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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.68/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 483 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $214.06/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 270 294 474
Feeder cattle 211 222 333
Slaughter cattle 58 72 107
Replacement cattle 1 — 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, 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
320 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 -8.94
365–370 fancy 366 4 235.00–247.50 $239.36 $876 —
390 390 2 200.00 $200.00 $780 —
425 fancy 425 1 225.00 $225.00 $956 -17.97
440 440 1 214.00 $214.00 $942 +14.00
455–495 fancy 481 5 220.00–232.50 $225.16 $1,083 -9.81
532 value added 532 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,170 -13.36
550–590 value added 580 4 216.00–223.00 $217.66 $1,262 -2.09
585–597 593 3 195.00–212.00 $206.41 $1,224 +0.41
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 —
602–636 value added 625 6 205.00–215.00 $212.34 $1,327 +9.36
655 655 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,271 —
710 710 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,278 —
805 805 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,433 +8.00
965 965 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
500 500 1 167.50 $167.50 $838 —
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 157.50 $157.50 $441 —
520 520 1 142.50 $142.50 $741 —
715 715 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,008 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,452 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 205.00 $205.00 $410 —
290 290 1 207.50 $207.50 $602 —
310 310 1 182.50 $182.50 $566 -10.00
370–395 382 3 178.00–201.00 $187.26 $715 -6.40
410 fancy 410 1 209.00 $209.00 $857 +6.00
400–440 419 4 181.00–198.00 $192.69 $807 +2.69
460–495 482 6 180.00–198.00 $189.22 $912 -4.75
460–496 fancy 485 5 200.00–202.00 $201.23 $976 —
500–535 516 7 172.00–187.00 $181.82 $938 -2.58
535 value added 535 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,065 +1.70
565 value added 565 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,085 —
570–595 580 4 175.00–186.00 $178.46 $1,035 -11.21
605 605 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,053 —
635–638 value added 637 4 179.00–183.00 $182.00 $1,159 ±0.00
665–680 673 2 158.00–161.00 $159.52 $1,074 +1.52
736 736 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,178 +19.00
791 791 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,210 —
990 990 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
307–335 316 3 155.00–162.00 $157.47 $498 -0.68
350–390 381 5 160.00–171.00 $164.24 $626 -5.76
415–445 430 2 150.00–170.00 $160.35 $690 +20.05
460–495 478 2 140.00–161.00 $150.12 $718 +20.12
522–545 530 3 152.00–168.00 $162.51 $861 —
550 550 1 157.50 $157.50 $866 —
615–640 628 2 141.00–150.00 $145.59 $914 —
745 745 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,050 —
970 970 1 91.00 $91.00 $883 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,295 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 4 220.00–247.50 $233.75 $690 —
320–330 fancy 325 2 220.00–222.50 $221.23 $719 -8.77
375 375 1 217.50 $217.50 $816 +1.76
420–430 425 2 200.00–203.00 $201.52 $856 -8.48
425–445 fancy 435 4 226.00–267.50 $250.34 $1,089 +18.25
460–480 fancy 473 6 220.00–230.00 $224.52 $1,062 -4.50
467–495 475 4 185.00–208.00 $198.37 $942 +0.04
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 —
505–545 fancy 517 6 215.00–229.00 $223.57 $1,156 -1.24
515–545 530 2 200.00–210.00 $204.86 $1,086 +3.11
555–585 570 2 202.00–203.00 $202.49 $1,154 +2.49
555–597 fancy 577 6 215.00–228.00 $220.51 $1,272 +0.51
600–610 fancy 605 2 190.00–216.00 $202.89 $1,227 +14.35
615 615 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 +18.00
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 -2.00
650–655 fancy 653 2 183.00–195.00 $189.02 $1,234 —
675–685 680 2 163.00–172.00 $167.47 $1,139 —
710 710 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,086 -13.00
715–720 fancy 718 2 175.00–180.00 $177.49 $1,274 —
755 fancy 755 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,321 —
850 850 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 175.00–180.00 $177.56 $728 -2.44
570 570 1 141.00 $141.00 $804 -8.03
815 815 1 119.00 $119.00 $970 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–930 802 85-90% 8 54.00–62.00 $58.04 $465 —
825–1175 990 85-90% 4 81.00–86.00 $83.12 $823 +8.66
865–1140 1028 85-90% 6 72.00–77.00 $73.96 $760 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,040 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1300 1244 80-85% 5 83.00–86.00 $84.61 $1,053 —
1170–1390 1275 80-85% 10 91.00–105.00 $98.26 $1,253 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1615 1548 75-80% 4 96.00–108.00 $101.54 $1,572 +3.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1530 1265 3 101.00–115.00 $110.49 $1,398 —
1650–1980 1785 3 120.00–129.00 $124.56 $2,223 —

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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
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 138.00 $138.00 $718 —

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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.