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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.21/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 407 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.36/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 515 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 337 286
Feeder cattle 187 251 229
Slaughter cattle 64 71 56
Replacement cattle 4 15 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test of a average quality offering. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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
220–230 225 2 192.50–197.50 $194.94 $439 —
265 fancy 265 1 210.00 $210.00 $556 —
395 fancy 395 2 220.00–222.50 $221.25 $874 -6.25
410–445 fancy 435 6 200.00–225.00 $218.58 $951 +3.53
485–490 488 2 175.00–191.00 $182.96 $893 -8.04
525 value added 525 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,013 -9.10
545 545 1 160.00 $160.00 $872 —
557–585 565 4 159.00–181.00 $164.71 $931 +5.71
645 645 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 165.00 $165.00 $388 —
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
520 520 1 121.00 $121.00 $629 —
595 595 1 157.00 $157.00 $934 —
605 605 1 135.00 $135.00 $817 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 137.50 $137.50 $516 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 157.50 $157.50 $370 —
260 260 1 165.00 $165.00 $429 —
300–340 fancy 327 3 180.00–195.00 $188.67 $617 +3.74
340–345 343 2 160.00–169.00 $164.47 $564 —
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
371–395 fancy 380 7 182.50–202.50 $196.76 $748 —
402–412 fancy 404 14 185.00–203.00 $199.23 $805 +9.86
420–435 428 2 161.00–173.00 $167.11 $715 +5.11
450–495 477 8 150.00–171.00 $163.01 $778 -0.01
505 value added 505 3 175.00 $175.00 $884 -3.00
507–540 519 8 168.00–171.00 $169.99 $882 +5.99
615 615 1 149.00 $149.00 $916 +14.00
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 -21.00
750 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 132.50–140.00 $136.14 $351 —
395 395 1 124.00 $124.00 $490 —
400–445 421 4 112.50–131.00 $121.04 $510 —
475–495 485 2 115.00–130.00 $122.65 $595 —
540 540 1 147.00 $147.00 $794 —
560–580 568 3 110.00–131.00 $123.71 $703 —
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 —
735 735 1 99.00 $99.00 $728 -5.00
780 780 2 103.00 $103.00 $803 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 2 190.00 $190.00 $441 +7.50
265 fancy 265 1 202.50 $202.50 $537 -17.50
265 265 1 195.00 $195.00 $517 —
367–370 fancy 368 3 205.00–237.50 $226.61 $834 +10.06
385 385 1 190.00 $190.00 $732 -7.50
405–430 fancy 418 4 210.00–224.00 $218.85 $915 -3.45
450–485 fancy 462 3 204.00–209.00 $207.25 $957 -2.61
475–480 478 2 190.00–197.00 $193.52 $925 -2.00
518–540 fancy 524 7 199.00–206.00 $202.43 $1,061 +2.34
565 565 1 169.00 $169.00 $955 -6.90
635 635 1 150.00 $150.00 $952 -11.00
865 865 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,055 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 159.00 $159.00 $771 —
535 535 1 119.00 $119.00 $637 -21.00
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
865 865 1 90.00 $90.00 $778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1300 1222 80-85% 3 70.00–79.00 $74.81 $914 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $857 -15.77
1160–1565 1356 80-85% 17 81.00–103.00 $92.15 $1,250 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1015 973 85-90% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.52 $657 —
950–1070 1021 85-90% 4 69.00–75.00 $72.31 $738 +5.64
970–1110 1057 85-90% 3 81.00–96.00 $86.86 $918 +33.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,108 -22.30
1530–1730 1630 75-80% 2 85.00–95.00 $89.69 $1,462 +14.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1690 1444 3 92.00–95.00 $93.59 $1,351 +2.54
1485–1605 1528 3 114.00–124.00 $118.15 $1,805 —
1605 1605 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,653 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1495 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 89.00–107.00 $98.48 $1,106

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 131.00 $131.00 $557 —

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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.