Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 17, 2022

2,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.48/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 781 lb · 286 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.93/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 826 lb · 265 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.82/cwt +14.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 752 lb · 206 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,392	1,869	1,365
Feeder cattle	2,300	1,749	1,310
Slaughter cattle	90	113	55
Replacement cattle	2	7	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. 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
230	230	1	182.50	$182.50	$420	—
340	340	1	185.00	$185.00	$629	+2.15
355–385	370	2	171.00–192.50	$181.31	$671	-5.33
375–382 fancy	381	9	210.00–215.00	$214.23	$816	+4.89
415–427 fancy	425	9	200.00–207.50	$201.67	$857	+0.50
415–433	429	4	195.00	$195.00	$837	+17.55
455–470	465	13	159.00–183.00	$166.04	$772	-17.95
500–540	514	30	150.00–171.00	$157.04	$807	-10.52
551–595	572	33	141.00–159.00	$148.76	$851	-17.50
611–630 value added	614	25	161.50–167.00	$163.21	$1,002	-3.27
602–645	622	17	156.00–160.00	$158.78	$988	-0.28
653–690	667	33	137.00–160.00	$153.93	$1,027	-3.46
651–693 value added	691	157	161.00–175.00	$173.89	$1,202	-0.56
714–724 value added	723	81	165.00–169.50	$168.95	$1,222	-5.69
700–732	726	9	138.00–156.00	$151.00	$1,096	+4.37
760–783	770	15	140.00–157.00	$150.65	$1,160	-0.66
764–794 value added	782	271	169.00–175.25	$171.58	$1,342	+3.70
803–847	825	18	134.00–157.00	$150.99	$1,246	+2.58
806–842 value added	826	247	162.25–174.95	$170.24	$1,406	-3.61
851–872 value added	866	133	163.25–169.95	$166.34	$1,441	+0.34
890–897	894	8	136.00–149.00	$142.47	$1,274	—
925	925	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,240	-2.00
971	971	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,359	-2.57
1008 value added	1008	50	154.00	$154.00	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	148.00	$148.00	$545	—
465–490	484	8	145.00–156.00	$151.59	$734	-1.15
505–515	513	7	121.00–137.00	$133.03	$682	-14.78
555–576	572	5	128.00–140.00	$137.67	$787	-10.82
631	631	3	137.00	$137.00	$864	+2.00
745	745	1	124.00	$124.00	$924	-8.02
855	855	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,069	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	+7.50
300–345	330	11	130.00–151.00	$139.98	$462	-11.34
350–390	368	6	141.00–160.00	$148.93	$548	-0.71
400–445	422	32	131.00–155.00	$142.21	$600	-3.71
450–492	472	50	131.00–157.00	$139.58	$659	-9.51
510–540	526	24	134.00–151.00	$139.57	$734	-5.45
550–597	581	39	123.00–140.00	$130.32	$757	-9.75
615–648	639	51	120.00–139.00	$129.35	$827	-5.20
640 fancy	640	82	169.90	$169.90	$1,087	—
665 value added	665	26	143.00	$143.00	$951	-1.23
660–683	668	16	117.00–128.00	$123.84	$827	-0.22
702–710 value added	706	149	162.50–167.90	$165.31	$1,167	—
730	730	7	143.50	$143.50	$1,048	+23.74
751 thin fleshed	751	199	169.95	$169.95	$1,276	—
781–782	781	7	123.00–142.00	$136.57	$1,067	+6.86
805	805	1	115.00	$115.00	$926	-10.74
821 value added	821	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,141	-0.50
863	863	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,096	—
912	912	5	123.00	$123.00	$1,122	—
1006	1006	12	117.00	$117.00	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	-18.43
400–445	419	11	100.00–130.00	$120.08	$503	-7.92
465	465	1	114.00	$114.00	$530	-13.49
530–535	533	2	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$629	-6.08
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	-3.49
605–646	636	4	101.00–114.00	$110.91	$705	+5.91
655–680	673	4	103.00–111.00	$107.55	$724	+0.31
702–745	717	7	95.00–112.00	$105.72	$758	+3.01
763	763	4	72.00	$72.00	$549	-40.97
802–840	820	4	87.00–95.00	$89.30	$732	-9.68
870–893	887	4	90.00–101.00	$92.70	$822	-7.30
970–995	983	2	90.00–100.00	$94.94	$933	-9.06

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	100.00–107.50	$103.68	$433	—
515	515	1	111.00	$111.00	$572	—
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	162.50	$162.50	$479	—
410–422 fancy	418	3	207.50	$207.50	$867	—
402–445	424	12	170.00–195.00	$185.05	$785	-2.45
450–481	473	5	157.00–177.50	$166.40	$787	+6.44
515–535	527	15	135.00–155.00	$144.98	$764	-4.36
565–595	584	8	144.00–163.00	$157.09	$917	+12.87
610–643	630	19	131.00–149.00	$144.89	$913	+1.14
655–698	683	13	130.00–151.00	$144.77	$989	+10.64
710–745	730	3	137.00–139.00	$137.98	$1,007	+9.92
820–835	828	2	113.00–125.00	$119.05	$986	-8.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	140.00–150.00	$144.96	$417	-5.04
305–310	308	3	145.00–157.50	$149.12	$459	—
440–447	445	3	151.00–157.50	$153.14	$681	+10.67
465–495	488	4	124.00–134.00	$131.62	$642	-17.08
505–525	511	6	135.00–141.00	$139.83	$715	—
555–590	573	2	115.00–120.00	$117.58	$674	-13.53
670	670	1	116.00	$116.00	$777	-8.00
875	875	2	101.00	$101.00	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1415	1256	80-85%	7	55.00–58.00	$56.61	$711	—
1160–1485	1288	80-85%	14	69.00–76.00	$72.46	$933	—
1145–1485	1308	80-85%	20	60.00–68.00	$64.19	$840	+0.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1010	990	85-90%	2	50.00–52.00	$50.98	$505	—
925–1150	1077	85-90%	8	62.00–67.00	$65.35	$704	+9.60
1065–1160	1113	85-90%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.52	$785	+9.17
1105–1145	1125	85-90%	2	55.00–57.00	$56.02	$630	-5.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–1685	1636	75-80%	7	71.00–80.00	$74.66	$1,221	—
1615–1805	1710	75-80%	5	62.00–67.00	$65.25	$1,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1600	1455	2	97.00–100.00	$98.65	$1,435	—
1385–1635	1510	2	88.00–90.00	$88.92	$1,343	—
1440–2035	1832	5	102.00–112.00	$105.07	$1,925	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	112.50	$112.50	$231	—
370	370	1	101.00	$101.00	$374	—

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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.