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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 3, 2022

100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 100 2,010 1,283
Feeder cattle 80 1,926 1,209
Slaughter cattle 19 82 72
Replacement cattle 1 2 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to limited supply. Because of inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 181.00 $181.00 $679 +1.39
435 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 -10.69
465–480 473 2 155.00–165.00 $160.08 $757 -16.10
560–580 566 4 152.00–160.00 $154.76 $876 -10.76
630–640 635 2 145.00–148.00 $146.49 $930 -1.07
665–690 684 4 140.00–145.00 $141.75 $970 -3.04
700–720 713 3 133.00–140.00 $137.71 $982 -6.94
870 870 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 152.50 $152.50 $305 -0.42
400–435 412 3 130.00–134.00 $132.59 $546 -6.15
450 450 3 138.00 $138.00 $621 -6.75
505–545 520 4 125.00–130.00 $127.48 $663 -15.56
575–583 580 3 124.00–129.00 $127.35 $739 -11.05
603–640 615 6 121.00–128.00 $124.18 $764 -16.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 104.00 $104.00 $364 -31.00
475–490 483 2 100.00–125.00 $112.31 $542 -13.24
525 525 2 111.00 $111.00 $583 -7.56
643 643 2 90.00 $90.00 $579 -31.69
655 655 2 100.00–111.00 $105.50 $691 —
740 740 1 81.00 $81.00 $599 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,255 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 160.00 $160.00 $701 -22.15
458–475 467 4 160.00–166.00 $163.05 $761 +2.94
530 530 2 141.00–151.00 $146.00 $774 -12.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 —
490 490 1 104.00 $104.00 $510 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1495 1303 80-85% 4 67.00–68.00 $67.51 $880 +8.51
1320–1445 1393 80-85% 6 74.00–80.00 $76.78 $1,070 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1710 1595 75-80% 3 77.00–83.00 $80.39 $1,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–980 930 85-90% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.53 $554 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 88.00 $88.00 $937 —
1315 1315 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,460 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 102.00 $102.00 $332 —

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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.