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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.50/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 680 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.16/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 467 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.31/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,661/hd at 680 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 191 258 393
Feeder cattle 154 219 341
Slaughter cattle 37 39 52

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,195 —
425 425 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,158 +2.50
450 fancy 450 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 -4.32
500–540 522 3 271.00–285.00 $276.81 $1,445 +11.81
532 value added 532 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,564 —
600 value added 600 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,656 -11.43
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —
657 value added 657 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,780 -4.00
680–685 682 18 267.00–269.00 $268.22 $1,829 +40.22
805 value added 805 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,908 —
845 845 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,867 -2.00
882–885 883 5 215.00–222.50 $221.00 $1,951 —
920 920 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,048 —
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —
755 755 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,518 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 280.00 $280.00 $672 +7.74
355–395 368 3 270.00–280.00 $276.79 $1,019 —
405–440 423 2 250.00–270.00 $259.59 $1,098 +2.18
450–485 467 15 250.00–265.00 $258.16 $1,206 +5.41
500 value added 500 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,425 —
510–528 521 5 258.00–267.00 $263.47 $1,373 +14.88
575–597 580 10 258.00–265.00 $262.76 $1,524 +19.92
600–642 628 3 231.00–240.00 $233.87 $1,469 -13.13
670–689 680 11 241.00–247.00 $244.31 $1,661 +9.74
710–740 725 2 204.00–221.00 $212.32 $1,539 —
760 760 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,573 -13.00
855–867 864 7 219.00–220.00 $219.28 $1,895 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 +17.48
598 598 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,435 +30.00
835 835 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,586 —
940 940 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 302.50 $302.50 $666 —
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 —
310 fancy 310 1 307.50 $307.50 $953 ±0.00
420 fancy 420 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,281 -4.98
440 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 +6.66
450–482 472 6 287.00–292.50 $288.36 $1,361 +16.27
520–530 525 4 260.00–275.00 $267.91 $1,407 +4.02
505–547 fancy 533 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,519 ±0.00
570–595 584 5 260.00–275.00 $269.86 $1,576 -1.25
610–635 fancy 623 2 261.00–269.00 $264.92 $1,650 —
615–635 625 2 231.00–255.00 $243.19 $1,520 +25.69
670–687 678 6 242.00–243.00 $242.66 $1,645 +10.66
740 fancy 740 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,266 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1400 1259 80-85% 7 107.00–119.00 $114.63 $1,443 +10.48
1230–1770 1345 80-85% 7 120.00–130.00 $122.97 $1,654 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,348 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,183 —
1040–1155 1097 85-90% 3 112.00–116.00 $114.04 $1,251 —
1020–1165 1098 85-90% 4 90.00–94.00 $91.68 $1,007 —
1300 1300 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,053 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1690 1494 75-80% 4 121.00–128.00 $124.88 $1,866 —
1465–1750 1578 75-80% 3 111.00–115.00 $112.79 $1,780 +7.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1830 1584 4 126.00–136.00 $132.27 $2,095 —
1715–1815 1765 2 141.00–154.00 $147.68 $2,607 —

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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.