $651 —
440–445 443 2 150.00–160.00 $155.03 $687 —
457–490 478 6 125.00–162.00 $136.40 $652 -8.60
695 695 2 131.00 $131.00 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 137.50 $137.50 $316 —
250–290 278 4 127.50–132.50 $131.19 $365 -15.94
300–325 313 2 130.00–135.00 $132.40 $414 -0.28
370–398 385 13 135.00–155.00 $146.55 $564 +14.31
400–447 424 48 135.00–156.00 $145.62 $617 +2.61
450–497 473 23 135.00–156.00 $146.18 $691 +1.17
505–541 value added 517 29 155.00–160.00 $158.61 $820 —
500–545 524 33 135.00–151.00 $144.17 $755 +1.96
550–583 value added 559 14 157.00–164.00 $159.08 $889 —
560–596 576 16 130.00–143.00 $137.13 $790 -5.20
600–646 624 40 121.00–144.00 $136.97 $855 +1.18
650–681 671 5 121.00–133.00 $126.41 $848 +2.58
703–733 715 9 122.00–134.00 $126.68 $906 —
785 785 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —
855 855 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 122.50 $122.50 $306 —
315–345 329 4 110.00–120.00 $117.38 $386 -10.12
405–422 415 4 110.00–125.00 $116.75 $485 -10.26
450 450 1 121.00 $121.00 $544 —
530–545 538 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $686 —
565–595 583 7 114.00–125.00 $122.46 $714 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
655–695 675 2 112.00–119.00 $115.60 $780 +25.60
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 +16.25
760–785 781 7 93.00–104.00 $94.53 $738 —
820 820 4 112.00 $112.00 $918 —
910 910 1 94.00 $94.00 $855 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1355 1192 3 98.00–106.00 $101.03 $1,204 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400 —
294 294 5 195.00 $195.00 $573 +5.00
310–335 321 4 177.50–197.50 $190.15 $610 -4.85
350–365 356 4 175.00–195.00 $186.14 $663 -0.11
368 fancy 368 4 200.00 $200.00 $736 —
415 fancy 415 4 200.00 $200.00 $830 -7.42
403–437 420 9 172.00–190.00 $176.54 $741 -0.97
450–477 457 8 172.00–192.00 $186.78 $854 +13.91
500–546 523 15 154.00–177.00 $166.08 $869 -20.93
555–595 574 18 150.00–170.00 $161.40 $926 +8.58
605–645 617 22 141.00–160.00 $150.74 $930 +4.00
650–665 659 4 145.00–151.00 $147.72 $973 +3.40
735 735 2 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $1,084 +12.51
760–775 767 3 130.00–139.00 $136.03 $1,043 —
815–825 822 3 130.00–133.00 $130.99 $1,077 —
860 860 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 130.00 $130.00 $426 —
360–377 369 4 140.00–170.00 $160.12 $591 -2.38
415–425 423 6 120.00–148.00 $143.43 $607 -4.57
455–475 462 5 120.00–167.50 $148.36 $685 -5.02
505–540 524 5 134.00–147.50 $141.20 $740 +3.47
555–562 559 4 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $780 +9.23
630 630 2 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
685–690 686 5 121.00–127.00 $125.79 $863 +8.79
710–735 723 2 111.00–124.00 $117.39 $849 —
776 776 3 115.00 $115.00 $892 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 —
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1470 1298 80-85% 6 54.00–57.00 $55.84 $725 -9.79
1215–1420 1305 80-85% 3 44.00–51.00 $46.83 $611 -5.41
1155–1480 1319 80-85% 13 60.00–68.00 $64.00 $844 +11.76
1270–1435 1335 80-85% 5 69.00–74.00 $70.94 $947 +18.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $673 —
820–1135 1014 85-90% 8 30.00–51.00 $43.09 $437 -6.46
895–1140 1043 85-90% 5 53.00–59.00 $56.29 $587 -17.35
1045–1150 1090 85-90% 4 63.00–68.00 $65.52 $714 -0.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1700 1545 75-80% 3 72.00 $72.00 $1,112 —
1515–1740 1592 75-80% 6 63.00–68.00 $64.81 $1,032 -8.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1805 1444 9 74.00–96.00 $86.68 $1,252 —
1590 1590 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,685 —
1670–2005 1838 2 100.00–103.00 $101.64 $1,868 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1285–1345 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–800.00 $744.69
1515 1515 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–587 583 6 120.00–129.00 $127.55 $744 —

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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.