Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

2,246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.86/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 878 lb · 299 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.56/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 804 lb · 190 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.18/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 590 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,246	2,139	2,054
Feeder cattle	2,100	2,064	1,924
Slaughter cattle	144	73	123
Replacement cattle	2	2	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and yearlings classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	180.00	$180.00	$414	—
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—
305	305	1	170.00	$170.00	$518	—
360–396	391	12	171.00–195.00	$181.25	$709	+1.10
405–435	408	10	170.00–194.00	$191.44	$781	+2.19
455–470	459	7	151.00–170.00	$163.67	$751	-22.70
508–545	524	15	151.00–174.00	$168.13	$881	+1.25
519–540 value added	525	14	180.00	$180.00	$945	-1.48
550–596	580	21	152.00–175.00	$166.27	$964	-3.84
591 value added	591	141	188.00	$188.00	$1,111	+2.21
600–620 value added	613	15	162.00–170.00	$164.13	$1,006	-8.94
617–646	635	18	145.00–159.00	$157.90	$1,003	+11.68
669–681 value added	677	34	163.00–169.00	$166.71	$1,129	-1.29
650–696	680	15	152.00–162.00	$156.98	$1,067	+1.40
700–736	720	26	150.00–160.00	$156.67	$1,128	+4.07
755–785	769	5	149.00–156.00	$151.97	$1,169	+7.97
773–775 value added	775	74	170.00–174.00	$173.57	$1,345	—
804 value added	804	186	178.00	$178.00	$1,431	+1.66
800–845	822	4	149.00–163.00	$157.28	$1,293	—
863–875	866	6	149.00–156.00	$151.18	$1,309	-3.61
860–899 value added	878	293	168.00–175.25	$172.28	$1,513	-1.41
915 value added	915	56	168.75	$168.75	$1,544	-8.25
915–945	930	2	142.00–161.00	$151.35	$1,408	+17.35
1016 value added	1016	50	160.50	$160.50	$1,631	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	132.50–157.50	$144.55	$398	—
305	305	1	135.00	$135.00	$412	—
370–392	385	3	145.00–165.00	$158.59	$611	—
405–435	420	3	130.00–165.00	$150.64	$633	+5.83
495	495	5	140.00–149.00	$147.20	$729	+2.48
500–525	515	5	121.00–149.00	$139.79	$720	—
580–587	586	10	140.00–153.00	$150.42	$881	+12.33
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	127.50	$127.50	$427	—
445	445	1	122.50	$122.50	$545	—
515	515	1	115.00	$115.00	$592	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	282	5	130.00–140.00	$136.50	$385	—
316–335	327	9	134.00–150.00	$142.26	$465	-0.38
382–386	384	5	138.00–140.00	$138.80	$533	-6.11
407–445	419	28	132.50–151.00	$141.74	$594	-1.61
450–492	472	38	130.00–151.00	$142.26	$671	-7.92
500–542	524	41	126.00–145.00	$137.02	$718	-11.81
500–535 value added	532	24	153.00–155.00	$153.45	$816	-8.45
550–596	568	51	130.00–153.00	$144.27	$819	-3.55
595 value added	595	80	171.75	$171.75	$1,022	+5.79
605–640	612	9	122.00–140.00	$135.49	$829	-2.91
606–625 value added	621	101	141.00–166.00	$161.03	$1,000	+11.91
650–673	658	40	123.00–140.00	$135.11	$889	+4.14
662–681 value added	676	91	141.00–162.50	$159.15	$1,076	+2.24
700–745	717	6	133.00–140.00	$136.68	$980	+14.94
719 value added	719	71	164.75	$164.75	$1,185	-4.25
756	756	12	133.00	$133.00	$1,005	—
800 value added	800	61	162.00	$162.00	$1,296	—
865	865	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,124	—
1010	1010	8	118.00	$118.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	110.00–127.50	$118.68	$360	—
393–397	395	5	120.00–125.00	$122.99	$486	—
420–428	425	5	127.00–128.00	$127.40	$541	—
452–495	471	14	119.00–128.00	$123.66	$582	-3.20
518	518	3	124.00	$124.00	$642	+9.00
560–595	580	10	110.00–122.00	$117.39	$681	+4.21
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	-32.00
665	665	1	119.00	$119.00	$791	+3.03
863–890	868	6	81.00–115.00	$109.19	$948	+16.19

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1285	1273	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,082	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	150.00–165.00	$159.95	$523	—
365–391	379	13	152.50–187.00	$170.82	$647	-22.18
405–440	423	7	150.00–172.50	$158.75	$672	-28.75
465–495	477	3	142.00–152.50	$147.06	$701	-42.94
500–547	525	17	145.00–170.00	$153.82	$808	-18.41
555–591	580	16	147.00–168.00	$155.76	$903	-8.44
605–640	626	18	134.00–154.00	$150.78	$944	+0.58
610–640 fancy	626	13	158.00–164.00	$161.13	$1,009	—
660–695	672	18	142.00–157.00	$150.35	$1,010	+1.90
700–740	726	9	126.00–145.00	$137.66	$999	-5.72
767	767	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,112	+4.00
835	835	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,136	-4.00
931	931	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,024	-24.00
1006	1006	3	111.00	$111.00	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
280	280	2	145.00	$145.00	$406	—
310	310	1	127.50	$127.50	$395	—
360–390	375	2	132.50–149.00	$140.42	$527	-19.07
410–445	428	7	120.00–144.00	$136.46	$584	—
460–495	478	16	112.50–145.00	$138.42	$662	-10.32
505–525	518	13	130.00–141.00	$137.03	$710	-2.97
585	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	+7.71
755	755	1	121.00	$121.00	$914	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1280	1242	80-85%	3	40.00–49.00	$44.74	$556	—
1190–1440	1277	80-85%	10	52.00–59.00	$55.19	$705	—
1015–1445	1303	80-85%	8	68.00–75.00	$70.02	$912	+4.49
1170–1470	1325	80-85%	10	60.00–65.00	$62.97	$834	+5.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1195	1024	85-90%	10	32.50–50.00	$42.42	$434	—
995–1135	1060	85-90%	8	51.00–59.00	$54.93	$582	-9.45
1105	1105	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$774	+12.98
1085–1165	1122	85-90%	3	61.00–64.00	$62.69	$703	+5.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$876	—
1500–1640	1547	75-80%	3	68.00–72.00	$69.62	$1,077	—
1480–1615	1555	75-80%	10	59.00–67.00	$63.02	$980	-8.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1475	1318	4	71.00–85.00	$78.32	$1,032	—
1080–1940	1435	4	105.00–116.00	$110.14	$1,581	—
1325–2100	1754	6	90.00–102.00	$95.17	$1,669	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1185–1210	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$1,072

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1106	1106	50	123.50	$123.50	$1,366	—

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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.