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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.39/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 571 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.46/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 476 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 189 325 760
Feeder cattle 152 244 658
Slaughter cattle 36 78 95
Replacement cattle 1 3 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Comparison due to July 4th Holiday. All classes sold with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 231.00–235.00 $232.95 $1,013 +21.25
490–495 493 4 210.00–222.00 $216.03 $1,065 —
515 value added 515 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,241 —
565–572 570 4 201.00–223.00 $216.04 $1,231 —
640 value added 640 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,517 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,723 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 210.00 $210.00 $452 -2.50
315 315 1 217.50 $217.50 $685 —
325–345 fancy 338 3 230.00–241.00 $236.14 $798 —
360–385 366 4 209.00–211.00 $210.47 $770 +2.97
405 fancy 405 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,012 +28.40
420 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 +10.00
460–480 fancy 465 6 230.00–235.00 $232.81 $1,083 +4.52
475–492 486 7 210.00–225.00 $217.30 $1,056 +1.30
525 525 2 215.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,134 +6.00
525–530 value added 526 4 229.00–236.00 $232.76 $1,224 +12.01
550–582 value added 569 10 220.00–227.00 $221.69 $1,261 —
572–585 573 10 199.00–200.00 $199.10 $1,141 -11.69
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 +8.10
645 value added 645 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,367 —
663–685 667 7 180.00–202.00 $193.77 $1,292 —
791 791 9 184.00 $184.00 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 190.00 $190.00 $494 —
430 430 1 197.00 $197.00 $847 +17.00
693 693 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,213 +29.00
730 730 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,190 -13.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,525 -3.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 220.00 $220.00 $616 —
368–370 369 4 200.00 $200.00 $738 -23.78
415 415 2 210.00–227.50 $218.75 $908 +1.25
447 fancy 447 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,037 -8.00
515–525 518 5 210.00–227.00 $217.64 $1,127 -7.36
560–575 565 4 200.00–224.00 $213.57 $1,207 —
613–625 fancy 617 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,364 —
650–660 655 2 200.00–215.00 $207.44 $1,359 +7.44
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 198.00 $198.00 $940 —
565 565 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 -10.00
615 615 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,119 —
785 785 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,334 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1280 1203 80-85% 4 90.00–95.00 $93.47 $1,124 —
1230–1405 1324 80-85% 8 101.00–112.00 $107.24 $1,420 +11.31
1345–1355 1350 80-85% 2 74.00–77.00 $75.49 $1,019 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $537 —
890–1165 1028 85-90% 2 84.00–86.00 $85.13 $875 +2.92
1145 1145 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,214 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1725 1623 75-80% 2 108.00–114.00 $110.81 $1,798 —
1750 1750 75-80% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,698 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820–2010 1915 2 121.00–134.00 $127.18 $2,435 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 $727

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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.