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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

1,606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.01/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 886 lb · 236 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.62/cwt -12.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,345/hd at 770 lb · 113 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.91/cwt +22.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 636 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,606 1,260 1,548
Feeder cattle 1,507 1,176 1,492
Slaughter cattle 94 76 56
Replacement cattle 5 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, Moderate demand for calves and Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, 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
210 210 2 160.00 $160.00 $336 —
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 -24.03
375–385 380 2 190.00–193.00 $191.52 $728 +20.52
415–447 421 19 164.00–191.00 $171.70 $723 -23.00
450–495 482 9 162.00–182.00 $175.68 $847 -13.96
500–545 528 15 163.00–180.00 $172.52 $911 -9.25
550–585 563 17 163.00–189.00 $175.96 $991 -7.81
602–645 619 15 150.00–164.00 $155.67 $964 -6.34
630 value added 630 9 169.00 $169.00 $1,065 -3.04
671 value added 671 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,134 -2.00
650–698 677 13 151.00–162.00 $156.17 $1,057 -4.96
700–735 714 5 140.00–159.00 $153.10 $1,093 -7.79
759–778 value added 770 110 170.00–178.80 $175.33 $1,350 -12.62
770–792 785 3 139.00–153.00 $148.42 $1,165 -2.58
832 value added 832 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,456 +0.78
807–841 838 44 161.25–164.00 $161.49 $1,353 +0.84
850–880 866 5 143.00–151.00 $148.05 $1,282 -11.84
872–891 value added 886 231 172.50–173.90 $173.55 $1,538 +0.80
920 920 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,205 —
942 value added 942 40 158.75 $158.75 $1,495 -11.78
960 value added 960 51 158.75 $158.75 $1,524 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 140.00 $140.00 $465 -12.50
370–395 387 3 140.00–154.00 $149.53 $579 -2.47
402–445 431 6 147.00–160.00 $155.27 $669 -15.73
485 485 2 161.00 $161.00 $781 +2.23
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -11.71
571 571 4 155.00 $155.00 $885 -5.42
620–635 628 2 121.00–140.00 $130.61 $820 -20.89
771 771 4 123.00 $123.00 $948 -8.00
915 915 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,107 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 127.00–147.00 $136.74 $394 —
305–340 329 11 137.50–150.00 $143.30 $471 +13.30
350–395 367 17 133.00–155.00 $144.20 $529 +3.91
400–445 428 22 140.00–157.00 $150.00 $642 +10.67
455–497 477 12 140.00–149.00 $145.83 $696 -2.76
505–545 523 27 140.00–160.00 $151.76 $794 +11.21
560 value added 560 1 171.00 $171.00 $958 +16.00
550–595 570 28 139.00–164.00 $150.76 $859 +7.37
600–645 622 33 133.00–159.00 $155.24 $966 +18.84
642 value added 642 78 169.00 $169.00 $1,085 +14.00
654 value added 654 86 164.75 $164.75 $1,077 —
655–695 678 7 140.00–155.00 $150.26 $1,019 -2.08
723 value added 723 81 157.00 $157.00 $1,135 +7.00
700–745 728 8 128.00–151.00 $140.40 $1,022 +10.48
760–791 777 14 141.00–149.00 $147.14 $1,143 +12.40
843–845 843 9 138.00–142.50 $142.00 $1,197 —
875 875 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,068 —
921 921 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 125.00 $125.00 $404 —
390 390 1 132.50 $132.50 $517 +8.45
420–435 423 6 112.50–130.00 $118.80 $503 -5.17
475–495 485 2 112.00 $112.00 $543 -17.26
500–531 512 13 114.00–135.00 $120.64 $618 -2.75
555–575 561 4 108.00–122.00 $116.49 $654 -11.81
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 -3.92
720 720 3 119.00 $119.00 $857 —
820 820 1 103.00 $103.00 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $536 -5.50
320–330 325 2 160.00–172.50 $166.35 $541 +13.06
355–390 372 7 162.00–185.00 $176.79 $658 -13.28
410–440 427 12 173.00–192.50 $179.33 $766 -5.10
455–495 484 17 160.00–180.00 $167.30 $810 +1.60
500–542 527 33 153.00–181.00 $166.32 $877 +5.58
551–565 554 11 148.00–165.00 $151.75 $841 -29.54
600–635 614 16 135.00–162.00 $144.11 $885 -4.97
655–685 663 13 130.00–141.00 $134.36 $891 -1.71
700–715 708 2 130.00–133.00 $131.52 $931 -4.45
770–775 773 3 117.00–121.00 $118.33 $915 -17.62
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 -2.00
850–855 853 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $1,032 +5.00
905–915 910 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 -16.92
410–430 417 8 122.50–157.00 $139.53 $582 -26.47
460–495 483 5 121.00–150.00 $141.07 $681 -2.64
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -6.76
550–595 565 12 126.00–141.00 $136.64 $772 -13.50
600–641 626 5 119.00–122.00 $119.96 $751 -10.09
650–690 667 11 116.00–126.00 $120.81 $806 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1125 1013 85-90% 7 50.00–58.00 $55.33 $560 —
890–1145 1056 85-90% 12 62.00–72.00 $66.84 $706 —
1095–1100 1098 85-90% 2 73.00–76.00 $74.50 $818 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1425 1292 80-85% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.70 $901 —
1180–1395 1293 80-85% 16 72.00–82.00 $76.75 $992 —
1415 1415 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,203 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1695 1529 75-80% 5 72.00–82.00 $77.30 $1,182 -8.03
1500–1750 1609 75-80% 4 84.00–85.00 $84.27 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2180 1661 7 87.00–105.00 $99.60 $1,654 —
1935 1935 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,264 —
1755–2305 1980 4 106.00–114.00 $111.22 $2,202 -1.04

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1160 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 85.00–90.00 $88.13 $912

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325–1350 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–1,050.00 $961.68

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 3 135.00 $135.00 $717 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
1080 1080 50 131.00 $131.00 $1,415 —

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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.