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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.70/cwt -9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 420 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.90/cwt +16.89 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 482 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 255 195
Feeder cattle 142 187 161
Slaughter cattle 33 64 34
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, 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
375 fancy 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 +13.75
415–440 fancy 432 3 225.00–230.00 $226.60 $979 +8.02
452–470 fancy 458 3 201.00–203.00 $202.32 $927 —
465 465 1 176.00 $176.00 $818 -6.96
515–525 value added 520 2 201.00–215.00 $207.93 $1,081 +14.93
520–530 525 2 186.00–192.00 $189.03 $992 +29.03
575 575 2 185.00–192.00 $188.50 $1,084 +23.79
560–595 value added 583 3 200.00–211.00 $203.52 $1,187 —
755–760 758 2 155.00–161.00 $158.01 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 148.00 $148.00 $488 +8.00
715 715 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 187.50 $187.50 $544 +22.50
310–323 fancy 321 6 196.00–218.00 $214.46 $688 +25.79
355–385 fancy 370 4 186.00–205.00 $195.06 $722 -1.70
385 385 2 162.50–180.00 $171.25 $659 +21.25
405–440 fancy 420 15 180.00–192.00 $185.70 $780 -13.53
450–490 fancy 482 9 180.00–181.00 $180.89 $872 —
485 485 1 171.00 $171.00 $829 +7.99
525 525 1 171.00 $171.00 $898 +1.01
540 value added 540 3 175.00 $175.00 $945 ±0.00
595 595 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,006 —
645 645 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,006 +7.00
650 650 1 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 +23.86
345 345 1 153.00 $153.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 fancy 391 4 210.00–227.50 $214.36 $838 -12.25
405 405 1 192.50 $192.50 $780 —
402–440 fancy 414 6 201.00–217.00 $212.06 $878 -6.79
477 fancy 477 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,068 +16.75
480–482 482 7 193.00–199.00 $198.15 $955 +4.63
500–520 fancy 510 2 197.00–213.00 $205.16 $1,046 +2.73
510 510 1 187.50 $187.50 $956 —
556 fancy 556 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,106 —
700–727 718 3 160.00–163.00 $160.97 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 147.50 $147.50 $428 —
440 440 1 167.50 $167.50 $737 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1095 1016 85-90% 4 60.00–65.00 $61.83 $628 -10.48
955–1130 1043 85-90% 2 51.00–53.00 $52.08 $543 -20.23
1060–1145 1103 85-90% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.48 $888 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1345 1268 80-85% 2 75.00–81.00 $77.82 $987 +9.82
1240–1425 1338 80-85% 5 82.00–101.00 $88.36 $1,182 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,417 —
1585 1585 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,205 +5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1965 1648 4 103.00–113.00 $106.44 $1,754 —
1940 1940 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,843 —
1810–2110 1976 5 116.00–132.00 $125.12 $2,472 —

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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.