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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

59 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 59 208 117
Feeder cattle 39 166 104
Slaughter cattle 19 42 13
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 fancy 420 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,155 —
545 545 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,373 +62.00
595 595 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,413 —
715 715 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,437 —
751 751 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,422 —
830 830 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,452 —
910 910 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,629 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 218.00 $218.00 $942 +21.53
470 470 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,010 +16.52
530 530 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,097 +16.04
570–585 578 2 190.00–204.00 $196.91 $1,138 +1.32
710–720 715 2 167.00–170.00 $168.51 $1,205 +18.51
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,410 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 fancy 377 4 265.00 $265.00 $999 —
422 fancy 422 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,118 —
460–465 fancy 463 2 260.00–261.00 $260.50 $1,206 +8.00
480 480 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 -6.55
520–542 535 3 200.00–220.00 $206.48 $1,105 -32.21
635 635 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,403 —
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —
765 765 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1260 1070 85-90% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.41 $668 -13.49
935–1205 1070 85-90% 2 85.00–88.00 $86.31 $924 +10.41
1005–1330 1173 85-90% 3 90.00–93.00 $91.58 $1,074 —
1105–1375 1220 85-90% 4 100.00–112.00 $104.81 $1,279 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1525 1385 80-85% 4 92.00–104.00 $99.27 $1,375 +23.34
1510–1535 1523 80-85% 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $1,668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,316 -18.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.