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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 10, 2022

2,235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.60/cwt ≈ $996/hd at 661 lb · 201 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.79/cwt +21.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 879 lb · 132 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.61/cwt ≈ $1,250/hd at 808 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,235 100 0
Feeder cattle 2,081 80 0
Slaughter cattle 151 19 0
Replacement cattle 3 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Limited comparison due to short supply last week however all classes of feeder and yearling cattle sold with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with very 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
295 fancy 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
317–320 318 3 185.00–186.00 $185.66 $590 —
337–340 fancy 338 3 205.00–207.50 $206.66 $699 —
352–397 fancy 370 11 200.00–207.50 $202.67 $750 —
380–385 383 2 188.00–192.50 $190.24 $729 +9.24
400–420 fancy 407 3 208.00–212.50 $209.55 $853 —
420–430 423 3 172.00–185.00 $179.61 $760 +9.61
450–499 483 36 178.00–196.00 $187.75 $907 +27.67
505–545 534 5 156.00–175.00 $164.45 $878 —
513–546 value added 535 31 180.00–195.00 $184.79 $989 —
550–595 566 28 150.00–171.00 $161.84 $916 +7.08
555–599 value added 586 27 175.00–186.00 $176.93 $1,037 —
600–642 value added 612 33 162.00–179.00 $173.21 $1,060 —
620–645 630 4 140.00–156.00 $147.45 $929 +0.96
650–685 667 5 141.00–155.00 $148.09 $988 +6.34
660–690 value added 680 55 158.00–178.00 $171.30 $1,165 —
700–738 value added 720 94 150.00–170.00 $162.71 $1,172 —
710–747 735 3 144.00–146.00 $144.64 $1,063 +6.93
755–798 value added 777 84 151.00–166.00 $160.70 $1,249 —
758–798 778 6 144.00–147.00 $145.46 $1,132 —
803–809 value added 808 75 159.00–160.00 $159.91 $1,292 —
809–825 809 49 146.00–146.50 $146.49 $1,185 —
855–859 value added 859 64 151.50–157.25 $156.80 $1,347 —
850–898 897 68 134.00–149.00 $147.07 $1,319 +17.07
900–940 902 60 132.00–139.00 $138.16 $1,246 —
916–921 value added 916 61 141.00–149.75 $149.32 $1,368 —
1008–1049 1045 57 128.00–136.25 $135.63 $1,417 —
1082–1085 1083 3 125.00–130.00 $126.67 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 148.00 $148.00 $659 —
470 470 1 155.00 $155.00 $728 —
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 +5.00
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
710 710 1 123.00 $123.00 $873 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 152.50 $152.50 $328 ±0.00
265 265 2 147.50 $147.50 $391 —
300–345 325 10 142.50–161.00 $155.95 $507 —
330–349 fancy 346 7 167.00–169.00 $168.73 $584 —
355–370 fancy 363 5 167.00–172.00 $169.20 $614 —
375–392 385 7 149.00–165.00 $159.92 $616 —
400–445 426 23 145.00–162.00 $153.25 $653 +20.66
405–446 fancy 427 18 163.00–165.00 $163.48 $698 —
450–495 472 25 141.00–159.00 $149.78 $707 +11.78
502–533 value added 516 43 152.00–162.00 $158.15 $816 —
515–542 532 8 130.00–145.00 $137.33 $731 +9.85
555–594 value added 573 27 152.00–162.00 $159.41 $913 —
550–598 582 28 130.00–149.00 $140.27 $816 +12.92
602–625 value added 612 54 151.00–161.00 $158.57 $970 —
600–646 625 20 130.00–148.00 $139.49 $872 +15.31
652–677 value added 659 175 151.00–153.00 $152.06 $1,002 —
650–695 675 26 136.00–144.00 $140.81 $950 —
705–745 716 8 136.00–142.00 $137.54 $985 —
721 value added 721 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,045 —
751–770 760 13 127.00–140.00 $134.31 $1,021 —
810–840 829 14 120.00–135.00 $133.31 $1,105 —
824–846 value added 842 53 141.00–144.75 $144.06 $1,213 —
857 857 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,191 —
930 930 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 +26.00
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 +22.69
515 515 1 129.00 $129.00 $664 +18.00
695 695 1 123.00 $123.00 $855 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–327 fancy 321 3 200.00–212.00 $208.14 $668 —
320–335 325 3 190.00–195.00 $191.72 $623 —
375 375 2 180.00–189.00 $184.50 $692 —
391 fancy 391 3 203.00 $203.00 $794 —
400 fancy 400 1 207.50 $207.50 $830 —
405–433 430 11 178.00–193.00 $182.27 $784 +22.27
455 fancy 455 3 198.00 $198.00 $901 —
460–495 487 18 166.00–183.00 $175.89 $857 +12.84
510–546 527 23 153.00–171.00 $166.02 $875 +20.02
525–540 fancy 530 3 172.00–174.00 $173.32 $919 —
555–580 562 12 151.00–164.00 $159.59 $897 —
600–645 615 4 140.00–146.00 $142.78 $878 —
620–642 fancy 640 32 151.00–165.00 $154.68 $990 —
655–697 679 8 130.00–148.00 $135.16 $918 —
712–725 716 3 127.00–130.00 $128.99 $924 —
825–840 835 3 119.00–135.00 $124.27 $1,038 —
872 872 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,055 —
920 920 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 160.00–169.00 $164.55 $675 —
475–495 485 2 132.00–144.00 $137.88 $669 +33.88
525 525 1 144.00 $144.00 $756 —
575 575 1 141.00 $141.00 $811 —
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1460 1331 80-85% 7 64.00–72.00 $67.63 $900 +0.12
1185–1495 1356 80-85% 35 73.00–89.00 $80.56 $1,092 —
1455 1455 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1070 948 85-90% 3 55.00–63.00 $60.22 $571 +0.69
950–1085 1032 85-90% 3 52.00–53.00 $52.65 $543 —
905–1180 1084 85-90% 9 66.00–72.00 $69.08 $749 —
925–1160 1086 85-90% 15 73.00–85.00 $76.84 $834 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1775 1601 75-80% 19 73.00–86.00 $82.09 $1,314 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1695 1635 3 98.00–102.00 $100.42 $1,642 —
1145–2220 1703 12 106.00–122.00 $113.76 $1,937 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,004

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 121.00 $121.00 $369 +19.00
905 905 63 113.00 $113.00 $1,023 —
976 976 52 117.00 $117.00 $1,142 —

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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.