Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.72/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	294	285	440
Feeder cattle	222	232	381
Slaughter cattle	72	52	59
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	210.00	$210.00	$525	—
270 fancy	270	1	240.00	$240.00	$648	—
308 fancy	308	6	240.00	$240.00	$739	—
315–335	325	2	202.50–215.00	$208.94	$679	—
400–440 fancy	409	7	222.50–250.00	$242.97	$994	+10.47
415	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	-5.00
450–467 fancy	464	6	234.00–240.00	$234.97	$1,090	+6.97
510–521	518	4	182.00–205.00	$199.34	$1,033	—
507–545 value added	520	3	221.00–240.00	$233.36	$1,213	+18.36
578–580 value added	578	8	211.00–221.00	$219.75	$1,270	—
580	580	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,195	—
630–640 value added	638	4	201.00–209.00	$202.98	$1,295	—
653 value added	653	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,332	—
715–730 value added	723	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,316	—
755 value added	755	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,397	—
815 value added	815	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,459	—
825	825	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,402	—
880	880	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,461	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,415	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	160.00	$160.00	$576	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	3	187.50	$187.50	$461	—
280 fancy	280	3	222.50	$222.50	$623	—
300	300	1	192.50	$192.50	$578	+2.50
303 fancy	303	3	222.50	$222.50	$674	—
355–381	377	7	185.00–195.00	$193.66	$730	+3.66
435	435	2	190.00	$190.00	$826	+9.56
440 fancy	440	2	203.00	$203.00	$893	+2.11
485–495	490	2	191.00–197.00	$193.97	$950	+14.49
505–545 value added	520	13	191.00–204.00	$197.30	$1,026	+0.35
520–541	535	5	181.00–186.00	$184.40	$987	+11.42
560–570	565	3	189.00–190.00	$189.67	$1,072	+12.49
640 value added	640	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,165	+7.00
650	650	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,027	-2.00
688 value added	688	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,197	—
720	720	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,015	—
900	900	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	314	5	130.00–170.00	$158.15	$497	-1.85
395	395	1	170.00	$170.00	$672	—
410–435	423	2	130.00–150.00	$140.30	$593	—
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	—
855	855	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,077	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,135	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	147.50	$147.50	$678	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	197.50	$197.50	$553	—
330	330	1	185.00	$185.00	$610	-15.00
335 fancy	335	1	230.00	$230.00	$770	+13.19
355–387	376	4	210.00–220.00	$215.74	$811	—
365–390 fancy	378	3	232.50–242.50	$238.29	$901	+6.54
415	415	1	210.00	$210.00	$872	+5.00
413–445 fancy	425	7	225.00–239.00	$232.09	$986	+0.53
460–480 fancy	468	3	224.00–234.00	$229.02	$1,072	+6.47
450–490	479	5	190.00–201.00	$198.33	$950	-8.67
500–542 fancy	525	5	217.00–231.00	$224.81	$1,180	+13.16
540–545	543	2	201.00–202.50	$201.75	$1,096	—
570 fancy	570	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	+10.48
580	580	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,160	+30.00
600–640 fancy	622	3	180.00–200.00	$188.54	$1,173	—
630	630	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,021	—
690 fancy	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
740	740	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,228	+23.00
830	830	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,054	+7.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	—
475	475	1	160.00	$160.00	$760	—
565–575	570	2	146.00–152.00	$149.03	$849	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1465	1323	80-85%	21	91.00–105.00	$95.18	$1,259	—
1160–1435	1325	80-85%	6	85.00–89.00	$87.85	$1,164	—
1475	1475	80-85%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,150	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1060	994	85-90%	7	70.00–79.00	$74.46	$740	—
950–1135	1053	85-90%	4	80.00–85.00	$82.51	$869	-13.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1550	1517	75-80%	3	94.00–100.00	$97.69	$1,482	—
1570	1570	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,397	-11.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1540	1428	2	97.00–98.00	$97.46	$1,392	—
1555	1555	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,788	—
1750–2155	1976	4	135.00–143.00	$138.45	$2,736	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—

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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.