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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.06/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 563 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.07/cwt -8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 525 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.29/cwt +14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 469 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 369 870 262
Feeder cattle 307 731 240
Slaughter cattle 62 134 22
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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
365 365 2 174.00 $174.00 $635 -2.89
410 fancy 410 5 201.00 $201.00 $824 —
425 425 1 195.00 $195.00 $829 +5.00
450–475 467 3 161.00–166.00 $162.61 $759 -18.28
500–515 508 2 161.00–167.00 $164.04 $833 -8.54
501–518 value added 509 21 181.00–189.00 $186.22 $948 -6.88
550–577 value added 564 4 179.00–180.00 $179.49 $1,012 —
623–628 value added 625 14 170.00–171.00 $170.64 $1,066 +1.13
640 640 1 154.00 $154.00 $986 -6.26
665–695 676 9 155.00–166.00 $163.41 $1,105 +5.53
750–785 762 5 135.00–156.00 $146.49 $1,116 -1.47
845 845 5 139.00–156.00 $152.60 $1,289 +5.10
925 925 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,258 -3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 140.00–150.00 $144.86 $403 +13.67
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 +8.45
405–425 411 7 135.00–148.00 $144.82 $595 -0.80
400–445 fancy 429 5 156.00–163.00 $159.93 $686 —
453–485 465 7 140.00–152.00 $149.19 $694 +3.01
460–473 fancy 471 16 156.00–169.00 $165.14 $778 —
503–540 525 30 130.00–150.00 $142.07 $746 -2.10
550 value added 550 7 159.00 $159.00 $874 -0.08
550–587 567 24 130.00–152.00 $142.28 $807 +5.15
600–625 613 6 126.00–139.00 $135.14 $828 -1.83
625 value added 625 3 144.00 $144.00 $900 —
654 654 7 140.50 $140.50 $919 +14.09
755–766 760 7 131.00–137.00 $134.41 $1,022 +4.41
827 827 2 111.00 $111.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 100.00 $100.00 $495 —
530–545 538 2 100.00–125.00 $112.33 $604 -15.20
610 610 1 121.00 $121.00 $738 +11.00
690 690 1 113.00 $113.00 $780 -2.60
707 707 2 89.00 $89.00 $629 -23.00
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 -4.00
855 855 1 85.00 $85.00 $727 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 89.00 $89.00 $409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 162.50 $162.50 $439 -32.50
320–340 330 3 160.00–182.50 $170.23 $562 -19.92
358–385 365 6 175.00–195.00 $189.07 $690 +2.93
420–441 437 9 162.00–175.00 $170.50 $745 -6.04
450–490 474 14 154.00–173.00 $162.68 $771 -24.10
517–525 520 6 145.00–151.00 $147.02 $765 -19.06
612 fancy 612 7 158.00 $158.00 $967 —
615–637 629 8 140.00–146.00 $140.98 $887 -9.76
695 695 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 —
715–740 728 2 127.00–140.00 $133.39 $971 -14.11
796 796 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,011 -9.03
835 835 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,060 -3.99
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 -9.00
910 910 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 —
980 980 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–620 618 2 100.00–110.00 $104.98 $649 -32.02
655–695 670 3 101.00–125.00 $110.84 $743 -14.95
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1425 1268 80-85% 13 52.00–59.00 $55.87 $708 +0.03
1285–1345 1315 80-85% 2 72.00 $72.00 $947 +8.00
1150–1460 1340 80-85% 7 60.00–67.00 $63.80 $855 -7.14
1310–1485 1398 80-85% 2 45.00–47.00 $46.06 $644 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1100 1027 85-90% 5 52.00–57.00 $54.55 $560 +11.46
1020–1065 1035 85-90% 3 43.00–49.00 $45.66 $473 -10.63
1075–1175 1125 85-90% 2 59.00–64.00 $61.61 $693 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1595 1558 75-80% 2 51.00–56.00 $53.56 $834 -11.25
1475–1720 1601 75-80% 5 69.00–75.00 $72.12 $1,155 —
1555–1770 1663 75-80% 2 64.00–68.00 $66.13 $1,100 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1440 1370 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,164 —
1800 1800 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,962 —
1930–2270 2075 3 93.00–95.00 $94.27 $1,956 —

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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.