Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 4, 2023

1,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.60/cwt -6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 940 lb · 126 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.10/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,560/hd at 784 lb · 97 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.73/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 727 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,253	2,064	1,753
Feeder cattle	1,129	1,919	1,640
Slaughter cattle	107	142	107
Replacement cattle	17	3	6

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	227.50–232.50	$230.10	$720	—
342–345 fancy	344	5	250.00–257.50	$252.98	$870	+19.79
350–390	379	8	230.00–237.50	$233.01	$883	+32.01
380–382 fancy	381	3	245.00–249.00	$247.67	$944	+5.31
415–445	434	5	217.50–231.00	$224.77	$976	+7.66
435 fancy	435	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,044	-10.60
450–495	466	6	225.00–231.00	$228.71	$1,066	+8.71
450–496 fancy	470	31	240.00–253.00	$246.62	$1,159	-14.79
505–542	524	8	230.00–236.00	$234.51	$1,229	—
525–526 value added	526	4	253.00–254.00	$253.75	$1,335	+0.62
570–591	587	13	210.00–231.00	$226.64	$1,330	+11.20
575–598 value added	591	11	237.00–249.00	$242.74	$1,435	-2.56
600–615 value added	604	6	230.00–242.00	$238.65	$1,441	+8.47
605–645	625	3	203.00–223.00	$211.79	$1,324	+2.79
650–695	662	61	208.00–217.00	$215.84	$1,429	+11.54
662–670 value added	666	11	225.00–229.00	$227.17	$1,513	+1.99
700–745	732	4	196.00–205.00	$200.81	$1,470	+10.48
755–770	763	2	186.00–190.00	$188.02	$1,435	—
758–796 value added	784	95	197.50–200.10	$199.33	$1,563	-1.38
805–835	806	69	189.00–193.00	$192.85	$1,554	+18.85
866	866	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,585	-6.33
928–947 value added	940	126	185.50–189.75	$188.60	$1,773	-6.78
972 value added	972	55	186.90	$186.90	$1,817	-5.90
1000	1000	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,550	—
1065 value added	1065	19	177.00	$177.00	$1,885	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	182.50	$182.50	$593	—
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
452	452	2	192.00	$192.00	$868	+24.32
525	525	1	187.00	$187.00	$982	—
580–595	588	2	190.00–194.00	$192.03	$1,129	—
650–695	677	3	182.00–193.00	$188.01	$1,273	—
760	760	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,315	—
870	870	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,331	—
995	995	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,542	+24.00
1015	1015	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,218	—
1057	1057	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	3	203.00–210.00	$206.00	$861	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,848	—
1300	1300	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,560	-29.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	215.00–217.50	$216.25	$465	—
295	295	3	210.00–220.00	$216.67	$639	+16.67
300–338	327	9	200.00–213.00	$208.70	$682	+15.54
324–337 fancy	328	7	221.00–230.00	$227.36	$746	+15.47
350–373 fancy	365	7	216.00–222.50	$218.80	$799	+11.06
350–381	372	5	195.00–207.00	$202.58	$754	+9.68
400–440	419	13	191.00–207.00	$200.59	$840	+5.59
406–440 fancy	422	11	213.00–216.00	$214.50	$905	+6.43
455–495	474	40	190.00–208.00	$200.04	$948	+7.05
455–483 fancy	478	6	212.00–213.00	$212.16	$1,014	+8.14
500–520 value added	509	4	201.00–205.00	$203.99	$1,038	-21.08
500–545	524	12	185.00–200.00	$190.80	$1,000	+0.67
550–599	574	23	186.00–200.00	$194.74	$1,118	+3.17
571–590 value added	574	6	204.00–216.00	$206.06	$1,183	-1.23
601 value added	601	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,208	+9.41
615–640	620	7	178.00–192.00	$189.08	$1,172	+7.70
659 value added	659	10	193.00	$193.00	$1,272	-5.00
684	684	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,286	+7.13
700–720	712	12	166.00–184.00	$172.12	$1,225	-7.20
729 value added	729	82	195.75	$195.75	$1,427	+4.35
770–796	783	8	171.00–177.00	$175.48	$1,374	+1.88
825 value added	825	62	183.25	$183.25	$1,512	+16.25
860–875	868	2	160.00–161.00	$160.50	$1,393	+15.50
985 value added	985	23	164.50	$164.50	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	160.00–180.00	$169.92	$549	-15.08
415	415	1	180.00	$180.00	$747	+15.18
450–490	461	4	150.00–184.00	$166.84	$769	+10.87
513–540	518	6	163.00–171.00	$169.67	$879	+1.83
555–590	572	6	154.00–180.00	$170.25	$974	+0.25
620–645	636	8	159.00–169.00	$163.64	$1,041	+0.64
655–685	675	4	161.00–167.00	$163.25	$1,102	+33.40
700–730	715	2	147.00–161.00	$153.85	$1,100	+0.85
840	840	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,252	—
875–892	887	4	134.00–142.00	$138.99	$1,233	—
955	955	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,366	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	2	200.00	$200.00	$594	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,332	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	212.50–217.50	$214.75	$479	+14.75
260–295	283	3	210.00–220.00	$215.21	$609	+0.88
305–340	318	3	220.00–230.00	$224.08	$713	+12.83
335 fancy	335	1	240.00	$240.00	$804	+0.59
356–390 fancy	367	7	235.00–240.00	$238.53	$875	-12.73
360–395	378	4	217.50–227.50	$222.45	$841	+0.14
400–440	427	6	210.00–225.00	$219.16	$936	+10.90
435–445 fancy	440	2	232.00–235.00	$233.52	$1,027	—
460–485	466	4	204.00–220.00	$215.44	$1,004	-5.52
460–482 fancy	471	4	240.00–247.00	$243.58	$1,147	-3.97
500–540	519	7	223.00–235.00	$228.69	$1,187	+8.75
530–540 fancy	537	3	240.00–242.00	$240.66	$1,292	-8.12
575–595	583	8	210.00–229.00	$225.59	$1,315	+4.86
610	610	2	211.00–216.00	$213.50	$1,302	+17.54
620 fancy	620	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,364	+4.20
650–695	686	21	191.00–205.00	$198.57	$1,362	+17.57
705–740	718	4	177.00–192.00	$184.87	$1,327	+2.44
770–775	771	5	162.00–178.00	$171.19	$1,320	—
870–890	880	2	166.00–171.00	$168.47	$1,483	—
1065	1065	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,459	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	167.50	$167.50	$343	—
335–345	340	2	162.00–190.00	$176.21	$599	-13.79
415	415	1	172.00	$172.00	$714	—
475–480	478	2	190.00	$190.00	$908	+0.24
570–595	576	4	184.00–187.00	$186.23	$1,073	+3.77
630	630	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,027	—
730	730	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,241	+10.00
785	785	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,178	-24.00
850	850	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	200.00	$200.00	$760	—
520–530	525	2	200.00–203.00	$201.51	$1,058	—
550	550	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1845	1845	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1235	1139	80-85%	7	74.00–82.00	$78.86	$898	—
1085–1400	1253	80-85%	27	84.00–94.00	$89.60	$1,123	+0.30
1295	1295	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$881	-21.30
1145–1465	1343	80-85%	6	95.00–101.00	$96.88	$1,301	-3.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1045	983	85-90%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.47	$644	—
855–1115	1003	85-90%	12	70.00–81.00	$75.57	$758	-28.69
860–1180	1020	85-90%	2	95.00–96.00	$95.42	$973	-8.84
1000–1265	1092	85-90%	9	83.00–92.00	$86.78	$948	+1.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1715	1547	75-80%	9	88.00–94.00	$90.57	$1,401	—
1480–1765	1568	75-80%	8	97.00–104.00	$100.14	$1,570	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1210	1140	2	99.00–100.00	$99.47	$1,134	—
910–1965	1564	4	110.00–115.00	$113.75	$1,779	—
1005–2090	1739	4	120.00–133.00	$123.56	$2,149	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	114.00	$114.00	$855

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
990–1240	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,257.35
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
962	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1300–1515	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,425.00	$1,309.55	—
1560	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	95.00	$95.00	$437	—

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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.