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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

1,407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.54/cwt ≈ $1,553/hd at 932 lb · 242 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.79/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 655 lb · 90 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.50/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,309/hd at 791 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,407 1,514 1,390
Feeder cattle 1,330 1,418 1,326
Slaughter cattle 67 84 58
Replacement cattle 10 12 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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
280 280 1 182.50 $182.50 $511 +13.75
295 fancy 295 1 192.50 $192.50 $568 —
345 345 1 171.00 $171.00 $590 -10.00
355 fancy 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
370–385 380 3 160.00–165.00 $161.62 $614 -19.26
400–436 fancy 427 4 187.00–190.00 $187.70 $801 —
430–435 433 2 165.00–168.00 $166.49 $721 -9.88
485 485 5 167.00 $167.00 $810 -8.75
460–495 fancy 486 4 180.00 $180.00 $875 —
510–535 value added 514 6 186.00–187.00 $186.17 $957 +0.17
536 536 3 174.00 $174.00 $933 -3.45
550–597 572 28 150.00–171.00 $165.49 $947 -9.42
611–641 628 26 137.00–155.00 $147.44 $926 -7.32
627–640 value added 633 41 157.00–169.00 $160.33 $1,015 —
657–680 665 3 139.00–150.00 $142.75 $949 -4.27
690–698 value added 698 74 162.00–173.75 $173.44 $1,211 —
710 710 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,058 -3.31
705–725 value added 716 18 152.00–159.00 $155.38 $1,113 -10.32
780 780 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,139 -5.60
760–793 value added 791 82 151.00–168.00 $165.74 $1,311 -3.98
815 815 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,068 —
841 value added 841 65 172.00 $172.00 $1,447 —
880–890 883 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,272 -8.00
925–943 value added 932 234 165.75–168.75 $167.36 $1,560 —
944 944 8 142.50 $142.50 $1,345 —
958 value added 958 56 167.90 $167.90 $1,608 —
1002 value added 1002 58 160.50 $160.50 $1,608 —
1045 1045 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 153.00 $153.00 $635 ±0.00
460–485 473 2 120.00–136.00 $128.21 $606 -30.79
505–547 533 5 115.00–143.00 $125.88 $671 -36.12
565–590 582 3 130.00–147.00 $141.50 $824 -7.74
625 625 1 114.00 $114.00 $712 -23.31
740 740 1 112.00 $112.00 $829 —
895 895 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,119 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,342 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 130.00 $130.00 $338 -10.00
310 310 1 132.00 $132.00 $409 —
360–396 383 9 142.00–153.00 $147.82 $566 +3.98
400–441 434 15 130.00–152.00 $137.42 $596 -9.72
450–497 473 42 132.00–148.00 $139.40 $659 -4.10
512–548 532 28 125.00–140.00 $136.70 $727 -5.09
558–585 564 18 123.00–138.00 $132.48 $747 -9.84
615–642 620 14 128.00–139.00 $136.95 $849 -1.73
653 value added 653 84 165.70 $165.70 $1,082 -4.55
660–686 677 6 131.00–140.00 $137.08 $928 -3.95
705 705 3 121.00 $121.00 $853 -17.62
737 value added 737 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,091 -6.90
780 780 1 121.00 $121.00 $944 -7.59
917 917 10 131.00 $131.00 $1,201 —
923 value added 923 63 153.00 $153.00 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 —
370 370 2 120.00–124.00 $122.00 $451 -7.00
400–435 418 2 102.50–125.00 $114.22 $477 -3.21
470–498 489 6 125.00 $125.00 $611 -5.08
575–595 585 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $649 -6.52
605–625 613 7 100.00–116.00 $110.71 $679 -4.29
680 680 4 106.00–116.00 $112.75 $767 -10.76
720–745 735 3 88.00–113.00 $101.15 $743 -19.36
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
900 900 1 111.00 $111.00 $999 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 90.00 $90.00 $320 —
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
630–645 640 3 84.00–112.00 $102.81 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 162.50 $162.50 $463 —
320–330 325 2 160.00–180.00 $170.15 $553 -4.85
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 -17.72
414 414 12 204.00 $204.00 $845 +41.19
410–440 421 11 160.00–183.00 $172.26 $725 +9.45
470–482 480 5 157.00–158.00 $157.80 $757 -4.14
500–542 514 6 152.00–175.00 $165.78 $852 +1.40
567–590 577 10 145.00–169.00 $158.46 $914 -8.55
605 fancy 605 1 153.00 $153.00 $926 —
605–645 621 5 131.00–148.00 $142.52 $885 +12.25
652–697 668 19 130.00–150.00 $139.89 $934 +5.62
700–745 707 10 125.00–142.00 $131.66 $931 +4.19
765–785 772 3 120.00–139.00 $132.23 $1,021 +7.04
835 835 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,144 +15.34
870 870 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,035 —
960 960 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 138.00 $138.00 $686 +1.81
500–547 518 15 105.00–147.00 $135.94 $704 -5.05
550–595 570 19 125.00–142.00 $138.66 $790 -0.88
630–635 632 3 101.00–110.00 $106.98 $676 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 -7.07
755–770 763 2 100.00–110.00 $104.95 $801 —
840 840 1 106.00 $106.00 $890 -2.00
860 860 1 107.00 $107.00 $920 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1255 1213 80-85% 4 54.00–60.00 $57.49 $697 -6.44
1220–1225 1223 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $636 -11.93
1145–1430 1284 80-85% 15 61.00–67.00 $64.61 $830 —
1260–1435 1354 80-85% 5 69.00–73.00 $70.57 $956 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1860 1614 75-80% 4 66.00–67.00 $66.48 $1,073 —
1530–1920 1664 75-80% 5 68.00–77.00 $70.73 $1,177 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $418 -27.88
1065–1105 1092 85-90% 3 52.00–58.00 $55.98 $611 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1885 1350 7 73.00–89.00 $82.85 $1,118 +5.19
1505–1640 1573 2 95.00–96.00 $95.48 $1,502 —
2065–2080 2073 2 105.00 $105.00 $2,177 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1070–1385 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–850.00 $768.78
1065–1305 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–975.00 $843.66
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.