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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 13, 2022

2,056 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.16/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 865 lb · 313 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.08/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 788 lb · 139 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.41/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 611 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,056 1,493 2,065
Feeder cattle 1,952 1,404 1,960
Slaughter cattle 104 87 105
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower except 400-500 lb they were 6.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for Feeder classes, Moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 169.00 $169.00 $465 +6.00
330–340 fancy 333 3 190.00–193.00 $191.98 $639 —
342 342 2 182.00 $182.00 $622 +9.00
355–380 368 2 177.50–190.00 $183.54 $675 +7.54
366–398 fancy 381 10 195.00–200.00 $196.92 $750 —
410–415 fancy 413 4 183.00–185.00 $183.99 $760 +3.99
422–440 431 4 160.00–165.00 $162.55 $701 -6.14
456–466 fancy 461 6 182.00–191.00 $186.55 $860 —
455–495 473 39 153.00–176.00 $169.99 $804 +1.18
516–545 523 15 145.00–163.00 $158.52 $829 +1.58
502–547 value added 526 35 167.00–178.00 $173.35 $912 +2.23
557–570 value added 560 5 165.00 $165.00 $924 +1.48
551–595 576 36 140.00–163.00 $153.48 $884 -0.13
603–638 620 9 138.00–144.00 $142.90 $886 —
625–647 value added 646 66 153.00–160.00 $159.79 $1,032 +7.92
661–698 681 27 134.00–147.00 $141.67 $965 -2.24
669–686 value added 681 64 149.00–157.00 $150.95 $1,028 -5.25
710 value added 710 14 148.00 $148.00 $1,051 -3.27
705–737 731 12 128.00–141.00 $137.29 $1,004 +5.30
760–795 778 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $1,019 -10.14
763–792 value added 788 137 147.75–148.90 $148.33 $1,169 —
854–893 value added 865 309 142.50–154.75 $151.43 $1,310 -3.43
875 875 4 130.50 $130.50 $1,142 -8.26
949 value added 949 102 146.90 $146.90 $1,394 —
1096 value added 1096 51 146.75 $146.75 $1,608 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 144.00 $144.00 $626 —
625 625 1 129.00 $129.00 $806 +3.00
695 695 1 122.00 $122.00 $848 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 140.00 $140.00 $346 —
317 fancy 317 2 156.00 $156.00 $495 -4.00
315–345 325 3 140.00–145.00 $141.77 $461 +3.00
360–395 381 7 130.00–144.00 $139.71 $532 +3.04
390 fancy 390 1 153.00 $153.00 $597 —
410–435 422 5 130.00–146.00 $139.59 $589 +3.18
420–440 fancy 427 23 151.00–164.00 $158.57 $677 —
450–476 fancy 459 22 150.00–156.00 $152.44 $700 +1.44
455–499 479 27 134.00–149.00 $143.11 $685 +10.90
504–530 value added 516 48 140.00–147.00 $142.98 $738 —
500–542 522 36 126.00–133.00 $132.49 $692 -1.75
557–596 574 9 124.00–134.00 $129.00 $740 -3.50
600–637 value added 607 103 134.00–153.60 $149.84 $910 +2.54
601–645 627 25 119.00–129.00 $127.16 $797 +0.94
652–692 value added 663 14 136.00–138.00 $137.40 $911 -2.60
657–690 672 16 121.00–131.00 $125.53 $844 +4.08
705–718 714 11 125.00–133.50 $131.21 $937 +7.21
742 value added 742 77 138.75 $138.75 $1,030 -1.50
770–791 784 6 119.00–128.00 $125.05 $980 —
830 830 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,013 —
866 866 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,005 -7.00
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 125.00 $125.00 $400 +15.00
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 —
430 430 2 120.00 $120.00 $516 +10.00
527–530 528 3 109.00–120.00 $116.32 $614 +5.32
580–585 583 2 120.00 $120.00 $700 +5.28
690 690 1 111.00 $111.00 $766 +2.66
700–720 710 2 100.00–104.00 $102.03 $724 +11.02
772 772 2 110.00 $110.00 $849 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 177.00 $177.00 $752 +11.00
522 522 2 165.00 $165.00 $861 +6.75
500–541 fancy 530 6 161.00–178.00 $169.71 $899 +7.71
585–595 590 9 135.00–155.00 $146.95 $867 -10.28
600 600 2 130.00–136.00 $133.00 $798 -5.32
660–678 674 4 137.00 $137.00 $923 +0.94
707 707 2 130.00 $130.00 $919 +11.00
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 -5.00
807–823 818 7 108.00–119.00 $114.46 $936 +4.46
945 945 2 90.00 $90.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 122.50–127.50 $125.03 $525 -16.17
460–495 478 3 135.00–148.00 $141.83 $678 -2.17
565 565 1 128.00 $128.00 $723 -2.00
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 ±0.00
965 965 1 83.00 $83.00 $801 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 78.00 $78.00 $491 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1380 1282 80-85% 3 61.00–63.00 $61.96 $794 —
1195–1495 1325 80-85% 16 64.00–77.00 $67.18 $890 +10.64
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1175 1086 85-90% 7 56.00–60.00 $58.03 $630 -2.98
1000–1175 1096 85-90% 4 61.00–68.00 $65.16 $714 +4.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1780 1626 75-80% 7 63.00–75.00 $67.49 $1,097 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,033 —
1470–1770 1610 3 94.00–99.00 $95.83 $1,543 —
2125–2235 2180 2 108.00–111.00 $109.46 $2,386 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 56 113.00 $113.00 $994 —
1032 1032 55 110.00 $110.00 $1,135 —

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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.