Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

2,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.84/cwt +29.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 708 lb · 275 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.06/cwt +23.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 628 lb · 242 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.70/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 805 lb · 172 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,327	1,606	1,024
Feeder cattle	2,210	1,507	930
Slaughter cattle	111	94	89
Replacement cattle	6	5	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for calves and Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and 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
215	215	1	192.50	$192.50	$414	+32.50
325–340	332	5	161.00–185.00	$174.36	$579	—
355–393	384	8	162.00–182.00	$175.09	$672	-16.43
400–445	417	8	163.00–170.00	$165.68	$691	-6.02
453–495	481	36	161.00–182.00	$167.01	$803	-8.67
481 fancy	481	5	188.00	$188.00	$904	—
505 value added	505	3	189.00	$189.00	$954	—
500–542	531	45	155.00–181.00	$172.87	$918	+0.35
557–596	576	29	155.00–178.00	$159.89	$921	-16.07
628 value added	628	212	187.00	$187.00	$1,174	+18.00
607–646	631	30	147.00–169.00	$163.29	$1,030	+7.62
655–695	673	40	144.00–162.00	$154.17	$1,038	-2.00
700–716 value added	708	269	180.00–187.00	$183.63	$1,300	—
700–740	710	6	140.00–159.00	$147.57	$1,048	-5.53
767–790	778	8	145.00–162.00	$155.47	$1,210	+7.05
802–817 value added	805	152	165.00–173.00	$168.52	$1,357	-6.48
805–840	808	20	145.00–158.00	$152.84	$1,235	-8.65
861–899 value added	879	123	166.00–171.75	$170.72	$1,501	-2.83
885	885	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,372	+6.95
913 value added	913	56	167.40	$167.40	$1,528	+8.65
967 value added	967	58	165.90	$165.90	$1,604	+7.15
1056 value added	1056	99	158.20	$158.20	$1,671	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	142.50–153.00	$147.71	$470	+7.71
370–390	380	2	130.00–144.00	$136.82	$520	-12.71
410–430	420	4	121.00–151.00	$130.32	$547	-24.95
465–495	485	3	151.00–153.00	$151.68	$736	-9.32
520–540	533	4	116.00–131.00	$123.15	$656	-26.85
555–595	563	5	144.00–152.00	$147.07	$828	-7.93
665	665	1	130.00	$130.00	$864	—
820	820	1	115.00	$115.00	$943	—
930	930	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,116	-1.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1127	1127	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,375	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	277	3	137.00–147.50	$141.73	$393	+4.99
355–395	384	17	140.00–159.00	$149.11	$573	+4.91
400–448	433	54	137.00–156.00	$148.76	$644	-1.24
451–495	475	42	132.00–153.00	$144.04	$684	-1.79
500–548	528	45	131.00–149.00	$139.59	$737	-12.17
550–593	574	28	130.00–148.00	$135.14	$776	-15.62
606 value added	606	119	172.50	$172.50	$1,045	—
605–630	617	23	125.00–143.00	$138.58	$855	-16.66
663–690	670	12	120.00–131.00	$124.67	$835	-25.59
684 value added	684	80	170.95	$170.95	$1,169	+6.20
700–729	727	16	122.00–135.00	$134.22	$976	-6.18
785–793	792	19	123.00–134.00	$123.73	$980	-23.41

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	120.00	$120.00	$402	-5.00
350–395	365	4	104.00–132.00	$119.82	$437	-12.68
425–430	428	2	100.00–130.00	$114.91	$492	-3.89
450–485	455	13	110.00–124.00	$117.39	$534	+5.39
500–525	515	5	101.00–123.00	$113.53	$585	-7.11
580–590	585	2	120.00–124.00	$122.02	$714	+5.53
605–640	618	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$744	+3.33
650–690	667	3	98.00–102.00	$100.29	$669	—
720	720	1	117.00	$117.00	$842	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	152.00–152.50	$152.25	$400	-32.75
310–340	320	3	162.50–187.50	$171.35	$548	+5.00
345 fancy	345	1	192.50	$192.50	$664	—
350–377	362	11	160.00–185.00	$165.81	$600	-10.98
412–425	416	3	155.00–163.00	$157.72	$656	-21.61
450–490	465	5	156.00–175.00	$165.76	$771	-1.54
510–547	528	17	150.00–174.00	$162.98	$861	-3.34
550–595	583	11	139.00–157.00	$144.39	$842	-7.36
600–645	623	23	134.00–156.00	$143.37	$893	-0.74
655–690	664	12	123.00–144.00	$135.43	$899	+1.07
700–725	710	6	120.00–135.00	$127.43	$905	-4.09
750–765	760	3	124.00–135.00	$127.62	$970	+9.29
805–815	810	2	122.00–125.00	$123.49	$1,000	-1.51
857–891	880	6	120.00–128.00	$125.40	$1,104	+4.40
917	917	4	119.00	$119.00	$1,091	+0.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	131.00–140.00	$135.46	$417	—
377–395	386	4	128.00–146.00	$140.91	$544	-9.09
400–435	422	3	130.00–144.00	$138.55	$585	-0.98
450–485	473	3	110.00–150.00	$126.83	$600	-14.24
510–540	524	4	131.00–148.00	$139.26	$730	-0.74
555–595	577	6	109.00–133.00	$127.65	$737	-8.99
606–645	618	6	121.00–132.00	$128.92	$797	+8.96
650–675	663	2	115.00–119.00	$117.04	$776	-3.77
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–540	532	3	86.00–111.00	$102.20	$544	—
700	700	2	70.00	$70.00	$490	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1400	1254	80-85%	7	64.00–69.00	$66.14	$829	—
1185–1490	1313	80-85%	19	71.00–80.00	$75.87	$996	—
1400–1445	1427	80-85%	3	81.00–83.00	$81.68	$1,166	-3.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1025	1023	85-90%	2	54.00–58.00	$56.00	$573	+0.67
1025–1165	1098	85-90%	9	70.00–76.00	$72.70	$798	-1.80
1045–1215	1109	85-90%	5	62.00–66.00	$64.13	$711	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1880	1594	75-80%	9	73.00–79.00	$76.26	$1,216	—
1510–1720	1637	75-80%	3	82.00–89.00	$85.45	$1,399	+1.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1600	1505	2	93.00–96.00	$94.41	$1,421	—
1495–1950	1672	3	108.00–111.00	$109.67	$1,834	+10.07
1625–2130	1937	3	114.00–116.00	$114.93	$2,226	-2.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1185	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–825.00	$799.89
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1605	1605	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.