Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 304 305
Feeder cattle 135 257 226
Slaughter cattle 55 46 79
Replacement cattle 2 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2 lower with a mostly plain quality offering. Feeders sold with good demand for weaned and preconditioned calves and moderate demand for new crop calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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
240 240 1 220.00 $220.00 $528 —
461–465 462 4 225.00–240.00 $236.23 $1,091 +4.55
480–485 value added 483 2 250.00–285.00 $267.59 $1,292 —
530 530 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,124 —
520–547 value added 542 5 235.00–247.00 $237.30 $1,286 -11.43
575 value added 575 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,653 +28.50
610 value added 610 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,571 -8.50
612–640 625 5 210.00–232.00 $222.28 $1,389 —
673 673 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 220.00 $220.00 $605 ±0.00
345 345 1 210.00 $210.00 $724 -23.02
385 385 1 214.00 $214.00 $824 -9.84
410–435 424 5 214.00–228.00 $222.80 $945 -3.20
450–485 467 8 220.00–229.00 $223.94 $1,046 -1.15
520 520 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,149 +0.10
557–595 573 5 213.00–225.00 $218.65 $1,253 -6.21
625–640 633 2 205.00–208.00 $206.48 $1,307 -17.52
740 740 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,443 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 2 202.50–205.00 $203.71 $434 —
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
370–385 378 2 201.00–205.00 $202.96 $767 —
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 —
470–495 486 4 199.00–214.00 $203.63 $990 +3.63
575 575 1 170.00 $170.00 $978 +8.00
645 645 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,226 —
760 760 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,262 ±0.00
805–820 813 2 112.50–132.50 $122.41 $995 —
875–885 880 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $884 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 220.00 $220.00 $715 -7.56
325–340 fancy 333 2 247.50–255.00 $251.33 $837 +5.31
368 368 3 230.00 $230.00 $846 -1.71
370–376 fancy 375 5 250.00–257.50 $256.02 $960 +3.31
435–440 438 2 220.00–230.00 $225.03 $986 -10.64
460–485 469 5 220.00–242.50 $230.46 $1,081 -9.04
525 525 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,213 +12.84
581 581 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,360 -0.90
612 612 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,432 +10.40
731 731 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,564 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
375 375 1 210.00 $210.00 $788 -35.92
430 430 1 214.00 $214.00 $920 +74.00
475–485 480 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,008 +6.33
500–525 513 2 181.00–190.00 $185.39 $951 -20.19
570 570 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,151 -9.00
665 665 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,150 -27.00
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
985 985 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,340 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1315 1130 80-85% 17 99.00–112.00 $105.92 $1,197 —
1000–1415 1206 80-85% 4 115.00–117.00 $115.65 $1,395 —
1090–1645 1368 80-85% 2 90.00–96.00 $92.39 $1,264 -25.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–890 789 85-90% 4 107.00–117.00 $110.46 $872 —
725–1080 921 85-90% 6 95.00–101.00 $99.37 $915 —
900–950 923 85-90% 3 84.00–90.00 $87.94 $812 —
880–1070 975 85-90% 2 76.00 $76.00 $741 -10.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,814 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 94.00 $94.00 $949 —
1085–1645 1371 7 115.00–129.00 $121.94 $1,672 —
1700 1700 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,380 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.