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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.96/cwt +18.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 471 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.04/cwt +12.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 583 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 179 59 187
Feeder cattle 151 39 152
Slaughter cattle 22 19 34
Replacement cattle 6 1 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–385 363 5 257.50–265.00 $263.41 $956 —
390 fancy 390 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 —
405–413 fancy 411 4 290.00–295.00 $293.77 $1,207 +18.77
420–445 433 2 225.00–230.00 $227.57 $985 —
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 —
475 fancy 475 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,302 —
515 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 -12.00
582–590 585 3 247.00–249.00 $247.67 $1,449 +10.17
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —
755 755 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,555 +10.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,423 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 210.00–217.50 $213.57 $786 —
400–445 423 7 213.00–230.00 $225.40 $953 +7.40
450–485 469 5 210.00–224.00 $217.06 $1,018 +2.06
472 fancy 472 14 240.00 $240.00 $1,133 —
510–520 515 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 +3.00
560–586 583 10 200.00–210.00 $209.04 $1,219 +12.13
625 625 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,162 —
626 value added 626 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,296 —
670 670 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 160.00–182.50 $170.42 $460 —
615–630 623 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 200.00 $200.00 $420 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 230.00 $230.00 $748 —
355 fancy 355 2 252.50–267.50 $260.00 $923 -5.00
370 370 2 225.00–240.00 $232.50 $860 —
450–455 fancy 453 3 255.00–270.00 $262.50 $1,189 +2.00
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 +10.00
505–540 523 2 240.00–242.50 $241.29 $1,262 +34.81
560–566 565 4 237.00–239.00 $237.50 $1,342 —
630 630 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,254 -22.00
680 680 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,374 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 200.00 $200.00 $970 —
660 660 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,221 —
755 755 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,336 —
1085 1085 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1145 1042 85-90% 3 63.00–79.00 $73.88 $770 —
725–1490 1161 85-90% 4 80.00–85.00 $83.48 $969 -8.10
1315 1315 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,289 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1745 1665 75-80% 3 100.00–103.00 $100.97 $1,681 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1290 1240 80-85% 2 96.00–101.00 $98.40 $1,220 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–1765 1178 2 125.00–127.00 $125.50 $1,478 —
1355–1600 1500 4 103.00–114.00 $109.27 $1,639 —
2220 2220 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,886 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1695 1695 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
1615 1615 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1580–1875 1728 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,675.00–1,925.00 $1,810.67 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 80.00 $80.00 $284 —

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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.