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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 25, 2023

1,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.92/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 784 lb · 151 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $206.58/cwt +9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 876 lb · 88 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.35/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 807 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,035 1,698 1,646
Feeder cattle 945 1,598 1,522
Slaughter cattle 90 88 124
Replacement cattle — 12 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 242.50 $242.50 $521 —
255 fancy 255 1 232.50 $232.50 $593 —
270 270 1 210.00 $210.00 $567 —
315–340 328 2 221.00–230.00 $225.67 $740 +14.35
340–342 fancy 342 5 250.00–255.00 $254.00 $869 —
360 fancy 360 1 242.00 $242.00 $871 -5.60
405 405 1 212.50 $212.50 $861 +0.14
400–448 fancy 422 14 235.00–275.00 $255.14 $1,077 +14.78
460–495 475 8 220.00–224.00 $221.99 $1,054 +1.80
457–490 fancy 477 17 233.00–259.00 $242.11 $1,155 +3.39
525–535 531 5 220.00–228.00 $224.98 $1,195 +13.98
537–545 value added 541 5 230.00–265.00 $243.28 $1,316 +5.17
550–590 570 3 218.00–228.00 $223.88 $1,276 +10.50
555–580 value added 570 9 233.00–250.00 $243.86 $1,390 +9.13
611–620 value added 613 4 227.00–230.00 $227.76 $1,396 -12.02
600–642 628 11 202.00–222.00 $216.51 $1,360 +6.03
660 660 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 +0.36
666 value added 666 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,505 -3.95
705–733 value added 717 13 205.00–209.00 $207.45 $1,487 -2.19
730 730 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,416 -2.00
841 value added 841 63 212.50 $212.50 $1,787 +9.56
845 845 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,563 -5.00
855–872 865 9 194.00–199.00 $196.79 $1,702 +6.79
855–882 value added 877 79 201.00–209.10 $207.70 $1,822 +8.82
937 value added 937 15 196.50 $196.50 $1,841 +6.32
951 value added 951 16 195.50 $195.50 $1,859 +8.65
970–983 982 14 190.00–191.00 $190.93 $1,875 —
1180 1180 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 167.50 $167.50 $511 -27.50
450 450 1 177.50 $177.50 $799 —
750 750 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,282 -9.00
985 985 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,379 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–545 535 3 191.00–205.00 $200.12 $1,071 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,971 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 200.00 $200.00 $540 —
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 -3.60
355–375 365 3 200.00–210.00 $206.76 $755 +8.97
370–395 fancy 382 5 215.00–230.00 $219.38 $838 +2.67
405–445 fancy 424 17 215.00–232.50 $223.76 $949 +10.90
423–445 431 8 205.00–213.00 $209.51 $903 +10.05
451–490 fancy 471 17 217.00–234.00 $226.18 $1,065 +18.56
460–495 478 4 204.00–213.00 $207.70 $993 +10.23
500–545 value added 519 35 215.00–231.00 $225.16 $1,169 +21.17
540 540 3 207.50–214.00 $210.50 $1,137 +17.50
550–585 value added 563 11 215.00–224.00 $220.57 $1,242 +20.18
550–590 571 6 197.00–212.00 $206.98 $1,182 +21.28
632 value added 632 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,416 +26.67
611–642 636 47 200.00–208.50 $207.40 $1,319 +23.30
658 value added 658 76 217.50 $217.50 $1,431 +3.25
713 value added 713 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,447 +7.47
700–730 721 20 170.00–185.00 $173.14 $1,248 -4.38
753–788 774 19 179.00–184.00 $181.93 $1,408 +10.93
770–798 value added 785 132 199.50–203.00 $201.36 $1,581 +12.83
805 value added 805 69 199.50 $199.50 $1,606 +8.72
805–840 823 8 160.00–174.00 $169.17 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 274 4 150.00–195.00 $173.12 $474 —
345 345 1 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
355–370 365 3 185.00–190.00 $186.62 $681 +21.44
500 500 1 183.00 $183.00 $915 +20.17
575 575 1 173.00 $173.00 $995 —
621 621 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,112 —
680–685 683 2 150.00–171.00 $160.54 $1,096 —
725 725 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 +25.00
755–790 773 2 152.00–169.00 $160.31 $1,239 +55.77
848 848 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,331 —
875 875 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,269 +32.00
1045 1045 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,379 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 275 3 220.00 $220.00 $605 +5.00
355–390 377 3 210.00–227.50 $219.41 $827 +12.47
383–390 fancy 386 6 241.00–275.00 $265.62 $1,025 +29.19
412–440 421 3 220.00–229.00 $225.87 $951 +10.30
400–440 fancy 424 4 235.00–252.50 $246.19 $1,044 +15.19
455 455 1 200.00 $200.00 $910 -10.15
457–485 fancy 468 5 230.00–242.00 $236.56 $1,107 +7.47
500–545 fancy 509 10 230.00–237.00 $233.84 $1,190 +12.06
500–540 525 15 208.00–226.00 $218.93 $1,149 +8.93
555–580 569 8 210.00–225.00 $219.32 $1,248 +10.46
605–630 fancy 624 7 215.00–222.00 $220.05 $1,373 +2.51
635 635 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,314 +8.51
665 665 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,290 -16.00
722 fancy 722 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,480 —
800–830 815 2 158.00–165.00 $161.56 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 510 5 200.00–202.00 $200.99 $1,025 —
550–570 562 3 190.00–200.00 $195.28 $1,097 —
765 765 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 —
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 —
415–425 420 2 170.00–187.00 $178.40 $749 —
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 -27.50
515 515 1 187.50 $187.50 $966 +27.50
615 615 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,052 +11.00
660 660 1 151.00 $151.00 $997 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1095 847 85-90% 19 50.00–79.00 $71.54 $606 —
830–1180 1028 85-90% 16 80.00–89.00 $84.99 $874 —
905–1380 1125 85-90% 9 90.00–99.00 $93.58 $1,053 —
1080–1300 1208 85-90% 6 101.00–110.00 $104.96 $1,268 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $935 -1.07
1105–1425 1280 80-85% 15 103.00–120.00 $112.72 $1,443 —
1330–1620 1437 80-85% 3 93.00–97.00 $95.13 $1,367 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1640 1551 75-80% 10 112.00–121.00 $116.77 $1,811 +4.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,279 —
1215–2070 1543 6 117.00–122.00 $119.89 $1,850 —
1695–2070 1887 5 135.00–140.00 $136.97 $2,585 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
520–540 530 2 121.00–123.00 $122.02 $647 —

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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.