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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.48/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 621 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.82/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 523 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.91/cwt +11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 610 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 476 317
Feeder cattle 251 395 223
Slaughter cattle 71 81 80
Replacement cattle 15 — 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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
240 fancy 240 1 215.00 $215.00 $516 —
360 fancy 360 2 227.50 $227.50 $819 +27.50
405–425 fancy 422 8 207.00–217.00 $215.05 $908 -12.00
485 485 1 191.00 $191.00 $926 -0.28
500–548 value added 536 8 189.00–215.00 $202.10 $1,083 +0.74
570 570 1 159.00 $159.00 $906 -19.67
585 value added 585 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,100 -11.77
608–615 value added 610 13 180.00–192.00 $188.91 $1,152 -0.59
650 650 1 146.00 $146.00 $949 —
665–695 value added 689 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,164 -7.53
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 -1.49
785 785 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,280 +13.49
815 815 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,312 —
870 870 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,305 —
915 915 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 126.00 $126.00 $863 —
960 960 1 102.00 $102.00 $979 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 168.00 $168.00 $815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–296 fancy 295 10 190.00–202.50 $199.00 $587 +6.50
335–345 fancy 340 2 180.00–190.00 $184.93 $629 -3.20
410 410 1 162.00 $162.00 $664 +3.45
400–445 fancy 429 9 174.00–198.00 $189.37 $812 +7.22
457–495 fancy 470 3 174.00–180.00 $177.89 $836 -2.70
470–495 483 6 156.00–171.00 $163.02 $787 +2.21
513–545 522 16 156.00–170.00 $164.00 $856 +9.99
540 value added 540 1 178.00 $178.00 $961 +5.19
550–590 569 8 155.00–171.00 $162.01 $922 +5.10
600–647 value added 620 19 157.00–163.00 $159.72 $990 +0.09
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 -9.76
650–671 value added 663 5 159.00–163.00 $161.43 $1,070 —
665–675 668 3 147.00–152.00 $148.68 $993 +0.68
747 747 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,091 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $421 +5.04
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
730 730 1 104.00 $104.00 $759 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 182.50 $182.50 $402 —
293 fancy 293 3 220.00 $220.00 $645 —
330–341 fancy 338 4 210.00–220.00 $212.44 $718 —
370 370 1 197.50 $197.50 $731 +17.50
350–390 fancy 376 11 200.00–232.50 $216.55 $814 -2.45
403–425 fancy 408 6 204.00–230.00 $222.30 $907 -4.20
450–495 473 6 190.00–199.00 $195.52 $925 +6.50
465–492 fancy 484 5 200.00–219.00 $209.86 $1,016 -9.14
500–540 fancy 518 3 191.00–210.00 $200.09 $1,036 +6.62
510–545 527 6 169.00–186.00 $176.13 $928 +4.07
550–578 569 6 161.00–186.00 $175.90 $1,001 -0.10
565–575 fancy 572 5 189.00–191.00 $189.59 $1,084 -0.71
630 fancy 630 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 +3.75
645 645 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,038 -8.00
655–680 664 5 159.00–164.00 $161.41 $1,072 +3.42
700–745 730 4 148.00–151.00 $149.23 $1,089 -3.83
870 870 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 148.00 $148.00 $636 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -16.99
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 -25.86
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 142.00 $142.00 $866 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1400 1268 80-85% 6 79.00–88.00 $83.77 $1,062 +18.97
1160–1390 1280 80-85% 5 65.00–70.00 $68.22 $873 +3.42
1155–1455 1291 80-85% 17 71.00–78.00 $73.30 $946 +8.50
1235–1380 1332 80-85% 3 51.00–61.00 $56.16 $748 -33.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1120 1026 85-90% 4 63.00–70.00 $66.67 $684 +1.16
875–1220 1059 85-90% 4 40.00–59.00 $53.42 $566 -32.14
985–1170 1099 85-90% 5 75.00–80.00 $76.92 $845 -8.64
1110 1110 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $899 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1710 1577 75-80% 3 85.00–101.00 $93.30 $1,471 +9.29
1480–1775 1620 75-80% 4 74.00–77.00 $74.93 $1,214 -17.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1735 1435 3 85.00–94.00 $91.05 $1,307 —
1325–2425 1779 7 101.00–109.00 $105.10 $1,870 —
1700–2110 1905 2 111.00–116.00 $113.77 $2,167 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 (<2 yrs)Open 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,030
945–1120 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 99.00–102.00 $100.25 $1,028

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1098 1098 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1017–1210 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,625.00 $1,462.95 —
1605 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.