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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $181.18/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 537 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.52/cwt +32.19 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 427 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $248.03/cwt +28.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 426 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 154 234
Feeder cattle 341 133 164
Slaughter cattle 52 21 55
Replacement cattle 3 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 10.00-15.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher, 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
230 fancy 230 4 240.00 $240.00 $552 +15.00
301 fancy 301 3 260.00 $260.00 $783 +18.87
335 335 1 212.50 $212.50 $712 +2.50
365–397 fancy 380 15 232.50–267.50 $252.71 $960 -9.56
405–412 fancy 410 3 260.00–272.50 $268.38 $1,100 —
420 420 1 220.00 $220.00 $924 +7.50
450 450 1 201.00 $201.00 $904 —
485–497 fancy 491 5 221.00–237.00 $228.87 $1,124 -12.88
532–540 value added 535 3 206.00–220.00 $210.71 $1,127 -17.29
550–597 value added 575 7 209.00–221.00 $216.76 $1,246 —
660 value added 660 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,214 -16.00
701–715 value added 705 4 180.00–185.00 $183.73 $1,295 +1.73
770 770 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
847 847 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,364 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
480 480 1 148.00 $148.00 $710 —
780 780 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,123 —
910 910 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 +7.47
255–270 263 2 200.00–202.50 $201.21 $529 —
276–285 fancy 278 5 210.00–217.50 $211.54 $588 -3.53
338 fancy 338 8 240.00 $240.00 $811 —
335–340 339 4 180.00–202.50 $188.75 $640 —
355–386 fancy 380 10 212.50–250.00 $237.10 $901 +17.10
355–395 384 10 180.00–202.00 $192.38 $739 +7.36
400–431 fancy 423 11 225.00–247.50 $241.69 $1,022 +46.69
400–445 431 13 181.00–205.00 $197.07 $849 +31.07
460–495 476 9 182.50–196.00 $187.83 $894 +10.83
500–548 value added 534 22 181.00–186.00 $183.38 $979 -1.52
520–549 545 8 175.00–176.00 $175.12 $954 —
550 value added 550 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,023 —
555–570 565 3 165.00–172.50 $170.04 $961 -6.96
605 value added 605 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,035 —
613–642 624 10 140.00–149.00 $145.06 $905 —
650–660 653 4 140.00–160.00 $149.96 $979 —
732 732 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,003 -17.00
770 770 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,063 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 280 4 160.00–172.50 $169.05 $473 +24.05
310 310 1 162.50 $162.50 $504 —
380 380 2 151.00–160.00 $155.50 $591 +14.27
405–430 415 3 160.00–162.50 $161.15 $669 —
470–490 477 7 130.00–165.00 $154.73 $738 +9.73
575–580 578 7 137.00–151.00 $146.73 $848 —
600–630 615 2 116.00–130.00 $123.17 $757 -6.83
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 112.00 $112.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 338 6 187.50–220.00 $211.22 $714 —
365 365 1 215.00 $215.00 $785 —
357–395 fancy 383 13 235.00–260.00 $248.56 $952 +4.30
401–445 fancy 424 18 241.00–270.00 $254.18 $1,078 +32.18
405–445 433 5 217.00–230.00 $225.91 $978 +20.91
451–470 fancy 456 4 232.00–251.00 $246.10 $1,122 +15.49
470–475 473 2 201.00–214.00 $207.47 $981 +7.47
517–540 fancy 522 6 210.00–240.00 $232.15 $1,212 +22.15
510–545 528 4 193.00–205.00 $198.17 $1,046 —
562 562 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,124 —
555–595 fancy 580 14 206.00–229.50 $222.60 $1,291 +29.60
615–620 618 2 150.00–170.00 $160.04 $989 —
651–675 fancy 654 7 188.00–199.00 $197.38 $1,291 —
650–670 660 2 152.00–163.00 $157.42 $1,039 —
735 735 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,095 —
880 880 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 189.00 $189.00 $832 —
462–465 463 3 171.00–181.00 $177.65 $823 —
585 585 1 141.00 $141.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1425 1224 80-85% 18 88.00–112.00 $97.28 $1,191 —
1245–1335 1273 80-85% 4 69.00–76.00 $73.54 $936 -10.46
1415 1415 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,189 -10.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1115 1060 85-90% 3 70.00–75.00 $72.29 $766 -12.75
1000–1160 1085 85-90% 4 78.00–85.00 $82.37 $894 +14.37
1085 1085 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,020 +26.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,260 —
1420–1530 1486 75-80% 6 92.00–106.00 $97.66 $1,451 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1825 1768 3 126.00–130.00 $128.64 $2,274 -1.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1095 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 101.00–106.00 $103.68 $1,061

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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.