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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $205.08/cwt +11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 373 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 117 426
Feeder cattle 152 104 334
Slaughter cattle 34 13 73
Replacement cattle 1 — 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder classes sold with increased demand on a lite test of good quality, Slaughter classes sold considerably higher with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 fancy 360 1 210.00 $210.00 $756 -2.50
505 505 1 182.00 $182.00 $919 +12.27
505–548 value added 539 5 195.00–199.00 $195.75 $1,055 —
587 value added 587 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,109 —
625 625 1 157.00 $157.00 $981 —
635–645 value added 641 6 174.00–185.00 $177.80 $1,140 +2.80
705–745 725 2 145.00–161.00 $152.78 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 172.50 $172.50 $604 —
490 490 1 165.00 $165.00 $808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 157.50 $157.50 $433 —
308–340 fancy 316 4 178.00–179.00 $178.73 $565 —
365–390 378 2 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $614 +4.91
360–391 fancy 381 6 181.00–182.00 $181.68 $692 +8.68
400–410 405 2 170.00–171.00 $170.51 $691 +12.56
460–490 475 8 145.00–161.00 $154.14 $732 +2.52
510–530 520 2 152.00–156.00 $154.04 $801 -2.96
550–580 561 9 151.00–158.00 $154.34 $866 -0.05
628 value added 628 4 154.00 $154.00 $967 —
605–645 634 5 145.00–150.00 $146.75 $930 +6.75
665 665 1 146.00 $146.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 +25.00
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -21.00
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749 -7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 2 202.50 $202.50 $557 —
310–330 320 3 170.00–195.00 $183.98 $589 —
366–395 fancy 373 8 202.00–220.00 $211.06 $787 —
355–395 375 2 180.00–182.50 $181.18 $679 -12.82
418 fancy 418 3 220.00 $220.00 $920 —
445 445 1 179.00 $179.00 $797 -11.61
490 490 1 198.00 $198.00 $970 +23.00
500–525 513 2 181.00–184.00 $182.46 $936 +11.39
565–595 580 2 173.00–184.00 $178.64 $1,036 -1.36
632 fancy 632 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,131 —
640 640 3 145.00–150.00 $148.33 $949 -2.67
650–685 668 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $979 —
710 710 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,008 +4.00
845 845 1 111.00 $111.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 147.50 $147.50 $317 —
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
330 330 1 141.00 $141.00 $465 -9.00
575 575 2 157.00 $157.00 $903 —
640 640 1 128.00 $128.00 $819 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
840 840 1 89.00 $89.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1390 1228 80-85% 5 70.00–79.00 $76.01 $933 +8.01
1305 1305 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $887 —
1220–1490 1371 80-85% 13 83.00–106.00 $93.93 $1,288 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1965 1802 75-80% 3 89.00–101.00 $93.36 $1,682 —
1835 1835 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,340 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $849 +21.02
1055–1175 1115 85-90% 2 83.00–90.00 $86.69 $967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1615 1453 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,468 —
1850–1905 1878 3 111.00–119.00 $114.63 $2,153 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 93.00 $93.00 $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.