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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 6, 2022

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.99/cwt ≈ $1,340/hd at 870 lb · 185 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.09/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 624 lb · 136 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.73/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 818 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,493 2,035 1,600
Feeder cattle 1,404 1,971 1,520
Slaughter cattle 87 58 80
Replacement cattle 2 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sale last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 163.00 $163.00 $424 +13.00
320 320 1 173.00 $173.00 $554 +0.90
382 382 2 176.00 $176.00 $672 -1.62
415 fancy 415 2 180.00 $180.00 $747 -6.03
415–445 430 2 163.00–174.00 $168.69 $725 -0.99
452–497 474 22 158.00–177.00 $168.81 $800 -5.31
502–524 value added 520 15 163.00–173.00 $171.12 $890 +5.99
505–545 524 7 155.00–159.00 $156.94 $822 +3.92
550–577 value added 565 22 160.00–165.00 $163.52 $924 +5.64
565–596 587 22 147.00–156.00 $153.61 $902 +5.65
600–642 value added 618 13 149.00–156.00 $151.87 $939 +1.26
652–695 671 11 137.00–147.00 $143.91 $966 +1.75
650–698 value added 682 31 149.00–158.25 $156.20 $1,065 -6.88
700–725 value added 705 14 150.50–154.00 $151.27 $1,066 -5.48
727–731 730 6 130.00–136.00 $131.99 $964 -6.64
761–799 776 24 131.00–143.00 $141.12 $1,095 +3.49
812 812 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,137 +9.67
802–832 value added 818 115 152.00–156.90 $154.69 $1,265 -1.73
867–873 value added 870 175 154.80–154.90 $154.86 $1,347 —
865–879 875 10 137.00–139.50 $138.76 $1,214 —
900–916 value added 912 122 150.00–154.70 $154.40 $1,408 +1.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–327 318 3 130.00–140.00 $136.86 $435 —
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 —
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 118.00–130.00 $123.84 $580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 259 5 130.00–147.50 $139.24 $361 -15.76
312 fancy 312 2 160.00 $160.00 $499 —
300–336 315 7 132.50–144.00 $138.77 $437 -3.25
350–395 380 9 128.00–141.00 $136.67 $519 +7.74
407–449 434 10 125.00–145.00 $136.41 $592 -1.20
466 fancy 466 14 151.00 $151.00 $704 -2.00
457–499 482 36 123.00–140.00 $132.21 $637 +0.44
500–547 525 21 130.00–137.00 $134.24 $705 +9.83
550–580 561 10 120.00–139.00 $132.50 $743 +7.61
576 value added 576 86 150.25 $150.25 $865 +12.25
623 value added 623 83 147.30 $147.30 $918 +9.05
605–645 626 53 120.00–132.00 $126.22 $790 +5.16
650–688 682 14 120.00–132.00 $121.45 $828 +2.20
696 value added 696 13 140.00 $140.00 $974 -4.10
712 712 11 124.00 $124.00 $883 -1.10
729–739 value added 730 89 135.00–141.00 $140.25 $1,024 -6.65
759 value added 759 69 139.25 $139.25 $1,057 —
888 888 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
300–340 320 2 110.00 $110.00 $352 —
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -4.00
465–470 466 4 115.00–121.00 $118.99 $554 —
535–540 538 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $597 —
550–595 573 2 109.00–120.00 $114.72 $657 —
640 640 1 103.00 $103.00 $659 -2.00
660–690 672 12 105.00–112.00 $108.34 $728 +5.32
715–725 720 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $655 +1.01
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
815–840 830 3 90.00–95.00 $91.68 $761 +1.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
310–340 323 4 167.50–173.00 $168.95 $546 +1.95
390 390 1 161.00 $161.00 $628 +5.00
430 fancy 430 3 187.00 $187.00 $804 —
440 440 1 166.00 $166.00 $730 -6.65
455–485 472 5 150.00–174.00 $161.23 $761 +2.55
515–520 516 4 158.00–159.00 $158.25 $817 +19.16
520–531 fancy 528 4 162.00 $162.00 $855 +0.15
555–575 563 5 155.00–159.00 $157.23 $885 +9.79
602–630 615 4 135.00–142.00 $138.32 $851 -1.04
675–695 680 11 125.00–139.00 $136.06 $925 +14.08
720 720 1 119.00 $119.00 $857 -3.20
767 767 2 123.00 $123.00 $943 —
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 -8.44
995 995 1 90.00 $90.00 $896 -26.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 140.00–142.50 $141.25 $417 —
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
415–418 417 5 140.00–142.00 $141.20 $589 +1.20
465 465 3 144.00 $144.00 $670 -4.00
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 +4.96
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 ±0.00
835 835 1 96.00 $96.00 $802 +6.00
860 860 1 89.00 $89.00 $765 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1445 1304 80-85% 4 55.00–58.00 $56.54 $737 +2.20
1215–1465 1356 80-85% 12 59.00–66.00 $62.17 $843 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1170 1094 85-90% 5 59.00–62.00 $61.01 $667 +7.72
1080–1115 1098 85-90% 2 51.00–54.00 $52.48 $576 -0.81
1085–1135 1110 85-90% 2 47.00–50.00 $48.47 $538 -12.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1575 1568 75-80% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.49 $886 -4.91
1510–1665 1586 75-80% 4 59.00–64.00 $61.97 $983 +0.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1580 1350 8 89.00–95.00 $93.32 $1,260 —
1750–2030 1910 4 98.00–106.00 $102.58 $1,959 -4.10

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1200 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 67.00–75.00 $70.68 $785

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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.