Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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.