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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.24/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 567 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.95/cwt -16.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 480 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $186.96/cwt -7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 533 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 384 227
Feeder cattle 221 315 156
Slaughter cattle 111 53 70
Replacement cattle 2 16 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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
250–299 fancy 291 6 225.00–237.50 $235.71 $686 —
310–342 fancy 326 5 220.00–240.00 $232.30 $757 —
360–380 fancy 371 4 220.00–240.00 $227.61 $844 —
430 fancy 430 2 220.00 $220.00 $946 -46.29
440 440 1 190.00 $190.00 $836 -35.00
465–489 fancy 480 14 223.00–232.00 $229.95 $1,104 -24.34
520 value added 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 -31.15
550–582 value added 567 5 215.00–225.00 $218.12 $1,237 -14.20
610 610 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,177 -14.00
600–640 value added 615 5 211.00–222.00 $217.99 $1,341 —
725–740 732 4 181.00–187.00 $183.51 $1,343 —
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 170.00 $170.00 $774 -7.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,121 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 190.00 $190.00 $608 —
330 fancy 330 2 210.00–215.00 $212.50 $701 —
365–385 370 4 185.00–205.00 $197.33 $730 +7.26
358–386 fancy 372 6 212.00–217.50 $214.65 $798 —
405–442 fancy 424 7 201.00–210.00 $205.22 $870 +1.74
460 fancy 460 2 204.00 $204.00 $938 +0.65
450–490 468 9 186.00–199.00 $193.59 $906 -0.99
500–542 526 5 178.00–184.00 $180.97 $952 -8.37
505–548 value added 538 7 190.00–195.00 $191.24 $1,029 -9.74
550–586 value added 564 13 190.00–195.00 $191.82 $1,082 —
550–590 575 5 170.00–188.00 $178.92 $1,029 -17.29
610–613 612 4 171.00–180.00 $177.76 $1,088 -8.47
653–685 667 9 167.50–173.00 $170.60 $1,138 -2.40
710 710 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,143 -6.00
765–773 772 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,243 —
815 815 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,133 —
880 880 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 160.00 $160.00 $952 -2.08
600–630 615 2 152.00–156.00 $153.95 $947 +10.95
710–725 718 2 145.00–150.00 $147.47 $1,059 —
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 1 240.00 $240.00 $804 ±0.00
380–395 fancy 385 5 220.00–232.50 $228.45 $880 -18.20
410 410 1 205.00 $205.00 $840 -20.00
400–430 fancy 414 8 230.00–239.00 $235.95 $977 -22.46
460–470 fancy 467 6 230.00–240.00 $235.44 $1,100 -14.04
462–495 475 4 210.00–217.50 $212.44 $1,009 -15.13
500 500 1 194.00 $194.00 $970 -31.05
500–547 fancy 526 7 210.00–220.00 $214.43 $1,128 -31.07
565–596 590 5 180.00–188.00 $182.00 $1,074 -29.67
590 fancy 590 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,339 -2.49
605–630 fancy 618 2 200.00–203.00 $201.53 $1,245 —
660–695 678 2 173.00–180.00 $176.59 $1,197 -8.08
710–740 727 3 162.00–177.00 $169.63 $1,233 —
805 805 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,127 —
815 fancy 815 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,353 —
895 895 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,262 —
940 940 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 145.00 $145.00 $682 -35.00
515 515 1 165.00 $165.00 $850 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 156.00 $156.00 $835 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1350 1247 80-85% 3 77.00–78.00 $77.69 $969 -10.23
1135–1445 1282 80-85% 14 90.00–100.00 $93.46 $1,198 -5.40
1180–1670 1331 80-85% 14 81.00–89.00 $86.56 $1,152 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1045 934 85-90% 4 66.00–68.00 $66.96 $625 -32.28
995–1125 1058 85-90% 6 71.00–79.00 $75.07 $794 +0.82
960–1180 1093 85-90% 12 81.00–89.00 $85.45 $934 —
1060–1165 1113 85-90% 2 93.00–94.00 $93.48 $1,040 +4.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1710 1603 75-80% 6 82.00–89.00 $86.34 $1,384 —
1485–1780 1637 75-80% 11 90.00–95.00 $92.69 $1,517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1570 1513 4 105.00–111.00 $107.07 $1,620 —
2145 2145 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,660 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–960 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 91.00–101.00 $96.12 $902

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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.