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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

84 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (277)

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 84 85 0
Feeder cattle 72 77 0
Slaughter cattle 12 6 0
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to limited supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,695 +12.50
545 545 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,530 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,287 -32.33
420–425 423 2 347.50–350.00 $348.74 $1,475 -11.27
460 460 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 -15.00
502 502 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,632 +2.50
625 625 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 325.00 $325.00 $699 —
290 290 1 315.00 $315.00 $914 +5.00
320 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 —
480 480 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 —
560–580 570 2 240.00–280.00 $260.35 $1,484 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,272 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,113 —
315 315 2 415.00–425.00 $420.00 $1,323 +8.07
365–397 385 4 400.00–425.00 $412.90 $1,590 —
475 475 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 -60.00
508–545 517 8 340.00–375.00 $363.94 $1,882 -7.47
595 595 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,216 +3.10
620 fancy 620 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,186 —
665–675 668 4 330.00–340.00 $337.47 $2,254 +4.97
700–707 704 4 312.50–322.50 $317.48 $2,235 -15.02
775 775 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 +5.00
800 800 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,481 —
450–495 473 2 295.00–300.00 $297.38 $1,407 —
520 520 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,755 +77.50
672 672 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,949 —
710 710 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,740 —
765 765 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1175 1088 85-90% 2 126.00–137.50 $131.29 $1,428 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,610 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,117 —
1485 1485 80-85% 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $1,997 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,715 —
1705–1900 1787 3 204.00–210.00 $206.92 $3,698 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,240 —
940 940 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,068 —

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Price trend

high 505.00 low 330.00 Sep 2025 Aug 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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