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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

1,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.25/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 886 lb · 119 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.28/cwt +20.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 676 lb · 110 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.01/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 753 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,346 1,731 1,944
Feeder cattle 1,162 1,571 1,879
Slaughter cattle 165 158 64
Replacement cattle 19 2 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher over 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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
200 fancy 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400 -3.91
250 fancy 250 1 202.50 $202.50 $506 —
330 fancy 330 2 202.00–210.00 $206.00 $680 —
345 345 1 198.00 $198.00 $683 —
351–373 fancy 362 8 215.00–219.00 $216.00 $782 —
375–390 383 11 176.00–190.00 $179.28 $687 -9.62
403–418 fancy 409 10 200.00–210.00 $204.25 $835 —
411–445 420 17 170.00–190.00 $184.36 $774 +0.60
465–483 fancy 476 5 200.00–211.00 $204.30 $972 +3.30
450–494 478 27 177.00–198.00 $187.34 $895 -6.42
505–535 value added 526 13 195.00–214.00 $199.86 $1,051 +13.77
500–548 536 18 163.00–186.00 $176.94 $948 +4.44
553–572 563 14 170.00–186.00 $179.24 $1,009 +10.64
603–630 value added 615 26 155.00–156.00 $155.76 $958 +1.76
610–632 624 4 135.00–144.00 $141.30 $882 -2.68
631 fancy 631 6 174.00 $174.00 $1,098 +1.00
656–685 672 10 141.00–149.00 $143.68 $966 +1.57
653–690 value added 676 100 160.00–165.00 $164.14 $1,110 —
707–748 724 9 135.00–149.00 $141.20 $1,022 -0.74
729 value added 729 16 155.00 $155.00 $1,130 -4.37
794 value added 794 61 155.00 $155.00 $1,231 —
807 807 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,138 —
816 value added 816 7 149.50 $149.50 $1,220 +2.28
850 850 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,216 +5.33
883–888 value added 886 118 147.60–148.95 $148.29 $1,314 —
930 930 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,200 -1.00
1073 value added 1073 50 131.25 $131.25 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 150.00–162.50 $156.38 $575 -4.62
400–405 403 2 141.00–155.00 $147.96 $596 —
455–480 465 3 143.00–171.00 $158.76 $738 —
587 587 2 150.00 $150.00 $880 —
780 780 1 125.00 $125.00 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 fancy 180 1 203.00 $203.00 $365 —
262 fancy 262 2 200.00 $200.00 $524 +20.00
265–295 276 4 157.50–167.00 $161.27 $445 —
317–345 332 5 162.00–177.00 $170.25 $565 +7.34
330–340 fancy 336 5 182.50–200.00 $193.62 $651 +3.89
355–395 384 16 150.00–174.00 $166.18 $638 +0.96
360–397 fancy 384 16 182.50–186.00 $184.03 $707 +3.03
400–440 419 25 150.00–170.00 $162.06 $679 +5.92
420 fancy 420 2 175.00 $175.00 $735 +1.43
450–496 473 53 146.00–169.00 $160.39 $759 +4.34
521 value added 521 4 164.00 $164.00 $854 +6.04
505–547 527 21 143.00–156.00 $151.59 $799 +1.85
550–595 575 20 135.00–155.00 $146.52 $842 +0.85
600–648 627 27 129.00–141.00 $137.60 $863 +5.63
636 value added 636 16 143.00 $143.00 $909 -5.04
665 value added 665 6 143.00 $143.00 $951 —
650–680 667 8 130.00–136.00 $134.49 $897 -2.40
706 706 6 134.00 $134.00 $946 +14.15
752 value added 752 64 138.50 $138.50 $1,042 +7.62
758–785 763 5 131.00–132.00 $131.79 $1,006 —
800–808 807 9 117.00–118.00 $117.89 $951 -3.11
892 892 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,061 -0.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 3 145.00–146.00 $145.34 $499 —
360 360 1 131.00 $131.00 $472 —
427–445 433 5 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $628 +1.99
485–490 488 2 137.00–143.00 $139.98 $683 —
500–517 511 3 110.00–120.00 $113.26 $579 —
562–590 573 7 125.00–130.00 $128.69 $737 —
605–645 625 2 125.00–126.00 $125.48 $784 —
691 691 5 124.00 $124.00 $857 +8.00
700–702 702 5 104.00–115.00 $112.81 $792 —
760–775 770 4 103.00–114.00 $110.78 $853 —
900 900 1 101.00 $101.00 $909 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 185.00 $185.00 $426 +3.50
320–330 325 3 171.00–188.00 $181.41 $590 -7.86
355–395 373 4 175.00–197.00 $181.43 $677 +3.96
425–448 443 5 186.00–190.00 $189.23 $838 +16.69
450–495 475 10 175.00–197.00 $182.79 $868 +13.66
500–545 522 14 160.00–181.00 $166.52 $869 +0.11
551–590 562 11 159.00–179.00 $168.69 $948 +6.52
605–630 619 16 145.00–159.00 $153.64 $951 +7.87
650–670 662 3 148.00–152.00 $150.32 $995 +9.32
702–716 710 6 133.00–144.00 $141.16 $1,002 +14.87
835 835 2 111.00 $111.00 $927 -9.00
870–880 872 5 110.00–111.00 $110.20 $961 -2.80
945 945 1 100.00 $100.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 157.50–165.00 $161.40 $597 +1.40
400–425 416 4 143.00–165.00 $152.27 $633 +2.27
453–493 473 15 141.00–170.00 $161.51 $764 +14.93
555–575 565 2 120.00–151.00 $135.23 $764 +0.23
625–630 628 2 131.00–134.00 $132.49 $832 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -10.00
840 840 1 104.00 $104.00 $874 —
855 855 1 101.00 $101.00 $864 —
990 990 1 82.00 $82.00 $812 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1240 1195 80-85% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.04 $753 -19.04
1035–1465 1273 80-85% 45 75.00–98.00 $85.69 $1,091 —
1190–1445 1280 80-85% 5 65.00–72.00 $69.39 $888 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–985 907 85-90% 3 55.00–60.00 $58.51 $531 —
860–1155 1001 85-90% 12 62.00–69.00 $66.23 $663 -8.79
910–1195 1059 85-90% 22 70.00–90.00 $78.22 $828 -3.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1770 1565 75-80% 22 78.00–107.00 $89.05 $1,394 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,276 —
1385–1605 1495 2 90.00–91.00 $90.46 $1,352 —
1665–2305 1946 5 110.00–129.00 $122.05 $2,375 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1105 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 84.00–98.00 $90.84 $944

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–910 887 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,264.19
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1110–1460 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 810.00–1,300.00 $1,142.23
1545–1560 1553 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,262.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1105–1455 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,400.00 $1,216.55 —

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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.