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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

1,695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.75/cwt +17.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 666 lb · 161 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.34/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 894 lb · 121 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.55/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,569/hd at 920 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,695 1,276 933
Feeder cattle 1,557 1,190 877
Slaughter cattle 134 86 53
Replacement cattle 4 — 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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
225 fancy 225 1 230.00 $230.00 $518 —
350–395 fancy 373 2 200.00–202.50 $201.33 $751 —
365–390 384 4 189.00–191.00 $190.52 $732 —
402–445 fancy 416 11 203.00–211.00 $208.49 $867 —
402–435 417 4 180.00–184.00 $182.18 $760 -41.61
452–492 fancy 484 24 205.00–210.00 $208.89 $1,011 —
485–495 490 2 198.00 $198.00 $970 -21.95
500–545 526 11 175.00–198.00 $192.04 $1,010 -5.62
515–541 value added 527 11 201.00–205.00 $203.15 $1,071 —
562–585 568 8 185.00–196.00 $189.87 $1,078 -10.15
586 fancy 586 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,172 —
615–631 value added 627 9 191.00–194.00 $191.33 $1,200 —
630–649 646 6 174.00–185.50 $183.63 $1,186 -2.98
655–680 658 16 170.00–189.50 $184.32 $1,213 +5.41
705–730 value added 719 4 170.00–179.00 $174.25 $1,253 —
830 830 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,370 +9.94
870 870 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,314 -18.00
891–897 value added 894 120 175.10–176.00 $175.54 $1,569 -0.21
907–932 value added 920 119 166.00–175.30 $170.55 $1,569 -4.25
1000 value added 1000 52 167.00 $167.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 151.00 $151.00 $619 —
460–475 468 2 141.00–173.00 $157.26 $736 —
565–580 573 2 158.00–164.00 $161.04 $923 —
620 620 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,011 —
665–685 675 2 163.00–165.00 $163.99 $1,107 —
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–220 fancy 218 3 187.50–192.50 $189.18 $412 —
260–290 276 6 152.50–160.00 $157.50 $435 -17.50
321 321 3 180.00 $180.00 $578 +9.06
355–395 378 4 161.00–183.00 $177.59 $671 -2.33
407–435 fancy 417 4 182.00–184.00 $182.76 $762 —
400–446 433 17 160.00–177.00 $169.38 $733 -1.37
460 fancy 460 1 181.00 $181.00 $833 —
450–491 464 19 160.00–178.00 $169.92 $788 -6.64
504 value added 504 74 183.25 $183.25 $924 +6.63
507–546 522 39 149.00–168.00 $158.82 $829 -2.28
550–595 565 32 155.00–167.00 $163.61 $924 +0.06
623 value added 623 82 189.20 $189.20 $1,179 +15.73
605–647 639 15 145.00–156.00 $151.14 $966 -3.27
660–673 value added 666 147 171.25–186.40 $179.32 $1,194 —
663–695 671 14 141.00–152.00 $149.78 $1,005 -9.34
725 725 2 134.00–140.00 $137.00 $993 -7.34
726–738 value added 734 112 173.10–174.90 $173.75 $1,275 +0.50
769 value added 769 67 175.00 $175.00 $1,346 +26.00
835 835 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,077 -20.00
875 875 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,146 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 143.00 $143.00 $483 —
415–446 439 5 130.00–153.00 $146.24 $642 —
450–485 465 4 143.00–152.00 $148.89 $692 —
535 535 1 142.00 $142.00 $760 —
575 575 1 137.00 $137.00 $788 —
607–645 624 5 120.00–136.00 $129.40 $807 —
655–686 670 7 120.00–139.00 $129.03 $865 —
700–740 713 3 121.00 $121.00 $863 —
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
915–940 923 3 91.00–101.00 $94.64 $874 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008 1008 8 111.00 $111.00 $1,119 —
1253 1253 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
197 fancy 197 2 239.00 $239.00 $471 —
220 220 1 192.50 $192.50 $424 —
295 295 1 187.50 $187.50 $553 —
300–340 fancy 324 6 200.00–226.00 $214.48 $695 —
350–395 365 5 170.00–192.00 $184.05 $672 -5.53
355–380 fancy 369 8 200.00–210.00 $205.93 $760 —
400–437 423 8 180.00–194.00 $186.46 $789 -19.17
405–441 fancy 427 13 200.00–213.00 $206.15 $880 —
455–475 fancy 465 2 200.00–203.00 $201.53 $937 —
465–495 484 9 181.00–193.00 $187.33 $907 -3.19
501–535 517 20 181.00–198.00 $191.28 $989 +1.05
557–595 573 34 174.00–193.00 $185.79 $1,065 +2.70
600–630 fancy 616 4 180.00–191.00 $187.30 $1,154 —
600–642 633 15 151.00–176.00 $168.08 $1,064 -11.10
660 fancy 660 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,195 —
650–680 661 13 154.00–175.00 $167.93 $1,110 +1.61
700–737 725 6 142.00–150.00 $144.58 $1,048 -4.58
750–795 780 3 144.00–149.00 $145.60 $1,136 -3.62
810–835 820 3 123.00–139.00 $130.75 $1,072 -24.25
855–895 875 2 133.00–143.00 $138.11 $1,208 +3.11
915–925 920 3 128.00–138.00 $132.33 $1,217 —
955 955 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 139.00–151.00 $145.04 $490 —
350–380 370 3 150.00–171.00 $156.62 $579 —
425 425 2 171.00 $171.00 $727 —
475 475 1 151.00 $151.00 $717 —
530 530 1 147.00 $147.00 $779 —
550–590 581 9 123.00–156.00 $148.25 $861 —
635 635 2 134.00–144.00 $139.00 $883 —
760–785 777 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1400 1284 80-85% 8 76.00–83.00 $80.08 $1,028 -4.20
1190–1430 1292 80-85% 3 70.00–75.00 $72.46 $936 -28.59
1140–1485 1306 80-85% 19 86.00–96.00 $89.87 $1,174 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1140 1044 85-90% 8 59.00–76.00 $70.05 $731 —
935–1175 1066 85-90% 8 77.00–85.00 $80.30 $856 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 86.00 $86.00 $933 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1590 1526 75-80% 4 79.00–81.00 $80.26 $1,225 —
1490–1790 1630 75-80% 8 86.00–95.00 $89.49 $1,459 -9.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1450 1285 6 91.00–107.00 $99.38 $1,277 -20.81
1205–2175 1458 7 110.00–116.00 $113.75 $1,658 —
1375–1745 1605 10 120.00–128.00 $124.19 $1,993 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
847 847 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 113.00 $113.00 $957

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.