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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 8, 2022

1,804 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.15/cwt -13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 624 lb · 302 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.22/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 875 lb · 248 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.56/cwt -16.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 669 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,804 1,695 1,960
Feeder cattle 1,708 1,557 1,873
Slaughter cattle 92 134 71
Replacement cattle 4 4 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 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
222 222 2 195.00 $195.00 $433 —
267–295 fancy 276 3 200.00 $200.00 $552 —
300–321 fancy 316 4 202.50–205.00 $204.41 $646 —
360–365 fancy 363 2 200.00 $200.00 $726 -1.33
367–368 368 7 180.00–191.00 $183.14 $674 -7.38
405–442 422 18 178.00–195.00 $188.90 $797 +6.72
445 fancy 445 1 208.00 $208.00 $926 -0.49
450–495 fancy 473 2 200.00–217.00 $208.10 $984 -0.79
452–484 474 23 175.00–194.00 $186.93 $886 -11.07
510 value added 510 3 211.00–213.00 $212.33 $1,083 +9.18
500–546 530 27 165.00–176.00 $170.62 $904 -21.42
555–595 571 36 174.00–194.00 $185.79 $1,061 -4.08
605–628 value added 617 6 179.00–181.00 $180.35 $1,113 -10.98
621–627 624 6 154.00–171.00 $159.19 $993 -24.44
650–696 668 14 161.00–170.00 $166.06 $1,109 -18.26
655–699 value added 684 44 174.00–182.00 $178.65 $1,222 —
706 value added 706 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,278 +6.75
710–730 720 2 163.00–171.00 $166.94 $1,202 —
753 753 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,258 —
761–795 value added 778 82 174.80–180.00 $175.32 $1,364 —
820 820 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,328 -3.00
856–888 value added 875 248 166.00–178.00 $174.22 $1,524 -1.32
915 value added 915 58 171.40 $171.40 $1,568 +0.85
970 970 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +19.00
460–490 466 5 150.00–172.00 $167.37 $780 +10.11
505–545 525 2 145.00–150.00 $147.40 $774 —
560–590 570 8 128.00–165.00 $150.63 $859 -10.41
625 625 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $891 -20.50
660–695 678 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $980 -19.50
730–735 733 2 136.00–141.00 $138.51 $1,015 +14.51
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
265–295 275 3 150.00–157.50 $154.82 $426 -2.68
341–345 342 4 140.00–151.00 $148.23 $507 -31.77
350–397 367 17 135.00–150.00 $143.51 $527 -34.08
400–447 425 24 140.00–158.00 $149.95 $637 -19.43
455–497 477 34 140.00–157.00 $146.84 $700 -23.08
500–548 533 37 135.00–160.00 $146.19 $779 -12.63
550–592 571 49 141.00–155.00 $149.09 $851 -14.52
600–635 621 51 130.00–153.00 $142.03 $882 -9.11
615–641 value added 625 251 170.25–180.75 $175.86 $1,099 -13.34
666 value added 666 72 166.25 $166.25 $1,107 -13.07
660–697 680 19 129.00–147.00 $138.99 $945 -10.79
715–745 729 6 126.00–143.00 $134.75 $982 -2.25
733 value added 733 75 166.00 $166.00 $1,217 -7.75
750–785 758 10 132.00–147.00 $140.30 $1,063 —
800–821 810 9 120.00–125.00 $121.00 $980 -8.00
837–839 value added 839 21 146.00–150.50 $150.07 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 3 120.00–136.00 $128.55 $414 -14.45
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -21.24
453–497 473 12 120.00–137.00 $130.04 $615 -18.85
500–537 523 7 110.00–133.00 $123.69 $647 -18.31
592–597 593 10 112.00–115.00 $114.40 $678 -22.60
610–645 632 4 111.00–120.00 $117.70 $744 -11.70
650–665 658 2 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $783 -10.04
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847 -5.00
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
810 810 1 107.00 $107.00 $867 -3.00
950 950 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,026 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 101.00 $101.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 6 174.00–190.00 $186.78 $583 —
330 fancy 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 -14.48
360–380 375 13 170.00–190.00 $181.86 $682 -2.19
415–443 432 13 167.00–190.00 $173.27 $749 -13.19
460–475 fancy 463 5 201.00–202.00 $201.79 $934 +0.26
450–497 473 22 165.00–190.00 $175.91 $832 -11.42
501–530 fancy 508 4 192.00–195.00 $194.22 $987 —
505–545 526 7 164.00–180.00 $170.10 $895 -21.18
550–596 570 23 156.00–173.00 $161.82 $922 -23.97
607–646 626 22 150.00–168.00 $162.55 $1,018 -5.53
630 fancy 630 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,159 -3.30
650–680 661 4 153.00–160.00 $156.94 $1,037 -10.99
700–740 719 11 138.00–143.00 $139.52 $1,003 -5.06
865–875 870 2 115.00–119.00 $116.99 $1,018 -21.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
357 357 2 161.00 $161.00 $575 +4.38
405–435 424 8 150.00–163.00 $153.90 $653 -17.10
450–495 476 12 141.00–161.00 $156.98 $747 +5.98
500–545 526 15 132.00–162.00 $152.45 $802 +5.45
565–597 589 7 132.00–153.00 $143.47 $845 -4.78
605–637 621 8 120.00–143.00 $128.80 $800 -10.20
655–660 658 2 126.00–138.00 $131.98 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1445 1291 80-85% 7 71.00–76.00 $74.03 $956 +1.57
1085–1480 1306 80-85% 16 78.00–84.00 $81.12 $1,059 -8.75
1340–1410 1375 80-85% 2 85.00–88.00 $86.54 $1,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1120 1018 85-90% 8 68.00–73.00 $71.46 $727 +1.41
910–1155 1045 85-90% 6 47.50–61.00 $56.63 $592 -13.42
980–1170 1122 85-90% 5 76.00–78.00 $76.82 $862 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1590 1555 75-80% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.34 $1,234 —
1490–1995 1632 75-80% 7 86.00–91.00 $88.57 $1,445 -0.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1615 1563 3 89.00–99.00 $95.53 $1,493 —
1425–2025 1730 3 122.00–128.00 $124.34 $2,151 —
1320–2330 1784 8 105.00–115.00 $108.84 $1,942 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 125.00 $125.00 $356 —
340 340 1 122.50 $122.50 $416 —

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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.