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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.16/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 560 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.31/cwt +15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 533 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.18/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 475 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 381 364
Feeder cattle 241 304 279
Slaughter cattle 70 60 85
Replacement cattle 5 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 400-450 lbs were steady, while 600-700 lbs steers were sharply higher with good demand. Feeder heifers however were mixed. Good quality light weights under 400 lbs were sharply higher and 500-600 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher. However 400-500 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower with a good supply and mixed demand. Feeder bulls 350-450 lbs were mostly steady, while 500-600 lbs bulls were sharply lower with moderate demand. Severe discounts were seen today as there was limited demand and interest in off colored, heavy conditioned, or small framed cattle. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly 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
250–265 258 2 245.00–260.00 $252.72 $652 —
370–385 fancy 375 3 262.50–277.00 $272.04 $1,020 —
412–425 416 4 237.50–252.00 $246.05 $1,024 -0.30
505–520 value added 511 7 251.00–262.50 $256.94 $1,313 -3.06
566–582 571 6 230.00–239.00 $235.94 $1,347 +8.57
620–638 634 4 220.00–232.00 $229.06 $1,452 +16.56
655 655 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,506 +30.00
700–740 727 3 210.00–216.00 $211.93 $1,541 +5.30
780 780 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,677 +5.00
900–925 913 2 189.00–194.00 $191.47 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 -35.00
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
555 555 1 160.00 $160.00 $888 -39.14
610 610 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,052 —
660–665 663 2 164.00–187.00 $175.46 $1,163 -7.54
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 -51.00
880 880 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 fancy 355 1 260.00 $260.00 $923 —
383 383 3 245.00 $245.00 $938 +45.00
430–442 437 8 200.00–222.50 $206.29 $901 -11.86
450–495 475 19 200.00–210.00 $203.18 $965 -6.42
510–536 533 20 200.00–207.00 $205.31 $1,094 +15.05
550–595 560 27 195.00–200.00 $196.16 $1,098 +5.80
610 610 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 —
650 650 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,202 —
715–740 730 3 160.00–179.00 $171.11 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 142.50 $142.50 $385 -37.50
335 335 1 182.50 $182.50 $611 +2.50
370–390 380 3 180.00–200.00 $193.51 $735 +31.55
415–445 430 4 140.00–182.50 $170.28 $732 -33.10
500–537 525 3 186.00–188.00 $186.64 $980 +11.64
555–580 566 4 164.00–181.00 $174.02 $985 -4.43
630 630 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,021 -16.59
680 680 1 140.00 $140.00 $952 -30.61
760–780 770 2 130.00–160.00 $144.81 $1,115 -20.19
820 820 1 121.00 $121.00 $992 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 132.50 $132.50 $510 —
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 -12.00
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 247.50 $247.50 $668 +10.00
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 +15.00
355–367 363 3 235.00–247.50 $243.43 $884 -1.88
365 fancy 365 1 272.50 $272.50 $995 —
410–442 430 4 230.00–245.00 $237.29 $1,020 -1.69
523–530 525 4 220.00–235.00 $223.79 $1,175 -24.12
570–596 588 5 211.00–223.00 $215.30 $1,266 -8.37
615–625 622 3 210.00–232.00 $217.25 $1,351 —
650–682 676 5 198.00–208.00 $199.92 $1,351 -36.97
775 775 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,372 —
935 935 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,449 —
1100–1125 1113 2 132.50–145.00 $138.82 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 147.50–170.00 $158.51 $567 —
460–495 478 2 185.00–200.00 $192.23 $919 -14.37
500–540 519 9 157.50–201.00 $188.48 $978 -17.87
555–570 565 3 177.50–190.00 $182.43 $1,031 -9.92
605–640 621 8 151.00–198.00 $179.37 $1,114 +18.07
700–730 721 4 138.00–174.00 $153.04 $1,103 -18.24
765–777 773 3 150.00–173.00 $165.41 $1,279 +3.93
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 123.00 $123.00 $781 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1215 1073 80-85% 5 73.00–79.00 $75.31 $808 +1.31
935–1345 1140 80-85% 2 99.00–110.00 $103.51 $1,180 —
1075–1495 1263 80-85% 29 81.00–96.00 $88.26 $1,115 -15.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–925 910 85-90% 2 20.00–40.00 $29.84 $272 —
860–1095 996 85-90% 5 55.00–68.00 $62.84 $626 +0.68
845–1165 1046 85-90% 9 70.00–86.00 $74.31 $777 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,428 —
1380–1805 1543 75-80% 9 86.00–96.00 $90.62 $1,398 -16.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1735 1577 3 105.00–119.00 $114.57 $1,807 —
1705–2145 1917 3 123.00 $123.00 $2,358 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1155–1170 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–255 253 3 150.00 $150.00 $380 —
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
390–395 392 3 117.50–147.50 $137.41 $539 —
425–428 427 4 120.00–161.00 $150.80 $644 —

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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.