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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 25, 2022

1,276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.40/cwt -13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 575 lb · 116 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.02/cwt ≈ $1,660/hd at 988 lb · 112 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.46/cwt -9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 731 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,276 1,955 1,163
Feeder cattle 1,190 1,791 1,111
Slaughter cattle 86 164 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 217.00 $217.00 $738 —
430–435 431 15 219.00–225.00 $223.79 $965 +33.36
460–475 469 17 217.00–224.00 $219.95 $1,032 +27.25
480–493 value added 487 12 228.00–235.00 $231.45 $1,127 —
510–527 516 21 195.00–201.00 $197.66 $1,020 +7.30
552–597 580 18 199.00–201.00 $200.02 $1,160 +8.86
581–590 value added 586 13 206.00–213.00 $209.20 $1,226 +7.72
635–645 640 15 172.00–194.00 $186.61 $1,194 +14.40
655–667 value added 661 15 192.00–202.00 $197.29 $1,304 —
655–690 671 26 170.00–190.00 $178.91 $1,200 +7.78
727–745 736 10 165.00–169.00 $166.98 $1,229 -0.73
755–764 value added 761 16 169.00–180.00 $176.59 $1,344 +0.59
760–793 782 15 157.00–167.00 $163.76 $1,281 -4.58
810–838 823 11 147.00–162.00 $155.06 $1,276 —
817–846 value added 832 51 169.00–177.00 $173.60 $1,444 +4.10
875 875 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,479 +8.00
893 value added 893 64 175.75 $175.75 $1,569 +9.00
909 value added 909 63 174.80 $174.80 $1,589 —
987–990 value added 988 112 165.90–170.00 $168.02 $1,660 —
1130 value added 1130 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,356 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 175.00 $175.00 $438 —
322–340 332 20 160.00–179.00 $170.94 $568 -2.35
360–395 381 48 165.00–199.00 $179.92 $685 +2.24
405–445 432 22 144.00–198.00 $170.75 $738 +2.02
460–480 470 20 159.00–183.00 $176.56 $830 +12.01
500–542 519 27 155.00–170.00 $161.10 $836 -3.53
513–522 value added 519 13 176.00–177.00 $176.62 $917 -3.05
555–585 570 33 153.00–173.00 $163.55 $932 +1.64
567–578 value added 577 83 173.00–175.00 $173.12 $999 -4.88
605–638 629 28 139.00–162.00 $154.41 $971 -3.85
628–649 value added 639 13 168.00–178.00 $173.47 $1,108 -2.53
652–696 676 21 152.00–165.00 $159.12 $1,076 +1.74
731 value added 731 75 173.25 $173.25 $1,266 -6.73
731–745 736 8 140.00–147.00 $144.34 $1,062 —
774 value added 774 20 149.00 $149.00 $1,153 —
812 812 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,210 -3.00
865 865 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,194 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
530 530 5 122.00 $122.00 $647 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 10 195.00–232.50 $213.33 $710 +23.33
382–390 386 11 177.00–205.00 $189.58 $732 —
400–445 423 20 189.00–220.00 $205.63 $870 +21.08
457–495 474 20 175.00–203.00 $190.52 $903 +9.11
510–545 526 29 168.00–200.00 $190.23 $1,001 +13.00
550–598 570 46 165.00–195.00 $183.09 $1,044 +3.49
627–645 637 14 166.00–188.00 $179.18 $1,141 +9.39
655–690 668 25 162.00–170.00 $166.32 $1,111 +3.83
706–745 731 17 142.00–163.00 $149.16 $1,090 -4.57
755–775 766 11 144.00–153.00 $149.22 $1,143 +8.22
830 830 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,286 +20.99
890 890 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,202 +0.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1355 1276 80-85% 10 80.00–87.00 $84.28 $1,075 -11.24
1265–1355 1295 80-85% 3 100.00–103.00 $101.05 $1,309 +5.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1250 1175 85-90% 8 70.00–76.00 $73.89 $868 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,067 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1700 1600 75-80% 2 97.00–102.00 $99.34 $1,589 +4.90
1600–1700 1650 75-80% 6 90.00–94.00 $92.06 $1,519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1500 1256 4 119.00–123.00 $120.19 $1,510 —
1750–2000 1937 6 129.00–130.00 $129.52 $2,509 —

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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.