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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 5, 2023

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.31/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 523 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.02/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 621 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.00/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 658 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 282 313 318
Feeder cattle 223 213 283
Slaughter cattle 56 88 34
Replacement cattle 3 12 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to no sale last week because of Memorial Day. However all classes sold with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 227.50 $227.50 $762 —
355 fancy 355 1 242.50 $242.50 $861 —
400 fancy 400 2 240.00 $240.00 $960 -3.00
405–440 417 3 197.50–200.00 $198.38 $827 —
460–490 fancy 483 4 234.00–254.00 $249.23 $1,204 +21.23
520–540 value added 529 7 232.00–252.00 $247.68 $1,310 —
613 value added 613 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,385 -11.00
615 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 +5.00
658 value added 658 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,546 +25.00
763 value added 763 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,602 —
810 value added 810 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–237 230 3 192.50–197.50 $195.94 $451 —
265–280 272 3 190.00–200.00 $196.56 $535 +6.68
305–330 fancy 318 2 222.50–225.00 $223.80 $712 +15.57
353–355 fancy 354 4 218.00–226.00 $223.99 $793 +17.66
360–380 372 3 192.50–210.00 $200.99 $748 +18.41
400–420 410 2 208.00–211.00 $209.46 $859 +5.24
415–443 fancy 431 8 224.00–231.00 $226.68 $977 +15.02
455–470 463 2 191.00–209.00 $200.15 $927 -4.03
465–497 fancy 484 5 212.00–232.00 $223.61 $1,082 +12.39
510–540 value added 523 13 210.00–229.00 $225.31 $1,178 +6.81
565 value added 565 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,249 +10.31
590 590 1 150.00 $150.00 $885 -38.34
600–623 value added 619 11 194.00–204.00 $202.11 $1,251 +8.70
640 640 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,210 +20.00
651 651 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,211 +9.00
808–842 value added 822 5 175.00–176.00 $175.59 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —
390 390 1 187.00 $187.00 $729 —
405–440 423 4 165.00–170.00 $168.70 $714 +23.70
560 560 1 145.00 $145.00 $812 —
655 655 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,107 —
770 770 1 117.50 $117.50 $905 -25.50
830 830 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,112 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 260.00 $260.00 $624 —
285 285 1 222.50 $222.50 $634 +12.50
330–345 338 2 210.00–220.00 $215.11 $727 —
350–395 372 3 200.00–220.00 $206.63 $769 +6.63
380–397 fancy 393 7 226.00–245.00 $236.50 $929 +2.47
402–410 fancy 406 4 227.00–227.50 $227.25 $923 -9.91
400–440 419 4 211.00–220.00 $213.60 $895 —
450–485 fancy 461 5 232.00–248.00 $237.00 $1,093 +8.24
450–495 473 5 208.00–220.00 $211.48 $1,000 +1.52
500–515 505 4 220.00–225.00 $221.28 $1,117 +31.28
560 fancy 560 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,271 +11.00
550–590 570 2 200.00–216.00 $207.72 $1,184 —
605–620 fancy 613 4 206.00–210.00 $208.02 $1,275 —
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 ±0.00
695 695 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,320 ±0.00
720 720 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,181 —
746 fancy 746 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,485 +10.00
800 fancy 800 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,424 —
875 fancy 875 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,728 +42.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 187.00 $187.00 $677 +27.57
455–460 458 2 181.00–195.00 $188.04 $861 +7.04
560–595 582 3 170.00–185.00 $179.50 $1,045 +24.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1400 1266 80-85% 6 90.00–99.00 $95.13 $1,204 +1.59
1255–1280 1268 80-85% 2 84.00–86.00 $84.99 $1,078 -8.55
1160–1455 1307 80-85% 11 103.00–124.00 $109.88 $1,436 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–980 928 85-90% 9 82.00–89.00 $85.54 $794 +6.48
870–1070 976 85-90% 4 90.00–95.00 $92.46 $902 -0.54
1100–1145 1119 85-90% 4 102.00–107.00 $105.27 $1,178 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1640 1638 75-80% 2 100.00–113.00 $106.49 $1,744 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1670 1633 2 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $2,244 —
1430–1980 1705 2 124.00–127.00 $125.26 $2,136 +4.42

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–905 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 94.00–100.00 $96.96 $866

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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
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 -309.33

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 122.50 $122.50 $710 —

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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.