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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.09/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 577 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.57/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 616 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.35/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 464 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 273 518 279
Feeder cattle 221 479 240
Slaughter cattle 44 37 39
Replacement cattle 8 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday : Feeder Steers Steady to 2.00 Higher, Feeder Heifers Steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 3.00 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
341 fancy 341 3 231.00 $231.00 $788 —
360 fancy 360 1 260.00 $260.00 $936 +16.00
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 +40.00
407–445 fancy 416 6 220.00–226.00 $222.98 $928 -11.86
400–445 430 3 210.00–216.00 $214.14 $921 +14.14
450–497 fancy 464 13 222.00–234.00 $229.35 $1,064 -4.20
500–535 518 2 213.00–214.00 $213.52 $1,106 —
505–547 value added 533 3 222.00–223.00 $222.32 $1,185 -3.33
550–585 value added 563 7 220.00–236.00 $227.25 $1,279 —
560–585 573 3 203.00–214.00 $209.02 $1,198 +13.02
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 —
665 value added 665 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,403 -3.50
655–690 667 3 184.00–198.00 $193.17 $1,288 —
705–710 value added 708 2 194.00–195.00 $194.50 $1,377 —
715 715 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,273 —
755 755 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,427 —
835 835 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,511 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–582 581 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 3 180.00–194.00 $188.80 $646 —
380–397 391 3 191.00–195.00 $192.29 $752 +2.29
402–430 fancy 410 7 200.00–205.00 $203.34 $834 -3.04
410–435 421 4 190.00–192.50 $191.61 $807 -4.89
452–475 fancy 464 4 203.00–210.00 $207.95 $965 +3.81
455–475 464 7 186.00–195.00 $191.05 $886 +3.88
503–535 value added 515 9 204.00–210.00 $207.99 $1,071 +9.79
550–570 value added 560 8 197.00–201.00 $199.14 $1,115 —
565–595 585 18 185.00–191.00 $188.96 $1,105 +7.96
600–602 value added 602 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,138 —
613–645 625 8 167.00–181.00 $175.30 $1,096 -2.39
680 680 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 127.50 $127.50 $351 —
630 630 1 148.00 $148.00 $932 —
770 770 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,147 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 205.00 $205.00 $564 —
305–325 313 3 200.00–210.00 $203.46 $637 —
360–370 365 2 200.00–207.50 $203.80 $744 —
390 fancy 390 1 228.00 $228.00 $889 —
400 400 1 211.00 $211.00 $844 —
420–435 fancy 429 4 227.50–240.00 $232.37 $997 +3.54
480–485 484 4 201.00–214.00 $205.23 $993 +7.64
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 -22.08
502–535 fancy 513 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,103 —
560–575 fancy 568 2 220.00–223.00 $221.52 $1,258 —
565–570 568 2 187.00–210.00 $198.55 $1,128 —
635 fancy 635 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
640 640 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,222 —
695 fancy 695 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,355 —
722 fancy 722 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,372 —
715–740 728 3 170.00–185.00 $178.35 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828 —
590 590 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,003 —
630 630 1 133.00 $133.00 $838 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1295 1128 80-85% 11 80.00–91.00 $85.92 $969 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $923 -16.75
1070–1520 1334 80-85% 11 95.00–110.00 $100.52 $1,341 +33.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–1685 1539 75-80% 6 95.00–107.00 $101.25 $1,558 +8.77
1640–1655 1648 75-80% 2 89.00–91.00 $90.00 $1,483 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1080 1045 85-90% 2 73.00–78.00 $75.42 $788 -22.58
1040–1115 1078 85-90% 2 92.00–99.00 $95.62 $1,031 +5.67
1160 1160 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $928 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,040 —
1365–2115 1707 5 104.00–116.00 $111.00 $1,895 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 (<2 yrs)Open 1 106.00 $106.00 $896
900–920 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 91.00–98.00 $94.54 $860

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1100–1275 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,209.97

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 280 3 130.00–152.50 $136.84 $383 —
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
455 455 2 170.00 $170.00 $774 —
522 522 20 164.00 $164.00 $856 —
788 788 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,103 —

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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.