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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.20/cwt +24.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 416 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 251 175
Feeder cattle 133 194 142
Slaughter cattle 66 51 33
Replacement cattle 14 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, 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
370 370 1 247.50 $247.50 $916 —
380 fancy 380 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,159 +20.00
400 400 1 242.50 $242.50 $970 -1.67
435 fancy 435 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,251 -2.50
465 fancy 465 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 +7.85
567 value added 567 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,474 -14.75
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 -17.03
650 value added 650 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,670 —
660 660 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,534 +8.00
877 877 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 240.00 $240.00 $528 —
275 275 1 260.00 $260.00 $715 +7.50
295 fancy 295 1 290.00 $290.00 $856 +17.50
345 345 1 260.00 $260.00 $897 +10.00
360–380 370 2 250.00–262.50 $256.42 $949 +7.60
375–390 fancy 381 4 278.00–302.50 $291.44 $1,110 -3.56
400–422 fancy 416 11 265.00–287.50 $277.20 $1,153 +21.32
485–498 496 6 230.00–256.00 $251.76 $1,249 +12.79
515–545 530 2 226.00–240.00 $232.80 $1,234 -2.20
560–590 576 5 230.00–244.00 $239.34 $1,379 +11.29
625 625 2 215.00–230.00 $222.50 $1,391 +18.50
652 652 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,467 +25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 207.50 $207.50 $872 —
485–495 490 2 192.50–200.00 $196.21 $961 -9.79
720 720 1 131.00 $131.00 $943 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 fancy 345 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,018 -3.83
360–390 fancy 370 3 300.00–302.50 $301.62 $1,116 +5.28
395 395 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,116 +42.50
420 420 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,134 —
440 fancy 440 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,287 +9.17
460–495 483 3 258.00–269.00 $264.77 $1,279 +12.34
485 fancy 485 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,353 -7.10
535 535 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,236 -4.00
565 fancy 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 +0.71
570 570 2 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,396 -8.20
630–638 636 5 222.00–231.00 $223.78 $1,423 -1.22
675–685 680 2 211.00–230.00 $220.57 $1,500 +9.09
845 845 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 3 217.50–237.50 $228.26 $863 +45.76
425 425 1 230.00 $230.00 $978 —
465–495 476 4 206.00–223.00 $217.29 $1,034 +29.26
600 600 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,134 —
655 655 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1255 1235 80-85% 2 84.00–93.00 $88.57 $1,094 —
1130–1465 1297 80-85% 11 110.00–127.00 $116.28 $1,508 +4.92
1155–1415 1313 80-85% 4 101.00–108.00 $105.38 $1,384 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1075 950 85-90% 4 98.00–107.00 $102.53 $974 —
895–1070 1008 85-90% 3 85.00–92.00 $88.93 $896 -16.22
915–1070 1024 85-90% 6 109.00–124.00 $113.80 $1,165 +8.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1730 1600 75-80% 4 106.00–108.00 $107.22 $1,716 —
1575–1880 1693 75-80% 3 110.00–126.00 $118.48 $2,006 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–2125 1802 3 133.00–140.00 $135.59 $2,443 —
1690–1965 1828 2 124.00–125.00 $124.46 $2,275 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–855 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 123.00–135.00 $128.96 $1,096

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1140 992 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,704.87
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1145–1390 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,850.00 $1,637.61

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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
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1330–1580 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,925.00–2,500.00 $2,273.22 —
1635 1635 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —

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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.