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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $289.08/cwt -15.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 469 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 266 294
Feeder cattle 150 221 222
Slaughter cattle 114 42 72
Replacement cattle 8 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-10.00 higher, Very 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
250 250 1 320.00 $320.00 $800 —
370 370 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,156 +5.08
400 400 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,200 —
440 fancy 440 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,408 -12.50
450–495 473 2 287.50–290.00 $288.81 $1,366 -16.59
480 fancy 480 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,536 -11.25
525 value added 525 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,693 -10.99
550 value added 550 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,705 +5.00
600–611 607 5 269.00–285.00 $278.67 $1,692 +1.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 280.00–282.50 $281.23 $1,055 —
640 640 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,466 —
915 915 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 275.00–280.00 $277.39 $771 -14.17
315 315 1 270.00 $270.00 $850 —
350–370 360 3 280.00–305.00 $292.62 $1,053 -5.63
415–445 428 5 260.00–285.00 $268.89 $1,151 -17.30
455–472 469 7 260.00–275.00 $268.30 $1,258 -15.22
527 527 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,318 -20.98
557–595 568 6 239.00–258.00 $249.18 $1,415 -22.24
615–635 625 2 220.00–221.00 $220.49 $1,378 -5.75
725–730 728 2 197.50–220.00 $208.79 $1,520 +18.79
855 855 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,761 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 235.00–250.00 $242.60 $910 —
400–435 417 6 225.00–257.50 $242.07 $1,009 —
455–492 480 4 250.00–252.50 $250.59 $1,203 —
505 505 2 180.00–216.00 $198.00 $1,000 —
570 570 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,294 —
710–725 718 2 160.00–190.00 $175.16 $1,258 —
795 795 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,431 —
965 965 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,669 +11.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 317.50 $317.50 $635 —
255–295 270 4 295.00–300.00 $298.63 $806 -13.87
315 fancy 315 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,071 +14.06
350–355 353 2 295.00–312.50 $303.69 $1,072 -0.39
405–410 408 2 280.00–288.00 $284.02 $1,159 -15.98
440 fancy 440 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,364 -15.00
455–495 469 11 279.00–300.00 $289.08 $1,356 +3.46
525–545 533 3 270.00–297.50 $279.70 $1,491 -4.31
515–545 fancy 537 6 304.00–314.00 $312.06 $1,676 +4.56
565–575 570 2 276.00–299.00 $287.40 $1,638 -2.60
610–620 615 2 240.00–260.00 $249.92 $1,537 -16.08
665–690 677 3 237.00–249.00 $244.92 $1,658 -12.39
750–770 760 3 224.00–230.00 $228.00 $1,733 +7.00
885 885 2 175.00–183.00 $179.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 282.50–287.50 $285.15 $1,064 —
575 575 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,394 +42.50
780 780 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,583 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1410 1251 80-85% 6 109.00–117.00 $113.14 $1,415 -13.12
1100–1495 1306 80-85% 40 118.00–145.00 $128.45 $1,678 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–880 858 85-90% 2 77.50–86.00 $81.86 $702 —
910–1155 1049 85-90% 13 119.00–134.00 $126.04 $1,322 —
845–1130 1052 85-90% 9 110.00–117.00 $114.80 $1,208 +40.86
1070 1070 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,049 +24.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1615 1518 75-80% 8 122.00–138.00 $131.89 $2,002 +16.39
1510–1585 1548 75-80% 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,718 -4.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,353 —
1410–1960 1684 6 140.00–170.00 $154.36 $2,599 —
2140 2140 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,953 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 (<2 yrs)Open 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,374
890–960 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 158.00–160.00 $159.04 $1,471

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.