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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 1, 2023

1,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.93/cwt +34.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 726 lb · 399 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.76/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 818 lb · 140 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.00/cwt +16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 904 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,650 1,035 1,279
Feeder cattle 1,469 945 1,214
Slaughter cattle 174 90 65
Replacement cattle 7 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 212.00 $212.00 $685 -13.67
360–390 fancy 372 3 230.00–244.00 $235.98 $878 -6.02
395 395 2 200.00–220.00 $210.00 $830 —
405–435 418 4 208.00–216.00 $210.56 $880 -1.94
410–445 fancy 426 6 239.00–249.00 $245.66 $1,047 -9.48
450–493 fancy 475 13 240.00–257.00 $249.19 $1,184 +7.08
470–480 475 2 205.00–213.00 $208.96 $993 -13.03
510–545 525 9 202.00–220.00 $212.94 $1,118 -12.04
500–545 value added 535 6 224.00–241.00 $236.13 $1,263 -7.15
555–577 value added 568 24 239.00–261.00 $250.23 $1,421 +6.37
562–590 571 3 204.00–220.00 $214.49 $1,225 -9.39
615–645 629 7 200.00–211.00 $201.75 $1,269 -14.76
616–642 value added 631 14 224.00–251.00 $239.81 $1,513 +12.05
655–665 value added 658 3 222.00–227.00 $225.32 $1,483 -0.68
701–740 value added 712 7 213.00–221.00 $218.97 $1,559 +11.52
750–790 value added 764 12 211.00–221.00 $217.92 $1,665 —
800–826 value added 818 139 205.00–217.50 $212.92 $1,742 +0.42
840 840 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,596 +5.00
875 value added 875 57 210.00 $210.00 $1,838 +2.30
904 value added 904 120 213.00 $213.00 $1,926 +16.50
1008 value added 1008 54 197.40 $197.40 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
450 450 1 195.00 $195.00 $878 +17.50
620–645 632 4 180.00–192.00 $187.27 $1,184 —
805 805 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,348 —
1005 1005 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,729 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1352 1352 2 166.00 $166.00 $2,244 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 fancy 368 4 220.00–222.50 $220.61 $812 +1.23
380–397 393 10 200.00–218.00 $211.67 $832 +4.91
402–445 418 7 200.00–211.00 $202.22 $845 -7.29
400–447 fancy 431 25 214.00–234.00 $226.03 $974 +2.27
450–495 475 7 195.00–213.00 $205.66 $977 -2.04
455–495 fancy 483 31 215.00–240.00 $226.00 $1,092 -0.18
500–545 524 8 190.00–206.00 $200.75 $1,052 -9.75
501–547 value added 529 41 214.00–226.00 $220.65 $1,167 -4.51
555–585 value added 572 12 215.00–221.00 $219.28 $1,254 -1.29
575–588 585 6 191.00–210.00 $195.15 $1,142 -11.83
603 value added 603 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,296 -9.00
603–647 623 14 186.00–203.00 $191.91 $1,196 -15.49
660–685 671 9 180.00–192.00 $188.30 $1,263 —
685 value added 685 77 227.00 $227.00 $1,555 +9.50
709–728 723 23 195.50–200.50 $199.22 $1,440 +26.08
708–749 value added 726 376 209.50–220.00 $214.83 $1,560 +11.83
784 value added 784 69 206.00 $206.00 $1,615 +4.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 160.00–165.00 $162.52 $419 -10.60
325–345 335 2 162.50–185.00 $174.09 $583 +1.09
350–390 367 3 165.00–182.50 $175.89 $646 -10.73
400–440 418 4 170.00–193.00 $179.95 $752 —
452 452 2 165.00 $165.00 $746 —
570–575 573 2 176.00–180.00 $178.01 $1,020 +5.01
625–640 629 4 159.00–174.00 $169.19 $1,064 -9.81
675–693 685 6 159.00–172.00 $165.09 $1,131 +4.55
705–745 723 8 155.00–177.00 $166.27 $1,202 +1.27
750 750 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 -10.31
845 845 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,107 -26.00
860 860 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,204 -5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1265 1222 3 121.00–133.00 $128.40 $1,569 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 210.00 $210.00 $588 -10.00
305 fancy 305 1 230.00 $230.00 $702 —
360–395 fancy 372 9 230.00–245.00 $235.45 $876 -30.17
350–392 378 7 210.00–220.00 $213.73 $808 -5.68
410–447 fancy 436 9 230.00–244.00 $237.77 $1,037 -8.42
445 445 1 203.00 $203.00 $903 -22.87
460–495 fancy 469 8 220.00–239.00 $232.84 $1,092 -3.72
450–485 471 7 195.00–216.00 $203.33 $958 +3.33
510–535 fancy 517 11 224.00–238.00 $230.74 $1,193 -3.10
510–535 526 4 210.00–220.00 $212.42 $1,117 -6.51
560–575 569 4 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $1,223 -4.32
575 fancy 575 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,317 —
610 610 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,287 +4.00
640–645 fancy 643 3 217.00–222.00 $219.67 $1,412 -0.38
652 fancy 652 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,421 —
677 677 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,340 +4.00
730 730 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 —
770 770 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 —
800 800 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,512 +27.44
920 920 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 182.50 $182.50 $548 —
440 440 1 186.00 $186.00 $818 +7.60
450–485 469 4 175.00–190.00 $183.69 $862 +23.69
510–540 525 2 170.00–181.00 $175.66 $922 -11.84
585–595 590 3 182.00–190.00 $186.32 $1,099 —
620–640 630 2 172.00–189.00 $180.63 $1,138 +9.63
720 720 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,224 —
935 935 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,505 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–1030 754 85-90% 23 50.00–79.00 $70.34 $530 —
805–1070 904 85-90% 11 80.00–87.00 $83.60 $756 —
925–1100 1041 85-90% 7 90.00–96.00 $92.60 $964 +7.61
820–1235 1046 85-90% 10 100.00–110.00 $103.29 $1,080 +18.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1305 1153 80-85% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.13 $855 —
1060–1325 1173 80-85% 4 85.00–88.00 $86.50 $1,015 —
1050–1395 1234 80-85% 9 90.00–99.00 $94.14 $1,162 —
1055–1465 1278 80-85% 32 102.00–118.00 $107.27 $1,371 -5.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,247 —
1405–1940 1592 75-80% 18 100.00–114.00 $104.68 $1,667 —
1490–1990 1636 75-80% 8 90.00–99.00 $95.20 $1,557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1950 1730 2 124.00 $124.00 $2,145 —
1825–2080 1938 3 130.00–140.00 $134.45 $2,606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1035 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,138.57
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.