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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

1,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.32/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 662 lb · 193 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.17/cwt +9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 568 lb · 189 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.15/cwt -4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 896 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,922 1,346 1,520
Feeder cattle 1,811 1,162 1,441
Slaughter cattle 102 165 70
Replacement cattle 9 19 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 —
305–343 fancy 334 4 200.00–210.00 $207.71 $694 +1.71
345 345 2 170.00–190.00 $180.00 $621 -18.00
380–395 388 7 180.00–195.00 $188.34 $731 +9.06
367–396 fancy 391 12 205.00–210.00 $208.88 $817 -7.12
400–435 412 4 185.00–192.00 $189.67 $781 +5.31
405–425 fancy 417 11 200.00–205.00 $203.09 $847 -1.16
455–483 fancy 479 13 200.00–203.00 $200.29 $959 -4.01
455–499 485 34 184.00–197.00 $192.23 $932 +4.89
502–535 value added 510 32 179.50–197.00 $182.45 $930 -17.41
500–548 525 18 159.00–179.00 $171.42 $900 -5.52
550–585 568 39 157.00–175.00 $167.67 $952 -11.57
590 value added 590 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 —
606–636 value added 611 58 156.00–178.00 $174.74 $1,068 +18.98
615 615 1 143.00 $143.00 $879 +1.70
655–671 value added 662 187 161.00–176.90 $171.99 $1,139 +7.85
652–695 675 6 148.00–152.00 $150.30 $1,015 +6.62
704–715 value added 705 75 155.00–165.00 $164.46 $1,159 +9.46
714–740 720 14 132.00–149.00 $146.61 $1,056 +5.41
762–798 value added 782 103 146.00–151.10 $149.49 $1,169 -5.51
755–793 787 6 134.00–145.00 $143.24 $1,127 —
818 818 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,104 -6.00
823–840 value added 835 22 145.00–146.00 $145.69 $1,217 -3.81
894 value added 894 60 149.70 $149.70 $1,338 +1.41
870–898 898 59 138.50–139.00 $138.51 $1,244 —
900–903 903 28 130.50–131.00 $130.52 $1,179 +1.52
926 value added 926 57 145.25 $145.25 $1,345 —
958–995 967 4 125.00–129.00 $127.97 $1,237 —
975 value added 975 14 138.50 $138.50 $1,350 —
1133 1133 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
370 370 1 152.00 $152.00 $562 -4.38
412–435 424 4 141.00–160.00 $149.28 $633 +1.32
453 453 3 150.00 $150.00 $680 -8.76
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 —
590–595 593 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $881 -1.50
726 726 3 119.00 $119.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
267–295 275 4 155.00–160.00 $156.34 $430 -4.93
305–347 333 9 153.00–170.00 $159.45 $531 -10.80
350–395 382 30 146.00–167.00 $158.41 $605 -7.77
405–447 418 45 153.00–170.00 $163.04 $682 +0.98
450–497 474 69 147.00–169.00 $162.10 $768 +1.71
513–520 value added 515 7 157.00–159.00 $157.57 $811 -6.43
500–543 526 23 145.00–156.00 $152.82 $804 +1.23
551–582 value added 566 149 157.00–159.00 $157.84 $893 —
550–585 575 38 140.00–156.00 $151.32 $870 +4.80
587 587 2 124.00 $124.00 $728 -22.52
600–642 620 9 130.00–142.00 $136.19 $844 -1.41
650–680 656 29 124.00–139.00 $136.69 $897 +2.20
700–731 726 34 125.00–134.50 $132.12 $959 -1.88
735 value added 735 46 140.25 $140.25 $1,031 —
750–785 758 7 120.00–130.00 $121.41 $920 -10.38
798 value added 798 69 144.95 $144.95 $1,157 —
816 value added 816 8 136.50 $136.50 $1,114 —
861–867 value added 866 17 126.00–129.00 $126.70 $1,097 —
925 925 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,128 —
1060 1060 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 120.00–137.50 $128.91 $419 -16.43
410–445 422 7 127.50–148.00 $137.28 $579 -7.71
450–490 477 3 122.00–146.00 $132.64 $633 -7.34
500–520 510 3 127.00–134.00 $129.67 $661 +16.41
560–595 579 4 119.00–136.00 $128.21 $742 -0.48
653 653 3 115.00 $115.00 $751 —
760 760 1 117.00 $117.00 $889 +6.22
805 805 1 111.00 $111.00 $894 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,415 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 182.50–190.00 $186.35 $509 —
305 fancy 305 2 201.00 $201.00 $613 —
310–345 330 8 165.00–185.00 $177.04 $584 -4.37
385 fancy 385 1 205.00 $205.00 $789 —
365–395 388 8 168.00–190.00 $184.82 $717 +3.39
400–432 fancy 421 6 200.00–201.00 $200.68 $845 —
432–445 439 4 189.00–190.00 $189.49 $832 +0.26
453–495 475 10 161.00–170.00 $167.38 $795 -15.41
500–548 526 21 153.00–172.00 $165.32 $870 -1.20
550–585 572 13 151.00–167.00 $159.04 $910 -9.65
615 fancy 615 1 160.00 $160.00 $984 —
600–635 616 5 136.00–151.00 $143.53 $884 -10.11
650–693 671 12 140.00–153.00 $149.99 $1,006 -0.33
768 768 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
425–447 440 3 140.00–145.00 $143.39 $631 -8.88
450–490 470 2 139.00–151.00 $144.74 $680 -16.77
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 147.50 $147.50 $457 —
380 380 1 137.50 $137.50 $522 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1210 987 85-90% 10 68.00–79.00 $74.33 $734 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $523 -14.23
845–1145 1029 85-90% 22 80.00–97.00 $85.38 $879 +19.15
1030–1050 1040 85-90% 2 60.00–65.00 $62.48 $650 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1470 1308 80-85% 28 82.00–105.00 $89.54 $1,171 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $984 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2035 1586 75-80% 18 81.00–97.00 $91.54 $1,452 +2.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1435 1293 4 101.00–107.00 $104.48 $1,351 —
1325 1325 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,246 —
1305–2360 1790 14 113.00–132.00 $123.42 $2,209 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 94.00 $94.00 $766

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1110 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,025.00 $978.88
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
850–1260 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,260.00 $1,065.93
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 120.00 $120.00 $630 —

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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.