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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

2,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.34/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 815 lb · 389 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.31/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 873 lb · 246 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.48/cwt +34.16 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 576 lb · 184 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,139 2,392 1,928
Feeder cattle 2,064 2,300 1,860
Slaughter cattle 73 90 65
Replacement cattle 2 2 3

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 fancy 330 2 207.00 $207.00 $683 —
360–375 368 2 172.50–187.50 $180.15 $663 -1.16
362–380 fancy 373 7 200.00–211.00 $204.80 $764 -9.43
408–445 420 5 175.00–199.00 $189.25 $795 -5.75
423–425 fancy 423 19 200.00–207.00 $206.63 $874 +4.96
471 fancy 471 7 200.00 $200.00 $942 —
457–495 476 42 170.00–191.00 $186.37 $887 +20.33
500–540 517 17 159.00–176.00 $166.88 $863 +9.84
517–536 value added 523 17 180.00–195.00 $181.48 $949 —
550–584 value added 565 56 181.00–187.00 $185.79 $1,050 —
557–585 566 12 157.00–178.00 $170.11 $963 +21.35
611–622 614 11 142.00–157.00 $146.22 $898 -12.56
604–640 value added 622 34 166.00–179.50 $173.07 $1,076 +9.86
665–685 676 9 144.00–160.00 $155.58 $1,052 +1.65
652–698 value added 678 77 167.00–174.00 $168.00 $1,139 -5.89
706–730 value added 723 91 160.00–183.60 $178.36 $1,290 +9.41
700–735 724 4 144.00–157.00 $152.60 $1,105 +1.60
760 760 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,094 -6.65
804–833 value added 815 389 171.00–180.00 $176.34 $1,437 +6.10
862–865 863 5 142.00–158.00 $154.79 $1,336 +12.32
855–899 value added 873 241 171.00–175.75 $173.69 $1,516 +7.35
910 910 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,219 ±0.00
930 value added 930 52 177.00 $177.00 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 127.00–162.00 $144.81 $620 —
475–490 480 3 142.00–150.00 $144.72 $695 -6.87
555–570 565 3 128.00–143.00 $138.09 $780 +0.42
609–646 623 8 125.00–129.00 $127.44 $794 -9.56
816–845 821 6 127.00–134.00 $132.80 $1,090 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,168 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 5 135.00–151.00 $142.64 $456 +2.66
350–392 368 13 130.00–152.00 $144.91 $533 -4.02
378 fancy 378 5 163.00 $163.00 $616 —
410–447 437 11 134.00–152.00 $143.35 $626 +1.14
423–447 fancy 438 11 159.00–164.00 $161.21 $706 —
450–496 470 25 141.00–158.00 $150.18 $706 +10.60
451–495 fancy 477 14 159.00–165.00 $161.73 $771 —
512–530 value added 518 24 156.00–166.00 $161.90 $839 —
501–547 527 30 135.00–153.00 $148.83 $784 +9.26
562–595 575 15 132.00–153.00 $147.82 $850 +17.50
555–599 value added 576 169 156.00–168.50 $165.96 $956 —
610–637 624 4 134.00–143.00 $138.40 $864 +9.05
631–644 value added 638 9 148.00–150.00 $149.12 $951 —
650–659 value added 652 19 147.00–160.50 $156.91 $1,023 +13.91
650–675 662 6 123.00–136.00 $130.97 $867 +7.13
701 value added 701 76 169.00 $169.00 $1,185 +3.69
706–740 715 4 121.00–122.00 $121.74 $870 -21.76
790 value added 790 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,122 —
820–830 825 2 131.00–138.00 $134.48 $1,109 +19.48
867–897 value added 896 60 143.00–160.00 $159.45 $1,429 —
941 value added 941 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–495 471 4 121.00–131.00 $126.86 $598 +12.86
532 532 2 115.00 $115.00 $612 -2.99
585–597 591 8 103.00–126.00 $113.18 $669 —
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 +11.09
655–695 675 2 115.00–117.00 $115.97 $783 +8.42
705 705 1 116.00 $116.00 $818 +10.28
845 845 1 113.00 $113.00 $955 +23.70
870 870 1 93.00 $93.00 $809 +0.30
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,418 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 92.00 $92.00 $469 -19.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 193.00 $193.00 $699 —
368 fancy 368 3 201.00 $201.00 $740 —
410 410 2 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $769 +2.45
450 450 1 190.00 $190.00 $855 +23.60
516–545 527 6 155.00–177.00 $172.23 $908 +27.25
567–575 569 8 150.00–169.00 $164.20 $934 +7.11
607–645 620 4 146.00–153.00 $150.20 $931 +5.31
660–680 664 9 146.00–153.00 $148.45 $986 +3.68
665 fancy 665 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,051 —
701–710 706 7 137.00–152.00 $143.38 $1,012 +5.40
706 fancy 706 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,094 —
750 750 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,058 —
835 835 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,169 +20.95
915 915 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 159.00–160.00 $159.49 $574 —
463–490 470 4 131.00–155.00 $148.74 $699 +17.12
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 +0.17
580–593 589 5 122.00–149.00 $132.29 $779 +14.71
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
686 686 3 129.00 $129.00 $885 +13.00
875 875 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1420 1302 80-85% 11 62.00–68.00 $65.53 $853 +1.34
1320 1320 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $752 -7.19
1255–1470 1343 80-85% 6 69.00–78.00 $72.96 $980 +8.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–920 893 85-90% 2 49.00 $49.00 $438 —
1015–1195 1090 85-90% 7 62.00–68.00 $64.38 $702 -0.97
1100–1165 1133 85-90% 3 55.00–59.00 $57.02 $646 +1.00
1180 1180 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $838 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1650 1585 75-80% 4 69.00–77.00 $71.76 $1,137 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $875 -20.66
1670 1670 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,086 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–2475 1968 4 96.00–105.00 $100.62 $1,980 —
2025 2025 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,843 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1085 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 84.00 $84.00 $906

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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.