Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $248.84/cwt +22.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 535 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $233.84/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 469 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.64/cwt +14.70 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 429 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	381	384	495
Feeder cattle	304	291	371
Slaughter cattle	60	85	123
Replacement cattle	17	8	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday the market was mostly higher on good quality calves, however there were heavy discounts noted for off colored, small framed and heavy conditioned cattle. Feeder steers 400-450 lbs were sharply higher with even higher premiums given for some weaned packages. However steers 550 lbs and over were down sharply with heavy discounts on condition. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs were sharply higher, while 500-650 were mostly steady with good demand. Feeder bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher throughout the weight classes and in some spots sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with most of the gains in high dressing cows, while slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower with good demand for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	255.00	$255.00	$803	—
400–445	423	4	240.00–250.00	$246.35	$1,042	+15.06
442 fancy	442	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,138	—
450–475	460	11	230.00–241.00	$239.53	$1,102	-0.47
492 fancy	492	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,328	—
525 value added	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	—
530–545	535	16	230.00–242.50	$235.09	$1,258	-7.85
572–594	589	9	225.00–236.00	$227.37	$1,339	-11.63
605	605	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,286	-19.32
675	675	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	-19.14
710–735	716	9	200.00–210.00	$206.63	$1,479	-9.69
753	753	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,581	—
880	880	4	204.00	$204.00	$1,795	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	—
525	525	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,155	+20.00
575–590	583	2	188.00–210.00	$199.14	$1,161	+16.01
685	685	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,254	+8.48
775	775	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,403	—
810	810	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,498	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1970	1808	2	109.00–114.00	$111.72	$2,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	-11.38
417 fancy	417	4	249.00	$249.00	$1,038	—
417–445	432	15	210.00–224.00	$218.15	$942	+8.21
450–495	477	17	200.00–215.00	$209.60	$1,000	+10.74
505–520	510	4	185.00–195.00	$190.26	$970	-1.17
555–575	562	3	189.00–193.00	$190.36	$1,070	-2.26
695	695	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,320	—
780	780	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,326	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	—
325	325	1	180.00	$180.00	$585	+27.50
350–390	370	2	152.50–172.50	$161.96	$599	—
415–445	430	3	200.00–206.00	$203.38	$875	+28.38
450–496	481	11	167.50–195.00	$189.25	$910	+10.43
536–542	538	5	175.00	$175.00	$942	+45.00
560–585	573	2	176.00–181.00	$178.45	$1,023	+27.41
600–640	619	11	163.00–184.00	$178.59	$1,105	+7.06
665–696	683	8	165.00–179.00	$170.61	$1,165	-4.39
735	735	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,242	+10.00
765	765	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,262	+2.50

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	102.50	$102.50	$287	—
480	480	1	137.00	$137.00	$658	—
530–537	535	3	110.00–140.00	$119.91	$642	—
745	745	2	125.00	$125.00	$931	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,789	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	240.00	$240.00	$516	+32.50
260	260	1	237.50	$237.50	$618	+10.56
342	342	2	235.00	$235.00	$804	—
370–395	386	7	240.00–252.50	$245.31	$947	+12.74
430–445	438	4	232.50–245.00	$238.98	$1,047	+6.52
457–495	469	19	222.50–239.00	$233.84	$1,097	+3.27
505 value added	505	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,351	+12.50
505–549	537	20	237.50–250.00	$247.91	$1,331	+39.01
555–585	574	12	217.50–231.00	$223.67	$1,284	+15.31
650–655	653	4	232.50–242.50	$236.89	$1,547	+34.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	207.50	$207.50	$508	—
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	—
430–440	435	2	195.00–210.00	$202.41	$880	+0.02
450–490	471	5	185.00–220.00	$206.60	$973	+11.60
520–545	534	5	183.00–216.00	$206.35	$1,102	+26.80
550–590	575	3	190.00–195.00	$192.35	$1,106	+17.35
610–640	625	2	153.00–170.00	$161.30	$1,008	+1.91
650–695	677	15	160.00–198.00	$189.92	$1,286	+19.92
720–735	730	3	165.00–179.00	$171.28	$1,250	+18.28
770–775	773	2	154.00–169.00	$161.48	$1,248	+0.48
815–830	823	2	120.00–160.00	$140.18	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	80-85%	1	74.00	$74.00	$788	—
1060–1430	1283	80-85%	6	100.00–108.00	$104.09	$1,335	+17.26
1060–1640	1305	80-85%	18	84.00–96.00	$89.33	$1,166	+9.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1120	975	85-90%	6	59.00–65.00	$62.16	$606	—
1005–1260	1123	85-90%	8	70.00–83.00	$77.32	$868	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1605	1530	75-80%	2	102.00–111.00	$106.72	$1,633	—
1375–1970	1625	75-80%	5	81.00–95.00	$86.72	$1,409	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1720	1381	7	104.00–118.00	$110.74	$1,529	—
1260–1620	1440	2	122.00–123.00	$122.56	$1,765	—
1790–1815	1803	2	133.00–135.00	$134.01	$2,416	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115	1115	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,472

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–890	778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–775.00	$732.23
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1090	1090	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–960	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,150.00	—
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.